Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1909-08-05
NORWAY.

DR.. Fritjof Nansen will make no
further efforts to reach the north
pole, preferring to leave the finding
of that elusive point to Captain Road
Amundson, but he is just as interest
ed IN scientific research and eXplora-
ton as ever, and will spend the sum-
mer and early fall in the arctic, CON
unulng his oceanographic investiga-
tons that he began years ago, long
before his memorable dash for the
pole. He is about to sail for Iceland
and Greenland in his private yacht,
"Veselmoj,' which has been furnished
with ice sheathing and otherwise spe-
cially equipped for the voyage. He
will give special attention to currents,
testing the temperature of the water
at various depths. 1t has been proved
that these ocean currents have an i'm
portant influence upon the climate of
Norway
A recent dispatch from Christiania
says: In spite of the weather sew
eral hundred people gathered in the
beautifully decorated music hall to
attend the ST. Hanshaugen fest.
President Berner opened the meeting
by bidding the visitors a hearty well
come. He reminded them of the fun
damental ideas of the society at the
time 1t was started and urged them
to live in accordance with these ideas
in every day life. Prof elsie Bothne
of Minneapolis, Mimi, expressed graf
itude for the welcome on behalf Of the
visitors, and spoke of the relations of
Norwegians in America to their moth
er country. Prof. Wilhelm Petersen
then read digit til Norge which
showed the pride which the Norwe-
gians in other countries felt for old
Norway. The audience then sang ia,
vi Elsker.' The fest closed with a
concert"
Observation-Disclosures has held it's
annual meeting at Christiania, and it
appeared that the society is growing
rapidly, having at present member
ship of over $4,000 Of these 5000
live in America principally members
of the order of Sons of Norway, 191
in Australia, 1879 in Africa Is in
Asia, 1900 in the city of Christiania,
and the rest elsewhere in Norway
and throughout various parts of Eu-
rope. President Berner, of the
storthing, was reelected president of
the society and the other officers in
clude Bishop Bang, primate of Nor
way; DR.. Gage, ALI. Brecke, the mer-
chant; Engineer Leegaard, Mrs. Mar
up, and DR.. Reusch. Professors elsie
Bothne and Wilhelm Petersen of
Minneapolis, were among those pres.
ent. The object of Nordmandsferbun
Diet, as | have stated, is to unite
all NorWegians in a common brother
hood, no matter where they reside.
The Sons of Norway of America went
as body into the society couple
of years ago, which accounts for the
fact that America shows about as
large membership as does Norway
itself. The society publishes period.
ical, which numbers among it's con-
tributors leading Norwegian scholars
and professional men on both sides of
the Atlantic.
IL Is dHHOuDCed iHdI 6JOrnStJerne
Bjornson expects to leave for south
ern Europe, if his condition improves
sufficiently to enable him. He is re-
covering slowly, but steadily, from
the paralytic attack, but is still I'M
able to walk. He is at Larvik, where
he is getting the best care of which
Norwegian medical skill is capable.
Owe GUIDE, the Norwegian minister
to the United States, is spending the
summer at his fathers villa, Silver
Crown"
Kongsberg is to have a sanatorium
for sufferers from tuberculosis.