Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-06-25

year at Madison, Mimi, and four
years previous to that time was locat-
ed at Renville. He will remove to
this city in the near future.
Mrs. Thea Tollefson and littlo So,
of Granite Falls, were the guests CT
relatives in Willmar and vici oity last
week. They were guests in this city
of Mrs. John Dale, who is a cousin of
Mrs. Tollefson.
Mrs. Christina Bordfors, of Cam
bridge, Mimi, returned home last
Thursday after two weeks visit with
Willmar relatives. She had been the
guest of her niece, Mrs. 1. T. Cramer,
and her sister, Mrs. A. B. Bengston.
Ernest Sperry arrived home last
Wednesday night from Des Moines,
Iowa, where he had been managing a
drug store. Ernest graduated last
February from the school of pharmacy
at Highland Park College, in that city.
o. r. Thompson removed with his
family this week to Benson, where he
will conduct the bowling alley which
he recently purchased there. Mr..
Thompson will no doubt do a big
business in that town, especially on
the Fourth.
J. F. Willard, who holds the posi-
ton of book-keeper at the Kandiyohi
County Bank, has succeeded to the Of
fee of vice president of the institution,
made vacant by the resignation of B.
F. Jenness, who has held that posi-
ton for many years.
A special program has been pre-
pared for the monthly young peoples
meeting at the Swedish Baptist church
next Sunday evening. The subject
for the evening will be "Confessing
Christ" Meeting commences at 8. All
are cordially welcome.
Surveyors have been at work the
past week for the Great Northern
Extra trackage will be put in in the
yards here and the elevators now on
the right of way will be removed tc
point further west, so as to admit Of
the laying of such tracks.
John E. Ogren, of New London, was
adjudged insane in probate court las
Monday and committed to the state
hospital at Fergus Falls. He was
brought there Monday night by his
brother Emil. This is the unfortu
nate mans second commitment.
| Mrs, D. Mcdonald and son Georgia
left yesterday for Owen Sound, Ont
Canada, where they expect to spent
the summer at Mrs. McDonald's ole
home. They will remain until Sep
TENDER, and will visit relatives at diff
fereut points before returning to Will
mar.
The congregation of the Lutheran
Free church will hold a meeting O,
July 7, at p. M, for the purpose O
deciding upon the building of the nev
church.. The bids for the erection O
the same are to be in by July 5, ant
will be brought before the meeting OF
the 7th.
Among former Willmarites VIII,
were in this city last week was Chas
E. Berg, who is now secretary of tn
Commercial Mutual Fire INSURANCE
Co. ofNorth Dakota, with headquarter
at Grand Forks. Mr.. Berg was Ell
route to Sioux Falls, for which plac
he left Saturday.
| Landlord Johnson and brothe
Walter, of the Glarum Hotel, hav
been enjoying a visit the past wee1
from their mother, Mrs. P. G. John
son, their sisters and brother
Misses Annie and Marie and Maste
Harold, of Glenwood; also thei
grandmother, who accompanied tn
family here.
An ice cream social will be givel
by the ladies society of the Lutheran
Free church on Friday afternoon a
three O'Clock and throughout the even
ing, on the lawn of Rev. Gynild
Rev. M. H. Hegge of Brooklyn, N
Y, formerly pastor of the congrega
ton here, is expected, and will prob
ably address those present.
Miss Lena Johnson, who is an employ
in the Bemis Bros. bag factory il
Minneapolis, returned to that cit,
S aturday, after three weeks visit a
her old home in town of Whitefeld
Miss johnson will have a residenc
erected on her lots in this city, whicl
lie at the south end of Fifth street
Work has already been commenced.
A. H. Sperry returned home las
Friday from St. Paul. Mr.. Sperr.
reports his eyes as being greatly i'm
proved under the skillful treatment h.
received while in the cities. Although
he was Obliged to be absent from tn
old settlers reunion at Spicer, b
managed to arrange affairs so that b