Willmar tribune., 1905-04-26

! awarded the contract tor 4 residence
to be erected this spring for Fred
Schwartz, Great Northern engineer.
1t will be located In Spicer's addition
and will cost In the nelghborhood of
$1,000.
A surprise party was rendered Miss
Gurlie Blixt last Friday evening At the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. Nelson on
South Fourth street, by about twenty
OF her friends. As q remembrance of
the occasion Miss Blixt was presented
with a fine turquoise ring.
sThe blessed street sprinkler has
again been put into service aud as q
reAnIt the clouds OF dust which en-
veloped the city during the past few
days have now been allsyed and our
streets are again assuming their nat
ural appearance.
Prot. Emil Hegstrom has engaged
the services of Prof. Blakkestad, cell
ist, and Prof. Teply, base violinist,
to appear here at the concert to be
given by the Citizens Orchestra on
the evening OF May 5. All arrange
ments for the concert have now been
completed and We feel sure that when
it is Rf7en Willmar people will find it
to>be rare musical treat.
Senator Thorpe and Representative
Gandrud are now home again from
their three months sojourn in the
capital city, the legislature closing it's
session on Tuesday of last week. The
Kandiyohi county lawmakers deserve
Fcredit for their share in the work
accomplished, being the authors of
several bills which succeeded In pass.
ing. Tribune readers will find the full
list OF new laws passed printed in the
law supplements which are published
this week.
Arrangements are in progress for
another silver medal contest to be
held in this city. The exercises will
be held at the Lutheran Free church
on Friday evening, May IL, and the
participants who will contest for hon
ors are the following six young ladies':
Misses Barbara Williams, Gertrude
Htlleboe, Pearl Ives, Gladys Birch,
Hannah Peterson and Jeanette Ives.
The usual admission price of ten cents
will be charged. The program will
ho nrh1iaho1 lator
L. A. May informs US that there are
no prospects of any Sunday Spicer
excursions this season. The trips
made last year did not pay and this
is no doubt James Hills reason for
not allowing any excursion trains this
year. Halt fare tickets will be sold
here every Saturday, however, and
oil those who can spare the time from
Saturday noon till Monday noon will
thus be given an opportunity to en-
JOY Green Lake and the beautiful
scenery surrounding it.
The enterprising firm of Berkness,
Peterson & Co. have inaugurated i'm.
provements at their popular place OF
business which will not only give them
additional floor space but will also
afford them more convenience in the
handling of their rapidly.growing
business. The north side entrance. Is
being remodeled and = new front is
being put in. Two additional rooms
for storage purposes will be used on
the second floor and the rear partition
on the first floor is removed further
back. New shelves and counters are
added In all departments and the
arrangement OF the stock will be such
as to give better showing.
J. L. Lindner' and family and Mr..
and Mrs. Guy Cumming expect to
leave in the near future for Spokane,
WASH, where they will locate and
where Messrs. Lindner and Cumming
will continue in the cigar-making busi-
ness. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindner and
daughters will leave for the new home
about the tenth Of May, and they will
be joined later by Mr.. Cumming and
Fritz and Charles Lindner. Mr.. Lind
ner has been conducting cigar fac
tory in this city for the past twelve
years and during the family's resi-
dence here they have made many
friends who will regret to learn of
their intention to remove from the
city.
While excavating for cistern last
Friday near his home in the east part
OF the city, Martin Gilbertson found
IN egg-shaped rock weighing about
ten pounds that attra acted his attention
on account of its unusual shape. Up
on examination it was found to con-
tain petrifed stick extending dia.
metrically through it, q portion of the
rock being broken of and revealing
the inner portion. The object was
found imbedded in bed Of clay at q
depth OF about seven feet. Mr.. Gil
bertson is at loss to account for the
strange object, but those who have
seen it think it might possibly have
been part Of an Indian war club and
that there may still be other Indian
relics, buried in the same vicinity.
'The Royal Slave company gave
q creditable performance at the opera
house Monday evening. Gus Nor
timer, as "Humboldt A. Jones', ="
American newspaper correspondent,
proved q most happy and typical