Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-08-07

FOR RENT-My residence in First
ward, on the corner of Atlantic ave-
nue. and Ninth Street Contains five
rooms. Barn and woodshed in con-
nections. For terms inquire of Jo-
hannes Nelson, No. 2l5. 25-2
Mrs. James E. Nelson and Mrs.
Robert Fowle, Of Sioux City, Iowa,
have been spending the past week with
Willmar relatives,> and also enjoyed
an outing at Green Lake. While at
Willmar they are the guests of Mrs.
E. P. Matthews, mother of Mrs. Fowle
Attorney Martin Tew returned to
Willmar last Friday night and has
been kept busy ever since receiving
the congratulations of friends on his
wedding. Mrs. Tew was unable to &C.
company him from San Francisco ow-
ing to the illness of her mother.
Rev. E. E. Gynild returned last
Thursday from Minneapolis. While
in the city he attended the meeting of
the Trinity Norwegian Lutheran
church society, at which time a COM
mittee was selected to Investigate the
fcharges against, the pastor, Rev. M.
Falk Gjertsen.
Lewis Fjellman, an old-time Will
mar boy, now located at West Duluth,
called on Willmar relatives and
friends this week. Lewis has been
employed in the Mesaba iron range
until recently, and was on his way
west to join the army of workers in
the harvest fields.
A marriage will take place next
Monday evening at St. Luke's Epis-
copal church, in which the contract
ing parties are Mason w. Spicer and
Miss Ella c. Mossberg, both popular
and well-known young people of this
city. The couple has host of friends
who will extend congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. H. Roise are en-.
joying trip to Eastern points, and
expect to be gone for two or three
weeks. Their trip will include visit
to the Pan-American exposition and
also New York City. Mr.. Roise will
combine business with pleasure and
look up the markets in the interest of
his Willmar business.
The Ferring estate located east of
the village will be plated into resi-
dence lots. The land to be plated
will make about ten blocks, and will be
very desirable for residence property.
County Surveyor Jenness and assist
ants, William Frost and Archie Lar
son, commenced the work of survey
ing last week.
The final disposition of the Mamre
ditch cases has been made by the entry
of judgment yesterday for costs. The
judgment also contains a permanent
Injunction forever restraining the
county commissioners from construct
ing a ditch through the townships of
Dovre, Mamre and Arctander as pro-
posed in the proceedings had.
Miss Olive Stansberry went to Litch-
field last Saturday to visit her cousin,
Miss Mamie Leslie, who was taken
very i'll some time ago, being prostra-
ted from the excessive heat Miss
Nellie Stansberry has been spending
several weeks there and with relatives
at Howard Lake. They returned home
Sunday night.
Eric Moline, who suffered injuries
some time ago as the result of run
away in the town of Whitefeld, was
in the city Monday on one of his reg
ular visits to physician. Mr.. Mo-
line is still unable to resume active
work owing to disabled leg, but ex-
poets to soon be in his old-time condi-
ton.
We publish elsewhere a call for a
meeting to discuss a proposed harvest
festival. 1t is to be hoped that there
will be a good attendance and that
united action will be secured in case
it is decided to go ahr ad. With all
the business men pulling together no
one can doubt that Willmar can get
up a festival that will be a credit to
the town.
A. F. Hanscom, one of the Willmar
managers of the grain commission
house of Edwards, Wood & Co., was
in Benson last week, and as result
of his visit there will be branch
} Office located at that place. W. H.
Grams, who has for some time beer
the efficient manipulation of the wires
here, will leave to fill a like position
| in the Benson office.
Andrew Nordstrom, of Svea, is ir
the city under DOCTORS care. He il
undergoing treatment for his leg, hav
ing sustained the fracture of a bone
some two weeks ago. He met will
the accident while on horseback anC
, was driving several other horses il
: the pasture. In passing a post HI
> came in too close proximity strikins
' the leg against it with such force al
. to result in fracture.
A tri-state tournament of ball club,
for the championship of the Northwes
> is to be held at Lake Benton Aug. l,
. and II. with $500 in prizes divided q,