Willmar tribune., 1905-01-11

a oeoR0ter WSS p0rpz' 70 Mr.E anu
Mrs. A: Q, Forsberg Sunday morning.
Miss Olga Carlson LEFT for New
London Monday for visit with
friends. - ,
Ray Burr is, spending q few days
with tho family Of ). u. Dale, 1t At.
water this week.
E. E. l. awson, of the New London
Times. was In the city Monday on
court house business. <...
Mrs. Frank Rozum, OF Benson, is
q guest at the home of her sister, Mrs,
c. E. Mclaughlin. :,
Miss Gladys Birch returned last
Saturday from several days. visit
with relatives at New Psynesville.
Misses Bertha and Mathilda Maier,
Of Atwater, visited with their sister,
Mrs. W. F. Gratz, over Sunday.
MIR. and Mrs. Peter A. Brogren, OF
New London, were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Olof Brogren over Sunday.
Miss Ragna Olstad returned to Still
water Monday, after two weeks
visit with her sister, Mrs. Samuel OF
son.
The Columbla Comic Opera Co. Is
billed ior an appearance at the VIII.
mar opera house tomorrow Thurs
day. and Friday evenings.
Misses Hattie and Ella Ekander
entertained number Of their young
lady friends last Monday evening at
supper. Covers were laid for eleven.
Mrs. w. T. Fish returned to May
nard Monday, after few days visit
with her sisters, Misses Edna and
Myrtle Dewey and Mrs. q. L. Nc
Donald.
Antcn Rudbeck, late proprietor of
the Farmers restaurant, went to At
water Mooday to look up prospects
for gong into the eating house busi-
ness In that town.
Charley Nelson left for St. Paul
Monday to look up so mething in the
line OF remunerative employment. He
expects to remain In the cities during
the remaiE der of the winter.
Miss Edith Thorpe entertained .
number of her friends Friday even
ing. Different kinds of games were
INDUCED in thruout the evening after
which delicious refreshments were SER
we'd. :. E~ i
yf E;y &asyllls, sc:
companied by Mrs. T. K. stallsnd,
left for St. Paul Monday evening for
visit with her brother, DIR. NJ. c..
Stalland. She came here to attend the
funeral Of her brother, T. X. Stalland
|. Bennie Halvorson of Norway Lake
has been appointed to the position of
engrossing committee clerk in the SEN
ate Of the Minnesota legislature, thru
the good graces Of Senator Thorpe.
The compensation is five dollars per
day.
The date for w. j. Bryan's lecture
in Willmar will be about the middle
of March. That the opera house will
be packed on that occasion is q cer-
tsinty, for everybody wants to see
and hear the distinguished statesman
and orator.
Two of the cases set for trial yester-
day in municipal court were eettled
and dismissed. In the third, that of
8. A. Rasmussen, plaintiff, vs.. S. E..
Stsnsberry and j. J. Downs, defend.
ants, judgment for S3S. IS was awarded
the plaintiff.
A deal was closed early in the week
whereby Bitterness & Downs disposed
of 200 acres of their Canadian land
holdings in the vicinity of Antler,
/ Assa. The purchasers are parties at
Peoria, Ill. Mr.. Downs leaves today
for st. Paul on business connected
with the sale.
Arthur Carlson, Raymond Spicer
and Fritz Lindner returned home Fri
day, after having spent week hunt
ing deer, moose and other small game
in and around Spicer and Green Lake.
They were favored with excellent
weather and some fine specimens Of
rabbits and gray squirrels.
The illustrated lecture on Alaska,
which Hon. Jno. w. Arctander gave
at Willmar last winter, created much
enthusiasm and interest. Encouraged
by this, the Norwegian Lutheran Free
church has occurred him for his new H.
lustrated lecture on ''The Apostle Of
Alaska, )" which will be given in the
same church Tuesday, January "a, at
8 clock, for the berefit Of the gene
raj fund of the church. i =
That the owner of a mail box does
not have absolute control over It has
been decided by recent ruling Of the
government. This 10 point which
10 OF interest to every community
where the rural free delivery system
10 in force. The ruling was obtained
by the postmaster at Bucyrus, Ohio,
where LEGAL carrier found ii : mail
box on his route two letters that were
intended for the owner Of the box and
had been put there BY some one In
passing. The letters we're con6scated
and sent to the government ut Wash-
ington with . request for : ruling.