Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10
NORWAY

ThesAndvake.S Bragg, Fran, Frigg,
Mutual. -Glitne, Hygeas Idun, Norske
Folk, Norske Foreneds and Norske
Liv life insurance companies have
agreed to. place one hundred thou
sand kroner atsthe disposal Of the
National NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. associa-
ton, which money is to be used. as
the nucleus OF a fund for erec1Int~A
hospital for tubercular children. The
n condition stipulated BY the eom-
the hospital will be built, donates the
site,
Still . I1t OF Snow.
In the middle OF June skien reports
were to the effect that there IL still
a lot OF snow throughout the Tele-
mark district, especially near the
Haukelisae ter. On some of the little
lakes in the mountain regions the ice
was still solid enough for vehicular
traffic on June 10, n the nights an
over Telemarken were said to be ex-
ceptionally cold. i
~"Poet and Peasant.
Barbra Ring,/ known as an author
far beyond the borders OF Norway.
has recently achieved a goal for which
she..kad been yearning many years.
She has a farm. and h runi It
herself: it is situated in Oestre BaeI-
rum and is known as Grantbaaten.
Of every day to her farm WORK. and
in the evening she locks herself up
in her study. continuing her literary
work.
New Power House Opened.
The new power station Of. the
fKongsberg arms factory. has just
been opened, and the plant now il
able to develop all IT'S, own motive
power. The station has been erect
ed by the regular employees -of, the
machinery. Gradually the K~onesbers
plant is taking over the manufacture
Of automobile parts rather than ,ot
guns and ammunition.
Fifteen Years Gold.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (whose presi
dent, DR.. Gade. visited the north.
west and other parts of. the United
States last winter)* 10 observing 1T
fifteenth anniversary. It is an or
g%anization composed Of. Norwegiani
in all parts of the world. and. during
! the fifteen years the membership ha!
grown from 1900 to $1,000. AS Their,
are more than two million NorWe
gians living outatde Norway. the 30
ciety thinks that the coming year
will witness a still greater increas'
in membership.
Three Persons Burn to Death.
Fire broke out in a residence II
one of the suburbs Of Cnrfstfania o.
June IS. and three persons wer'
burned to death, while six other
were so severely injured by 1ame
and smoke hat It was found neces
sary to bring them to a hospital
) Due to the fact hat a strong win,
was blowing at the time, the fire de
partment was forced to use. extrAor
binary measures in their efforts t
conine the flames to the One build
ing, and in this they succeeded.
To Climb Mt. Everest.
Reports hat the British Bruce ex
petition has been forced to r9tur
!, from the $Himalaya mountainsSafte
, "a vain effort toareaeh Mt: Evsres
{ has. inspired ass1gsscupss 81 tNprwesia
,mountaineers, to make, the attemp
. The British expedition vas forced I
return otter it reached a point les
than a thousand feet from the pin
nacle. and the Norwegians recko
that If it is possible to approach tn
top as closely az that. it is possabl
to reach the very goal itself In spit
of the intense cold prevailing. Augus
Johansen Of Bergen will be the lead
er OF the mountain climbers, and til
expedition expects to start out with
in a few months.