Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

KING HAAKoN VII. AND QUEEN MAUD.
the first Haakon. to whom the old
chronicler Snorre Sturlasson gave the
name of "The Good" At Trondhjem
Haakon The Good tried to make
Christians out of his pagan subjects
and was forced himself to make sacri-
fee to Odin At Trondhjem also
reigned Olaf The Quiet, Haakon
Magnusson, who brought peace to the
land; Haakon The Sleepy and Haakon
Longlegs, all of them fighters on sen
and land and all of them stirring
figures in ancient Morse chronicles
The gaiety over the confirmation of
the country's new independence
reached its full tide last Friday and
all over the country flies the flag OF
Norway-the white bordered blue
cross upon field Of red-testifying to
the fealty of the people. The route
from the palace to the cathedral was
decorated with the flags of all nations
and standards bearing the arms of
every country and all available space
about the cathedral was occupied by
cheering crows. England took an un-
usual interest in the coronation cere-
monies, principally out of regard for
Queen Maud, who is sister of the
princess of Wales The royal family
of England was represented at the
ceremony by the prince and princess
of Wales, attended by a distinguished
retinue. Prince Christian OF Dem
mark, Prince Henry of Prussia and
the American embassy, headed by
Charles H. Graves, minister to
Sweden, accompanied by William W.
Gibson, military attache at St Peters
burg and Lieutenant Commander John
II. Gibbons. naval attache at London.
were among the early arrivals. The
American embassies were very cordi-
ally received by the king and queen,
who expressed the most friendly feel
ings for the Omitted States. In spite
of the interest taken in the royal Wis
itors and special embassies, the fact
remained that King Haakon was the
one popular figure during the entire
festivities and seems to have won the
affections Of the people everywhere.
The newspaper dispatches state that
one or two evenings prior to the
coronation, the king went about
incognito among the crowds sur
rounding the palace. He was rec
ognzed by no one and seemed TO en-
joy mixing and chatting with his sub
jects. Little Prince Olaf, the baby
crown prince, seems to have won him
self into the hearts Of the Norwegian
people, for he seems to attract as much
mother. The coronation festivities,
taken as a whole, were wonderfully
impressive and the coronation cere-
mony was one which will long live
I'm the hearts and memory of the Nor
wegian race. The coronation musi&
Of a grand cantata composed by Con-
ductor Halvorsen Of the National
Theater In Christiania and rendered
by chorus of go picked voices, was
one Of the most impressive features of
the entire ceremony. 1t will be day
lOIE tht ANOlNtk
people hailed it as beginning Of
new and prosperous era.
Aalesund, which was destroyed by
IRE about two years ago, has obtained
a loan Of 100000 crowns in Holland
for rebuilding the city. This will
stimulate building and the city will
soon reach its former prosperity. About
100 Of the frame barracks which
were erected after the 6re are still
In use. but these are being replaced
by substantial stone and brick build
ings AZ rapidly az possible.
Among the late arrivals who came
70 attend the coronation festivities
wws MrA Marshall Field. Of Chicago
ana her friends-
Emperor William and his dis-
tinguishsA retinus will b TIE guests