Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-01-21
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There is room in this country for
reaches the masses as does nothing
else in the world" says Emile Fran
ces Bauer in the Musical Leader, Chi
cago. 1T would seem," she continues,
"as though there were warm vel
comes waiting for bands outside of
the United States Marine band and
the Sousa organization. and that
splendid band, the Luther College
Concert band This, by the way, is
the only Norwegian organization of
it's kind in the country, and while it
is the idol OF the Scandinavian pOpu-
lation of the country it has admirers
in countless numbers among the music
lovers of all nationalities. The state
ment that the Luther College band is
the only Norwegian organization of
it's kind in the country is of course
due to the fact that the writer of the
above has been misinformed, as there
are several bands in this country
made up wholly OF Norwegians; but
that the Luther College Concert band
is the idol Of the Scandinavian popu-
lation OF this country is not at all an
exaggeration. This band has been in
>ited to visit Norway during the CEN
tennial exposition The invitation has
been accepted and all arrangements
for the tour made. AS >here are sixty
five members, siXty-One of whom are
undergraduates between the ages Of
fifteen and twenty-five years, some OF
whom pay their own expenses at
school, the arrangements which have
been perfected necessarily included
the raising Of funds for the expenses
connected with the trip, which are con-
servatively estimated at $4,000. 1t
is through the liberality of the ad-
mirers of the band that the funds
have been guaranteed in sufficient
sums to make the trip possible. The
band will leave DEBORAH on April rs.
1t will give a few concerts in Amer
lea at points between DEBORAH and
| New York and will embark at New
| York on one of the boats Of the new
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reaching Bergen, Norway, on May Ii
and going by rail to Christiania to
be there at the festivities on May H.
After a short stay at the capital a
tour will be made through Norway.
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| The Norwegians claim the most
| northern and most southern church
| The former is the MaasO or Gamvik
church in the icy regions OF Norway
| Next summer church is to be bull,
by the Norwegians at the whaling sta
ton on South Georgia island, which
is TO be the southernmost church OF
earth. In this connection it may also
be mentioned that there is some talk
of building a church at Advent Bay
Spitzbergen. At this place from 2O(
to 300 men are found every summer
and the number is increasing. Every
summer ships visit the bay, carrying
tourist and business men. The Nor
Wegian seems to take his church with
him wherever he goes.
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A wealthy Norwegian company i
about to establish commercial rela
tions with Siberia, in accordance with
the plans of DR.. Fridtjof hansen, wht
recently returned from Siberia. Ever.
year the company will send severa
steamers loaded with European good
to the north coast of Siberia, and thu
steamers will bring back Siberian
products, especially furs. DR.. Nanse1
is of the opinion that it is possible t.
overcome the ice difficulties. B.
means of the Russian wireless sta
tions information regarding the ic'
can be obtained
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The Norwegian authorities a few
days ago received from the French
tribunal the decree of arrest and
demand for the eXtradition Of Ferdi
nand Pinney Earle, the American art
list, and Miss Charlotte Elermau
charged with the kidnapping o
F:arle's eight-year-old son from
school in France. 1t is understood
the demand will be complied with
The American minister, Albert 3
Schmedeman, said that the American
government would not oppose extra
ditiOn.
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Exports from Norway are increasin'
at most gratifying rate. England
and the United States are the coun
tries which Norway relies on mainl.
for her market abroad
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Our government in Washington ha
placed the seal Of it's approval upol
the general principle of the settlement
Ivy arbitration of all questions tina
may arise between nations in the at
titude it has taken in the negotiation.
of a general arbitration treaty be
tween America and Denmark Thi
convention has progressed so far to
ward completion as to be reduced t
the form of a tentative treaty drafte:
by Secretary Bryan. and is now befOr,