Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1901-01-09
LOCAL BREVITES.

has oeen spending the past few days
at Glenwood.
Hon O. n. Grue has gone to St.
Paul to attend to the duties of his
/ senatorial Office. -
Mrs. John Haley has returned from
4 visit through the holidays with Min
neapolis relatives.
Chas. Westfall is the proud Dos
sesor of $40 meerschaum pipe drawn
at Person & Johnson's.
Ed Nelson of Minneapolis was a vis-
ator here over New Years, the guest of
#C. Dahlheim and family.
@ Miss Martha Haley returned last
week to resume her duties as teacher
! IN one of the schools near Hancock.
Paul Paulson, brother of O. ].
SPaulson, returned to St. Paul Satur-
day after several days visit here.
Mrs. John H. Styles held the lucky
number which entitled her to the $40
doll offered by the Johnson Cash Sup
ply House.
s# The new county officials were duly
Installed this week. It is now Co.
Attorney Johnson and Register of
Deeds Olson.
" Misses Nellie and Lulu Craswell, of
Sioux City. Iowa, spent several days
the past week with relatives here, re-
turning Monday.
5= w. M. and J. D. Carlin are here
from British Columbia on an extended
visit with their mother and other rela-
#tives in the county.
u P. G. Johnson, who holds position
as salesman with the Mclaughlin Mer-
camille Co. at Litchfeld, spent the
holidays here with his family.
The new board of county commits
5ioners is in session this week for
the purpose of organization and the
trans action of business for the ensu-
ing term.
s P. r. Sletten was in Benson recent
", where he had been looking up a
business location. It is probable
that he will 60 into the feed store busi-
ness there.
@ Miss Marie Abbott, of Storm Lake,
Iowa, iaas been eleeted to teach the
primary department 4of the Garfield
school. Miss Abbott is sister Of
Mrs. Frank Vest.
Mrs O. L. Lien was called to Grace
vile last week owing to the serious
illness of her son Lewis. He had re-
covered sufficiently to accompany Mrs.
Lien home on Monday.
& Sam Nelson has entered upon his
duties as deputy county anditor. He
will move his household from Svea
Thursday and with his family occupy
rooms in A. G.. Hedin's residence.
Our merchants have been kept busy
of late taking the annual invoice of
stock. They find that they have
larger stock of winter goods on their
hands than they wish to carry over.
Miss Celia Grimes, who has been
spending her holiday vacation with
relatives at Grove Lake, Pope county,
returned last Saturday to resume her
school duties in the Axness district.
L. J. Erickson of the town of Lake
Lillian has purchased three lots in the
Spicer addition from S. E. Magnu
son. We understand Mr.. Erickson
contemplates putting up residencein
the spring.
Herman A. Reque, former student
of the Willmar Seminary, now located
at Fergus Falls as teacher in the
Lutheran Seminary, called on old
friends here during the holidays.
While here he was the guest of W. T.
Markhus.
g. The quar- antine has been raised and
the afflicted are again permitted to
roam about. OF the four pesthouse
patients two were liberated last week,
4 The quarantine has also been raised
on the three residences which were iso-
! lnted three wee ks ago. ~: ,-
The Willmar Gasoline Engine
Works are very much alive, SO says
\ Manager Halvorson. There is q good
! demand for their engines and the force
/ is busy filling orders. A new pattern
l2.horse power engine now furnishes
I the power for the works. "
Charlie Nelson was surprised at
his home on Fifth street last Friday
evening by company OF young
d friends. The occasion was farewell
4 surprise party rendered him before
leaving for sLarimo ore, N. D., where he
has accepted employment IN the G. n.
round hous 9. s.. .35.. s.z.. {. ...s5
Among the pleasant gatherings of
last week was one held at the home as of
Mr.. and Mrs. =. n. Holt, Of the. First 9 = y
ward, on w ednesday evening The
& occasion wal s q surprise 81 rendered
u. to- Mrs. Holt by about twenty i've Z cf y
Il her friends. A handsome rocker was
left by the compan y as = memento' 81. ct i
the pleasant affair.
The past month has been q record
4 breaker "a the amount Of business
transacted in the gisters Of deeds
onice. MI. Hedin Is to be congrat,lr'
tied On having sosedl dlcient q force d
ESclerks rs attend to his bus sinessI during