Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-23


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Chas. Berg, 81 Grand Forks, ID,
was = caller at his Willmar home the
first of the week. Charles is still IN
the insurance business in that pros
porous North Dakota city and is do
ing we'll. -: +. @ =.~ E. e.
J. w. Burgess, who arrived here
recently to accept the position Of op-
orator for Edwards, Wood & Co., has
resigned and left yesterday for st..
Paul. he is succeeded by L. o. Greene,
late of Albert Lea. =
Judge Qvale and Court Stenog-
rapher Sherwood went to Benson
Monday, district court being in ses-
sion there this week. There is plenty
of work for the petit jury, as the
calendar is a heavy one.
Loop the Loop, the sensation, is to
be again feature of the Minneapolis
June fair and carnival with the diff.
ference that it is expected the feat will
be performed this time without sending
the cyclist who attempts it to the hos
pital.
The Young Peoples Society of the
! Synod Norwegian Lutheran church
will give an ice cream social on the
lawn at the Markhus residence in the
First ward next Friday evening, May
20. Ice cream and cake will be served
for ten cents. 28-2b
Mrs. Martin Sorenson and Mrs.
Peter Frceberg plan to go to the Black
Bay mining country the first part of
June, where they will join their hus-
bands for visit. They will probably
accompany Mr.. Gilbertson on his re-
turn trip to the mine.
Even Railson, the prosperous Nor
way Lake farmer, was in the city last
week for a brief visit. Mr.. Ra:lson
left on Friday for trip to Albert Lea
and points in Iowa. He planned on
spending the 18th of May with his
daughter, Mrs Strand, at Albert Lea.
Final decree was issued this week in
probate court in the matter of the
estate of Hans Peder Nelson, de-
ceased. The widow, Mrs. Maren
Nelson, is given 200 acres of land To-
Gated in the townships of Willmar, St..
Johns and Mamre, and cash amount.
ing to s4o2.91.
In addition to giving a show worth
the money, the management of the
Minneapolis June fair and carnival,
June lst to 18th, announces that there
will be a gift distribution and guess
ing contest which will give holders OF
tickets a chance to really get some.
thing for nothing.
Another letter received this week
from the Black Bay mine announces
that Martin Gilbertson will be home
next week and it is expected that he
will return with several new samples
OF ore. The indications we're that even
a richer vein of copper than the last
one would be struck at this time.
1t may not be generally known tn at
under late law the judge of probate
is made the custodian of Wills for safe
keeping, and is required by law to en-
ter them in book to be provided for
that purpose and to give to the party
depositing the same certificate that
the same has been deposited in his
office.
The new farm implement firm OF
Melin Bros. & Bagne, successors to
Sletten Bros, has had it's Office and
wareroom thoroughly overhauled and
the Office especially presents more
attractive appearance in its new dress
OF wallpaper. The gentlemen are bid
ding for a share of the business in
their line and we wish them we'll.
Mrs. o. r. Thompson, of Benson,
was in the city Thursday looking af-
ter the family's property interests here.
Mr.. Thompson, who has been con-
Quoting a bowling alley at Benson
since he was in charge of the NARROW
House in this city, will leave Benson
with his family on Tuesday for Clark,
S. D where they expect to make their
future home.
The news was received in Willmar
Thursday morning of the death OF
Miss Ella Sorenson, the 12-year. old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. o. Soren-
son, of the town of Mamre. The de-
mise occurred Wednesday morning,
death resulting from Inflammation of
the bowels. The funeral was held
yesterday afternoon, services being
conducted from the Mamrelund church
at three O'Clock.
Oscar Thompson of Eagle Lake,
who accompanied And. Klevjer to the
Moose Jaw country in Canada some
time ago, returned last Saturday.