Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-30
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Cleaned From Neighborine Exchanges,
Personal or Otherwise.
1t will be with sincerest rercet that
the Ledger readers will le... that
Rev. P. J. Boland contempla' ,s CIV
Ing up the pastorate Of the Catholic
church of this city. The condition of
his health is such that his physicians
recommend that he spend at least an
other winter in the South, and feeling
that he will not be doing justice to his
Pensioners, he has decided to tender
his resignation. No man has more
warm; personal friends in Litchfeld
than has Father Boland and no church
has had an ADLER or more painstaking
pastor. His departure will be uni
versally regretted and one common
prayer will be offered for the speedy
recovery of his health and that pros
perity and happiness may follow him
wherever he may go.-Litchfield News
Ledger.
The railroad company are making
extensive improvements all along this
line. At New London they have a
crew at work filling for second side
track which will be made a half mile
long to accommodate the long trains.
AT Nest Lake a steel bridge will be
put in. "A severe thunder and
wind storm passed over these parts
last Saturday night and considerable
damage is reported from all over.
Jno. Bratberg, of Green Lake, lost
setting of wheat stacks by lightning.
Hail was quite heavy south of Spicer.
........A little 6ve-year-old girl,
daughter of Chas. Ralph, of Union
Grove, was killed by lightning during
the storm Saturday night. She was
standing out on the porch at the time.
........ Mrs. C. M. Lindgren lost two
stacks out of her setting of grain by
fire last Tuesday night, lightning be-
ing the cause. ....... John Stenseth,
OF Ringville, lost two stacks of grain
by lightning.-New London Times.
J. II. Wiggins, of the J. H. Wig
gins Company, heating contractors
and engineers, Willmar, was in this
city Monday. He has entered into
contracts to place hot water heating
plants in the residences of A. Wells
and J. Esbjornsson. Hot water is the
popular method of heating with Litch-
field residents. Quite a number of
plants of this character have already
been installed .-Litchfeld Saturday
Review.
F. Ole Nelson of w illmar did business
in town last Friday. Mr.. Will
Jams, of Willmar, representing the
Minnesota Central Telephone Co.,
was in the city this week, canvassing
the town with view of putting in
local telephone exchange. Up to
the hour of going to press he had sue
,oeeded in securing seven Or eight SUBJ
ssribers toward the required number
fifteen. The rates charged for
phones are $500 per month in an Office
or business place and S1.O0 for resi-
dences.-New Paynesville Press.
The Great Northern road has at last
complied with the wishes of the people
living along this line of road and
have added a coach to the regular
freight for the accommodation of the
travelling public. The passenger
coach was put on last Monday.
Henceforth no permit or "death war;
rant" as some like to call it, is nec-
cessary to ride on the regular freight.
CLARA City Herald.
Nels Enge has sold his elevator and
residence property at this place to An
drew Thompson of Smith Lake for q
consideration of 1000. Mr.. Thomp-
son will take possession of the eleva-
tor about the first of September. Mr..
Enge reserved the right to the use of
the dwelling house until November
1st, at which time he will move to
Minneapolis. Ever since he lost his
mill by fire Mr.. Enge has been extend
ing his elevator business, and owns
elevators in the western part of this
state and North Dakota. He intends
TO build other elevators and was de-
sirous of having his headquarters at
Minneapolis. For this reason he dis.
posed of his property here. Mr..
Thompson will move here this fall.
He owns elevators at Smith Lake and
also at Litchfeld.- Repub-
lican.
Benson Monitor: Now that the
threshing season is at hand, the own
ers of machines should bear in mind
that there is a law requiring them to
stop when approaching team on the
highVay. If they fail to do this, and
cause runaway, they can be held
liable for damages.
We notice that Leslie H. Pinney has
taken che advantage of the bankrupt
law in Minneapolis.-Granite Falls
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