Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-12-26
New London

NEW LONDON, Dec. 25.-Miss Marie
auge, who has been employed as cook at
the Great Northern hotel here; left on Tues
day for her home in Kerkhoven. She will re-
turn after the holidays and take course of
hat trimming with Mrs. Marie Peterson,
telegram from Willis Point Texas, re-
ceived by Harold Swenson last Saturday an
nounced the birth of daughter in the family
of E. F. Fink:
Miss Annie Ostlund returned from sisse-
ton, S. D., last Monday. Her home is in
Colfax.
Emil Johnson is located In the Geo. E..
Negaard building during the holidays, where
he is selling out the remainder OF his jewelry
stock.
Olof Christensen, who accompanied Mrs.
Jno. Guam, Henry and John Halverson, to
,Belteld, N. D., last week, returned last NJ on
day. Olof seems to think it is much more
pleasant to live in New London during the
cold months than in the far west He stated
that the New London people out there are
all located On their claims. In John Quam's
! residence their are nine people, consisting OF
himself and family, the Halvorson boys and
| NJ artin~ ~Gustafson. =,
Miss 1nga Lund returned last Wednesday
from kerkhoven, where she has been work
ing for some time.
The Christmas trade in our little burg has
been very good these last days and the mer.
chants are all a busy lot of folks.
change of agents has again taken place
in the G. N. depot here. Every since our
faithful Mr.. A. J. Anderson left it has been
! very difficult to get 'stayer." Carl Schultz
| who has had charge for few months is now
exchanged for a Mr.. Waneous.
party of land seekers in company with
And. N. Guam, of this village, drove out to
Lintonvi1le and Georgeville last Wednesday
looking over some land.
J. A. Abrahamson,w who has been working
in Minneapolis came home Saturday. G.
Holmquist and family, of Pelican Rapids,
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Monson, of Ashby, also
arrived Saturday for visit during the holi-
days with the Abrahamson family here.
Nettie Leite, of Burbank, is smakine
| with Miss Larson.
Martin Ekblad is down from North Dako-
! ia for visit with his parents.
Miss Bella Solseth stopped off the train
| here Thursday. She is attending school in
M adison, Mimi, and will return after
Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Foss are enjoying a
| visit from two of their Oldest sons from
Glenwood, whom they have not seen for the
past six years. A Mr.. Berkness, also OF
Glenwood, is visiting the Foss family.
Frank Rose, of Willmar,, was up here
Thursday looking over the butcher business
proposition which was left vacant by
HOyen & Week. We understand that l. o.
Ringness has given up the idea of being a
| butcher as per our mention in last week
| issue. and that Mr.. Rose is looking for an
opening in New London.
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Andrew Anderson resid-
ing north of the village, gave party to a
number of their friends last Wednesday eve
ming.
Some parties from st. Cloud have been at
work fixing up the heating plant in our new
| school building the past week. The plant is
otherwise tended to by Mr.. Bergslien.
Marcus Peterson, of Willmar, is visiting
the Espelien family here. -.
Paul Lindberg made trip to Minneapolis
Wednesday of last week, where he went to
| visit his wife, who is taking medical treat
| ment. 1t will yet take months time be-
| fore she can return home.
Mrs. Martin Mostue and son, Melvin left
last Saturday for Gusco,- N. D., where they
will join their husband and father, who has
claim up there,
Anton BrOgren, who has been employed in
the livery barn for number of months, re.
signed his position last Friday. He has. in
| stead taken a position with the New Lon
don Milling Co. here. Anton is a first class
man wherever he may be. and will be great
| ly, missed at the livery barn. 49, ~.-
Otto Bjorke who has made a little side
! line with trapping on Mud Lake, will pack
| his traps, provision, etc. and strike out for
Sand Lake, MINI, near Duluth, where he
will trap till next May. Otto says tur is
| way up and with his experience he ought to
make good thing Of it. ~ "
| Misses Mabel and Emily Holvorson, >. o1
NORWAY. Lake and Laura Monson and, Oscar
Guam, ofNew London came home Friday
from the Agricultural school to spend Christ:
mas at their respective homes. :.
| :. Elmer Eckman came home from Minneapo:
lis Saturday Elmer has a: position In a
carving shop and will assume his work il
the same after Christm as. : <'2s 81 :
Hasbrouck came down from st
|Cloud Tuesda day.z~zz< & E y = .:<z$
The angel Of death visited the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Ole Nelson in our village last Sun
day night and took away their little min.
months: old chic, Ruth ne little @one had
|been suffering from = severe cold for q few
days and later il turned into pneumonia
which nded the little one 8 life. The fanera
will :be held Thursd ay5 from. the Norway
lLake church.