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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

WANTED-EverybOd to know that I
am going to move to 1909 Second
avenue. Sept. /, 1907. / want to
buy five hundred stoves of all
kinds. also all the second hand goods
you have to sell or trade. Household
goods sold on payments to suit the
buyer New steel ranges exchanged
for your old cook stoves. Would like
to buy all tools, bicycles, harness. or
anything of value. viii surprise you
in the price of three upright pianos |
have for sale. Terms to suit. VIII
loan you money on diamonds at per
cent Money loaned on household
goods; small amounts on houses and
lots from $25 to $500 Win buy mort
cages and notes. The most reliable,
the most private, the cheapest, the
quickest, the oldest all around bust
ness place in the country. Listen
100 watches, 20-year cases, Elgin and
Waltham movement, written guaran-
tee, for $3.50 to SO. Don't forget
Jones pays the freight. 1923 Second
avenue.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
STEAMERS.

FOR ST. PAUL and points between the
boats will leave at : n. m. June q. 80.
July ;. .. IA, Is. %, %, Aug. l, 3, 10, IA,
10, %. IS. On the above dates a rate of
$l.00 is made to Clinton and return, up
by boat and return on the /. K 1. Inter-
urban.
FOR ST. LOUIS and points between the
boats will leave at 9:15 n. IN. June 25
July 4. .. 13. IS, %, 81. 81. Aug. s, 9, IA,
is. %, 81. For st. Louis and all points
south. steamer Dubuque will leave ey-
cry Thursday at 3:15 p. m.
GEORGE LAMONT, Agent
Office 115 Seventeenth street Tele-
phone los old: 61O5 new.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

FOR SALE - Two-story house in the
best condition; seven large rooms.
with city wafer. sewer. furnace. Ce-
mcnt walk, nice shade and lawn. on
Sixth avenue near Twenty-eighth
street: $500. easy terms. Becchcr
Bros, lJ13ia Second avenue
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

FOR SALE-Up-tO-dat meat and gro
Gerry stock; a good paying business
the only meat and grocery store in
tn" town. For particulars address
Grocer" care Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
INVE Sim ENTS.

INV IL . WIN ~
\ double house of IS rooms, rented ut
SO per month; Splendidly located on
paved street; lot GUXl2U; paving paid;
excellent repair; positively
snap ..-...... ....... .So.UOO
y double house of II rooms, rented at
81 per month; well located for rent
ing; well and cistcrn;
lot 5OXlSl ...... ............. So. 600
\ new Groom house in Silvis; sewing
room, reception hall front stairs fur
mace, lot 4OXl40; rents So
per month -.....--. .......-.- SE.ooU
y business property on paved street;
rents $2J per month, and can be made
to pay So with an additional
expense of 800 ...............S2 Sc. 500
\ neat little 5-room cottage on Webb
street in South Rock Island;
lot 4OX2iO. good well ..........S .250
\ nice broom cottage near fair grounds;
well. barn. chicken house, fruit;
l"t ooXl3' ..-.-.'. -.-'.S ,o3U
An %-room house on First avenue; gas,
city water. sewer, furnace;
newly papered ......... ....... So. 100
\ pleasant home on 18th street. near
Long View cars; ; rooms down stairs.
three rooms up stairs; best Of
repair; fine shade; lot t1Xl32 $4,000
\ coy Groom house on 3Oth street; an
acre Of ground; well, cistern:
All kinds of fruit; years old $4,000
An S-room house on 18th street, in best
location: every convenience;
tdSl LIbuIr pdNliiS pau 1f,OUU
y Groom house on 1ith street; thor
oughly modern: cement walks, walls
newly decorated; lot
4uNl"1 --.... .SG,IUU
y brand new Groom 2-story house in
South Heights; reception hall, fur
mace. ccmcnted cellar; well;
lot 4T1&X214 $500. ........ So. 500
FARMS.
\ chicken farm near Moline: an acre
of ground and G-room house, only thrc"
years old; will sell for cash or trade for
city property.
fruit farm near Rock Island: s acres;
| good house. barn. ice house, well, chick
| en- house. 500 grape vines. 80 aDpl"
trees. 80 cherry trees, 80 peach trees, so
| plum trees; Otncr fruits III proportion.
An SO-acre farm west of Reynolds
| good, fair improvements; all tillable;
convenient to market: per
acre ..-...... .-'..-... SSZ.oU
| A farm near Andalusia; 1919 acres;
| good improvements; 100 bearing peach
| trees. and lots of other fruit; good
running water; per
| \ farm in EdEington township 900
| house, windmill, etc; per acre. $4,000
Fire Insurance.
Money to loan on real estate.
Open Saturday evenings until $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
wANTED-MALE HELP.

