Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-29

B. PoterSOn retur0eQtO OMtnnoaDO lis
Monday, after visit with. Willmar
friends over Sunday. Mr.. Peterson
has q position with the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co.
The K. P's indulgediu In a "smoke
social" at their lodgefOoms on Mon
day evening and conferred work in
the third rank. It was the last social
session for the season.
Miss Celia Grimes expects to leave
for Minneapolis next Wednesday, to
be present at the graduating exer-
cises of the State University, which
occur the following day.
1t has been suggested that a number
of games between the senior and jun
Tor ball clubs of the city would not
only be interesting, but would also
afford good practice for the boys.
Miss Annie Ekdahl and brother
Harry, accompanied by their cousins.
Misses Alice and Hattie Stephens, re-
turned Monday from atvisit with rela-
tives at Union Grove, Meeker county.
Mrs. S. R. Conser. of Minneapolis,
is spending the week here with her
daughters, Misses Hattie and Lettie
Conser. The Misses Conser will &C.
company their mother home on Satur-
day. III
1t is reported that chinch bugs have
appeared in alarming numbers in
some parts of the state. In many in
stances the farmers have found it
necessary to plow TIE crops under
ground. t
Mrs. I. c.. Olson expects to leave
June I for her old home in Namdalen
near Trondhjem, Norway. It is thirty
years since she left the, land of her
birth, and the visit will be an enjoy
able one.
Litchield expects to have over six
miles of cement walk laid before the
end of the season. The city claims
to be the banner town II the state in
this respect, and we have no reason
to doubt it.
A party of linemen employed by the
Western Union Telegraph Co. ar
day went out on the Sioux Falls road.
They will string wires from Gerretson
to Sioux Falls.
P. Bonde has bought thu vacant
piece of ground in the rear of his busi-
ness block from O. H. .Westberg. he
contemplates the erection of another
business building, which will face
Litchfeld avenue.
A wedding will occur In St. Paul on
June "a which will be Of interest to
Willmar people. The contracting
parties are Miss Florence L. Gardner,
who is quite we'll known here, and a
Mr.. MurDhv of tn at citv
A building permit has been granted
to A. B. HanscOm for the erection of
two-story frame building on Benson
avenue, back of the old bakery, to he
covered with sheet steel; also to P. II.
Roise & Co., to erect = shed to be
used for storage purposes. with iron
covering, on lot 4 in block %.
Sam Rasmussen has q large wagon
and blacksmith shopfn course of erec-
tion, which he has okhdsnecessary to
build on account Of his steadily in
creasing business. Tbs new building
Is located east of his old place on
Benson avenue, and will be two stories
high.
L. J. Johnson, who has been man.
aging the "Jackson" farm in town of
Arctander during the last six years,
finished moving his household effects
from there to his farm near Atwater
last Thursday. The new manager of
the jackson" farm is Carl G. Lind
of Priam.
Invitations have been issued for the
wedding of Miss Martha B. Oakland
to Mr.. Alfred Gilbertson, both of this
city. The ceremony taxes place at the
Free Lutheran church Monday even
ing, June 3, at 8 o 'clock, followed by
q reception at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. O. Fixen.
The Y. P. S. G.. E. district conveu-
tiOn will be held at Litchfeld June IA,
Is and Is. Delegates from the Will
mar Society of Christian Endeavor
will be in attendance, and it is ex-
pected that the convention of 1901 will
be very largely attended from all
parts of the district.
Among the students that will grad
uate from the St. Cloud Normal
school we notice the following from
this county: Anthony E. Anderson,
New London; William James Libby,
Hawick; Josephine Lindeberg, New
London; Phoebe Ella Stauffer, Bur-
bank. The graduating exercises will
occur June y.
The probabilities are that some
racing matinees will be held this sum-
mer at the old fair grounds. Some of
our horsemen have number of trot-
ters which are in training. Mr..
Phelps, the horse trainer, is develop
ing good speed in the animals. Build
lngs for the accommodation of fast
stock will be erected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Blomgren
have issued invitations for the we'd
ding OF their daughter, Miss Annie
Louise, to Mr.. Elof Swanson, at Svea.
The ceremony will take place on Tues
gay, June 4, at 1:3O p. NJ, at the
Swedish Lutheran church of that
place. A reception follows at the
home OF the BRIDES parents.
Cards have been received here an
| nouncing the wedding of Miss Martha
K. Agre to Mr.. Henry K. Rude, at
Hawk Creek Lutheran church, Rem
vile county. The marriage was SOL
emnized today at 10 O'Clock q. m.
The bride ia q cousin of the Otos
brothers of this city, and both of the
contracting parties have friends here
who will extend to them their hest
wishes.
A. r. Anlauf came up from Pipe
stone last Thursday and spent several
days here with his family. Mr.. An
lauf speaks highly of the enterprisine
spirit of Pipestone. people, and; says
that he has had plenty Of work to dc
at his trade of painting this season
He has Joined the militia company a.
Pipestone, and expects to accompany
them to Lake City for their annua
outing. *5
John NJ. Downs is member of th,
graduating class of 1901 OF the Col