Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-10-02
NORWAY

Alvilde Prydz, one Of the most
popular novelists OF Norway, died
September Z, at her home in Chris
tiania. aged "a years. Her works
have been printed in numerous edi-
tons, and several Of them have been
translated into foreign languages. Hcr
short stories, collected in one volume
under the title Of "Cndervejs" ION
the Way, and her novels. MEME
skier" (Humnn Beings), "Droem"
(Dream) and "Gunvor ~Tnorsdatter"
appear to have been her greatest sue
cesses.
Good Crops In V~estcraalen.
A report from Submarines says
thai the harvest in the V~esteraalen
district Is ended, and>that 1t Is con-
sidered much better than the average;
especially Is mis- said to be true Of the
barley crop. The potatoes early In
September were reported In fine con-
dition, inc some OF them were being
offered ut 20 oere per kilo (about 2
cents a pound). The quality of all
crops in this district is described as
very good.
Cartoonist To Own Hotel.
Eyvin Ovrum, a well known car
toonist, who has been conducting an
inn at Nevlungen during h past
summer, IS carrying out plans to open
a large and fashionable summer re-
sort hotel It the Nevlungen harbor
next year; he has purchased lots and
also secured al option on n part OF
the beach which Is to be set aside for
the benefit OF tho hotel guests.
Child Was Recovered.
Last week 1t was reported in these
columns that a ~two-year-old boy a
disappeared from his home in the
Ytredal near Aalesund under ~clrcum-
stances which led to . belief that an
eagle had carried him away. After
having been missed for two days. the
boy was found-unconscious-in the
mountains about 1000 meters from
his home, and the theory Is still main
tanned that a bird Of prey had carried
him away. He was somewhat In
1ured, but was expected to get well
soon. -
In Trouble Again.
Two years ago Lieutenant Jens
Bloch disappeared in such q way az
to make the public believe he had died
by drowning in the Stensford on
Ringerike: it was known that he had
been IN trouble with the police con-
corning some Irregularities in money
matters-an' investigation led to his
| subsequent arrest In Denmark. Now
Bloch is once more in Jail suspected
of having set fire to Oppegaard, a
farm which he owned. for the purpose
/! Of obtaining insurance money. so
far, he has pleaded not guilty.
Iron Ore Found.
Captain Jghansen. commander OF
the steamer 'Lyderhorn," which has
| tust returned to Tromsoe from Spitz-
bergen, reports that the Orwin
Brothers, civil engineers. who are
members Of tho Hoel expedition IN
spltzbergen. have discovered ron ore
| beds in the vicinity Of the abandoned
mines neal Kings Bay. The ore beds
are sald't to be very extensive, and the
government will now prepare an In
! vestigation of the discovery.
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Ancient Foundation Found.
The early history OF st. tMichaers
| church, tho Oldest In the Storeive val
ley, has never bsen definitely known
| although It has been conjsotured that
| the building was erected under King
| Oeysteln. Now, however. tho original
foundation wall of the church has
been discovered, and investigation
shows. that it must have been built
| about the time when Christianity
forced paganism away from Norway
Apparently tho church wat removed
to its present site about 1850 Nor
wegian archaeoloGists are much In
terested in the discovery Of the an
cient foundation walls. and It u men
toned in this connection that thu
credit for tho actual finding belongs tc
some boys who while playing noticed
some bricks Of a curious shape. Theil
curiosity led to an investigation which
was then reported to the authorities