Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-09-20

home for tho past two years.
Prof. W. D. Fredrickson and wife
arrived here last Monday from
5Brooten to make this city their future
home. They will take up their resi-
derce in the John skoolheim residence
In the First ward where they will soon
be st home to their many friends. .
The Lyon County Fair will be held
at Marshall, Sept. % to 20 inclusive.
Governor Johnson will be present on
the opening DAY of the fair, and
Senator Knuts Nelson will make an
address on Thursday, Sept. 28. There
will also b some fast races for purses
aggregatins the sum Of $1,000.
Mrs. Louis Rodlun loft for Nilaca
Friday to spend few days with the
family Of her son Lswrenoe. On Mon.
day she went to Minneapolis to attend
the state convention Of tho W. G. T.
u. % delegate from the local union.
The convention opened yesterday and
will close Friday evening.
Miss Ellen syse returned last Thurs.
day from IN extended trip to Mon
taua and the coast. She went out to
Norway Lake Frida to spend = couple
Of weeks At her home there, after
which she will return to Willmar to
resume her duties 90 teacher of short
hand and typewriting at the Seminary.
Last Wednesday night lightning
struck = setting of wheat on the farm
OF p. N. Ltndgren of Whttedeld.
Two stacks were consumed BY fire, but
the other two stacks we're saved,
thanks to the telephone which enabled
Mr.. Ltndgren to summon some neigh
bors to bis assistance. The grain was
insured.
The B. G.. club had . meeting last
Saturday evening. All present report
an enjoyable time. This is evidently
the latest addition to our city's social
life. What B. G., stands for ID q
mystery. It may be "By Cones, +"
"Best Glrls'' or "Bad Girls" but
whatever It is, we hope 1t will live
long and prosper.
Andrew W. Larson OF town of svede
Grove died on Thursday . week ago.
Deceased Was born In Vallarum, swe-
den, Jan. 2, 1840. He came to Ameri-
CO In 1857, and has lived in Swede
Grove since, that time with the ex-
ception of.a short time when he re-
Sided Ia: :Aswater. Mrs. C.. H. .Ferxp-
son Of town of Harrison 10 . dauRh-
ter of tho deeeased. = :. r r., s7
Among those who are enrolled aa
the state university this year arc the
following new students from Willmar:
A. N: Gilbsrtaon, Ludwig Dale, Maur.
ice Jenness, Arthur Carlson and
Walter Selvig. The first three named
are taking the academic course, Mr..
Carlson is studying pharmacy and
mr. selv1g ID taking = course in
mining engineering.
Mrs. o. e. Ruble went to Blooming
Prairie last Friday to attend tho funer-
81 Of her aged father, Knut Benson,
whose demise occurred on Thursday.
Death was duo to old age, deceased
having reached tho ripe old age of sc
years. He was one of the first settlers
In Freeborn county and WAS among
the most prominent men in the com.
munity in which he resided.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Johnson OF
Gennessee mourn the death of their
seven year-old daughter, Esther
Marion, who died st Litchneld on
Monday of last week. The cause oi
death was appendicitis. She had
been taken to Litchhsld for IN oper.
alton, but expired before tho operation
could be performed. The funeral
took place on Thursday, Rev. J. A.
Wagner ohaciating.
N. G. Hiehstrom, one of the old cot.
tiers of town Of Collar, accompanied
by his Oldest son, William HIGH.
strom, left last Friday evening fol-
Maxwell, California, where they will
make their future home. Mr.. High.
strom has been in Californis before
for q short time, and owns . farm
near Maxwell. He has disposed of hie
farm In Colfax to Mr.. John L. Hen
jum OF ArctAnder.
Rev. J. A. Wagner, who has had
charge of the Atwater and Rossndale
Swedish M. E. churches for about
eight years, has been transferred "a
the Arlington Hill church In s.. Paul.
Wagner had done splendid work, foz
the churches In his charge, and his
parishioners are very sorry to see
him CO.. He will be succeeded by Rev,
E. A. Wahlquist, lately Of Red Wing,
but formerly In charge OF the Ksndi'
yohi NJ. E. church. .>... ]
The local Elks initiated Dr.. Archi.
nald. OF AtWAtor, Dr. Robertson o.
Lttchdeld and Prot. Emil Hegstrom
Of this city into the mysteries of ths
order last Tuesday evening. About
sixty members were present. Among
the visiting members were : numbe,
from Ranville, Dassel, Morris and
Browns Valley. When the initiatory
work had been dnishel . banquet WI
served at tho club rooms, After which
the evening Vas spent in : social ses'
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