Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-05-01

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Geo. H. Pietsch, of the Great North
ern superintendent's force of clerks,
has been promoted to the position of
agent at Long Lake. He expects to
assume his new position the last of
May.
Mrs. r. Sunde and family are up
from Minneapolis to make visit with
old-time Willmar friends. Mr.. Sun
de is still engaged in mining in Mexi-
co. The family will probably spend
the summer at Green Lake.
M. W. Spicer returned from his
Dakota trip with a carload of Here
ford cattle. They were taken oyer the
$500" via Paynesville' and have been
placed on the farm at Green Lake.
An oratorical contest was held re-
Gently at the Minneapolis Academy,
in which Rev. A. N. Osterholm, pastor
of the Swedish Mission church here,
carried of second prize. 1t is at this
school that Rev. Osterholm has been
pursuing his studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Nelson aud Miss
Grace Andrus, of Willmar, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. F. Matthews: and Mrs. Jas.
Dwyer, of st. Paul, are among those
who left here to attend the Fowle-
Farms worth wedding, at Sioux City,
which occurs tomorrow.
Miss Pearl Holden returned last
Saturday to Sauk Rapids, after a
pleasant visit here at the home of her
uncle, S. Carver. Miss Holden will
remove shortly to Winona, her father,
DR.. Holden, having disposed of his
business interests in Sauk Rapids.
The arrangements have been COM
pleted for the annual excursion of the
Minnesota State Editorial Associa-
tion. The editors will start from St.
Paul June l and will visit the Pan
American Exposition at Buffalo and
will go to Niagara Falls and Toronto.
Miss Georgia Harper as "Lady
Isabel" in EAST Lynne" was certainly
all that was claimed for her. The
performance last Wednesday even
ing was thoroughly appreciated by
the audience. The Harper-Detrick
company has an excellent star in
Miss Harper.
A stereoptigraph entertainment and
geographical lecture will be given in
the High school assembly room this
evening by Mr.. VIM. E. Youngquist,
of West Superior, Wis. The receipts
will be for the benefit of the public
schools. Admission rs cents: chill
dren, 10 cents.
A happy gathering of relatives took
place last Sunday afternoon at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs Peter Hoglund,
of South Fifth street. The occasion
was a "surprise" to this estimable
couple and was made doubly enjoy
able by the presentation to them of
set of dining room chairs.
The M. E. church property has un-
dergone several improvements of late.
The lots have been filled with dirt and
IN time the grounds will present fine
appearance. The society has been
energetic in its work to put the pro-
perty in good condition and it is ex-
pected that before long it will be free
from all encumbrance.
Hon. G. L. Wallace and family of
Minneapolis, who had been spending
several days here at the home of J.
M. Spicer, returned this week to the
cities. Mrs. Wallace and children
have been spending the winter at New
Orleans, La, and Mr.. Wallace went
down to accompany them home after
the session of the legislature.
Under the new reorganization bill,
the president gave Minnesota eight
first and second lieutenancies in the
regular army. It was expected that
Cushman A. Rice of Willmar, who
has been serving as captain in the
Bath regiment in the Philippines,
would be among the number, but his
name did not appear in the list of ap-
pointees.
Messrs. O. A. Hedin, A. G. Craw-
ford and James Leslie have formed a
partnership under the firm name He
din, Crawford & Leslie. They will 20
into the real estate business on q
large scale, and there will be no grass
growing under their feet, for they are
all hustlers. Read their ad. in this
issue, and if you want to buy or sell
land give them a call.
A marriage will be solemnized in
the town of Mamre May II which will
unite q popular Willmar boy with one
of the estimable young ladies Of that
town. The contracting parties are O.
p. Sather and Miss Naemi Ostlund.
The ceremony takes place at the home
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Ostlund. The groom has for some
time been conducting successful
mercantile business at Pennock with
his father. ~
The home of s. Govig, in this city,
was the scene of q wedding last even.
ing, the contracting parties being Miss
Jorgina Hanson, of the town of st.
Johns, and Mr.. Edward Putnam, sta
tion agent at Pennock. Rev. e. E. Gy-
NJ Ia -. II formad the marriage ceremony