Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-03-07

Spitzbergen islands, whereby property
rights will be defined and properly
s~afeguarded. The islands have no
organized government and are not laid
claim to by any OF the European gov
ernments. Russia, Sweden and Nor
way, however, being most directly in.
terested in the development Of the
minerals of the islands, have taken the
initiative toward establishing a joint
provisional government
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Consul Herman f. Gade is at the
head of a syndicate which contem-
plate8 the erection OF a first class
hotel on the corner of R%ozenkranz aud
University streets In Christiania. The
syndicate is reported to be backed by
a capital of 1000, 900 crowns and will
erect the most modern hotel building
the city has ever had. Consul Gade is
a former Chicagoan and is married to
a former prominent American society
m of Chicago.
Rector Professor Brugger Of Christi
ania university has been receiving
much praise lately for his splendid
work in pushing the university to the
front. A banquet was recently givea
in his honor in whicss,, some OF the lead
Ing educators OF the Country partici-
bate8. Professor Morgenstierne was
the speaker Of the evening and he re.
viewed at length the energetic work
which has been undertaken by Rector
Brugger.
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Reports Of tremendously cold wealth
er In the Tromsoe districts have been
received at Christiania. The ther.nom-
eter In some instances registered as
low as so degrees below zero and cat
tie had to be blanketed In order to
prevent them from freezing to death.
The power station in Samnanger,
which is to furnish Bergen with cleo
trio light and power, has recently been
completed. 1t controls 10000 horse
POh1As bhl ~ 10 NAdiiliCu NlidL llIo (dn
easily be increased to 10000 horse.
power.
The Norwegian Anti-Tuberculosis
association has a fund amounting to
175,000 crowns. 1t is steadily increas-
ing at a most gratifying rate.
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Architect II. /. Spare has been APP
pointed building commissioner in
Christiania. The appointment has met
with general satisfaction.
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A monument of St. Olaf is to be
raised in Sarpsborg in the near future.
Sculptor Gustav Laerum has made the
model.
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George Brandes celebrated his sew
entieth birthday recently and the &C.
casion was observed by all classes of
people, both rich and poor. They were
all DESTROYS to do honor to the great
critic, who has earned for himself an
international reputation. Brandes has
often been referred to as the "Taine
of the North" and ranks among the
greatest critics of the world. He did
perhaps as much as any one to make
known the merits of both Ibsen and
Bjornson and he Is looked up to with
reverence by the younger literary set
Of S~candinavians. King Frederick
awarded Mr.. Brandes a golden medal
ON the occasion. 1t was a medal OF
reward In pure gold and has never be-
fore been awarded to a Danish citizen.
The medal has been awarded DR.. Sven
Hedin of Sweden, Mittag-Lefier, Nan
sen and Road Amundsen.
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Considerable alarm has been felt
by the Danish people recently regard
ing the condition Of King Frederick,
but recent reports are to the effect
that he is very much better. King
Frederick is very popular with his
people and is especially loved for his
generosity to the poor and for his
observation-disclosures. He has also proven
to be In excellent king and the coun-
try under his rule has prospered a.
1t lever has before in its entire
history. 4
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The cold weather last month was
felt all over the country and not for
twenty years has there been such Sc
we're winter weather In Denmark.
Many farmers lost their stock during
the coolest weather and many poor
people In Copenhagen suffered intense
~ from the cold, although the author
tiles did all in their power to provide
fuel and food for the poor. The vari-
Gus charity associations had their
hands full.
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A big sugar refinery In Copenhagen
was totally destroyed by IRE the other
DAY. The loss II estimated q 1.ooo.-
900 crowns. !