Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-10-05

paid her sister, Mrs Hosford, q visit
at Onion Grove. She was accom-
panied here by her niece, Miss Rita
Hosford, who will spend q few days
visiting with relatives and friends
here.
n. T. Olsen and family, who have
been occupying the Hong residence in
the First ward, have removed into one
OF the J. M. Spicer residences . located
on Mason street.
The librarian would like to call the
attention OF the reading public to the
fact that the library keeps the best
selection of magazines for their use.
Also the daily Minneapolis and St.
Paul papers and the Willmar papers.
The Literary Digest has just been
added to the list of magazines.
s P. johnson left yesterday for
Kensal, N. D, where he expects to
spend q couple of weeks visiting with
his daughter, Mrs. Peter Sletten, and
also enjoy the hunting in that vicinity.
Mr.. Johnson will look up real estate
While at Kensal and If he finds some
thing to his liking will invest in North
Dakota land.
VIM. Olson, the Spicer real estate
man, was in the city yesterday closing
q deal whereby Thomas T. Nelson be.
comes the owner of the Ole Martinson
farm west OF Spicer. The consider.
alton is $1,000. Mr.. Nelson Is at pres.
ent engaged in the gardening business
with John Ahlstrom and he expects to
continue the same on his newly -pur.
chased farm.
Miss Julia Tautges, q sister of Miss
Marion Tautges, one of the teachers
OF the Willmar city schools, arrived
here last Saturday from Minneapolis
and has taken q position as one OF
the teachers of the district schools in
this county. She will have charge OF
the school in district No. 63, south
west of the city, and began her Few
duties this week.
The Willmar Choral Union held
their first regular practice for this
season last Monday evening. There
was fair attendance and the outlook
is very promising as to a successful
and excellent chorus. Meetings will
be held every Monday evening at 7:3O
In the High school building. The elec.
tlon OF new officers was postponed un-
til next Monday evening.
William B. Cartledge, an old settler
OF the county and for many years a
resident OF Burbank, but who now re-.
sides in the state Of Washington, sur.
prised his friends in this county last
week by his arrival for visit in CON-
pany with wife, having recently de-
serted the lonely widowed state. Mr..
Cartledge called at Wil)mar Saturday
in the hope Of finding Mr.. Woodcock
Ga one of those brilliant autumn
days last week merry chimney sweep,
while attending to his duties on the
roof of q local hostelry, was heard
singing in q somewhat melancholy
tone OF voice: ~ am so dry, am 80
dry" A stranger, passing by, re-
marked to him: "Go down in the
basement, sir" Whether he did or
not we have been unable to ascertain.
Noble Schagel received q telegram
last Friday from Massachusetts an
nouncing the death OF his brother
Charles, who died Sept. 10. The tele-
gram was sent on the same date, but
on account of some unaccountable de-
lay in transmission it did not reach
Mr.. Schagel before Sept. 30. For this
reason he was unable to attend the
funeral and this fact naturally makes
the grief all the greater.
Those who attended the concert
given at the Swedish Mission church
last Monday evening report that it
was one of the best musical treats
ever given in this city. Owing to
other attractions the same evening the
attendance was not very large. Prot
Fredrickson as q violinist, assisted by
Prof. FRANKIE, barytone, and Miss
Nellie Hedreen, pianist, gives q musi-
cal entertainment that is always
worthy of patronage.
Cards are Gut announcing the ap.
preaching wedding of Joseph T. John.
son, of this city, and Miss Nettie M.
Norton, OF Frioerg, MINI. The mar
riage will take place at the home OF
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. N.
r. Norton, on Sunday, Oct. 16, at
4 o. clock p. m. Both of the contract
ing parties have for some time been
employees of the TRIBUNE and this
paper will join with their many friends
In exten ding hearty congratulations
when the happy event occurs. They
will make their home In this city and
Mr.. johnson will continue his ser.
vices as foreman in the mechanical
department Of the TRIBUNE
Ben Olson and wife, of Tacoma, },
Wash, have been guests the past
week at the home of Mr.. Olson q
brother, Chris. Olson. Mr.. Olson 1s
one OF the old-time Wiilmar boys and
this is his first visit to the early
scenes of his childhood since leaving
hare. ahont al years< ago. In ita