Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1903-08-22

James Lyle, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Hatcher, and her son,
returned to their home at Fox Lake,
Wis, on Thursday. The party had
been visiting with friends and rela.
tives in this city and other parts OF
the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Goodwin left on
Wednesday for St. Paul. On Monday
Mrs. Goodwin will leave for London,
Ontario, Canada, where she expects
to spend this fall and probably next
winter with her parents, who reside
near that city.
Several of the ministers of the Nor
wegian Synod passed through here
yesterday enroute to their respective
homes. They had attended q church
conference at Crow River and ex.
pressed themselves as delighted both
with the trip and the meeting.
We have received information from
Kerkhoven that the wheat threshed
averages ten bushels to the acre and
oats about 40 bushels. It is thought
that this will be the average yield
around that place. The quality OF
the wheat is medium, and that of oats,
very good.
The Great Northern excursions
from st Cloud and Sank Centre to
Spicer, scheduled for next Sunday,
have been called off on account OF
lack of patronage. It may be pos.
sible that excursions will be run from
those places at a later date, but as
yet nothing has been arranged for.
Mrs. W. A. Lindquist leaves next
Tuesday for her former home at
GAINESVILLE where she will visit while
Mr.. Lindquist is absent on his buying
trip east. Mrs. Liudquist will be &C.
companied by her sister, Miss Flor
ence Atkinson, who has been her
guest for some time.
Will Carlin arrived here Monday
for q visit with friends and relatives,
He is located at Fort Steel, B. c..
where he is president of q lumber
company and also proprietor of fine
general merchandise store. He is
very much satisfied with the country
in which he resides and believes that
British Columbia has great future.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Lutheran Free church will serve ice
cream, coffee and cake next Tuesday
evening on the lawn of the parsonage.
Everybody is cordially invited to
come, and as the net proceeds are to
be added to the missionary fund the
ladies hope to sec q goodly crowd as.
semble and help by contributing to a
worthy cause.
Miss Marguerite Walsh left tor
Minneapolis last Wednesday, where
will spend several weeks in the whole.
sale establishment of Strong & War.
ner. Miss Walsh has during the past
season been the efficient trimmer al
Miss Carlin's millinery parlors, and
will return here for the comisg season
after learning the latest styles in mill
inery at the wholesale house,.
County Superintendent Dobbyn re-
turned home last week from Minnea-
polls, where he had been busy fol
some time marking papers, written al
the late teachers state examinations
by applicants +. for state certificates.
EHe states that 8 larger percentage Of
applicants will secure certificates this
year than last year. The names Of
the successful applicants will be- pub
lished as soon as they can be had.
Miss Jean Parke, . former Will.
mar young lady, but now making her
home in Brooklyn,-N. ", called or
Willmsr friends and former school.
mates this week. During her stay II
the city she was the guest Of Miss Eth.
>el Rains. Miss Parke had just re.
turned from visit with her mother,
is ~ Whatcom, WISH. I She left yes
5terday for her return trip to Brook
lyn. "
Rev. n. Hsfermsu, and family q
Clara City, arrived hsre on Thurs.
day from North Dakota, uhere they
had boon visiting With friends and
relatives part Of the hummer They
.lett ysstsrday folrl thsiI hone atter