Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-08-09
NORWAY.
Christiania-


rendered a dinner i'm honor of En-
dinner was given at Fjeldsaeter and
lovers were prepared for forty-eight
guests. At $50 a promenade was
taken to Graakallen. During the aft
ernoon Emperor William was Queen
Maud's escort. In the evening the eIu-
peror gave a dinner aboard the Ham
burg" which was beautifully illumin-
ated with electric lights. At the
festive board were the emperor. Queen
Maud, King Haakon and his staff. NJ.
Thaulow, the German consul, Anton
Jensen and others. On this occasion
the emperor presented q sum of 1.C0D
crowns to the cathedral at Trondhjem.
The restoration of which he has more
han any one else been interested in,
having donated several thousand
crowns for this purpose. The emperor
seems charmed with the Norwegian
people and the beautiful scenery of the
country and has for years taken his
annual cruise in Norwegian waters.
l.. o. Skrefsrud, the Norwegian mis-
sionary who has spent lifetime in
Outstanding and civilizing the ma
tives of Santhalstan. India. has been
decorated by the British government
with the KaiSar-i-Hind medal for pub
lie service i'm India, firSt-class. The
work done by Missionaries Borreseu
and Skrefsrud in Santhalistan has
long been appreciated by the Indian
officials and although the two men re-
ceived no particular recognition they
stood high in the esteem of the Of
ficials and were accorded high praise
at least. The argument so aften
heard that foreign missions are barren
of practical results is not trae in San
thalistan at least, where large num-
Der of natives have been lifted from
the most abject savagery 10 compare
tive industry and prosperity.
The students band of st. Olaf's col
lege at Northfield. Mimi, closed four
weeks concert tour Of Norway on the
evening Of June q in the largest hall
Of Christiana. Every seat was taken.
The young men have visited twenty
five inland towns, as far north as
Trondhiem. and have been received
with much enthusiasm everywhere.
The program given by their orchestra
Of fifty musicians under the leadership
of Professor Kildahl and Christensen
consisted chiefly Of national airs ami
Sousa marches. The boys are ell
thusiastic over their trip and cordial
reception They have sailed for Amer
Ica on the Hellig Olav.
King Haakon laid the foundation
stone of the new Bergen theater las,
Wednesday and made fine address
The city was profusely decorated with
flags, garlands and evergreens The
royal guests left i'm the evening
when huge bonfires blazed from the
Bergen. Those on Floifjeldet were
arranged so as to form the letters
''H' and IN" outlined in flames and
300 feet high. This was the farewell
greeting to their majesties
Having become foreign countries to
each other Sweden and Norway are
having trouble with smugglers. Quite
number of products are cheaper I'm
Sweden than in Norway, particularly
coffee, rice tobacco, butter and eggs.
and in the absence Of customs officials
at certain points on the frontier 1t is
plain that smuggling could he carried
on with profit. Skjeberg is said to he
the headquarters for the Illicit traffic
King Haakon and Queen Maud have
paid visit to Stavanger, where they
were enthusiastically received by the
entire population and hundreds Of citi,
zens from neighboring towns. They
have now returned to Christania. The
royal pair have since the coronation
been so busy getting acquainted with
their subjects that they have had bat
little time to themselves.
c. r. Cunningham, the American
consul at Bergen, will be transferred
to Durham and will be succeeded at
Bergen by Consul Schlemmer Of Mann
helm.