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WANTED-A bell boy at Hotel Harms.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
CARNIvAL CITY PACKET COMPANY.

CARNIVAL CITY PACKET COMPANY,
White Collar Line.-Steamers CO.
lumbia and Helen Blair, for MuscatIne,
Burlington, and all intermediate points.
at D. m. During April and May, tri-
weekly service, leaving Rock Island ev.
cry Monday, Wednesday and Friday
After May 80. daily service to Musca-
tine and burlington. except Sundays,
and every Sunday for Muscatine only.
Meals and berth on steamers.
c. ]. MANGAN Agent
Rock Island, Ill I
w. A Blair, manager. Davenport, IL. /
Telephone, old west 1873, new 5l62. Il
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12
MONEY TO LOAN.

MONEY TO LOAN-On real estate Sc
curity ut lowest rates. Marion l..
Sweeney, attorney, rooms 50 and 81,
Mitchell & Lynde building, Rock Is
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

WE MAKE a SPECIALITY of loauing
money on household goods, horses.
wagons, etc, without removal anG in
a quiet way. Call on us for quick
loans. Fidelity Loan company, room
SO, Mitchell & Lynde block
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

FOR RENT-MISCELLAN
FOR RENT-A piano at us Twenty
second street.
FOR RENT-Ohice room at rear of Rock
Island house.
FOR RENT-Small store in the rear of
Rock Island house.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

MENIRY & MENIRY - Attorneys at
law. Loan money on good security;
make collections. References, Mitch
ell az I.ynde, bankers. Office. Mitchell
* Lynde building.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

LOANS ON FURNITURE pianos, horses,
wagons, salaries, etc: quickly, pri-
vately, at the lowest rates. Mutual
Loan company (uninc.), room All,
Peoples National bank building, Rock
Island. Phone old west 122.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12

WANTED - Household goods to move,
store, pack or ship at reduced rates
to Pacific coast and other points. For
the best service at lowest rates write
or call on E,wert e. Richter Express x
Storage company, 322-326 East Fourth
street, Davenport. Iowa. Tel. 59S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-12


INSURANCE on dwellings, and house
hold furniture a specially. G. r.
Chamberlin.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
Reception for New Pastor.

Rev. and Mrs. Theo. J. Paulson ar
rived here last Wednesday from their
late home at Dassel and are now nice
ly settled in the Anderson re sidence
near the Swedish Mission church, of
which Rev. Paulson is now in charge
as pastor. On Thursday evening the
congregation rendered Rev. and Mrs.
Panlson reception at the church and
many turned out to welcome the new
pastor and his wife. Rev. Frykman
of Mamre was present and gave the
address of welcome. A musical and
literary program was given during
the evening, including selections by
the choir, a vocal solo by Miss Han
nah Norm and an original poem which
was read by Gottfried Soderman. A
fine lunch followed the program. A
happy feature of the evening was the
presentation to Rev. and Mrs. Paulson
OF purse of money amounting to
about forty dollars.
Rev. Paulson preached his initial
sermon hero Sunday morning and at
both the morning and evening services
the church was filled by members and
their friends.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
Will Wed TONIGHT.

