Willmar tribune., 1900-09-12
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Miss May Lester has been engaged
to teach school in district Al during
the coming school year. Miss Nellie
Rosenquist departed Monday for Ray
mond where she is engaged to teach
school. The Misses Olive Stansberry
of Willmar and Anna Flynn of Litch-
field were guests OF Miss Mildred Den
mis- Thursday. The infant child of
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Swan of Harri-
son died Monday forenoon after a
short illness. The funeral was held
Wednesday. DIR. Gibson had run
away Monday which might have re-
suited seriously. AS he was driving
north of town the horse became fright
ened at his dog, and whirling around
it started toward town. AS the Doctor
was afraid it would run into the ditch
he headed it for the fence, but the horse
gave another sudden turn, upsetting
the cart and throwing the Doctor out
head first The horse then tore loose
from the cart and after running short
distance, stopped and was easily
caught. The harness was badly brok-
en- and the cart also. The Doctor es-
capped with few slight bruises.-At-
water Republican Press.
L. M. Landing and family, of Glen
wood, passed through town last week
on their way to Yellow Medicine county,
Mr.. Landings old home. He has just
severed his connection with the Deer
ing people to devote his whole time on
an interest computing machine which
he has just got patented. Mr.. Landing
was at one time commercial and pen
manship instructor in the Willmar
Seminary, and he had not forgotten
one of his old school pupils, so he
made pleasan call on us.-Chippewa
County Herald.
The Irving creamery distributed
over $4,000 among its patrons for the
month of July..... Miss Walberg has
returned from Valparaiso, Ind, where
she has been attending normal school
| the past summer. ...Miss Rhoda
Swenson left yesterday for the cities,
where she will attend the state univer-
sity this winter. The residence prop.
erty of Chas. Norgren has been pur-
chased by VIM. S. johnson. We un-
derstand that Mr.. Johnson expects to
move into the same as soon as it is
vacated. Mr.. Norgren has position
as wheat buyer at a station out in
South Dakota, but his family will re-
main in New London over the winter.
..... F.. F. Nelson, wife and baby, OF
Willmar, drove over to New London
Sunday and spent the day visiting
with M. F. Lundquist and family.
They returned Monday morning ..
Roscoe Abbott, OF Irving, and Miss
Laura A. Neese, of St. Cloud, were
married in the latter city one day last
week. They will reside at St. Cloud
..... Alex Gamble, formerly of the
Willmar Argus, was a caller at this
office Saturday. He was on his way
to G'enwood. He reports that the
Great Northern has put in a number
of new ties between Willmar and here
but that they are as far apart as the
old ones, thus making walking incon.
yenient. 49,. James Wilson, Sr., OF
Sp:cer, was quite severely hurt on one
of his legs, one day last week, while
working with the special crew at the
Long Lake bridge. The cable for the
plow on the gravel train slipped across
the car in such way that it sent 9
stone whizzing through the air, strik
ing Mr.. Wilson, who was standing
down on the side of the dump, on tht
leg. The stone barely missed E. J
Pelkey's head.-New London Times.
Al. Theisen, former Breckenridg,
boy, returned recently from the Klon
dixie country, where he has been for tn,
past three years. (. Mrs. Ed. Huffman
came up from Willmar Sunday for
visit with Mr.. Huffman. They will
move here if they can get a house,
Breckenridge Telegram.