Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-12-10
New London Times.

John Sjogren returned last
week from the west.
France Soderlund returned
from the Dakotas Thursday
morning.
Rev. 0 Estrem of Willmar was
in town yesterday, in company
with Rev. D. G. Jordahl of Nor
way Lake. q
Wesley Price has again begun
blacksmithing at his former
stand and will pound iron during
the winter months to keep warm.
The Lutheran Sunday School
will hold their Christmas festival
at the church on Thursday even
ing Dec. 26th. The Colfax Sun
day Schools Christmas tree will
have theirs on Saturdayev evening.
We neglected to mention in our
last weeks issue about the we'd.
ding Of Gust ID. Monson, former
ly Of Ringo Lake, but now of the
vicinity Of Grove City, to Miss
Amanda Nelson, daughter Of
Swan Nelson, of the same local.
ity, which occurred Wednesday
of last week.
We are soon to have the ad.
vantage of a splendid reading
table in the High School. About
$16 was subscribed for this pur.
pose last week mostly by the pu-
pills of the High School and
Grammar room. Some aid how.
ever was extended to us by those
not connected with the school
for which we desire hereby to
express our appreciation. The
periodicals which will in the
future be found on our tables are
the following: The New London
Times. Willmar Tribune. Mime
apolis Daily Journal and Penny
Press, St. Paul Daily Globe, Har-
pers Weekly, North American
Review, McClures Magazine.
Cosmopolitan, st. Nicholas
Young peoples Magazine. Youths
Companion, School Education,
Primary Education. Chicago
Public School Journal, and the
Kandiyohi Co. Teacher. The OBJ
ject of this table is to place be-
fore our pupils some of the best
current literature of the day.
Not only are the proprietors of
the New London Roller Mills
glad, but all our citizens as well,
to know that the mill is now in
running order, The proprietors,
johnson & Pinny, have met with
many discouraging difficulties in
erecting the plant. and taking it
/ as a whole, it shows push on
their part that the engine is al
ready at work in it's place. In
August work was begun on the
building for the plant. An en-
gine was bought andplaced in
running order, but proved to be
too small for the place, so it had
to be torn out again. All this
took time and undoubtedly cost
a great outlay of money. A larg-
er and better engine was then
purchased, which has now been
put to it's task of pulling the mill
machinery. It is a credit to the
town. The expense of the whole
has no doubt reached thousands
of dollars. and it speaks we'll for
the financial standing of the firm
to be able to furnish that much
money in these depressed times.
The engine is an elegant machine.
stylish, steady and durable. It is
a Hamilton Corliss'' engine of
IS horse power, it's fly wheel
measures 10 feet in diameter.
Hans L. Bratlien of this place.
died Wednesday at 1 clock a.
m. at an age of about AZ years.
About the first OF: last week
the news reached us that he was
sick with pneumonia; later the
doctor expressed that there was
little hope of recovery. and Wed.
nesday the sad tidings came
that he was dead.
| Mr.. Bratlien was born in Nord-
reland, Norway, came to Amer
lea about IL years ago, and to
New London 5 years ago. Here
he followed the shoemaker trade
until this spring. He had been
married twice, living about )
years with his first wife when
she died. He leaves a widow
with two small children and a
sister Mrs. :Gunhild Olson Of the
vicinity of Kerkhoven, to mourn
his sudden departure. =:
i The funeral will occur to-day
{ at the Mission Chapel and there,
mains will be inferred in the Oal
q HM Cemetery,