Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-10-30

A baby boy arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Weiss one
day last week.
Confirmation services will be
held in the Eagle Lake church on
Sunday, Nov. 10.
The local Royal Neighbor Camp
will hold a masquerade party at
their next regular meeting.
Judge Powers passed thru Will
mar Saturday en- route for Granite
Falls, having held a special court
hearing at Litchfeld.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
johnson of Whitefeld was glad
dened by the arrival Of a baby girl
last Saturday night.
H. Shipstead was out to Norway
Lake Saturday and placed fine
granite monument on the grave of
the late Christopher Engen.
The ten year old son Of Nels
Swenson has been suffering an at
tack of typhoid fever. We are glad
to state that he is now improving.
DR.. F. Hoyt, Senator Brewer and
Geo. Stewart, prominent business
men of St. Cloud, have been hunt
ing ducks in this vicinity the past
week.
A District meeting will be held
at the Lutheran Free church at
Eagle Lake, Nov. 10 and 21, and it
is expected that a large number of
visiting ministers will be present.
Mrs. P. Lindberg of New Lon
don passed thru on the train last
Saturday to the cities, where she
will seek medical aid for a bad
foot. Her son Paul accompanied
her.
The ladies of the Swedish Mis-
sion church will have sale on fan
cy articles Thursday evening of this
week. They will also serve coffee
and cake, commencing at Z O'Clock.
All are cordially invited.
The Mission Circle of the Swedish
Baptist church will meet in the
church next Wednesday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Mesdames P. E. Par
son and E. A. Erickson will serve
refreshments. All are cordially in
vited.
The Monday Afternoon Club will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Gates
Nov. a. Chapter III and w of the
History of South America will be
the lesson discussed, and Mrs. Ger
trude Crosby will reproduce some
magazine article.
Prof. P. C. Tonning and Miss
Marie Lange represented the Will
mar schools at the Western Mime
sofa Educational Association at
Granite Falls last week. They re-
port very interesting meeting
with large attendance.
Last Monday at train time two
sheep in transit broke away from
their cage, made a chase across the
railway tracks. The expressman
tipped over and spilled a can of
thick, pure white cream, and for
about half minute the depot yards
put on barnyard aspect.
A deal has been consummated
thru A. H. Brown, whereby P. O.
Peterson became the owner of the
Anton Kiland farm which is stu
ated about three miles from Ha-
wick. Mr.. Peterson traded store
building at Slayton valued at $25OO
for the land, which was held at
$685. per acre.
Mrs. Peterson at the Swedish Lu-
theran parsonage received an unex-
pected visit from several of the
country ladies of the congregation
last Saturday. The reason of the
gathering was to hold an old-fash-
ioned lost kalas.'' Before they re-
turned home three big, fine cheese
adorned the parsonage pantry
shelves.
Emil Bredberg left last Sunday
for Hammond, Ind. southern SUBJ
urb of Chicago, where he has Sc
cured employment in an office.
Mr.. Bredberg has been for several
years a popular assistant at the
Cramer barber shop, but has de-
cided to take a change of occupa-
tion. His many Willmar friends
will wish him success.
Joe Gallagher, the popular brake
man who has been familiar figure
on the Willmar-M -Milaca branch for
many years, has finally quit the job
and will be missed by the regular
passengers on the St. Cloud train.
A position as travelling car clerk
for the Great Northern is the job
that has lured him from his first
love. He will take charge of his
new duties at once. 1t is reported
that he left for Seattle Monday
night.
ii Peter Renstrom of St. Paul came
up last Saturday to visit relatives
and friends at Lake Lillian and in
Willmar. Mr.. Renstrom is the
owner of some property in this city,
which he has been looking after.