Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02
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Mamre.
March 31.-Gustaf Holmgren pur-
chased q number of lots in Pennock
last week. He will erect a commodi-
GUS residence there this spring. Mr..
Holmgren is another of our old re-
spected farmers who have decided to
quit farming:and take life easy in his
declining years. The auction sale
at j. A. Johnson's was we'll attended
and good sales were made. Two'year-
old horses went as high as S128 each.
An auction sale was also held at P.
Swenson's last Saturday. -. Carl o.
son sold 33 head of three-year-old
steers last week. He received 81 cents
q pound and the whole. aggregated
quite q neat little sum. Gilbert
Sorenson will assist Albert Erlandson
on the farm..during the. spring work..
Our creamery is now in operation
four days in the week. ...... Mrs. N.
Stenseth and children left for Mime
apolis Friday for two weeks visit
with relatives and friends. :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hakan P. Lofgren celebrated
their silver wedding last Saturday, it
being the 25th anniversary of their
wedding. A large number of their
neighbors and friends had planned a
very agreeable 'surprise'' on the
worthy couple on that day, aad it was
very successfully carried out, when at
noon on Saturday they all gathered
at the Lofgren mansion and spent a
very pleasant afternoon. They were
presented with large number of sill
yer articles by their friends. Mr..
and Mrs. Lofgren are of the Oldest
residents of Mamre and Mr.. Lofgren
has held the Office of clerk in Mamre
for good number of years. George
Hanson of Minneapolis is taking
charge of his sisters, Mrs. Stenseth,
store at the creamery. He will proba-
bly, go into partnership some time in
the near future The death of A.
A. Bod occurred at his home here on
Tuesday of last week. He was born
in Vermland, Sweden. and was sixty
eight years and six months old at the
time of his death. His wife died last
fall and he leaves four children-two
sons and two daughters: Andrew and
Eddie Bod, who live on the farm; Mrs.
J. B. Malmgren of Kerkhoven and
Mrs. M. Thompson of Mamre. The
interment took place at East Salem
Saturday at 3 o'clock, Rev. Frykman
officiating. The sympathy of the COM
munity goes out to the sadly bereaved.
While Carl Holmgren was driv-
ing home from the field one day last
week his horses took matters into their
own hands and had a little runaway
) match. However, everything turned
out alright and Carl is of the opinion
that his horses won't be so lively
when he is through seeding. .... Mr..
and Mrs. Carl Akeson went to St.
Paul last week, where Mrs. Akeson
will go through an operation. It is
hoped that it will be successful. go.
The Scandinavian Division Band OF
the Salvation Army of Minneapolis
held concert at the East Salem
church last Friday forenoon. It waa
= pretty we'll patronized by our people
and the musical program rendered wal
. very pleasing. ...... Fred Butler, sor
OF John Butler OF this place, wal
stricken with smallpox at Willmal
some time ago, and has been taken Il
= the smallpox hospital at Willmar
Fred has been attending the Seminar.
this winter. .Erick Wermelin o
Irving will assist his sister, Mrs
u Mary Halldin, to do the spring worl
l. on her farm . David Ostlund spen
o Sunday at his home here. Miss Ma
l. ry Erlandson intends to leave soo1
. for Minneapolis, where she will go iu
l. to the dressmaking business. i. Sch 90
y has been closed in the north schooI
l. house in Dist. IA, on account of small
10 pox. Well, brother Juke, we certain
ly agree with you that the superior {
"Mamre's Cream" has not yet bee
n. found, but remember you cannot ''s'
,o lect your choice and it is yours
10 among them. NEWSBOY.