Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-07-04
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NoRTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavians
In America.
NORWAY.

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! lated from the Ostlandingen: at is
| pleasant TO look at the logging horse
! now. He is so well cared for and so
| gently handled. Not so thirty years
| ago. At that time 1t was often pity
TO see the horses pulling the log loads.
| Thin and discouraged. they were often
| fed on nothing but hay, and the poor
est Of poor hay at that. Often the
| horse had sores on account of poor
| harness. But In spite of all this, the
| load had to be pulled ahead. The
driver whipped and swOre and made
holy show of himself, using the TX
handle or anything that he could lay
his hand on. But now--clover, timO-
thy and oats. as much as the horse can
eat. That Is something that puts
weight and mettle into horse. The
roads are well cared for, so that the
| hauling is easy. And IL the load is too
heavy. the driver does not whip his
way through; he unlOads until the
horse can make easy Roadway. The
logging horses are often as fat and
sleek in the springtime as in the fall.
and what is the cause of this great
changer Well. what could IL be but
education. culture? Now, come and
tell us that education does not help q
bit, that everyone is just as brutal and
heartless as before. No. sir, such an
assertion Is false"
1t has been asserted that Germans
have established wireless plants az
secret places along the Norwegian
coast, as II has been shown that U
boats have been lying in wait for Nor
wegian ships just outside territorial
waters within a few hours after the
ship has left port. In one case the
submarine officer Is quoted as having
scored the Norwegian commander for
being overdue" He should have been
in the particular spot two hours ear
lier. the U-boat commander informed
him. The Norwegian authorities de-
clare the operation Of a wireless sta
tion is impossible without their knOwl-
edge. bur the recent discovery of a
small wireless plant on an island out
side of Bergen-the property of a
schoolhoy who was operating it ex-
perimentally. not knowing it was IL
legal-casts doubt upon this aSSump-
ton. Private interests, chief among
them the shipowners. have offered high
rewards for the detection OF spies.
promising $500 for the first caught
and proved guilty. and $3.50 for each
additional capture.
American Minister Schmedeman at
ChriStiauia officially has been in
formed that Norway IL sending a trade
mission to this country headed by Frid-
jof hansen. the Arctic explorer,
which will discuss questions Of I'M
portation and expectation and inform
this government of conditions In Nor
way" The European neutrals con-
tiguous to Germany are alarmed by
the export embargo powers in the es-
pionage bill which may cut them soff
entirely from American imports. and
have issued earnest pleas To the United
States not to enforce the legislation
vigorously.
Norways youngest city. Notodden, is
also the most law-abding. It has COCO
inhabitants and has existed as a city
something like four years During that
time 40 one has been fined for violat-
ing the building and fire ordinances.
Every dog is registered promptly the
first day Of the year. The city is
dry" but no one is in the blind-pIg-
giug business Nor do the records tell
of crimes Of more serious nature. In
fact. the city fathers are thinking OF
abollshing the police department
The Chicago Woman's club has pub
llshed an English translation Of the
Castberg children's laws passed by the
storthlng Of Norway few years ago.
In the preface it Is stated by the pub
fishing committee that these laws put
Norway ahead Of all other countries in
Europe and America. with regard to
fair play To children born outside Of
wedlock.
The Norwegian steamer BergenS-
ford reccrtly brought 92S passengers
to this country from Norway. No sub
marine was sighted on the voyage, the
officers reported.
The Verdalen Manufacturing com
nv closed its, sawmins while the
spring work was going on In order that
the men might assist In doing the seed
ing and planting.
Gjertrud Craven. the oldest person
I'm Trondhiem died at the age of al
most one hundred and one years She
was born in LekSviken Al the age of
fifty she moved her little cottage TO
Trondhiem and she and her sister
lived together for a great many
Years. For many years Gier.rud was
a servant az the house Of Carl
Lossins of Lade Her sGYeriors were
very fond of her on account of her
fidelity and her interest in Christian
work. Until very recently she was
/ an active member of the heather and
/ l.app missions.
At Bomar Tx, few miles from
/ Nesodden. tae office clerks union Of
/ Christiania has bought a property
which is 10 be used as a home for
! g,-aS pan,la The main b7tilHfner ron-