Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-07-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS

k0UNAL NEWo I
The proceedings Of the board of
county commissioners will be pub.
lished next week. A large amount Of
business has been transacted. The
sessions began on Monday OF last
week AID on Friday an adjour nment
OF the board vas taken until Thurs
day OF this week. The board of equal
tzatton has been In session this week.
A number of the members of the
Boys Brigade Of the Presbyterian
church LETT for Eagle Lake this morn.
ing, accompanied by Rev. Buell. and
Tnos. Scotton. The boys will pitch
their camp on the Berg farm near the
lake and expect to remain there till
Friday evening. We hope the youth-
ful soldiers will have an enjoyable
time.
Charles A. Parsley and Miss Ber-
tina Halvorsou were united In mar.
riage last Wednesday night by Judge
Geo. Muller. The groom has for
some time past been employed at
Kent's barber shop, but left last Sat-
urdsy to accept . position in the bar
ber shop of Ben Leitte at Benson.
Mrs. Parsley will join him some time
this week.
L. A. Freeberg, of Kenmare, N. D., j,
who had been visiting here for some
time with the family of his daughter,
Mrs. Sam Nelson, returned last Thurs
cay evening. He was accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson, who will spend
several weeks there with relatives. 1t
10 six years ago since Mr.. Freeberg
left Ksudiyohi county to make his
home In Dakota. He ia we'll satisde
with his western home and says that
the crops in that region are excellent.
Everybody is invited to the English
Methodist church next Sunday to hear
Rev. A. c. Spencer, of Annsndale,
deliver his two greatest sermons,
"The Greatest Light Possible to Man
kind" and 1.-The Image and Likeness
OF God in Man" Rev. Spencer will
speak on the former topic In the
morning st l0:45 and on the latter
topic in the evening at 8 O'Clock. Do
not fell to hear these two subjects dis.
cussed. Good music for both SER
vices.
The Woman's Missionary society
Of the First Presbyterian church met
with Mrs. L. F. Page Wednesday
afternoon. The program after the
regular opening exercises, contested
Of : review Of : chapter Of Lux Christi
by Mrs. Z. 81. Sherwood, readings on
Patriotism, Home Missions and the
Outlook in the Philippines by Mes.
danes c. F. Spencer, w. L. Crosby
and G. E. Thomas, respectively.
Dainty refreshments were served after
the meeting.
Rev. A. c Spencer, of Annandale,
delivered the morning and evening
sermons at the M e. church last Sun
day. Rev. Spencer will serve the
local congregation during this month
and it 10 quite probable that he will
remain here during the months OF
August and September, until the next
M. E.. conference. Rev. Spencer hss
been In the ministry for q number OF
years and he is spoken of "a = highly
successful pastor a. we'll % an able
and talented speaker.
The Kindergarten which has been
conducted for the past six weeks in
the library building by Miss Foster
closed tts sessions last Friday with
appropriate exercises. Fridays ses-
sion was devoted to "Story Heur''
and about fifty children were very
pleasantly entertained with stories,
songs and games. Many of these
were children outside of the regular
attendants, who had come by special
invitation. The highest enrolment
during the term was II.
! A deal was closed last Friday
whereby O. B. Olson, for q number OF
years connected with the Willmar
Hardware company, becomes the
owner OF the Minneapolis restaurant
on Pacific avenue. Mr.. Olson took
charge ON Saturday morning and he
now invites his many friends to give
him q call At his new location. W.
T. swenson, formerly the proprietor
of the restaurant, hos launched in the
meat business, having purchased the
Third street meat market of F.! W.
Rose. Mr.. Rose will now d.vote hia
time to the cattle buying business,
after hsvi, & teen in the meat market
business in this city for the past &c
years.
Rev. and Mrs. A. G. Hall and niece,
Miss Ida Hall, lefs Thursday for Fer.
gus Falls, where they will be the
guests OF fciends for some time. Rev.
Hal has been granted q two months