Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-09-14
NORWAY.

Anders Sandstad, of Ytteroen, near
Trondhiem, died only a few days be-
fore he completed his Tooth year, hav-
ing been born Sept ~, 1904, at Hot
tran, Skogn, only few miles from the
place of his death. Having attended
military school in Trondhjem at an
early age, he was made non-commis-
stoned officer at the age of 49, But in
1880 he was appointed sheriff of Ytte-
roen and retired from the army. In
1925 he assumed control of the Sand
stad property, which he managed in
person for period of 81 years, turn
ing it over to his eldest son, Henrik,
in 1882. Anders Sandstad represented
his amt in the storthing in 1s4s-1s51
and 1859-1S60. He held all the offices
in the gift of his commune and amt,
and in every case his services were an
honor to him and his constituents
alike: In 1888 he received the medal
awarded only to the most distin-
guished citizens of the kingdom. His
political views wore liberal, but in the
course of time he drifted visibly toward
conservatism. Nothing gave him
more pleasure than to tend to horses.
and he was skillful and daring
horseman. He and his wife celebrated
their silver, gold, iron and stone we'd
dings, the last one of which occurred
in 1897. On that occasion he was in
vited to the Rindenleret drill grounds,
which he visited at the age of "a years.
He was bound to have a ride on horse
back, of course. A slow, steady horse
was given to him, and horseman was
ordered to ride on either side of the
veteran as a precaution. But Sand
stad became impatient, his whip whis-
tied, and off he rode over the grounds
as though he had been young man.
At the age of 90 he rode on horseback
about seven English miles to funeral
Sandstad was chip off the old Norsk
block.
Jonas Lie, the author, is going to
build fine cottage for his own use on
a parcel of ground at Brunlanes, Fred
riksvern.
The Adolf Beck case is discussed
more widely and with greater ANNA
ton than ever, making Beck even
more important than Mrs. Maybrick.
Everybody admits that the British
government punished Beck for crimes
which he never committed. King Ed
ward himself has signed a document
declaring Beck innocent The gov.
eminent has offered him an indemnity
of $780, 900, but he has refused the Of
fer. The Daily Telegraph has. asked a
number of leading attorneys, about the
ACCESSIBILITY of appointing a special
committee to. settle the matter, and
they all declare that such committee
is an imperative necessity. The Daily
Mail has promised to. pay Beck $40, ooo
in case the government withdraws its
offer on account of Mr.. Beck's first re-
fusal. A committee was appointed to
make arrangements for an open-air
mass meeting at Hyde Park, London,
bat the result of the meeting is not
known at this writing. 1t is known,
however, that one of the objects of the
meeting was to pass a resolution de-
handing the appointment of special
committee to settle the matter
The actors connected with the Kris.
tiania National theater, with Biorn
Biornson as manager, may go to Ber-
lin to give number of performances
next winter.
DR.. Yngvar Nissen lectnred on the
discovery of America by the Morse
men at the Americanist congress re-
Gently held in Stuttgart. Germany.
He claimed that runic inscription OF
a stone found at Ringerike, NORWAY.
gave an account of an unlucky voyage
to America (Vinlaud). But this stone
is supposed to have been used TO,
building material by some thrifty
farmer of the neighborhood. The
speaker held that the Norwegians
landed somewhere in Labrador, an6
that the natives whom they met were
not Indians, but Esquimos. He based
this statement on the description
which the Sagas give of the boat.
used by the natives. Prof. Boas, O,
New York, agreed with DR.. Nissen on
chronological grounds. Prof. Fischer
from Vorarlberg, Germany, called at
tention to maps drawn by Claudiu.
Clavus, a Dane, about the year 1925
In these maps Greenland is properl,
located, while maps drawn much Later
place Greenland north OF Norway anl
east of Iceland.