Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-05-31
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Union prayer meeting at the Mission
church Friday night.
The Willmar Seminary commence
ment will take place next Monday
evening.
The public schools Of the village
close this week for the summer vaca-
ton.
The W. G. T. u will meet with Mrs.
Craswell at three O'Clock p. m. on
Thursday, June 9th.
The commencement exercises of the
high school will be held at the court
house next Tuesday evening.
Rev. A. F. Nelson, accompanied by
two children, Ernst and Blanda, de-
parted for Galesburg. ILL.,, Monday at
noon.
Rev. J. O. Lundberg will conduct
services at the Swedish Lutheran
church Sunday evening at eight
o'clock.
The Willmar volunteer company is
daily expecting to be called for by the
governor. The boys are making ac-
tive preparations.
The picnic at Svea yesterday was
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fine, and the Young Peoples Society
has reason to feel thankful for the
success of it's efforts.
A good-sized audience greeted Prof.
J. S. Carlson last night at the Swed-
ish Lutheran church, where he deliv-
cred his lecture, ''Den Siste Svensken
America
Among the Willmarites who attend
ed the Borgeson-Olander wedding at
New London were: Mr.. and Mrs. I.
T. Cramer, Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Borge.
son, O. Nicholson, We editor and wife,
and Miss Amanda Nelson.
The annual meeting of the members
of the Dovre and Mamre Mutual Fire
Insurance association will be held at
the school house near the residence Of
K. O. Axness on Monday, the 9Th day
OF June, 1898, at IL o'clock a. m.
The annual meeting OF the Arctan.
der and Lake Andrew Insurance asso
citation will be held At Norway Lake
on Monday, the 9Th of June, at
O'Clock in the afternoon, to elect of.
ficers and transact other bushes.
An attempted hold-up was perpetra
ted upon the person of DR.. p. Nelson
last night, not far from the railroad
crossing, while on the way to his home
in the First ward. Mr.. Nelson go
away to search for police protection
and the Migrants made good thei1
escape.
There has been a spirited contro
versy among the members OF the vii
lage council as to where the stree
work was to be done. Mr.. Carlson
has resigned from the chairmanshi]
of the street committee and Mr.. Kar
wand has been appointed in his place
! The street crews are now at work OF
Fourth street, where it is intersectet
by Becker avenue.
At the men s meeting in the Nj. p
, church last Sunday d temporary or
ganizatiOn was made for Il Ioun,
Mems Christian Association at Will
, mar. A committee was appointed t,
look up suitable rooms for the Use O
the AssOci alton in it's work. and vii
, report at the next meeting. This IL
move that merits the support OF ever
Christian man in WilEmar. regardless
of church affiliations. Six churche
/, were represented at the meeting he'll
r Sunday afternoon, and invitation
have been extended to the others, an
assurances have been received fror
two others that are encouraging. TIL
next meeting will je i,rld t the NJ. Z
J. church Sunday afternoon at 3 . clock
i when a permanent organization wi
y be effected. Every one interested
= invited to be present.