Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

F. Nj. Thornton, Of Benson, who
has been 4 sufferer with eAngrens In
his lett leg for the past four years.
submitted to IN operation on Monday
OF last week, the deceased member
being amputated sbove the knee. The
operation, which was performed by
DR.. E. S. Frost at the Frost hospital,
was successful and the patient 10 doing
% nicely ~ eau be expected under the
circumstances.
The Kandiyohi County Merchants
Association will hold it's regular
quarterly meeting at Atwater this
afternoon at three O'Clock, when a
number of members from Willmar
will be in attendance. State organi-
ger Casserley OF st. Paul will be pres
ent and address the members in the
interest Of the association. The Or
gauization now has q total member
ship OF So, practically oil the mer-
chants in the county, and Is strongly
organized for the protection of the
interests of it's members.
Fred W. Segerstrom and family
will remove to Minneapolis to make
that city their future home % soon a.
Mr.. Segerstrom has closed out his
business here. He may decide to 60
into business in the Flonr City after
looking over the field. Mr.. Seger-
strom made that city his home for
four years previous to coming to
Willmar, so has the advantage of =
wide acquaintance there. The many
Willnar friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Segerstrom will regret to learn of
their intention to leave this city, which
they have for so long q time made
their home.
Hon. VIM. J. Bryan was in Win.
mar for q short time last Friday even
ing, being on his way from Granite
Falls to Casselton, N. D, where he
was billed for one of his lectures.
Mr.. Bryan addressed IN immense au-
diente at the Granite Falls opera
house, leaving that village ON the af
ternoon freight 90 as to make connec-
tions here for his North Dakota trip.
After taking supper at the Great
Northern eating house he departed on
tle 9:05 passenger. During his brief
visit here q number of our citizens
had occasion to again meet him and
pay their respects.
W. E. Martin and year old dsugt-
ter Airline, on their way from Tracy
to Willow City, N. D., we're the guests
Over snnday$at the hons Of 'EIEsas1II: T.
Void. Upon the desth Of her mother
during little: ArliDs's infancy she was
taken and cared for by her grand
parents, residing At Tracy, until .
year ago, when her father, being in
position to offer her q good home and
loving care, tried to get possession of
her, but was resisted by her grand
parents and the lower courts. Recent
ly, however, the father was made
happy by the decision Of the supreme
court holding that he has absolute
right to his child. Airline Is bright
and pretty child and her father ia to
be congratulated.
A'letter received from Minneapolis
by Willmar friends contains the in
formation that Mrs. J. F. Legler,
who will be remembered by Ksndiyo-
hi county people by the maiden name
Of Miss Sarah Owre, q former resi-
dent of Lake Lillian, has gone with
her husband to Paris, leaving the twin
cities for that place July 6. Mr.. and
Mrs. Legler are accompanied by Mrs.
Legler's sister, Mics Clara Owre, of
Minneapolis, with whom they had
been spending part of their visit in
Minnesota. Miss Owre will remain In
Paris about year. The Legler's are
residents OF New York City, Mr.. Leg
Ter being engaged in the brokerage
business. After three months stay
in Paris, they will 60 to Buenos
Ayres, South America, to live about
two years, MIR. Legler's business re-
quiring his residence in that city for
that length of time.
Altho the crowd in Willmsr on
circus day did not come up to the old.
time attendance, yet there was good
patronage at the afternoon perform:
snce of Gollmar Bros Shows. The
bad condition of the roads was large
~ Responsible for the absence of q
number of country people from . dis.
lance. The streets during the parade
in the morning we're pretty we'll lined
with spectators, many Of them country
people. It was nearly noon before
the procession moved down our prin-
cipal streets, the circus people being
considerably delayed In getting prop
erly settled on account of the bad
roads leading from the railway tracks
to the show grounds. Il was. neces-
sary part of the morning in trans
ferring the paraphernal to put some
of the elephants into service and this
feature OF the shows stay in the city
proved quite interesting to some of
our people.
Ice Cream Social.
The Little Helpers Of the Swedish