Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

SYNOD hurch will meet Tomorrow Af.
ternoon In the church parlors. Mes.
danes r. Telstad, j. l. Johnson and
Il. Eogelstad will serve refreshments.
All are invited.
There will be q "Shadow" social on
Saturday evening, March II, in the
old school house OF Dist. t3. A short
program will be given, beginning at
O'Clock. Ladies are requested to
bring \ basket lunch for two.
Judge Nordin returned home yester.
day morning from Bottineau, N. D.,
after = months stay with his aged
father, who has been quite Ill for
some time and who Is still In
critical condition.
A singing service will be held in the
Swedish Nj E. church at KandlyOht
Sunday forenoon At 1920. This SER
vice, for which preparations have
been made for some time, promlaes to
be very profitable and interesting.
Admission Is free.
Louis Benson, who lives five miles
west of the city, has traded his farm
OF l60 acres for similar amount of
land in Red Lake county, the property
OF W. J. Pinney. The deal vas ef
fected thru Andrew Nordloet, acting
as agent for Mr.. Pinney,
Miss Elvira Nelson, daughter OF
=. A. Nelson, was the victim of q sur.
prise party at the hands of about 20
Of her young friends last Monday eve
ming. The young lady was the re.
cipient OF beautiful ring which she
received as a token of friendship.
All present report q good time.
The one and half year old baby
boy of Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Birkeland
died last Friday, after having been
afflicted with brain fever for about q
week. The funeral occurred yester-
day afternoon, Rev. Anderson of
the Lutheran Synod church officiating.
Interment was made in the Lutheran
Free church cemetery.
A pleasant surprise party was
sprung on Rev. Gates last Thursday
evening by some OF his parishioners.
The unbidden but nevertheless well
come guests took possession of the
parsonage about eight O'Clock, and
enjoyed good social time for three
hours. Refreshments were brought
by the visitors, and fine lunch was
served.
c. H. Lundstedt returned last night
from Kenmare, N. D., accompanied
by the three little children OF A. F.
Holmdshl. The mother of the chill
dren, q sister Of Mr.. Lundstedt, died
q couple OF years ago, and the father
deserted them some time ago. Their
uncle, hearing OF their sad plight,
went up there and brought them here
to his home.
The Young Peoples society OF the
Synod church will be entertained by Dr..
Petersen and Peter Hong At the church
parlors next Monday evening at 8
o'clock. Among other interesting
things on the program will be talk
on "The Worlds Fair at St. Louis"
by Prof. Thompson of the Willmar
Seminary. Everyone Is cordially in
vited to attend.
Mrs. W. L. Crosby entertained
about 40 OF her young lady friends on
Friday evening at progressive "Busi.
ness Mems Came" Head prizes
were won by Misses Lille Sanderson
and Petra Roise and Misses Mabel
Williams and Agnes Nordin carried
of the foot prizes. Delicious refresh.
ments were served. Mrs. Crosby was
assisted by Mrs. Geo. w. Tyler.
Miss Alice Roberts, who for some
time past was employed 1t Treasurer
Norin's Office, left Saturday for St.
Paul, where she has accepted = posi-
tion iu the Office of State Auditor
Iverson. Miss Roberts IL q young
lady who enjoys the friendship of q
large circle of friends and they oil
extend to her wishes of success and
happiness In her new field of labor.
Mr.. Andrew Nordloef has bought
one third interest In the Anderson
Land Co., thereby becoming part
owner with A. 81. Brown and A. A.
Anderson. The deal was made yester.
day afternoon. MIR. Nordloef has
had q great deal OF experience in the
land business and 40 he is = young
man of hustling abilities he will NO
doubt prove . valuable member of the
firm
The Osseo Literary society OF the
Willmar Seminary gave It's annual
entertainment Satu, day evening u
Seminary Hall. A large audience
WAS present and the efforts OF tn,
different members of the society takin1
part In the program were we'll re
ceived. The music rendered by th'
band was exceptionally fine and be
spoke much ability both on the par
OF the members as we'll 40 the leader
; Prof. Hegstrom.
Among those who attended the meet
ing OF the Grand Lodge, A. o. U. W.
At Minneapolis Tuesday and Wednes
day of last week were c. F. Spence
and O.'P. Rice representing Wilma
Lodge No. So. Mrs. Ella II. Mantor
Mrs. J. T. Carruthers, Mrs. G. F