Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-12-26
NORWAY.


musr be something terrible. A min
lister who wanted to rent four rooms
for his family tells the following
story: An advertisement offered just
what ne wanted, and he started to get
the rooms. But 200 different parties
had come before him. The wife of the
owner of the house had heard so many
pltiful stories through the telephone
that she was overwhelmed and finally
shut off the connections. Some par
ties had offered as much as $500 as
a bounty besides the regular rent. IL
they could have the rooms. Less than
20 years ago hundreds of spectators
were completely ruined because they
could not rent out new buildings which
they had put up during a boom. That
crash seems to have scared people TO
such an extent that they have gone
to the other extreme with regard to
the putting up of new buildings.
Hans J. Hansen has been known as
one of the most prominent socialists in
Tune Last summer he was engaged
TO unload the wood ordered for the
commune at the Grenaaker quays.
and he hired boys to do the work for
him. He paid them poorly. and there
by was able to make from so to $13
day himself. The boys did not like
this arrangement, and those who
bought the wood also found out that
they had to pay so much more for the
wood. They finally decided to take
care of the unloading themselves. and
now Hansen has plenty of time to pom
der over the difficulty of harmonizing
theory and practice when money is in
sight.
Capt. ROAD AmundSen has return
ed all the decorations of honor con-
ferred upon him by Germans on ac-
count of the manner in which the
German submarines are treating the
Norwegian merchant marine. Now
Capt. Otto Sverdrup has followed the
example of Amundsen. Captain Sver-
Grup wrote as follows 10 the German
ambassador in Christiania: an view
by the German navy against defense
less countrymen of mine, l beg your
excellency to return to your govern
ment the inclosed Grand Cross of the
Prussian Order of the Crown, which ]
hereby refuse TO keep"
Wilhelm Krag, a noted author, has
written a newspaper article in which
he sizes up the observation-disclosures
as a decidedly undesirable bunch of
people. AS might be expected. the
Observation-Disclosures press has taken
the man to task for his harshness.
Prominent individuals on this side Of
the water have also been heard from
on this very interesting subject.
A bunch Of wounded Russian cap
lives of war have been returned to
Russia after having been cured. But
they are all unfit for military duty.
Some of them have learned to speak
Norwegian fairly well. and they are
all bubbling over with gratitude TO
the Norwegians for their kindness.
Thirteen Norwegian steamers of a
gross tonnage of 1902 were lost IN
November by causes arising from the
war. Forty-one Norwegian lives were
lost through the same cause. Up to
December l Norway has lost about
800 ships in this manner. Norwegian
papers assert that new and powerful
ships are being sunk without trace.
Owing to the scarcity of houses the
government of the commune of Kirke-
DO has resolved that no foreigners
shall be permitted to live In the com
mune.
Jager's cannery in Stavanger is put
ting up sardines in lard and not in
oil, as formerly. The result is is
factory. In the northern part o. the
country train oil has been used, and
those who have eaten the sardines
claim that they are as good as when
put up in olive oil. Owing to the en-
barge on the expectation Of lard the
sardines put up In lard cannot be ex-
ported.
Ole Husum, hotel keeper at Bor-
gund, caught a salmon Weighing 42
Y,oupds fr, tho IardaI river