Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-06-26

m tin y. roach, OF Fergus Falls,
Is visiting with his son, George
Roach and family, in this city. He
expects to return home the latter part
of the week.
| J. r. Hill left this week for amonth's
trip to his old home in Syracuse, N.
Y. He plans to also attend the Pan
American exposition, and will 20 by
way of the Great Lakes.
w. F. Gillian, the new addition to
the Willmar ball team, is q former
member of the Minneapolis league
team, and will do his part in the bal
ance of the games this season.
Ed Arneson, the hustling Plano ma
chine agent, has received q $500 hat
as prize from the Plano company
for selling and delivering the most
machines in this territory by Junel.
Preaching at the M. E. church by
the pastor. next Sunday at 10:45 q. m.
and 8 p Morning subject, "The
Witness of the Spirit;;'' evening,
"Some Thoughts on Recent Calami-
ties"
The picture of the old settlers, taken
at the reunion held in Atwater, can
be seen at the TRIBUNE Office. Con-
sidering the circumstances under
which the picture was taken, it is a
fine one.
The band concert on Friday even
ing will commence strictly at 8:l5
O'Clock and close at 9:15, 80 as to give
time for the reading, ''Who Killed
Joe's Baby" at the Presbyterian
church, by Miss Lowe.
Don't get side-tracked in business.
Dullness sometimes passes for death.
Men with brains reach the goal.
Rocky Mountain Tea puts gray mat
ter into ones head. Csc. A. E.
MOSSBERG.
The aged mother of Roadmaster Pc
ter Nelson, who has been spending
some time here with the family, re-
turned to her home at Grove City last
Friday. She was accompanied by her
granddaughter, Miss Minnie Nelson.
Miss Celia Grimes left yesterday for
her home at Grove Lake, Pope county.
She was accompanied by her brother
and sister, Mr.. W. n. Grimes and
Miss Eva Grimes, who had been
spending several days with Kandiy obi
county friends.
A. F. Hanscom is excav ating on his
down town property, and using the
dirt for filling his lots in the west end
of town. It is rumored that after his
removal into the new residence there
is a probability of q new business
block going up on the old location.
Cards have been received by Will
mar friends announcing the wedding
of Miss Florence Gardner of St. Paul
to Mr.. George Henry Murphy, which
occurred in that city last Thursday.
They will make their home at 7O5
Eighth avenue south, Minneapolis, and
will be at home after July 20.
Rural Route Inspector b. Gutter
son, of Lake Crystal, accompanied by
Postmaster Birch, made a trip this
morning as far as Lake Waconda, to
inspect the proposed rural route south
of Willmar. The route will be laid
out providing there are enough pa
irons to make it pay for the necessary
expenditure.
Ten Indian children from the Cham
berlain, S. D., school stopped off here
last Wednesday on their way to Walla
Halla and Neche, N. D. They were
in charge of the school clerk, Mrs.
Lizzie Robinson, and were leaving for
their respective homes to spend the
summer vacation. They departed for
the west on the evening train.
Ole N. Ekdahl, the aged father of O. |
81. Ekdahl, died at the home of his
son in the town of Kandiyohi, last
Saturday morning. Deceased was SO
years old and the cause of death was
old age. He was an early settler in
the county, coming here in '68. Fune-
raj services were held on Sunday af-
ternoon at 2:3O from the Swedish Bap-
tist church of that town, and were
largely attended.
The Tripolis congregation will hold
its annual patriotic celebration on the
Fourth on the grounds around the
church. The program will be rem
dered in the church. Rev. ]. Fran
zin of Fargo, N. D., will deliver the
speech on 'The Liberties of q Chris
tian People," The Svea band will be
there in the afternoon. Dinner and
refreshments will be served at nomi-
nal prices. All are welcome.
The brick work on the new Bauk of
Willmar building is pretty we'll along,
and the superstructure is commencing
to show what promises to be one of
the finest buildings in the Northwest.
It will be of the most modern archi-
lecture. The wainscoting is to be of
highly polished marble, the best tile
flooring will be put in, and the in
terror will compare fayorably with
those of the big Institutions of the
Cities
4 g q.
A large party of friends of Martin
Mattson, including anumber from Will
mar, gave him delightful surprise
last Friday evening at his home in