Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1911-04-26
NORWAY.

Augunna Larsdatter Lodve, Voss.
died at the age of 102 years and 3
months. She was bedridden during
the vast half year of her life.
Followers Of religious cult which
lays great stress on 1.-THE gift Of
tongues" wiz hold a convention in
krlstlania next summer. The had of
the movement is Mr.. Barratt, an Eng
lishman who learned Norwegian, and
for some time was a preacher in the
Methodist church in Norway. In the
course Of time he became so eccentric
that he was dropped. But this only
marked new era of success for him.
A very peculiar incident in the life
of Mrs. Helene Staven, of Namdal-
seidet, is the fact that her grave is
on the very spot where her cradle
was rocked. She died short while
ago, aged 80 years, and was buried in
the church yard of the community
mentioned above. The house of her
parents was on farm, which her
brother afterwards donated to the
church for a cemetery. When her
husband died, A. years ago, she So.
lected for his grave the site of the
house in which she had been born.
Space was left for herself by his side
and it has been demonstrated that her
final resting place is the exact spot
where she was born.
Herman Gade, former Norwegian
consul in Chicago, returned to Norway
with the understanding that he was to
be appointed to a position in the Nor
wegian government. But objections
were made on technical grounds-he
was not a Norwegian citizen. Thru
the press Mr.. Gade tried to make out
that the Norwegian government was
doing spite work, and comprehensive
newspaper controversy was the result.
A Chicago daily takes up the matter
and permits itself to call the members
of the Norwegian government "a
gang" which the Norwegians resent
very strongly. One thing seems to
be certain: Mr.. Gade is very far
from his coveted goal, a position in
the government Of Norway.
Amundsen, Scott, or the Japanese
expedition-which of the three will
reach the South Pole first? Amund,
sen started from a point 80 miles far.
Their south than Scott. He will have
shorter distance to travel. But
Shackleton, who is familiar with the
country to a point about 100 miles
from the pole, claims that if Amund-
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Whales Bay he will meet with un-
expected obstacles. Scott is better
equipped, having motor SEEDS and
ponies. But the Nofwegians are more
skilful on skis, and they know how to
handle dogs, of which Amundsen had
over 100. The Japanese swore a ter.
rible oath that they would reach the
pole or perish. DR.. Mawson, an Aus
tralian, should also be added as a
fourth competitor in the race for the
South Pole.
Gustav Henriksen, the manager Of
the new Norwegian-American steam
ship line, is man of experience in
his line Of work. Gunnar Knudsen.
former premier Of Norway, is chair.
man of the executive committee.
Mr.. Heieren, head miller at the Hen
mill, Honefos, tried to remove a belt
from a pulley by means of pole, and
the pole struck his breast so violently
that he soon died. =,
Hans M. Thoresen, who has been
employed in the engineering depart
ment at Oscarsborg, has been given a
pension of $94.50 a year after service
of 3S yeess.
The late Halvor Jensen donated S27.
600 to charitable institutions in Trodh,
jem. Besides, his will provides that
certain stocks shall be devoted to the
education Of neglected children in or.
der that they may become useful mem.
bers of society. The value of these
stocks is said to be between $4,000
and $4,000.
Louis Fraenkel, q director of the
Stockholm Bank of Commerce, has
given to the pension fund of the insti
tuition $135,000 in honor of the six
tieth anniversary Of his birth. He has
also given $2,705 to the needy 81
Stockholm.