Willmar tribune., 1900-03-21


Thursday evening, March 20. Do not
fail to attend. Prices 25c. and 35c.
5000 years have we waited for the
greatest spring blessing ever offered.
1t doubles your joys and halves your
sorrows. That's what Rocky Noun
tain Tea does. 35c. A. E. MossBERG.
The sleepy old Gazette rises to in
quire why we left off a certain name
from the saloon petition. We reply,
certainly not for the reason that in
duced the Gazette to omit all of the
names.
Elmer Adams of Fergus Falls was
in the city Saturday comforting with
local G.. O. p. leaders in regard to
securing the right kind of.enumerators
for completing his machine for taking
the census in the District.
A large number of landseekers have
gone through Willmar recently, bound
for points in North Dakota. The
Great Northern is doing a big busi-
ness IN this line over it's different
branches.
The third anniversa ary festival of the
Willmar corps Of the Salvation Army
was held Monday evening. Col.
Chas. Sowton was present to conduct
the exercises, which consisted of music
and speaking.
FOR SALE-A quantity of seed
corn of the Early MINES ota White
Dent variety. Parties wishing corn
that is sure to. grow will 40 we'll to
send in their orders early. Inquire OF
A. H Sperry, Willmar.
A quiet wedding occurred at the
residence of John Dehlbom yesterday.
The contracting parties were Mr.. John
Dokken and Miss Julia Johnson, both
of the town of Burbank. The ceremony
was performed at II O'Clock by Rev.
E. e. Gynild.
The Prohibition state convention
convenes in Minneapolis this week,
opening it's sessions yesterday. Rail
roads haye sold tickets for the occa-
sion at the rate of fare and third
for the round trip, good for returnin g
not later than the 24th.
Lars H. Larson of Lake Andrew
announces himself as an independent
candidate for sheriff of Kandiyohi
county. Larson was born in Rice
county, Minnesota, in 1861, came to
kandiyohi county in the spring Of 1868
and has been resident OF said county
ever since.
-" The fourth annual meeting Of the
Northern Minnesota Educational AS
sociation will be held at St. Cloud
March 20, 30 and 81. Miss Estelle
F'enno, superintendent of the Willm ar
schools, and Prof Hilleboe of the Ben
son schools are on the program to
take part in the discussion Of papers.
Active rehearsals are in progress
for the play, Dutch Jake' or "True
Blue, to be presented under the aus
pices Of the Woodmen lodge. The
play will be given on the night of
April IL, at the Willmar opera house.
The laughable comedy, ''Carl John
son the Woodman," will be given as
an afterpiece.
A big real estate deal was consum-
mated this week. The property in
volved is the Merchants Hotel, Will
mar. Section 8, town OF Kandiyohi:
Section Is, town of Trying: and Sec
tion %, town of New London. The
transfer was made by Mrs. Kate
O'Brien to the O'Brien Land Compa-
ny, the consideration being $780,
Prof. r. B. Anderson, the celebrat-
ed author and lecturer, gave two in
teresting lectures at Seminary Hall
last week. On Thursday evening he
spoke in the Norwegian language,
the subject Of his lecture being "Vor
Faedrenearv.' "The Discovery uf
America by the Norsemen in the 10th
Century, was the theme on the follow
ing evening.
Plans are being made for celebra-
ton OF the Fortieth Anniversary of
the opening of the State Normal
school at Winona, June 81, 1900,
which will also be the occasion for the
Fourth Alumni reunion. The man
agement is very anxious to hear from
all the living graduates whether they
expect to be present or not, as they
wish a complete record of all. De-
tailed information can be had by ad-
dressing the school.
The county commissioners were in
session last week. The Norway Lake
and Mamre and Lake Andrew ditch
petitions were acted upon and granted.
There is a great deal of opposition
to the latter ditch especially, and the
orders will be resisted in the courts.
A remonstrance signed by over fifty
names, seven of which We're signed to
the original petition, for the ditch,
was presented. The ditch orders will!
be published in the TRIBUNE next
week.
Horses for Sale.
We have about rs good farm horses
for sale; also some good drivers.