Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-12-31
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Ill., Dec. %.
The snowstorm of last Wednesday
was one of the worst ones known
around here for quite q long time. AS
a consequence q number of Mamre
people did not spend Christmas eve
where they had intended to.
Olof Hoglund of Minneapolis is
spending the holidays with friends
here.
August Gudmundson of Murray coun-
ty was visitor at Gilbert Anderson's
the latter part of last week.
Martin Sandberg, junior member of
the grocery firm of Sandberg Bros,
Of Minneapolis, spent Christmas with
his parents here.
The Christmas tree festival at the
Lutheran church here last Friday
evening was very we'll attended. The
program, which consisted of singing
by the choir, music, and pieces read
by the Sunday school, was nicely car
ried out. Two Christmas trees, very
tastefully decorated, had been put up.
After the program came the usual dis
tributiOn OF sweets, to the delight of
the children.
Prof. and Mrs. A. T. Frykman came
up from Minneapolis last Wednesday
to spend Christmas and New Years
Day here, the guests of Prof. Fryk-
mans parents, Rev. and Mrs. N. Fryk-
man. Prof. Frykman is principal of
the Northwestern Business College at
Minneapolis.
A. w. Bergstrom saw the sights of
the twin cities few days last week.
Emil Ostlund is home again after q
months stay in Willmar.
Edwin Stjernlof went to the cities
last Saturday for a few weeks visit
with his sister there.
Miss Annie Erlanson of Willmar
spent Christmas with her parents here.
The annual meeting of the Mamre
Creamery Co. will be held at the school
house near Jonas Jonson on Jan 6.
Frank Broberg of West Superior is
spending Yule-tide with relatives here.
A concert was given at the East
Salem church Monday afternoon, con-
sisting of music, singing, etc. It was
very creditable affair and was con-
Quoted mostly by Profs. Anderson,
Ohberg and Frykman, of Minneapolis.
A general collection was taken up az
| ter the close of the program, which
will 60 to assist the management of
the Northwestern College in Minnea-
polls.
Misses Annie and Ida Norman ar
rived here from Minneapolis last
Wednesday, for Christmas visit at
the home OF their parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. N. Abrahamson
left for Minneapolis last Friday, to
bring back the remains OF. Mr.. Abra-
| hamsOn's father.
The annual meeting of the East Sa.
lem congregation was held last Sat-
urday.
Andrew Danielson of Lake Andrew,
visited friends here last Friday and
Saturday.
/ Prof. Anderson, of Minneapolis, is
visiting friends here during Xmas.
A deal was closed last Monday
which transfers the store owned by
Geo. Hanson, at the Mamre creamery,
to A. o. Sather & Co., of Pennock.
The deal includes both the building
and the stock, and it is the intention
OF the new owners to greatly enlarge
the present amount of stock, so the
farmers in the near vicinity need not
go so far for their purchases. The
store will be run in connection with
the A. o. Sather & Co.'s, store al
Pennock, and they will carry groceries
general merchandise, etc. It will be
in charge of Emil Ostlund.
Martin Leaf (Carlberg) left last Mon
day for Chicago, after two weeks visit
with relatives here.
Mr.. A. Swedberg and family, O.
Pennock, spent last Sunday at Jonas
Johnson's.
| Lake Andrew.
Dec. 20.
/ A happy New Year to YOU all.