Willmar tribune., 1905-02-01
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

Mrs. Alice Lamb, Of Litchheld Wis.,
tied Willmar friends last week.
Mrs. D. Hsgenstine, OF Splcer, was
Willmsr visitor Wednesday and
Thursday.
Mrs. f. G. Young was the guest of
Minneapolis friends from Thursday
till Monday.
Mrs. NJ. c. Cody and daughter, OF
ksudtyohi, were guests OF Willmar
friends Saturday.
Luis Dale was At Renville on a
business trip and incidentally also
visiting friends, last week.
Mrs. J. w. Dudley, Of Atwater, was
the guest OF Mrs. c. F. Spencer
Wednesday and Thursday.
MIR. and Mrs. X. L. Johnson left for
Oskslooss, Wis.,, on Monday for q
two weeks visit with friends and rela-
tlyes.
Miss Mile Myhers returned last
week to Minneapolis, after an extend
ed visit with her friend, Miss Jonette
Thorpe.
A. A. Anderson returned home last
week from an extensive trip on land
business In Iowa, Illinois and Me-
brAska.
G. A. Lindquist, OF Fergus Falls,
visited with his son, w. A. Lindquist,
last Thursday while on his way home
from Rochester.
Miss Sadie Donaldson returned to
her home at Minneapolis last week,
af:er two weeks visit with Mrs. F.
I. Cairns and Miss Margaret Kennedy.
Miss Cassie Gannan, OF Grand
Forks, n. D., arrived here from Min
neapolis last Friday for 9 visit with
the Misses Walsh and the Misses
Connolly.
The Ladies' Parish Guild will serve
coffee At the home of Mrs. J. NJ. Spi-
Ger Thursday afternoon from three
till six O'Clock. A cordial welcome
will be extended to all.
Miss Bertha Qvale, OF Kerkhoven,
left for Red Wing Saturday, where
she will attend the Lutheran Lad ies'
Seminary. While here she was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Qyale.
The Ladies Aid society OF the Synod
church will hold its regular meeting
At the church parlors tomorrow
Thursday afternoon. Mesdames J..
B. Boyd, M. G. Rigg and o. A.
Kiland will serve refreshments. Every.
one Ia cordially invited to attend.
Hans Epgelstad is making arrange
ments for having q $4,000 residence
erected on his property on Trott ave-
nue.. The foundation has already
been laid and the carpenter work will
be commenced - soon as the weather
will permit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels P. Larson at.
tended An entertainment given at Mo.
zart Hall in St. Paul last Saturday
evening by the Danish Society
After the program bar quet was held
for the members of the society and
their invited friends.
Christian Science services are held
every Sunday morning At l0:45 In the
society's rooms on the second floor ot
the new Ruble block. Prayer meet
inRs on Wednesday evenings at
O'Clock. A cordial invitation ia ex.
tended to everybody to attend these
services.
The lecture given by Mrs. Densmore
ut the M. F.. church was highly ap'
preciated by all present. Her neal
appearance, pleasant manners and
earnest yet loving way of speaking
could not but appeal to the audience
and even suggested the topic Of her
lecture, "Purity." She spoke as one
fully in sympathy with the cause she
represented and all who had the pleas
ure of listening to her admitted tha,
it was the best lecture on the subjec,
they had over heard. We wish that
there were many such women and our
world would surely be purer than it is.
Judge OF Probate A. F. Nordin is
the posse sor OF most unique and
curious collection of old coins which
was recently presented to him by his
father, who at present resides near
Bottineau, N. D. The collection com.
prises about 20 specimens of antique
silver and copper coins from various
countries, such as Sweden, Denmark,
England, Russia and NJ xico. Even
China 10 repres ented in the shape OF a
small silver coin covered with numer.
Gus chinese characters which are, o.
course, completely unirtelligib!e tc
anyone not acquainted with the
chinese language. Among other in
teresting samples are q Russian
"skilling' Of 177l, Swedish "ore'
OF 1884, all of rude design and execu
tion, and also q few rare U. 8. silver
coins. But q Swedish half dollar
from the fourteenth century, is per.
haps the most interesting of them all
1t is . piece OF copper, about 81
inches equare, weighing nearly one
pound, and bearing upon its face
five imprints Of government stamps,
each about the size OF q dollar. l,