Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-01-11

military. In order to see the new king
drive past While the spectators weee
waiting to see the king In great ex-
element. q jingling sound was hear6
and suddenly the crowned statue u
King Oscar fesi to the ground. AZ
the same moment the crown fell Oh
and was crushed in the fall. For .
moment everyone present felt a little
uncomforta BILE on witnessing this in
cident: but ii was Immediately for
gotten in watching the royal process
sion. A few days later SOME mem-
bers Of the same company were vs.
sembled In another part of the town
the government. The conversations
turned on the strange incident of the
statue. In the midst Of the CONVERSE
ton a scraping sound was heard and
the portrait Of King Oscar glided down
from the wall and fell to the ground
There is considerable expense con
nected with royalty and this year will
prove an exceptionally expensive year
for the Norwegians. King ~Iiaakon's
salary will be 100000 crowns Il year,
the king and queens entrance 10
Christiania was made at an expense
of $4,000 crowns, and $4,000 crowns
will be spent for the coronation. An
additional 10000 will be spent in the
different 'komuner' for entertaining
the king during his visits TO the coun-
try districts. In all it is calculated
that Norawy's expense for maintaining
its royal family during the inaugural
year will amount to about 2,s30,0O0
The annual "Holmenkollen' carnival
will this year be held in February.
This is the greatest sporting event Of
the year in Norway. consisting OF races
on "skees" and skates. Professional
skaters and skee runners come from
all parts of the country and the capital
city takes on her festive hue n en-
tertains thousands Of visitors. The
Holmenkollen event is, ms afore stated,
an annual event, and has been de-
scribed very creditably by writers In
both English, American and German
magazines.
The coronation will take place i'm
Trondhjem. OF the monarchs who
have already expressed their desire to
be present are King Edward and Queen
Alexandra, and Emperor William OF
Germany. Great preparations for the
coronation are already under way and
this event will naturally be n Of the
greatest in modern Norwegian his
tory.
With the steamship "Monticello"
there arrived in Christisnia a few days
ago two very beautiful horses for King
Haakon. They were a present from
King Edward. The horses stood the
voyage well and will be at the kings
disposal as soon as they become ac-
climated.
Erlin Bjornson, son OF Bjorsterns
Bjornson, the well known poet, and
himself a lecturer and %publicist. has
arrived in New York. He IN to ex-
plain to Americans OF Scandinavian
birth the dissolution Of the union be-
tween Sweden and Norway.
Professor Wolfgang Knudson, the
well known Norwegian musician. died
at his home in Berlin, Germany. a few
days ago. Professor Knudson moved
to Berlin about ten years & and was
for a number of years a music teacE-
er at Leipzig.
All the export firms are securing
large orders from foreign lands and
the outlook for this lass of business
for the current year seems the very
best. The butter and egg exports are
increasing at a very satisfactory rate.
The Norwegian Nobel committee
chosen for the year of 1906 consists OF
Berner, president of the stofthing; For
eigner Minister Iovland, John LuId,
Rector Horst and Attorney III ,rbilz.
The herring fisheries have no. been
nearly as good this season and n
hears general complaint from fisher
men and shippers.
The storthing has made an allow
ance for railway building FOR the year
Of 1896 amounting TO 6.9i1 400 crowns.
Baron Krupenski, former minister
to Rome, has been appointed Russian