Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1911-08-10
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A recent cablegram from CHRISTIANS
says: Norway refuses to accept as
genuine the rune stone" from Ken
sington, Mimi, which has been on ex-
hibition for few days at Christianla
university. Professor Hiegstad of the
university, an expert in the runic
letters and in old Morse language,
took the floor after the lecture by II.
r. Holland, who brought the stone
here, and pointed out reasons why, he
asserted, the stone could not be genu-
inc. DR.. Hiegstad declared that il
must have been made as late as 1863.
The similar endings of the verbs In
the singular and plural was unknown
in the olden times, says Professor
Hiegstad, but have resulted from the
modernization of the language in the
last century. The expression "op-
Gagelses expedition" (expedition Of
discovery was unknown 400 years
ago, he declared, and had not been
used earlier than the year 100. For
these and several other reasons Pro-
fessor Hiegstad pronounced the stone
fraud Other points were raised by
DR.. Wallem in attacking claims made
in regard to the stone and these
points were not cleared by Mr.. Ho-
land to the satisfaction of the scieu-
lists attending the meeting. In his
lecture Mr.. Holland told of the discov-
cry on a Minnesota farm and gave his
reading of the inscription, which sets
forth that a Norwegian expedition
reached Minnesota from the old coun-
try In 1852. Mr.. Holland has been the
object of much interest here and has
secured much publicity. He has visit
ed the newspapers and given inter
saying it has been accepted as genu-
inc by the Minnesota State Historical
society and by a large majority of
American scientists. The press has
treated Mr.. Holland and the Kensing-
ton stone with skepticism from the
start and 1t is now asserted that the
story will never be accepted in this
country Mr.. Holland did not lose
courage and is returning TO the United
States with the stone, saying that his
countrymen in Norway are preiudiced
against him.
The Minneapolis Tidende published
an item some time ago to the effect
that eX-Premier Nicholson of Norway
would come to the United States to
make the dedicatory address at the
laying of the new corner stone of the
Sons of Norway building, which is
under course of erection in Fargo at
present According to a Norwegian
paper from Christiania this is not so
and Mr.. Nicholson has no intention of
visiting America at present.
Two United States cadets, who
were members of the American naval
school squadron which was cruising
in Norwegian waters, have been COM
pletely lost and no one has heard
word as to their whereabouts 1t is
believed by many that they went
astray among the mountains and that
they will never be found.
Electric light for all Is the slogan
in Christiania and Bergen. An elec-
trio systo n has been introduced which
is cheaper than oil and electric lights
will be within reach of everyone's
purse in the very near future.
Emperor William of Germany ar
rived in Norway for his annual sum-
mer cruise July z. His first visit on
land was to his old friend Erisksen,
the umbrella maker on Laxevaag.
The law giving Swedish Lapps the
right to move into Norwegian terri
tory, which was passed in 1908, has
been amended, allowing an extension
of this privilege to 1913.
The war department of Norway
wants an appropriation from the
storthing amounting to 1000, O0S
crowns for the purpose of building
new battleship.
The Norwegian cadets who visited
Copenhagen recently were exceeding
ly well received in that city and
number of "fests" were arranged in
their honor.
The international sailormen's strike
is at an end and Norwegian sailors
are again back at their posts. They
are getting better wage at nresenf