Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-12-14
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

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The Presbyterian Sunday School
will have its Christmas tree festival
on Monday evening, Dec. 26.
Miss Sophia Carlson, the efficient
stenographer for the Tribune's X andi.
yohi County History, spent Sunday
with Atwater friends.
Edward Johnson, the popular COL
lector for J. s. Robbins, reports the
arrival OF daughter at his home on
Tuesday of last week.
a years subscripti on to the Will.
mar Tribune would be q Christmas
present that some friend at q distance
would appreciate very much.
Benson citizens are complaining be.
cause Great Northern trains block
some OF their crossings, at times for
psriod of Is minutes and even more.
Judge Nordin tied the nuptial knot
last Wednesday which united the des.
tinies OF John c. Aspaas aud Miss
Sallie c. Forsmsn, both of Lake Lii
ian.
Oscar f lberg, who is occupying a
claim near Langenburg, N: W. T.,
CANADA, left last Thursday evening
oo his return trip to that country, af-
ter spending some time here with his
parents.
Miss Ida Theie, of Shskopee, was
the guest Of Ter friend, Miss Matte
Selir, from Thursday till Tuesday
She was on her way home from
Cottonwood, where she had spent the
summer.
The La lies Aid socety of the Nj. E.
church will give basket shadow So
cial at the residence OF Mrs. Mortag
Friday ele.ing, Dec. IT, A nice mu-
steal program has been prepared All
are cordially invited.
When G.. O. Sand was about to
leave his store Saturday evening he
found that his bicycle had departed
with somebody else. A search proved
fruitless and Mr.. Sand was obliged
to walk home. Upon returning to his
duties Monday morning, However,
Mr.. Sand found his faithful wheel
leaning up against the wall in its
usual place. Evidently some one
had mis- taken the wheel for q j'ke
and had been carried away by it.
On Saturday evening the Osseo
literary society will give an enter
tainment at the Seminary chapel,
beginning ateight O'Clock. The pro-
gram has been prepared with con-
siderable care and those who attend
will no doubt spend an enjoyable eve
ming. The program contains among
other good things the laughable
dialogue, "A Sea Of Troubles" and
also song by the Seminary chorus,
1.-The New Hail Columbia, with band
and piano accompaniment. The ad-
mission is only 10 cents. Immedi-
ately after the entertainment, the
young lad 'es will serve coffee, cake
and sandwiches in the business room
adjoining the chapel for the small
additional sum of Is cents. Every
one is cordially invited TO remain for
refreshments.
Willmar will soon haye another
restaurant added to its already liber.
al supply OF such enterprises. Its
name will be the ''Grand Central''
and A. w. Fyrk, former Kerkhoven
boy, and c. W. Martin, of Lake City,
Iowa, will be the proprietors. The
Westberg building on Benson avenue,
formerly occupied by the Willmar
Provision Co., is to be the home ol
the new concern and at the present
time carpenters are busy repairing
and 1earrar gir g the interior. 1t ia
thought that everything will be in
readiness for business in few days
and from then on the "Grand Central
will endeavor to get it's share of the
patronage. The firm will have q
lunch counter and will also handle
soft drinks and as long as they handle
these, and these only, we wish them
abun liant success.