A wedding takes place in Litchfield
this evening which will be of interest
to Willmar people, inasmuch as the
groom is former Willmar boy. The
principals in the approaching nuptials
are Miss Edythe Leonore Wells, of tha at
city, and DR.. George D. Williams, OF
Spokane, Wash, son of Benjamin
Williams, former well-known resi-
dent of Willmar The bride is a
daughter of Mr.. Alpheus Wells, a prom
inent business man of Litchfeld. The
marriage will be solemnized at the
brides home and will be attended by
alarge number of relatives and friends,
among whom there are several from
this city who we're honored with in
vitations to the wedding. The bridal
couple will make an extended wedding
trip and will be at home after May 1O
at Spokane, Wash, where the groom
enjoys a good practice in dentistry.
His many friends in Willmar, where
he grew to manhood, will extend
hearty congratul atiOns.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
*}?~R0SELAND
!: - 81 :Tz ~ 7,>REPORTS

ROSELAND, April S.-Seeding is
the wet fields.
Cornelius Stob and Henry Hockstra
were at the town clerks place last Fri
day to have farm lease drawn. Mr..
Hockstra has rented the Stob farm,
formerly owned by Joe Blecka, for
one year.
K. Dubois of Danube passed thru
here last Tuesday with his bride, for
merIy Miss Katie De Fisher of Priam.
They we're married by Judge A. f.
Nordin of Willmar
Rud Vat of Danube has been en-
gagged on the n. 7. Knott farm, rails
ing the house and putting new sills
under the same.
G. Hoogheim and Joe Feifarek de-
livered hogs to Danube buyers Friday.
Rud Vat has accepted the Job of put
ting up the found alton for u barn for
Mrs. a. Huisinga.
VIM. Hoffman tried to move his
threshing engine last Wednesday but
got stuck in the mud, so Will has to
pull it out with horse power.
News reaches us that a sister of Mrs.
C. Hooogheim is very low with con.
sumption at her home.
s w: cty.:s rtsaufsts the Wi,lsnars ten.
perance workers on their good work
done last Tuesday in turning out the
saloons, and we hope they may keep
| them out forever.
Joe Novak, who intended to move
to North Dakota, has changed his
! mind and has rented the A. Walter
farm for one year.
Rev. Dragt left for Iowa last Mon.
day to attend the conference of the
| Dutch Reformed Church.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
Silver Wedding,

The 18th anniversary of the wedding
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Berglund at
Pennock was made the occasion for a
happy surprise of this worthy couple
last Monday afternoon. About three
o'clock in the afternoon gathering
OF fifty persons presented themselves
at the Berglund residence to offer their
congratulations. Rev. G. Peterson of
Willmar was the spokesman of the
party. A number of presents and a
sum of money were left with the hosts
and Mr.. Berglund responded feelingly
to the kind wishes of the friendly in
vaders. After pleasant social hour
and the serving of refreshments, the
party broke up.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
will Distribute Seeds &.

Mrs. Thorpe, Mrs. Rice and Mrs.
Stansberry compose committee ap-
pointed by the president of the House
keepers Club to distribute flower seeds
sweet peas and nasturtiums. These
ladies will be in the Board Room down
stairs in the Public Library on Friday
afternoon at four O'Clock, where they
hope to meet the boys and girls under
sixteen years of age. Only those
whose mothers are members of the
Housekeepers' Club are eligible. This
is done by the club in order to promote
the love of flowers among the boys
and girls of our city.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
- - pl9(F!l

