Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-10-10

ably the descendants CT the lost colon
lists Of Iceland. Iceland itself was set
tied about 874 A. ID. Just few years
before the year 1000 some TOO immi-
grants settled on the west coast of
Greenland. We know the name Of
every man from the sagas. And those
records are completely borne out by
those in the archives Of the Vatican at
Rome, which show that these coionists
contributed butter. cheese and walrus
hides to the holy wtrs and once more
give their names.
The colony later was farmed out
by the government Of Norway to a
firm in Bergen. In 1879 the colonists
were attacked by the Eskimos. Then
the port of Bergen was closed by the
black death and communication
ceased. Their history or fate was
unknown from the time Hans Egede
visited Greenland In 1850 and found
no trace Of the colony except the ruins
of its houses"
Bishop U. l. Ullman celebrated his
seventy-flfth birthday recently. He
received many congratulations not
only from different parts of his do
cese, but also from different parts of
Sweden.
A Swedish Lutheran church was
dedicated in Antwerp, Belgium, not
and others are said to be found in the
city constantly.
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On Sept. % Captain Roald Amund-
sen delivered his first lecture In Nor
way. He spoke before the Norwegian
Geographical society, which has
membership of about 1000. 1t was
given in the big circus Of the Chris
tiania Tivoli, which was filed to its
utmost capacity. King Haakon and
Queen Maud We're present, with their
attendants and their guest, Prince
Roland Bonaparte, president of the
French Geographical society. Members
OF the cabinet, the diplomatic corps.
leading officers of the army and navy,
professors of the university and repre-
sentative men In all walks Of life al
80 We're in attendance. Captain
Amundsen told the whole story of his
travels to the South pole, the main
features Of which are already known
to the public. Captain Amundsen was
given a tremendous ovation before
leaving the hail. After the lecture a
banquet was given at the Grand hotel.
where speeches were delivered In hon
or OF the valiant captain, who at IL
p. m. on the same evening departed
Tor Bergen, where he also delivered a
lecture. On Sept 81 Amundsen left
for Stockholm, Sweden, and from there
continues through Europe for a few
weeks before going to America. In
the early spring the Fran will be at
San Francisco, where provisions will
be taken aboard for the trip to the
North pole. The Fran has been fur
ther north and further south than any
other vessel, having reached 80 de-
grees south latitude and Sc degrees
north latitude.
The main subject of interest during
the last few days has been the pro-
posed wireless telegraph connection
between Norway and America. The
Marconi company has agreed to build
a station near New York and the Nor
wegian government will build SINH
lar one in Norway, $500 miles dis
tant. The Norwegian station will con-
sist Of a series of ten or twelve tow
ers, 300 feet high and spread along a
distance of some four miles. It will
require great electrical energy and the
station will be built near some water
fall which can supply the necessary
power. 1t will be finished in 1914.
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The fall maneuvers of the Norwe-
gtan army demonstrated that the in
vading army, represented by $4,000
men, could not hold out against the
home army of 10000. assisted by the
natural advantages of the country.
After week of continuous victories
the invaders were at last completely
routed and would, in case of real war,
presumably have been annihilated. II
rained all through the maneuvers, but
IN spite of the rain and the cold
weather the men enjoyed good health.
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The Norwegian storthing has adopt
ed the royal recommendation that
women may have a voice In the
churches, bit may not preach. A mi
nority of ffty-five votes wanted equal
privileges for the women with the men
In all respects.
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