Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-09-05
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j: What seems an almost mir cu1ous escape
from death occurred Here last M ond az when
The east-bound, Flyer going at a. high
speed, struck a wagon that was being driven
over the crossing: 3: Norm an 81 ansoil, who
lives Just east of the lake. was driving a~pair.
of mules attached to a farm wagon and up
on appro aching the crossing, he heard a
train: whistle but supposed that It came from
a freight which was standing on the side
track. The depot hid the approaching train
and 1t was not until the team was on the
track that the driver realized the danger.
At this critical moment the team became
frightened and turned instead of: going
straight across the track. When the crash
came the team had got=so far out Of the way
that only the hind part of the wagon was
struck: The driver was thrown about thirty
feet but escaped with slight injuries, while
the other occupant-a younger brother-fell
under the wrecked wagon box and was con-
siderably bruised up, though no bones were
broken: The wagon was, almost completely
demolished and one of the mules was quite
badly cut up Those who saw the accident
express great wonder that both the occu-
pants of the wagon escaped alive, as the
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the wagon were thrown several rods up the
track. ~
Andrew Thompson, formerly of Eagle
Lake, who is now located at Moose Jaw,
Canada, arrived here on Sunday evening.
Mr.. Thompson came to-1ook after the thresh-
ing and marketing Of his share of the crop on
the old farm at Eagle Lake after which he
will return to Canada, where his parents
and brother Oscar are also located. Andrew
has much to say in praise Of their Canadian
possessions. They have about one hundred
and sixty acres in crop, this season, which
promises to give a bountiful yield of No.
wheat, The Thompsons also have a nice
herd of sixty five cattle which are doing nice
ly. Some three-year-old steers were sold last
fall for fifty dollars head.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Hagenstein leave soon on
an extended trip thru the West From here
they go to Minot and Stanley, N. D., where
they will visit their sons. Next they will go
to Spokane, Washington, where they will
spend some time before resuming their jour-
ney to the Pacific Coast.
J. Branley, Div. roadmaster, and T. Ke-
veney, Asst roadmaster, were last week rep
resenting the Great Northern to secure track,
age to the lake for the purpose ofloading ice.
1t is the intention Of the company to supply
four divisions of the road with ice from Green
Lake,
The body of Sivert Olson, who died from
brought here Thursday and buried in the
cemetery of the Green Lake church.
J.J. Henderson came up from Minneapolis
Sunday evening and has been busy getting
the family ready to move to the city. He
left yesterday with driving horse which he
purchased for a Minneapolis party. The
family will probably leave tomorrow.
The work of laying the foundation for the
new Swedish Lutheran church was begun
Monday. Qsmund Sonderson has the con.
tract for putting up the building and Charles
Crevier is doing the mason work.
Chas. Gustafson has secured employment
! in Minneapolis and his family expects ia
join him there In the near future.
New London Times, -.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arne Larson are rejoicing
| over the arrival of a 12-pound boy, born
Tuesday,
baby girl gladdened the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Paulson on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M artin Lundquist returned
from their trip to the old country this week
Arne Larson purchased the tools from N
A. skeie this week which Mr.. Skeie used il
| his shoemaker shop, Mr., Skeie expects tt
| start for Norway tomorrow. +
It is reported to as that Mons F1eslan6
was hurt Monday while working in the
gravel pit. We understand that he was hit
| in the head with holt,