Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-05-09


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shesutoI On 8, . M c1assiealzIap
pofntme q 6 that place. 81 The ministers from
;t here Rev: Van der u eg,a preached here and
also solicited funds with hich to start an
ACADEMY at Sioux enter, "a.
Tie Farmers' telephone line here { grow
ing fast. d Some ten new shareholders are
again being added and several more ready
.to JOIN i the line - extended eastward into
Rossland township. That the phone is a
verY handy instrument to have in the house
wlasSagain proved last week when sparks
from the chimney set fire to the manure
which was banked against the house at J.
NteWenhuis' place. No men folks at home
and the lady of the house sick in bed.> One
OF the girls gave a general ring along the
phone and simply said, Fire at Niewenhuis,' .
and as fast as horses could bring them,
neighbors were in the yard and put out the
f Ire before it had done any damage to the
house, =z . =. .$2z -.{$*ss -.
EAtwater Repub1ican-Press: Martin Lar
son Of Atwater. MINI, has been chosen cap
tain the University Of Minnesota basket
ball team for 1907, and under Larson's lead
erstteip our gopher basketball fans expect to
retain the western championship. He was
the unanimous choice of the seven M men
who participated in the election. Miss
~ abel A. Lindstrom. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hans Lindstrom of Lake Elizabeth,
died at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Ek-
strom, at Hopkins, Mimi, last Sunday,
April 20, thecau of her death being typhoid
fever. The funeral occurred yesterday after
noon at the Rosendale M. E. church.. De
ceased was born In this county July II,
1855. She was thus in the 21st year of her
age, and had resided in the town of Lake
Elizabeth the most of her 1ife....: Last: Sun
day the 2-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. CLAUS
Samsta, residing couple of miles southeast
Of the village, was kicked by horse and re-
ceived quite serious injury. The board of
education met On Monday evening and elect
ed Professor Irwin G. Page of Buffalo, Mimi,
az superintendent Of the public schools of
this place for the coming school year at
salary of 81 ,OOO... While working at car
pentering at the home of A. J. Amdahl south
of the village: M artin Erickson fell to the
ground. He landed on his feet, but on ac-
count of the distance of the fall he sprained
MS back quite severely......According to
resolution passed at the recent meeting of
the village council and published in this issue,
it behooves all who indulge In intoxicants to
avoid becoming intoxicated, and appearing
within reach of the village marshal. By this
resolution the marshal is instructed to ar
rest any intoxicated person within his juris-
diction. Heretofore it seems to have been
the'p policy not to arrest any person intoxi-
Gated unless he was disorder1y and making
quite disturbance. But in their, determina-
ton to keep out blind pigs the council has
ordered the arrest of any person who ap-
pears within the limits of the village in an
intoxicated condition.......Mr. and Mrs. F.
G. Peterson were at Hopkins several days
this week where they attended the wedding
OF Jesper Jespetson and Miss Annie Frogner.
Nj Jespersonis a nephew of Mr. Peterson.
He7has established himself in the dairy bust
ness at Hopkins and is doing good bust
ness......Mrs. F. Kragenbrink Of Harrison
has been at Minneapolis during the past ten
days receiving treatment for cancer. Mrs.
Wesley Sanders, her daughter, went down to
visit with her this week ......J. Christofferson
Of Cokato was in Atwater this week looking
after his confectionery business which he has
just started here.
Green Lake Breeze: The congregation of
the Swedish Lutheran church held a meeting
Wednesday afternoon at which it was de :
c1ded to build the church on the lots north of
the school house. 1t has not yet been de-
cided whether to build of cement blocks or