Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-12-18
Local and Personal.

Knut Olson of Warner visited here
on Tuesday.
Buy your Xmas cigars at OLoF T.
SANDBo's. 43tf
What is Christmas without box of
Ferguson's "Blue Ribbon" cigars?
John Bergin OF Kerkhoven transact
cd business in our city last Tuesday
Jens Larson Stevens is very seri-
ously i'll, and his life is despaired of.
Editor Julius Thorson of Benson
called on some of our business men
yesterday.
The w. c. T. U. meeting has been
postponed until Dec. &C. The place of
meeting will be announced next Sun
day.
Walter De La Hunt has full as
sortment of choice Christmas candies.
It you want the best in that line call
on him.
+. F. Nelson went to Attwater yes
terday to make arrangements for Mar
tin E. Tew's illustrated lecture on the
1 Philippines.
John Norell 1t # for Kenmare, N. D.,
last Saturday, to open harness shop
at that place. He had shipped his
outfit a few days ago.
Anton Olson, who has been away
for several years, is home to spend
Christmas with his parents here, Mr..
and Mrs. John Olson.
NIX. Thompson will leave his place
as waiter in the Farmers restaurant
next Sunday, and will return to his
home in Atwater some time next week.
Martin Warness returned from ST..
Paul Monday where he has taken the
examination for section foreman. He
will probably secure q position on
section in Willmar.
Miss Evalin Mikkelson, who has
been assisting in the express Office for
some time, has returned to her home
in Colfax. Miss Mathilda Bonde has
taken her place in the express Office.
Martin E. Tew and o. A. Hedtn at
tended to bushes matters at DeGraff
last Monday. While there they were
surprised to see some mallard ducks
winging their way to a warmer cli-
mate.
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Ribbon cigars. Each box contains
fifty half-hours of solid enjoyment.
It friend calls, you can hand him
one OF them without having to apollo
gize for the gift.
Alfred Borgeson OF New London
came down Tuesday and will make
Willmar his home in the future. He
will engage with his brother A. P.
Borgeson in the manufacturing of
stone sidewalks.
Smokingi is q bad habit-if you persist
in smoking poor cigars. You get no
comfort out of it, and it is q source of
annoyance to those around you. You
can avoid this by buying Ferguson's
"Blue Ribbon" cigars.
The Christmas festival in the Swed-
ish Baptist church will be held on
Christmas day, the 25th, at 7 o'clock
p. m. An interesting program OF re-
citations, dialogues, etc., by the chill
dren has been prov ded for.
The ladies of the Nj. E. church serv-
, ed supper at Bonde Hall last Satur-
day evening. The affair was q decid-
ed snccess, the crowd being so large
that the provisions ran ut before all
had been feed. The receipts netted
Sll2.
DR.. AMI Mrs. G. E. GerretsOn will
leave next Saturday for the DOCTORS
old home at Waupun, Wis.,, where
they will spend the holidays. They
will also visit with his brothers in
Milwaukee,. They will be gone for
ten days,
The ladies of the Swedish Lutheran
church gave at the Bonde Hall last
Friday evening. On account of the
severe weather the attendance was not
what was expected. The ladies there
fore served dinner the next day to dis
pose of The surplus food.
Erick Wermelin came down from
Silvista, N. D., last Saturday morn
ing and went out to his home In 1rv.
ing the same day. He will visit there
for some time, after which he will go
TO Mamre to take charge of the farm
belonging to his sister, Mrs. Mary
Halldin.
The Mission church will have morn.
ing services at six O'Clock Christmas
morning; Sunday school festival at I
O'Clock. p. M; young peoples meet.
ing on Thursday at 1880 p. M; Sun
day, meetings as usual: New Years
i day, services as usual; annual busi-
meeting at three O'Clock p. m. Jan. l.
The new Augsburgh Seminary at
Minneapolis will be dedicated on New
d Years Day. Festivities will continue
/ for three days. Among those who are
4 going to take part In the program we
notice Rev. E. E. Gynild of Willmar,
who will speak on the subject, "Augs-
burgh and the Norwegian church In
u America
# Train No Is going west, was stalled
3 last Monday between Kerkhoven and
Murdock, on account of q break In the
i engine. The first section of No. 10
y came along soon after and pushed the
Il the train in to Murdock, where it was
4sA aidetracked. Passer gers had to walk