Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-10-09

Arthur Johnson, Of Chicago, has
joined the Tribune staff as city re-
porter and solicitor.
The Mems League was an enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tonning last Monday evening.
J. C. Freese, Geo. B. Monroe, J..
W. Garwell and Herbert C. Cras-
we'll took out hunting licenses to-
day.
Local grain men report great
rush of grain the last few days.
The farmers are taking advantage
of the high prices.
Twenty thousand railway ties
have been distributed from this
point during the past several weeks,
and the demand for labor is big.
F'rans Wilhelm Strom of Mamre
township today declared his inten-
tlon OF becoming a United States
citizen at the clerk of courts Office.
Tomorrow Thursday the Ladies'
society of the Norwegian Synod
church will serve a Norwegian sup
per in the church parlors. All are
invited.
Geo. w. Peterson, who has won
fame in the st. Cloud cid case" I"
has been appointed assistant attor-
ney general to take the place of
Royal A. Stone.
A funeral occurred last Sunday
in Mamre, when the eighteen year
old da lighter of Andrew johnson
was taken to her last resting place
in the Salem churchyard.
Justin Halvorson of New London.
who will soon take charge as cashier
of a bank to be started at Nevis,
Mimi, passed thru Willmar today
enl QUITE for Minneapolis.
A. A. Anderson and family re-
turned Friday from visit at Ma
della. Mr.. Anderson brot home a
quantity of very fine apples grown
at his old home in Madelia.
Mr.. c.. B. Doty of Spicer was in
Willmar Friday. While here he
traded off his horse for a billiard
table, which he will install in his
place of business at Spicer.
A deal was consumated late last
night by which Lars Halvorson dis
posed Of his residence property in
First ward to William o. johnson
for a consideration of $3OOO.OO.
Rev. Hedenstrom Of Lake Park,
who was given the call to become
pastor of the Swedish Lutheran
congregation at Tripolis, has sent
in a declining, answer we under
stand.
Mrs. O. F. Landberg and Miss
Allie Anderson went to Milaca last
Monday for visit with relatives.
Miss Anderson had been visiting at
the Landberg home for the week
previous.
Mrs. Alice Evenson of Harvey,
N. D., returned to her home last
Thursday, after having visited with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Gust Pc
terson Of St. Johns, since the fu-
neral of her brother.
Miss Emma johnson of White
field left last Saturay for Minnea-
polls, where she will enter the
Minnesota College for the coming
year. Miss johnson will take up
the shorthand course.
Rev. Nils Frykman will move
with his household from the Salem
parsonage in Mamre to Minneapolis
next week. No call has been made
as yet for minister to take his
place in the pastorate.
NJ. Batterberry passed thru Will
mar Saturday en- route for his home
at Burbank. He has been on a
visit with his son Frank, who has
charge of the New London Milling
Co.'s elevator at Pinney.
The Ladies Aid society Of the
Mission church will meet at the
chruch basement on Friday after.
noon of this week. Coffee will be
served by. Mrs. Andrew G. Hedin
All are cordially invited.
]. E. Johnson of Chicago arrived
here Friday for a visit with hi
son Arthur Johnson. He returned
yesterday. Mr.. johnson owned thu
old Selvig farm in the town Of Fab
lun a number of years ago.
G. O. Gilbertson, brother O:
Atty. T. O. Gilbert of this city
one of the head nurses at the hos
pital in Fergus Falls is visiting
with his father Olof Gilbertson ant
other relatives here this week.
Lars A. jacobson in the Fourth
4 ward met with the painful acciden
a few days ago, while working OF
i a special gang unloading steel rail
for the Great Northern, Of having
his foot crushed under the rails.
Ole Ihlang, whose home is a
New London, passed thru Wilma
Saturday en- route for Minneapolis
where he will join cousin an
= then go to Duluth. He has secure'