Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-04-10
NORWAY.

a little over 100000 inhabitants.
All skinner will be delighted to hear
that 5. l. Bennetter has succeeded in
preparing skis to which no snow will
stick, no matter what the temperature
is.
"skandinavian" will be the name of
newspaper which is to be started in
London by Jones Berge, an author,
and Friedrich Berg, Saskatchewan
journalist.
The telegram which Road Amund-
sen sent from Hobart, Tasmania, to
England contained about 5000 words,
and the charges for transmission were
about $4,000.
Flekkefjord has the reputation of be-
Ing the most electrified town in Nor
way. About 1000 electric lights have
been installed, which is two for every
man, woman, and child. To meet the
growing demand for electric power,
heat, and light the power plant is to
be enlarged at cost of $4,000.
washington, March 24.-Roald Am
undsen, discoverer of the South Pole,
will visit the United States next Jan
uary and deliver his first North Ameri.
can lectures on the Successful Antarc-
tic expedition before the National Geo.
graphical society in Washington,
President Henry Gannett yesterday
received a eablegram from Captain
Amundsen accepting the society's inyi-
.tation. ~ - y.
Other explorers who gave, after sue
cessful expeditions, their first Ameri-
can lectures before the National Geo.
graphical society were: Rear Admiral
Robert E. Peary, discoverer of the
North Pole; Sir Ernest Shackelton,
who until Captain Amundsen's expe-
dition had attained the farthest-south.
and Colonel Roosevelt, who led sue
cessful expedition into the wilds of
Africa.
A journalist describes the feelings
caused by first news from Road
Amundsen, saying in part: "The re-
port of victory seized all Norwegian
hearts with overwhelming force.
Everywhere our red canvas with the
thunderbolt in the white cross went
heavenward as token of thanks from
our people to Providence. All flag
poles were. decorated with gay flags,
and in all parts of the country there
was rejoicing as soon as the message
came. There was joy and jubilation
In the minds of the people. But there
was no singing! People did not even
talk. Only the king made a little
speech, and the president of the stort-
ing said few words. Besides this
there was still, deep feeling which
overpowered everybody. The eyes
beamed, but tears could be seen glis-
tening, and when people talked about
It their voices seemed to be trem-
bling with weeping" A special pic
ture is painted of the storting after
President KonOw had made his little
speech: This message of victory
seemed to put an end to all conten-
ton. The spirit of peace and recon
ciliation settled on every mind. For
gotten were all dividing party lines,
dropped were all personal quarrels,
extinguished was the smouldering ill
will which threatened to break out in
devastating flames. The news about
the south pole plateau, about the vic
tory over cold of rs degrees, about
the final subjugation of that earth
which man was made to rule-and
that it was our people that had fought
the final, decisive battle-this had
such a power over every soul that life
itself seemed to have q greater value
from this moment"
Just as Hans Haugen, a mail car.
rier, drove past Groterud mountain,
Aadalen, snowslide came rushing
down the mountain side. A shower of
chunks Of ice struck the sled, and
Haugen was instantly killed. Another
man who was riding with him was
badly bruised, but the horse escaped
uninjured.
The value Of all landed property in
Norway is put at $500, 200, 900. Stavan.
ger amt leads the ANTS, or counties,
Of Norway with regard to the volume
of dairy products: In 1855 there were
only 4 regular diaries in the country,
now there are about 766. Z