Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17

Evald Larson Of Kilafors,
offered nc. 900 crowns for the farm,
but his bid was refused by the owner
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The board Of aldermen in Stockholm
has donated 10000 crowns, for defray-
ing the expenses Of a communal tech
nical exposition Of the city Of Stock
holm at the Baltic exposition in NAL
mo next year. 5. .z:s. ...s.:.5 n.
Herr Ekengren, Swedish minister TO
the United States, and his wife9de-
parted from Stockholm for Washing
ton, D. c., Nov. IL, via Paris, France,
where they visited friends for q few
days.
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The Swedish Cremation association
will have an exhibition at the Baltic.
exposition next summer and has
raised sum OF 5000 crowns for this
purpose. "a e. Z.
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Al Says a Christiania correspondent:
The name Of ROAD Amundsen has
been on every lip during the last few
days. First of all came the sensa.
tional news from Buenos Ayres that
the commander Of the Fran, before
his departure for the Panama canal,
has discovered that his ship was bad
~ damaged by dry rot In the timbers
and had to undergo thorough and ex-
pensive repairs before the expedition
to the North pole could be under
taken. Besides this information he
also announced that the stores Of
canned goods were in q large measure
spoiled and unfit to eat. The cor
respondent took motorboat and went
out to Captain Amundsen's villa,
about ten miles from Christiania,
where the captain spends his time
while at home. The captain was
found in his coy parlor. He ia look
ing rather thin, but healthy. and his
jovial face showed that the stories
from Buenos Ayres had not caused
him much worry. "There is no use
of my speaking about this matter at
present" said the captain, "as I do
not know any more about it than you
do yourself. The expedition to the
North pole will start on time under
any circumstances, as the necessary
repairs will be made in San Francisco.
As to the provisions being spoiled It
is only blessing that this has been
discovered at present and in such
time that better may be provided.
Just imagine the position of my men
If it had not been discovered before
we were frozen fast in the ice. At
present these matters hinge only upon
the question Of getting sufficient
money to buy new provisions and re-
pair the damage to the vessel, and I
suppose there will be no dificulty In
providing the funds in the future" It
appears that i'll minded tongues have
tried to injure the captain by sug-
costing that the whole sensation is
merely a trick invented by Amund-
sen himself to create sympathy and
thereby make the task Of providing
the funds still lacking somewhat
easier. -
The Norwegians claim the most
northern and most southern church.
The former is the Maase, or Gamvik
church, In the icy regions of Norway.
Next summer church is to be built
by the Norwegians at the whaling
station on South Georgia island,
which is to be the southernmost
church on earth. In this connection it
may also be stated that there is some
talk OF building church at Advent
bay, .Spitzbergen. At this place from
200 to 800 men are found every sum-
mer and the number is increasing.
Every summer ships visit the bay,
carrying tourists and business men.
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Great damage has been done by
violent storms which have been rag
ing on the Norwegian coast for the
past fortnight or more Several ships
have been lost and all fishing craft
have been compelled to seek refuge.
Five Of the crew of the liner Bergen.
ford were drowned at Bergen Dec 4
trying to reach shore in a boat. The
Rergensfjord belonged to the Nor.
wegian line and sailed from New
York Nov. 13. At Christiania and
Fredrikstad the streets in the lower
part of the town were flooded. =
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! Harry Randall, well known Nor
wegian-American from Minneapolis
has resigned as director of the Chris
tiania Tivoli, and will, it is reported
return to Minneapolis within a few
weeks. Mr.. Randall was manager OF
the Amundsen lectures in this country
q couple of years ago and is well
known both in the United States and
in Norway as an energetic impress
sario.
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which may prove of immense value tx
the worlds railways. has been made