Willmar tribune., 1900-02-28
NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST

NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST
Cleaned from NeighborinR Exchanges
Personal or Otherwise.
Mr.. Olson, the Hawick merch ant.
has sold out his mercantile business
at that place and removed to Carver
Co. We understand that the store
will now be in charge of Ed Smithson.
1--WE are sorry to learn that young
Henry Green, who was about recover
ing from a siege of pneumonia, has
suffered a relapse. C. E. Monson
returned home Saturday after having
done business at ST. Paul, Minnea-
polls Mile Lac, St. Cloud and Sauk
Rapids. Alfred Lundberg, who has
been spending the winter at San An
tonic, Texas, for his health, returned
home to New London last Tuesday.
Though that country might be good
enough in it's way, he says, there is no
place like home. IL. O. Carlson, of
East Union, Minnesota, visited with
his old friends and acquaiutances here
Monday and Tlesday.-New London
Times.
A broken rail at Ayr, N. D., Tues
day threw the caboose from the rails,
badly crushing it. Conductor O'Hare
escaped with a broken toe which will
lay him up for several weeks.-Breck-
enridge Telegram.
Mrs. T. Skindelin died at the home
of her son, G.. T. Skindelin, of Arc
tander, on Monday, Feb. II, aged IS
years. We were unable to learn the
cause of death, but our informant
thought it was old age. The funeral
was held last Saturday from the East
Norway Lake church, Rev. Jordahl
officlatlng. Mrs. Skindelin was an
old settler, having located in Arc
tander something like % years ago.
=. G. r. Pritchard, son of Mr..
and Mrs. G.. Z. Pritchard, of this
place, and a Miss Minnie Mahoney, of
Minneapolis, we're married at Minnea-
polls Wednesday evening. The young
couple came up here on Wednesday, s
night train for visit with the groom s
folks. Ray has been holding down
the position of agent for the G. N. Co.
at Darwin for the past year and after
the "honeymoon' will return there
and resume his duties as agent. His
wite's mother also resides at Darwin.
The young couple have the best wishes
OF the groom's many Kerkhoven
friends for future happiness and pros
perity. 1t is the wish of the Banner
that their troubles be only little ones.
Mrs. Mary H. Gordhamer, of N Nor-
way Lake, mother of our townsman,
J. H. Gordhamer, died at the home OF
her son, Martin, Of Norway Lake,
Wednesday morning Of old age. De-
ceased was 80 years old and came to
this country from Norway Lake in
1896. She and her husband and family
hrst located In Iowa where they lived
for about IL years, when they moved
to Norway Lake. Her husband died
a few months after the family located
at Norway Lake. Mrs. Gordhamer
was the mother of eight children, six
OF whom, Mrs. Mary J. Gordhamer,
of Bemidji: Mrs. G. K. Lund, of Nor
way Lake; Mrs. Andrew Arneson, OF
Norway Lake: J. H. Gordhamer, of
this place: and Andrew and Martin
Gordhamer, of Norway Lake survive
her. One Of her sons, Ole, died dur
ing the civil war, while in the service
Of his adopted country, at hospital
near Vicksburg. He was a member OF
the 18th Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Kerkhoven Banner.
Mrs. G.. A. Glader, who has been
seriously i'll, is somewhat better. .
Miss Tillie Maier returned home from
Wil!mar, last Saturday, after a two
weeks visit with relatives and friends.
80. Michael Wheeler, Sr., is on the
sick list. He went to Willmar, Mon
day evening, to consult a physician
concerning his ailment which is an af-
fected condition of his nerves, especial
ly those of his limbs I. . The marriage
of Mr.. Charles Nelson and Miss Hill
ma Olson, both of the town of Gennes-
see took place Tuesday evening, at
five O'Clock, at the residence of the
groom in the northern part of the yil-
lage. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. j. A. Wagner in the presence
of large number of guests. Andrew
Nelson and Nels Nelson acted as hest
men, and the Misses Ellen Carlson
and Christina Olson attended the
bride. After the ceremony the happy
couple received the congratulations OF
those present. The bridal party and
guests then repaired to the town hall
where a very fine wedding supper was
served: The evening was spent in So
cial intercourse and dancing. Mr..
and Mrs. Nelson received some very
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