Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-05-09

+ NORWAY.


In the northern part of NORWAY
there Is a stretch of railroad OF about
twenty-four miles which in engineer.
ing skill and cost of constructor
rivals anything in the world. II has
lS4 tunnels and crosses twenty-four
bridges. Three of these are built IN
masonry, n having a span of $50
Feet, with eight seventy-foot spans.
The dynamite used in excavating ran
up to 1,90O, 900 pounds. The line cost
Sl5,6oo, 900. 1t runs through a wilder
stretch of country than any other
European railroad, where the winter
lasts nine months and where snowfall
is exceedingly heavy and the rain
storms terrific. These tunnels and
bridges are among the many subjects
which are now being shown by means
Of moving pictures in the larger cities
OF the United States and England and
seldom fail to enthuse the audience.
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A tall mountain, says one of the
recent dispatches from Christiania,
near the South pole, the %tallest, and in
the words of Road Amundsen, the
most beautiful in the South pole
range, is to bear the name of an Amer
lean woman. 1t is known as Mount
Ruth Gade, and the woman honored is
Mrs. Ruth Gade, whose husband, John
A. Gade, is an architect at present in
the city Of New York. When he was
last in New York city Amundsen was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gade, from whom he received a SUBJ
stantial contribution for his expedi-
ton to the South pole. when l come
very close to the pole," he said on
departing, II shall look around for
something very beautiful and name it
for Mrs. Gade." Mr.. Gade not long
ago received a personal letter from
Amundsen stating that he had carried
cut his promise.
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In the sudden death of Rev. N. J.
Ellestad, vice president of the United
Norwegian church of America, that
body has lost a yeritable tower Of
strength. There were probably few
men who were more generally loved
in that synod than was he. Tall of
stature, stately in appearance, irenic
In disposition, forceful and illuminat-
ing as a speaker, he could move large
bodies as few men could. When
storms arose and the waves of contro-
versy rose high, he possessed the hap
by faculty of saying the right word at
the right time, and thus piloted the
synod over many a dangerous sea. He
was a born missionary, and for nine
years superintendent the work of mis-
sions in the United church. The loss
sustained by the sudden removal of
this inspiring personality is most
deeply felt.
Rev. DR.. Klaveness, a pastor IL the
state church of Norway, has attracted
considerable attention on account of
en- article which he wrote and which
he published in n of the periodicals
of Christiania some time ago. For
some time he has been an advocate
of the so called modern theology, but
now declares that he can do it NO
longer. This theology, a y DR.. Klaye-
ness, undermines the authority of the
Bible and faith In miracles, which are
inseparably united with faith in a liv-
ing God. 1t is not the right thing to
confess the holy faith" says Klave-
ness, to the congregation on Sunday
In the church and OF Monday attack
such a mode of procedure would de-
stroy not only the moral confidence
liz the ministry among believers, but
also among the free thinkers.