Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-06-07
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Kandiyohi county has had three
students attending the Gustavus
Adolphus College at St. Peter the
past year. They are Miss Ella C.
Broberg, of New London; H. E. Quist;
of Gennessee and Otto ,Lundquist, OF
Kandiyohi. The two former recently
graduated from the institution, Miss
Broberg in the Conservatory of Music
and, Mr.. Quist in the Academic de.
partment.
The barn and windmill on the farm
of G. j. Carlberg, of Mamre, blew
down Sunday evening. 1t is also re.
ported that they had a severe hail
storm in that locality. It seems as
if the tornado and hail storms are the
order of the day just now, as hardly
paper can be picked up unless there
is a report of some kind of a depreda-
tion made by those elements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Holt left last
Saturday for Minneapolis for week 8
visit with relatives. Mr.. Holt looks
forward with great pleasure to the meet
ing of his parents and a sister and
brother who arrive from Norway this
week. Fifteen years have elapsed
since he left them to come to America.
The senior Mr.. Holt and wife expect
to make Willmar their home for some
time to come and perhaps permanent
ly.
In the list of prize awards for '99 at
the Minnesota State University, a
couple of Kandiyohi county's gradu-
ates are given honorable places. Elias
K. Wennerbund was one of the win
ners Of the Gillette-Herzog prize of $50
and gold medal, offered to- students in
the department of engineering, for best
papers written on the subject of "Press-
ure and Power Required to Roll Sheet
Metal" The Alumni Fellowship for
'99-l900 was given to Harold M. Stan.
ford, '9S.
The incoming freight from the west
was wrecked in the west end of the
yard last Monday. The switch was
open and one of the cars ran off and
buried one of it's trucks in the loose
ground. The car was loaded with
wheat and was tipped over On its side
by the wrecklng crew, making it neces-
sary to empty the same. Owing to the
slow speed of the train Rt the time the
wreck was not as bad as it otherwise
no doubt would have bden, and as no
one was hurt, no one feels very bad
over it,
The statement of the Willmar Farm
er's Mutual Fire & Lightning Asso-
citation shows the tcts4 number. of
policies in force to he 561, carrying
an insurance of $685. ,629. Amount of
receipts last year were $2O9l. ~;
amount paid out on losses and ex-
penses, $1,269.92; balance on hand,
S82l.9l At the annual meeting held
last week the following were elected
officers for the ensuing year: D. F.
Senechal, president; John Feig, secre-
tary and N. 0. Nelson, treasurer.
In our mention of the Decoration
Day parade in our last issue we unin-
tentionally omitted to note the fine ap:
pearance made by our fremen. The
Hook and Ladder Company men have
provided themselves handsome suits
lately, and there are now in the neigh
borhood of thirty-fve uniformed men
in the department. The detachment
which took part in the parade was the
largest body of uniformed Willma ar
iremen ever seen upon our streets and
made very creditable showing in the
line of march,
What do che people of Litch6eld
think of series of sacred concerts in
the park by the Litch6eld band on
Sunday afternoons? A PROJECT to this
end is on foot. It is not expected to
abandon the Saturday evening con-
certs, but to give the Sunday concerts
in addition.-Litchfeld Independent.
In the matter of public band con.
certs Litchfield is a head of Willmar.
Why not make an effort to revive the
Willmar Band and give it the proper
encouragement to maintain strong
and efficient musical organization.
The ladies Of the Free Lutheran
church held their regular picnic Al
Mr.. E. Ellingson's,. about } miles
south of town, last Thursday. After
dinner had been served Rev. Gynil6
made short talk, after WHICH the
ladies held an auction on some goods
that they had made during preceding
meetings. Mr.. L. Orthon acted as
auctioneer. After the auction supper
was served. The receipts amounted
to in the neighborhood of $50. The
ladies were lucky in that they had ar
ideal day for their outing and every.
body who attended felt repaid for sc
doing.
The Alumni Association of the Will
mar High SCHOOL held their fourth an
nual banquet on Monday evening
Assembling at Larson's hall, where
they had a sociable time until after tel
O'Clock, they marched TO Kust
er's Cafe. Here after enjoying the
delicacies Of the table, toasts were
given and impromptu responses made