Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-05-02

The Ladies' Social Union of the
Presbyterian church will serve coffee
next Friday afternoon At the home of
Mrs. W. E. Mclaughlin. At six
O'Clock q regular supper will be
served for Is cents. A cordial invi-
tation is extended to everybody. %
John Olson, the Kerkhoven mer-
chant, was renewing old acquaintance
here this week. Mr.. Olson is dispos-
ing of his business at that point and
expects to leave shortly for Estevan,
Moose Jaw and Regina to see what
prospects those Can adam points offer.
Mrs. C. M. Helgeson and children,
late of Browns Valley, are guests at
the home of Mrs. Helgeson's sister-in-
law, Mrs. Ole Nelson. Mr.. He]geson,
who has held position as druggist
in Browns Valley for some time, is at
present in the cities looking up q new
| location.
N. B. Swain returned to Bemidji
yesterday, after spending several days
in Wil)mar and vicinity looking after
his farm property. Mr.. Swain is in
terested in the saw mill business at
Bemidji in partnership with Olson
Bros, former residents of Kerkhoven,
and speaks very highly of the pro-
spects in the northern part of the
state.
Co. Supt. Dobbyn has been kept
quite busy attending to the annual
spring visitation of country schools.
He has so far been able to visit some
over seventy districts. Mr.. Dobbyn
finds the travelling at present by team
over the country roads by no means
an enviable one, but he is fast famil-
iarizing himself with the different To-
calities throughout the county.
The meeting of the State Music
Teachers Association in Minneapolis
next Thursday, Friday and Saturday
is an event which will be largely at
tended owing to the excellent musical
attractions offered and will be taken
advantage of by others than teachers.
Among those who plan to attend from
Willmar are Mrs. F. G. Handy,
Misses Grace Andrus, Ethel Rains and
Marie Railson.
Reduced railroad rates will be given
next week for the occasion of the mu-
sic teachers convention and musical
festival, which will be held in Mime
apolis Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. Richard Mansfield, the eminent
actor, is another attraction which will
be seen in Minneapolis the same week,
and these combined attractions will
undoubtedly be taken advantage of
by q number of Willmar people.
The state board of pharmacy has
granted certificates to twenty-five
pharmacists and 6fty-two assistants
who took the examination last week.
The successful applicants includes two
from Kandiyohi county-George E.
Negaard, at present druggist in New
London, and Albin G.. Carlson, of this
city, who is taking course in medi-
cine at the state university. The lat
ter is granted a certi6cnte as assist
ant pharmacist.
Alfred Swanson aud family, who
arrived in the city recently from WAL
nut Grove, Mlnn., now occupy the
quarters vacated by Fred Ferguson
and family, over his place of busi-
ness. Mr.. Swanson assumed charge
this week of the Union bowling alleys
which he recently purchased from Mr..
Ferguson. He was formerly in the
hotel and livery business at Chaska,
where he resided over FIVE years until
he suffered big loss by fire last De.
cember.
Maple Camp of Royal Neighbors
Initiated ten candidates out of an
original class of fourteen at its meet
ing in the Bonde Hall last Tuesday
evening. Nearly the entire member
ship was present, and those who wit
messed the floor work we're loud in
their praise of its beauty and execu-
tion. The occasion had been looked
forward to with much pleasure for
some time and the event was a memoir
able one. Refreshments we're served
and a general social time followed the
regular meeting.
AS there will be no summer school
held in Willmar this year, it is most
probable that Kandiyohi county will
be largely represented at the teachers
tr aiming school to be held in the Nor
nal School building in st. Cloud. A
six weeks course is to be given which
will be especially valuable for teach
ers wishing to take the fall examina-
lions for first grade certificates, and
Co. Supt. Dobbyn is anxious to see q
number OF teachers from this county
avail themselves of the OppOrtuni;v.