Willmar tribune., 1902-03-05
Lake Lillian.

March 2.-Andrew Strandberg re-
turned last Wednesday from Red
Wing, where he has been attending
the Lutheran conference as delegate.
-. .Olof Strandberg and family, Of
Willmar, have been visiting at B.. j.
Nelson's and P. II. Peterson's the
past week. >. Anton Rudbeck has now
moved to the Lundahl farm, which he
has rented for a number of years. -.
Fred Linn made trip to Willmar
Wednesday and Thursday via the
Fahlun route ole E. Erickson has
purchased the Lake Lillian store, for
merly occupied by Mrs. G. M. John
sons millinery establishment. Mr..
Erickson will move it to his place and
annex it to his dwelling house. .....
Amanda Aspaas was Willmar visit
or the latter part of last week. .......
Don't fail to attend n. O. Lindquist's
auction March T. Mr.. Lindquist will
sell out and move to Ward county, N.
OAK, to occupy the claim that he re-
ceived after his son Olof, who was
killed in coal mine up there last fall.
..... Mr.. Adolph Forsman, formerly
Of Almelund, Minn., arrived last week
at the Bornstedt farm, which he has
rented for a number of years. I'D Ohm
Bratt, formerly Of this place, but who
moved to Illinois a year ago. is visit
ing friends around here. Fred Born
stedt will this week move to Willmar:
where be will make his home for a
while at least. Albert Erickson. who
has been sick with the measles for a
few days, is now we'll again The
sewing society and coffee social at Ole
Erickson's was slimly attended on &C.
count of the unfavorable weather. >.
Andrew Edblom Of Hankinson, N. D
came down here last Friday to attenc
the funeral of his father. :. . Christian
Anderson and Charlie Flann, of The
Seminary, spent Saturday and Sun
day at home week before last. .Th,
next time certain young man from
Fahlun goes to an entertainment b.
will probably chain his horses, 81
they can't adjourn and leave him il
the lurch, as they did some sine ago
Died.
1t is our SAD duty this time to repor
the ending Of the earthly career of on
of the most wel]-known citizens c
Lake Lillian, which occurred in th
death of Erick Erickson last Thurs
day. Mr.. Erickson had been failin
in health for several years, but ha
been able to be up and move abo,
until this winter, when he received a
attack of asthma which was the dire'
canse of his death.
/ Erick Erickson was born in Mocl
fjard, Sweden, Feb. 4th, 1887, thus b.
> ing at his death IS years and % day
: old. He came to this country in 49,
and settled on a homestead in town
Lake Lillian, where he has lived ev'
. since. He leaves to mourn his dea
L a wife and ten children-Pete, of Bri
I ish Columbia: Andrew, Of Hankinso
N. D.: Carrie, Of Hot Springs, Col
Mrs. Anna Ray, of this oity; Ole, Lar
e Aaron, Matts, Erick and Christine,
Lake Lillian; also a brother and
sister in this county. Two sons ha'
= gone before him to the land fro
e whence no one returns.
Mr.. Erickson was one of those fo1
1t unate individuals who have on
): friends and no enemies, and who
: all circumstances had gOod-natur
q happy way and kind word for ever
1. body, and always full of humor.
l, The funeral exercises were held IL
g. Sunday, when his remains were
t, tered in the Christine cemetery.
:. large concourse of people follow
u him to his last resting-place. Rev.
O. Lundberg performed the last S
rites.-Lake Lillian Correspondent.
ne Arctander.
IN Feb. 28.-The farm formerly owl
IN by John Gordhamer of Kerkhoven /
r. been sold to Gunder Kambestad
OF this place for the sum of s27 per &C
dc Gust. Nordin, who has b,
10 renting the Gordhamer farm, will s
OF part of his property at public aucti
on March IA. "A gentleman from the es
X accompanied by Peter Lundemoe
al- Willmar, we're here last Wednesl
IN looking for farms far sale. He s
ng he liked this section of the coun
OF and would like to invest in farm.
ne Miss Aldina Edberg, who has been
a. in Sheldon, North Dakota, returl
m home last Tuesday miss Christ
he Kambestad was pleasantly surpri
% last Saturday evening. .Anot
IT, social gathering was held at the ht
ia of Mr.. and Mrs. Kallevig last Satur'
an evening. .... .Messrs. E. Nelson {
'er Arnold Erickson both of Willr
ns, were visiting with Arctander relati
IN, and friends last Sunday, return
lr. Monday. SNOWFLAKE
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81.