The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-07-11
SUMMARY OF: IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINes IN5=FAR OFF
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ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Mos* Important Events
In Sweden, Norway akd Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavians
In America,
NORWAY.

pledsanI 10 LOOK at the logging horse
| now. He is so well cared for and SC
gently handled. Not so thirty years
ago. At that time it was often a 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 pooi
harness. But in spite of all this, the
load had to be pulled ahead: The
driver whipped and swore and made
a holy show of himself, using the Ak
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 a horse. The
roads are we'll cared for, so that the
hauling is easy. And if 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
change? Well, what could it be but
education, culture? Now, come and
tell us that education does not help a
bit, that everyone is just as brutal and
heartless as before. No. sir, such an
assertion is false"
It has been asserted that Germans
have established wireless plants at
secret places along the Norwegian
coast, as it has been shown that u
boats have been lying in wait for Nor
weglan 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
Her, the U-boat commander informed
him. The Norwegian authorities de-
clare the operation of a wireless sta
ton is impossible without their knowl-
edge, but the recent discovery of
small wireless plant on an island out
side of Bergen-the property of a
schoo1boy 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 $4,000 for the first caught
and proved guilty, and $3.50 for each
additional capture.
American Minister Schmedeman at
Christiania officially has been in
formed that Norway is sending a trade
mission to this country headed by Frid-
jof Nansen, 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 off
entirely from American imports, and
have issued earnest pleas to the United
States not to enforce the legislation
vigorously.
Norway's youngest city, Notodden, is
also the most law-abiding. It has 5000
inhabitants and has existed as a city
something like four years. During that
time no one has been fined for violat-
ing the building and fire ordinances.
Every dog is registered promptly the
first day OK the year. The city is
dry" but no one is in the blind-pig-
ging business Nor do the records tell
of crimes Of a more serious nature. In
fact, the city fathers are thinking of
nbolishing the police department.
The Chicago Woman's club has pub
lished an English translation of the
Castberg children's laws passed by the
storthing 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 recently brought 928 passengers
to this country from Norway. No sub
marine was sighted on the voyage, the
officers reported.
The Verdalen Manufacturing com
pany closed it's saWmills while thu
| spring work was going on in order tina
| the men might assist in doing the seed
| ing and planting.
Gjertrud Craven, the oldest persol
| in Trondhjem, died at the age Of al
! most one hundred and oae years. Sh
was born in Leksviken. At the age o
| fifty she moved her little cottage t
Trondhjem, and she and her siste
| lived together for great man
| years. For many years Gjertrud wa
servant at the house of Car
! Lcssins of Lade. Her superiors wer
very fond Of her on account of he
| fidolit; and her interest in Christian
work. Until very recently she wa
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