Decorah-posten., 1899-10-03
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GOoOtat 6. Z. SOLUTIONS 1nIe for
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fen lao iaaleoes:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: - To re-
spond 70 the toast ''Thc sentiment Of the
City Of Dccorah' IS a pleasant, though
difficult, task to perform. Large cities
like Chicago, have Their beautiful parks,
grand public and private buildings large
factories and many other grand and
beautiful things that the city Of DEBORAH
cannot boast OF having DEBORAH ever
theless, has many things of into est. he
scenery IN and about our Cry is beauri
full, and IN the country surrounding u is
located some OF the most fertile and val,
usblc farming lands in the Union, and
on thrse bcauti nj firms live some Of he
most prosperous and intelligent readers
Of ''Decorah. Po-ten'' DEBORAH is not
a large city, and 1t is very little known
in Amc- ca, except through and amongst
the Scandinavian people; yet on the other
side Of the Atlantic there is perhaps not a
single paush IN the whole KINGDOM of
Norway where the name DEBORAH" is
not known, and sometimes mentioned
with IN crest. Their. are two main eau
SEES for this; the one IS Luther College
and the other is "Decorah. Posten'.
The city Of DEBORAH, through these insti-
t~utlons. has done moe for the Scandlna
Wan people IN this country in the line
of education and information than any
other cicy in theUnion.
Luther College has during the last IS
years, or more, disciplined over two
thousand young men, and has graduated
from the institution over three hundred.
-Four hundred, or more, puo Is have be-
come ministers of the gospel and profess
sors of institutions Of learning. These
educated men sent out from Luther Col
lege have eXerled Their influence in edu-
cation and religion on over one half a
m lion OF Il Scandlnavians in this
country.
While the College has thus been exer-
ting its influence on III people IN educa-
ton and religion, so has "Derorah-Po
stem" done It's work in the line of eduCa-
ton and information upon is readers.
For a quarter of a century DEBORAH
Posteu' has been read by the Scandina
Wan People all over he Union, and to
many a family that reads the Scandln -
wan language only, DEBORAH Posten"
has been almost the only means of infor-
nation in public affairs, and so the work
of Luther College and Decorah-P osten"
has in a certain way traveleI side by
side and their influence has been felt
omong our people tor the past Is years
IN the interest of things hat are good
and grand. Many Of our cit zens are in
debted to 'Decorah- Posten" and its
founder for aiding in mixing life easier
and happier. And we. as citizens of De-
Corah, appreciate the fact hat in 1906 b.
Anundsen became the ii st President Of
the Norwegian and Danish Press Asso
citation OF America. And we congratulate
curse YES, not only because we have
"Decorah- Posteu'. but also because we
have b. Auundsen himself IN ou- midst.
We also wish to congratulate Mr.. b.
Anundsen IN having been able to secure
such competent industrious and con
SC enuou editors and workmen on the
DEBORAH Posten" staff, as to enable
him 10 issue one of the cleanest and
safest newspaper that ever passed the
threshold OF a Sclnd naviau home and
we hope that God IN his wisdom will zee
ht to leave Mr.. huundsen in good health
and spirit 50 that the good citizens of
DEBORAH may be able to extend to him a
banquet similar 10 tn 5 one on the goth
anniversary of "Decorah-P osten'-Long