Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1910-08-04

herself in children with enfeebled
minds and II is now charged that last
winter she almost starved and froze
some of them to death. She employed
seven nurses and every one OF them
left her A number of the children
died, Ii is learned, from lack of food
and cold The disclosures caused a
sensation in charity circles in the
city, where the woman enjoyed a good
reputation and was regarded in some
circles even as an angel of mercy.
Her case has been placed in the hands
of expert detectives, who have been
going TO the bottom Of the whole af-
fair, and II is believed that the Hort
woman may be sentenced TO imprison-
ment for life.
The kings new villa has been com
pleted and it was formally presented
TO his majesty June 28, when Lieuten-
ant M. Faerden, in a neat presenta-
ton speech, notified his majesty that
everything had been completed and
that it was ready for occupancy. The
speaker expressed the wish that both
the king and queen and their little son
would thrive well in their new home.
The new villa will be known as Kong
saeter," is ideally located and affords
an enchanting view of the Christiania
ford. The king thanked the Norwe.
gian people for their generous gift and
stated that 1t had especially moved
MIN TO note how generously the coun-
trys sailors had contributed to his
new home.
Because he failed to pass an exam
ination in mathematics a son of Pro-
lessor Lille of Christiania committed
suicide by shooting himself in the
head with a revolver. 1t was reported
that he was otherwise good student
and had on several occasions taken
high marks In the same subject. Yet
when the final examination came in
mathematics he failed The parents
have decided to bring up the case be-
fore the storthing, cCntending that the
boy had been Disseminated against by
his teacher and that this was the
reason why he was driven to commit
the rash act
Norway has been enjoying a splen.
did increase in her customs receipts
as compared with former years. At
the end OF June, which marked the
close Of the budget year, the customs
receipts amounted to 10000, 900
crowns. showing a surplus over the
budget amounting to something like
100000 crowns. This is the largest
amount that has ever been received
and 1t is believed that it is due to the
added imports of foreign liquors.
Emperor William is at present cruis-
ing along the Norwegian coast in the
Hohenzollern He will make his Gus.
tomary visit to the coast cities of Nor
way, He will also go to Trondhjem,
where he will visit the cathedral and
see how the restoration work is pro-
crossing on the great cathedral to
which he has donated thousands of
crowns. The emperor and his party
paid quiet visit to Hardanger and
Bergen the other day
Professor Harrack, the well known
German theologian from Leipzig, will
deliver in Christiania a series of lee
lures on THE Religion of Our Times"
Ministers and educators generally are
looking forward to the series with
much anticipation.
Knute Hamsun, the author, does
not care to have any literary stipend
from the government. He believes
that authors who have gotten ahead
sufficiently to be paid for their books
do not need to seek aid from the gov.
eminent
Crown Prince Olav celebrated his
seventh birthday the other day There
were series OF pleasant things ar
ranged for him through the entire day
and he enjoyed the programme i'm.
mensely