Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-12-11
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The county Board of Audit has

John McGraw, pioneer resident
of Meeker county, died last Satur-
day.
President Roosevelt's message to
congress is given on another page.
Read it.
The young ladies Of the Pre- 'by-
terian church are planning a sale of
fancy articles to be held Dec. 20.
By vote of 1876 to 80 Granite
Falls adopted it's new city charter
at special election held there last
Thursday.
Willmar Camp NJ. w. A. will
give social at Bonde Hall this
"wednesday evening, for members
and their ladies'.
Miss Rose Whiting, president of
the Rebekah Assembly, is in the
city and will address the local lodge
here this evening.
The Paynesville Press celebrates
its 20th birthday this week. Well,
here's wishing you good luck for
that many more, Editor Holmes.
Mission meetings are being held
in the Norwegian Lutheran Free
church at St. Johns this week.
Rev. Michaelson Of this city has
been in attendance.
A basket social and entertainment
will be held at the schoolhouse in
Dist. No. 81: town of Whitefeld,
on Thursday evening, Dec. 10.
Ladies please bring baskets. Every
one welcome.
A. H. Brown left yesterday with
a party of land seekers for Bowman
county N. D. Mr.. Brown accom-
panied a party as far as Granite
Falls where they joined a large par
ty also headed for Bowman.
At recent joint meeting of the
Swedish Mission congregations of
Salem, Lundby and Lake Florida
Rev. A. w. Franklin Of Triumph,
Mimi. was called as pastor, to take
the place LETT vacant by the resigna-
tion of Rev. Frykman.
A concert will be given in the
Swedish Mission church at New
London by Rev. E. V. Bjorklund
on Tuesday evening, Dec. II, at
7-30. Rev. Biorklund is from St.
Cloud and is noted gospel singer.
Admission, 25 and Is cents.
A number of friends made an un-
expected call at the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. E. P. Bjornberg last
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Bjorn-
berg was the object of the ''sur-
prise' and was given a lovely cake
dish as a memento of the occasion.
Mrs Annie Lyford Ellis, district
superintendent for the Children s
Home Society Of Minnesota, spent
several days Of this week in our city
soliciting aid for the carrying on
the work of the society. She spoke
in several of the churches Sunday.
August and Herman Person OF
Atwater were brot in yesterday at.
ternoon by Game Warden Boyd fol-
hearing before Judge Muller or
the charge of killing muskrats out
of season. The young men pleaded
not guilty, and their case was post.
koned until 10 o'clock a. M, Dec
IA.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. M. Nelson o1
Nest Lake have become residents o1
Willmar this week. They had az
auction sale on their stock and farm
implements last Monday, and yes
terday moved their household good:
to Willmar. They will occupy the
house owned by their son ]. Emf
Nelson, corner Of First street an(
Becker avenue.
The Ladies Guild will hold thei
annual Christmas sale, which thi
year will consist of a variety O
handkerchiefs, from the plain hem
stitched to those Of Mexican work
on Friday and Saturday afternoons
Dec. 13 and IA, at Peterson & Wei
Inns old store. Coffee will b
served both days from three to 81:
o'clock. Come early and secur
pretty gifts for your Christmas col
lection.
In connection with the handker
chief sale given by the Ladies Gull
at Peterson & Wellin's old store O
Friday and Saturday afternoons o
this week, they will also have 70
sale lot Of remnants at greatly re
duced prices. Some excellent bar
gains can be picked up in this lot
St. Agnes Guild will have an assert
ment of homemade candies for sal
at the same time and place.
One of the best musical enter
tainments Of the season was tn
concert given at St. Luke's chur
con Tuesday evening of last wee
4 by Mr.. Gordon Graham of 81
Marks church, Minneapolis, an
two little choir boys from ths
church. MIR. Graham showed him
'~ self a master on the pipe organ, an
his numbers were thoroly appre
ciated. But the best part Of tn
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