Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-08-31
Roy Sperry will have charge of the
school the coming year.


Kandiyohi school the coming year.
Miss Hannah Norman returned to
Minneapolis Monday, after two
weeks visit at her home in Mamre.
The "Blue Ribbon' cigar leads
them all. Try it when you want a
good smoke.
How about that wedding gift? And
erson Bros. have good selection to
choose from.
Andrew S. Johnson, of the town of
WhiteFeld, lost a setting Of grain by
fire last Saturday night.
The Lewis Johnson and L. Fridlund
families spent Sunday with the family
of Ole Mattson in Roseland.
FOUND-A ]ady's black cape. Own
er can secure same by calling at this
Office.
G. F. Spencer and son, of Atwater,
called on the .Willmar newspaper fra
ternity last Friday.
Anyone having young calves for
sale, please notify J. S. Day. Ray
mond. MINI.
Mrs. G. w. Thompson attended the
state w. G. T. U. convention held at
Glencoe last week, as delegate
from the local w. G. T. U.
W. D. Frederickson, of Lake Eliza
beth, called on Willmar friends last
week. He has recently returned from
a trip to Norway.
There will be preaching services at
the Swedish Baptist church next Sun
day morning at II o'clock and even
ing at 8 o'clock.
Lewis Ward is home this week for
a short vacation from railway mail
duties.
Miss Annie S. Shipstead returned
to Lake Johanna last Wednesday to
assume her duties of teaching ten
months of school the coming year.
Mrs. c. S. Pierce, of Graceville,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Hugh Sanderson, arrived here yester-
day for a visit with the family of Jas.
Sanderson.
Assistant Secretary Hill, of the state
Y. M. c. A., was here this week in the
interest of the association. On Sun
day afternoon he favored the local Or
ganization with an interesting ad-
dress. Mr.. Hill, in speaking of the
work conducted among the boys of
the Fifteenth regiment, says that it is
greatly appreciated by them, aud they
are taking advantage of the many
good opportunities offered by the as
ISOLATION. The Y. M. G. A. is untir-
ing in its efforts to serve the soldier
boys and make their surroundings
pleasant.
John Thompson, while engaged in
carpenter work on a building in the
east end of town, last Friday morning
fell down and suffered the fracture of
a leg. The fall was only four feet, but
he struck the landing so forcibly with
his stiff leg with which he has been
troubled for some time, that as a con-
sequence the leg was broken a little
above the knee. DR.. johnson set the
injured member and at this writing
the patient is getting along nicely.
An important land case was tried
at chambers before Judge Qvale last
week. The contest is for a piece of
land in the town of Lake Lillian, Nels
Pearson of that town being plaintiff
and Andrew Nelson of Nicollet county
defendant. Attorneys Gilman and
Randall, of Minneapolis, appeared
for plaintiff and Stone and Plan, of
Nicollet and Brown counties respec-
lively, appeared for defendant. VAL
liable property is involved in the case
and $50, 900 is the amount demanded
in case of failure to recover the same.
The case was taken under advisement.
AS the result of an explosion of fire
works in a building. on Nicollet
avenue, Minneapolis, Friday after
noon, one person was fatally injured
and number of others more or less
seriously hurt. Among the latter was
Geo. W. Porter, former Willmarite,
now engaged in manufacturing fire
works, and who was the owner of the
stock destroyed in the explosion. Mr..
Porter's injuries consisted of a
sprained ankle, hands and face slight
ly burned and hair singed. The oc-
cupants of the building received their
injuries mostly in attempting to es.
cape.
Candidate for Repisfe,.. 0f