Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-03-19
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Recent Happenings IN This.
Country and Abroad I'D
IN HONOR / Of ERICSSON / l | |.

Largely Administrations Of Nor
way Rests With Development Of Her
II. Observation-Disclosures to Reduce
Letter Postage Between the United
States and Scandinavian Countries.
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Marching to the strains OF the Bjor-
nebrgarnes march about 200 members
of the John Ericsson League OF Min
nesota entered the banquet hall Of the
West hotel in Minneapolis on Satur-
day evening, March 8, to pay tribute
to Captain John Ericsson, famous in
ventor and distinguished patriot, and
to celebrate the f1fty-flrst anniversary
of the battle between the Monitor,
built by Captain John Ericsson, and
the Merrimac, the armored giant OF
the Confederate fleet. The banquet
also marked the leagues transforma-
ton from Republican political or
ganization to nonpartisan patriotic
society. The feature of the evening
was Rev. Antonius Ellquist's eulogy
Of John Ericsson. I'VE must remem-
Der that ordinarily one man. though he
be mighty genius, leaves only one
great deed to posterity. Columbus
discovered America, Washington freed
his country, Homer wrote the lliad,
Hannibal conquered Rome, Beethoven
composed the ninth symphony. but in
John Ericsson we: have a man with a
quadruple intellect. His four great
inventions are the propeller. the
Monitor, the torpedo destroyer and
the solar engine" Governor Eberhart,
in his speech, praised the different ma
tionalities for honoring their patriots
and was glad that Sweden had such
a patriot as John Ericsson. He strong
ly endorsed the sentiment of the even,
ing, that of erecting monument to
John Ericsson In the national capital
along with other national patriots.
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A few months ago Mr.. Vilhjalmar
Steffansson returned from a stay of
about four years in the Arctic, where
he studied the Eskimos of Alaska, the
Mackenzie river and the Coppermine
for the American Museum of Natural
History. His expedition explored the
coast line of Arctic North America
from Point Barrow to Coronation gulf,
and met many Eskimos who had new
er seen white man. In the Amerf-
can Museum Journal Mr.. Steffansson
pleads for system of quarantine that
will restrict the introduction OF civil.
lied conditions into territory occupied
by the Eskimos and that will protect
them against being pauperized. He
gives a melancholy account OF the
ravages of measles and other diseases
that sailors have brought to their
coast. The use of permanent houses
in place of snow huts and tents has
led to the growth of tuberculosis
among them. Foreign dress has had
the same effect. Mr.. Steffansson's
views coincide with those of other
Arctic explorers, notably those of Cap
tain Amundsen, who said: my best
wishes for my friends, the Netchilik
Eskimos, is that civilization may
never get to them"
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The board of trustees OF the Fell
stedt school in Upsala has been in
formed by the officials of the govern.
ment that 10000 additional crowns
have been added to the appropriation.
The school was established by the
Swedish Missionary society about the
middle Of the last century. It's pur-
pose is to prepare missionaries for
foreign fields. At the present time
many of the best ministers of the
state church are among those who
have studied at this institution. At
q recent meeting of the bishops of
Sweden complaint of a lack Of min
listers occupied considerable time. The
increased appropriation was one Of
the results OF their conference. s:
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During the excavations in Luna
ninety-five pieces of silver which had
been coined in Denmark and Holstein
in the years 1920 and 1925 were un-
earthed. In another excavation near
the same place twelve pieces called
archbishop's coins were dug up. They
had been coined as early. as the middle
Of the Twelfth century. They gave
evidence of having passed through
great heat and had been burned In a
fire. e.
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Archbishop Johansson, a Swedish
bishop Of Finland, dedicated Finn
ish Seamen' mission church in Lon
don recently. There was very large
audience an many kilograms Of con
graduation ere read. y.
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A campaign has been started II
i Gothenburg, the aim. Of which is tt
erect an inrtitution for the purpose
Of caring for victims of alcohol. Bish
op Rothe is at the head Of the move
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Miss Johannes Nilsson has beel
called as the teacher Of the Swedish
congregation in Jerusalem. She be
gan her work on Jan. i, 1913. zs
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