Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-02-10


closed; by the department Feb. Is
The establishing Of rural Tree delivery
route No. from New London, which
10 now in operation, makes the con-
tinuation Of this postofhce unnecess-
| ary.
CLAUS Anderson, an old resident OF
Fahlun, passed away last Saturday,
death being due to stomach troubles.
Deceased was 81 years OF age and I'M
married. The funeral took place
yesterday from the Swedish Lutheran
church in Svea.
The building committee of the Synod
church met last Saturday evening
with the secretary, Register OF Deeds
Olson, and accepted new plans and
issued a call for bids. The plans and
specifications now on file call tor q
very handsome and commodieus struc.
| ture.
The pupils: of School District No.
81, town of Dovre, have fallen into
line with other schools in the county
in the selection of names of we'll
known men for their schools. They
have named theirs the Franklin
School. Miss Alma F. Olson Ia the
The members of the Presbyterian
Sunday School will participate in
q banquet on Friday evening, to be
given at the Bonde Hall, when the d.
vision known as the "blues" will be
the honored guests as the result of a
contest having for its purpose an in
crease in Sunday School membership.
The supper will be served 1t $50.
Mrs. S. B. Qvale and Mrs. W. J.
months - Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs.
Qvale left on Monday for Minneapo-
!ls'and will be Joined there today b,
Mrs. Pinney. From there they expect
to 60 to Chicago, where they will en-
JOY a visit before leaving for the
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis W. Llndley.
of New York City, who appear il
private theatricals in the Shakes.
perian line, were In this city this week
trying to arrange for q date with one
of our literary clubs. They gave
readings from Shakespeare's "Mer.
chant OF Venice'' on Monday AFTER
noon for the Lttchfield High school.
Rev. j. L. Sizer, late of Lisbon, N
D., occupied the pulpit at the M. E.
church last Sunday and spoke t.
good sized congregations. Rev. Siz-
er's evening address was along the
lines of temperance. He Is q fOroible
speaker and his lectures are always
of the kind that will strike telling
blows for The prohibition cause.
Postoft1ce Inspe ctor Drake was IL
the city this week looking over the
new pOst1flce quarters and amOnp
Other matters attended, to was the fix
ing up of the ten.yesr lease. Every.
thing has been nicely installed, TIT
new lock boxes arriving last Thurs
day. There are 500 of these, which In
ad ditiOn to the old ones makes q tota
of 100.
"Chickens Come Home to Roost''
was the title of the lecture delivered
by L. B. Wickersham at the opsrs
houee last evening. This subjeot il
not suggestive of very deep dis
course, but it proved to be one of the
best intellectual treats eyer given IL
this city, and was thoroughly appre
ciated by the large audience. Thu.
the fourth entertainment In the lecture
course proved to be another decided
SUCCESS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Spicer have
been In Minneapolis the past few days
| where they were called by the seriou
illness of Mrs. Spicer's fa.her, Mr.,
Gustavus A. Moore. Mr.. Moore
| passed away early this week. The
funeral occurred yesterday afternoon
from the family residence, lilo Sixth
street southeast, and the intermen'
WAS at Lakewood. Deceased was on
1T the old and highly respected reef
dents of the E ast Side.