Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-12-26

| dUSTANE ", THE NEW KING.
he was temporarily in charge of the
| government, evinced some spunk,
rather one should say evinced a pos
sibly firmer stand towards Norway
| than did his father, whose heart was
| full of peace. But now the question
with Norway has been settled and
| Sweden, thanks to King Oscars peace
| full methods, can look forward to Il
new and greater period of material
development. And what Sweden needs
more than anything else at present is
| Just great industrial awakening
| King Gustave V. should at all events
make good king, especially If he will
| be guided by the beautiful example
set by his famous father. The new
king Is not rs accomplished as his
| father and is by no means the speak
| er or the finished scholar that his
| father was. but he can learn. King
CuStave is of firm disposition and
when he takes a stand he is what we
would term from an American view
| point, stand-patter He is fond OF
military life and out door sports, is an
ardent tennis player and is said to be
crack shot. He speaks the Swedish
language with a southern brogue and
his enunciation is somewhat ham
pered Although he can never hope t.
attain his fathers popularity, there is
all reason to believe that Sweden will
fare well under his reign and with the
assistance of an able cabinet he
ought certainly be able to make good.
Gustave Y. was born In the castle of
Drottingholm. Immediately after his
birth he was made duke of yermland
He pursued his studies from 1877 to
1873 at Upsala. In 1879 he Travelled
abroad. visiting almost all the coun-
tries of Europe. In 1889 he returned
second time to the university at I'm
sala. He entered the army in 1875
and in 1892 he was given the rank OF
lieutenant In 1896 he served as in
spector of the military schools and I'm
1898 he was made a full general. Re
tween 1884 and 1891 Gustave filed the
Office Of vice king Of Norway. As
result Of Gustave's persistent and
strenuous efforts to hold the Swedish
Norwegian union together. he earned
the enmity of the radical majority In
the Norwegian storthng and IN re-
taliation the storthing took away from
him a yearly appanage amounting to
$4,000
Fifteen thousand persons came tC
view the body of King Oscar Dec. II.
The day before only persons especial
II invited were admitted to view the
remains in the chapel Of the royal
palace. The body was clothed in an adj.
mral's uniform and the catafalque
had been made into bower OF bean.
tiful flowers. The coffin was lined
with purple velvet and deeply fringed
with gold. A large gilt royal crown
was placed at the head Of the coffin.
which is much longer than any other
in the Bernadotte vault. A new hearse
was built for the funeral. 1t had no
top. but a great awning was carried
over the hearse by high army officials.
At the funeral OF King Oscar the
Danish royal family was represented
by the queen and Prince Carl. Kaiser
William sent one Of his sons, while
the duke of Connaught represented
England and the duke Of Aosta the
Austrian emperor. Dowager Queen
Sophia win receive the castle Ulriks.
dial as a permanent residence. Ac.
cording to the latest bulletins her con-
dition is occasioning anxiety. The
strain upon the queen incident to the
illness and death of the king was very
severe, and since his death she has
always been almost constantly con-
fined to her bed.