Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
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New London Times: lynx was shot in
Sec. 3, New London, Sunday morning, by
H. T. Hanson. Axel Olson had been feeding
got it in his trap, but the lynx managed to
get out of Olson's trap and got into Otto
Bjorks musk rat trap and was tangled up in
the brush when shot. Mr.. Olson bought
the lynx of Hanson and sold it again to
Swenson & Broberg who intend to have it
mounted......A new meat market by John
Hoien and Lars Week will be opened in Axel
O1son's building just north of the bank.......
number of our young men are employed at
the "big CUT laying a side track for the
steam shovel that is expected to come
Saturday.....Mr. and Mrs. Tucker of
Morris visited with Dick Batterberry of
Burbank few days this week. They left
for Wisconsin, where they expect to make
their future home. Misses Ellen and
Emma Shipstead left Saturday for Great
Falls, M ont, where they will teach school.
......Robert Jones left tor Seattle to day after
brief visit at his early home in Burbank.
......Miss Thea Guam is the new employe at
John Gunderson's restaurant......At the
social of the Ladies Aid society Of the
Presbyterian church Wednesday evening the
proceeds amounted to $21 .35. A beautiful
autograph quilt worked by the ladies was
given to Rev. and Mrs. Drysda1e. The quilt
has a drawing of the church worked in the
center, and contains the name of pastor and
officers Of each society since the church was
organized nine years ago.
Green Lake Breeze: An effort is being
10 m a Of A
ing for that purpose will be held at the
depot Thursday evening, March 1..."..Chas.
Gustafson has opened a paint shop......Chas.
Nordgren has added gasoline engine to the
equipment Of his butcher shop......A1bin
Swanson who is ill at st. Peter, is reported
much better. His mother is still attending
him.. ...Miss Blanche Hagenstein returned
home Tuesday from Minneapolis, where she
has been taking a course at the Johnson
School Of Museums. Nd. Dahl went to
South St. Paul with a carload of stock
Saturday. Pickerel are beginning to bite
and there is said to be great sport fishing
through the ice......Peter Henderson is now
agent for the Central Life Assurance Society
of DesMoines, Iowa.....Mrs. J. A. Masters
who has been visiting her brother Eugene
Foote, at Roya1ton returned home Satur-
day......The liquor license question will be
an issue at the coming spring election.
The most destructive fire in the history of
Dawson occurred last Thursday morning,
when fifteen business houses were destroyed,
entailing loss of 500, 900. The fire origin
ated in the hardware store of Jerde s.
Fondell, the latter member of the firm being
a son-in-law of Peter Rodman of the town
Of M amre. They were among the heaviest
losers, their loss In stock and fixtures
amounting to $1,000. The building occu-
pied by the firm was the property of E. P.
Slettedal, who with his family lived in the
upper rooms. His loss on building and
household goods amounted to about Sc, 600.
Raymond News: A commercial Club with
twenty-four members was organized at
Raymond Tuesday evening. DR.. d. J,
Mem ahon was elected president, F. o. orth,
vice president; Frank b. Smith, secretary;
and A. II II. Rosenquist, treasurer......P.
Nelson, the veterinary surgeon Of Willlmar,