Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-03-04
arrived In Stockholm Feb. 4 and are
guests At the royal palace.
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
Paper money to the amount Of 1900
crowns which was burned On the
steamer "Lindholmen" In 1907 and
which the postofiice department de-
nanded that the Bank of Norway
should pay, because 1t deemed that in
stitution responsible for the money.
has been informed by the directors of
the bank that the Bank Of Norway
does not consider itself responsible for
that sum and that II IL up to the gov
ernMent, through the postofhcs depart
ment, to make good the amount. The
directors Of the bank maintain that as
long as the money was sent to its dss.
tination through the postofice chan.
nels that the government is the party
which is directly responsible for the
amount.
Speaking recently Of the outlines OF
his new attempt TO reach The north
pole, Explorer Amundsen says: 81
propose TO start early next season and
to be absent FIVE or six years. There
Is no secret at all about the route
propose to follow. My object, as ]
have said, is to cross the polar basin
entering at Boring straits and explor.
Ing slowly and thoroughly wherever
possible. am adopting no new meth
ods-no airships, balloons or motors
but simply using the old system
which we know and have tried, name
ly, good vessel, good sledges and
good dogs"
Architect Holland has presented his
new plans for hall in which the
Viking ships are to be placed in Mis-
sebjsrget. When completed the hall
will cost about $4,000 crowns. Mr..
Hollands plans have been favorably
received and contributions for this pur
pose have been coming in large
amounts FROM all parts of the country
and even from America.
Anthony Fiala, Of Brooklyn, N. Y,
WHO led the ziegier polar expedition in
1S03-1905. hired q steamer q few days
ago in Tromsoe and will from there
make the journey to Spstsbsrgsn. The
crew consists of experienced ssAmen
fcm Tromoe. The trip to spetsber-
gen will be made In order to complete
the preliminary arrangements for an.
other expedition to the north pole.
The Norwegian government has in
this years budget set aside q set Of
1900 crown stipendiates for foreign
study tours for Norwegian journalists.
For a number Of years the privilege
has been offered the Journalists, ex.
cept during the years 1896-1903,
when they were annually allowed
travelling stipendiates, amounting
each to 1000 crowns.
The Scandinavian-Americ lines
steamer &C. F. Tietgen," which left
New York the 9th inst, was stranded
a week ago last Sunday at the en-
trance to the harbor Of Christiansand.
The following Wednesday the vessel
was extricated from its unpleasant po-
sition and continued the journey to
Christiania.
Miss Elizabeth Astrup has donated
1000 crowns to the sanatorium for
poor people suffering from tuberculosis
UP In Romsdalen. This institution has
been the object of many generous sub
scriptions lately and will when com.
pleted be one of the finest sanatoriums
In the country.
Invitation has been sent to several
of Norway's leading politicians within
the so-called liberal "veDstre party"
rearding the organization of n middle
''venstre" party, which is to rally
around Ex-Premier Nicholson and
have as its chief organ the "Verdens
Gang" christianity.
During last year the Bergen theater
gave 227 performances, which netted
the managers 5000 crowns. The
new theater will not be completed un-
til the first week In March, and not
during the early part of this month, as
was at first reported. ss&
The court ball which was given at
the royal palace on the evening, of Jan.
q was attended by the elite of Christi.
ania society and large number of
high functionaries. The "Aftenposten"
gives list of the distinguished guests