River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Soren J. Rasmussen
and daughter, Miss Mary Rasmussen,
have returned from very delightful
summer spent in the various Euro
pean countries. They spent most of
the time in Norway, Mr.. Rasmus-
sons native land, where they enjoyed
the wonderful scenery. Business con-
ditions are worse in Norway today
than they were during the war. A
large number of men who became mil
lionaires during the war have lost
their entire fortunes. Mr.. Rasmus-
sen saw beautiful villas which cost
as much as 100000, offered for sale
at from five to ten thousand dollars.
The banks in Norway are in bad
shape.
They found splendid folks among
the common people in all of the coun-
tries they visited. They We're par
ticularly delighted with Copenhagen,
which is called the second Paris of
Europe. They visited many art gall
Ieries in Europe and were interested
most in the one erected in Copen-
hagen for the exclusive works of the
famous sculptor, Thorvaldsen, who
was born in 1910. The King built
large museum for him in 1888 which
contains only the beautiful works of
art of Thorvaldson. The body of
the sculptor lies in a court on the
museum grounds. His work will live
for all time.
81 never saw such crops as are
raised in Denmark" Mr.. Rasmussen
said. "This is done as the result of
intense farming and | never believed
that such crops could be produced"
Mr.. Rasmussen tells thrilling tale
of storm at sea when himself and
family were on their way to En-
gland. The wind blew at the rate of
rs miles an hour and the ship was
tossed about like a toy. For thirty
six hours all passengers were COM
PEELED to remain in their hunks and
no one ate anything during all of that
time. When the storm had subsidized,
the voyagers were sorry looking
lot. Few believed that the ship could
possibly weather the storm.
The Rasmussens enjoyed their visit
to London and other cities in Err
gland, but say that drunken people
on the streets are a common sight
The saloons are crowded and even
women carrying little babes step up
to the bar for their drink.
1t is estimated that half million
Americans visited Paris during the
past year, the French folks living off
from American money largely. The
Rasmussens visited Chateau Thierry,
where John Rasmussen, son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Rasmussen, gave up his life
during the World War. They visited
the grave of Quentin Roosevelt in
the cemetery near Chateau Thierry.
They visited the Arlington ceme-
terry on Memorial day enroute to
Europe, where the remains of John
Rasmussen are buried and while at
tending the Memorial services had a
opportunity of seeing the late Presi-
dent Harding at close range. MIR.
Rasmussen said that Harding i'm
pressed him as being a most sincere
man, though overburdenrd with the
cares of his office and concluded that
when a man became President, he was
virtually offering up his life in SER
vice of his country.
While in France, Mr.. Rasmussen
gained the impression that the French
government had gone too far with the
Ruhr occupation for the good of the
rest of the world
After visiting all of the interest
ing places, the Rasmussens are glad
to be back in Minot.