PRINSBURG, April 8 The Misses
Ethel Knott and Virginia Reed have
returned to St. Cloud to resume their
studies at the Normal school.
81. Warner has disposed of his 80
acre farm q miles east of Prinsburg
and taken in trade 12O-acre farm of
woodland in the northern part of the
state.
Fl. Bruggers and family and Rev.
and Mrs. Dragt drove to Renville last
Wednesday to do some spring shop
ping.
A. Boersma has been making some
improvements on his buildings. The
barn has received new roof.
Miss Dina Roelofs is back from
Pease, Minn., where she has spent a
month with friends and.
Abbie Damhof of Roseland spent
week at the Talen home while Mr.. and
Mrs. Talen were away on a visit in
the northern part of the state.
A. PlOwman and family of Raymond
were at Prinsburg Sunday.
w. Talen, G. Wieberdink and Louis
Meyer have returned from looking
over land in the vicinity of Milaca.
They report the price of land going
up, unimproved land selling at SIS to
$40 per acre and improved farms with
buildings from S35 to $40 per acre,
They expect to buy land and settle in
that country in the near future
Mrs. Abram Bonnema and children,
OF Raymond, are visiting at the home
of Mrs. Bonnema's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Van den Einde
Tony Markus has hired out to j.
Hoor for the summer. He began his
work last week.
Tie Misses Anna Fergestad and
Gertrude Mouw visited in Minneapo-
lis last week.
G. De Loot and family are visiting
among their relatives here prior to
leaving for their new home in Grand
Rapids, Mich.
Farmers are becoming impatient.
Only few have done any work in the
fields. The ground is so wet that the
horses cannot make headway on it.
Mrs. Bertha Knott and family, who
intended to make their future home in
the vicinity of kenmare, N. D., have
changed their minds and will for the
present remain here. Mrs. Knott has
rented two rooms from Mrs. Huisinga.
Her son Raymond left on Monday to
LIS OcOISo Oh his Cldlm
in the far north.
Henry Brink has left for Westfeld,
N. D. 1t is expected that be will not
come back alone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Poortinga spent Sun
day with the latter's parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. S. Dykema of Roseland.
K. MOlenaar and J. Maats were in
| Raymond on business Thursday.
Miss Gertrude Roelofs spent Sun
day with the Van den Einde family in
| Roseland
! Mr.. and Mrs. Plowman, residing a
mile west Of Prinsburg, celebrated the
35th anniversary of their marriage
last Friday. Only relatives were pres
ent. We hope the worthy couple may
live to celebrate their golden wedding.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
Semi-annual Presbytery Meeting.

The semi-annual meeting of the Pres
bytery of St. Cloud will be held at
Greenleaf April 1917. Rev. Buell.
and Mr.. Thomas Section will represent
the Presbyterian church of this city
and will participate in the program.
The opening sermon on Tuesday evne-
ing will be delivered by Rev. Buell.,
the retiring moderator. Mr.. Scot
ton will lead in the praise services at
the evening sessions. The meeting
closes on Wednesday evening. The
program Includes number of inter-
esting addresses by clergymen in the
Presbytery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
Reached the Half Century Mark.

The 50th birthday anniversary OF
Mrs. Elise Jonson, wife of Anders Jon
son, 701 3rd St was made an occasion
of a happy family reunion. The event
occurred last Sunday. The families
of the two sons, August Johnson OF
Whitefeld and Martin Johnson of
Roseland, and the son.in-law, Erick
Moline of Whitefeld, including all the
grandchildren of these worthy people,
gathered at that time under the paren-
tai roof. A number of their friends in
the city joined them and very pleas
ant time was spent. Substantial gifts
were left with Mrs. Jonson to remind
her OF this pleasurable occasion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10

Carl Sogge to turn out ice cream and
sell postal cards.
The Hultberg family have moved in
10 the house previously occupied by
"A. j. ,Anderson's, who moved about
a week ago into the Sam Anderson
building.
Chas. Gustafson came down from
the cities Saturday to attend to busi-
ness matters.
Mrs. N. Hendrickson has been en-
Toying a visit of two sisters, Mrs.
Sundberg and Mrs. Hedstrom of Min
neapolis, since Saturday.
The night was cold and dark and
so was the ditch full of water with
which a crowd of young people from
New London came unexpectedly in
contact last Friday evening, while out
''band-wagoning."
The citizens of Willmar are to be
congratulated on the outcome of the
city election. We have been watching
with breathless interest.
Leo Masters and Gustaf Engberg
and wives left Tuesday for Kenmare,
N. D., to begin work on their farms.
Miss Anna Boreen left Tuesday for
Ellefson, N. D., where her brothers
George and Arthur, are engaged in
farming.
Adolph Norman and family moved
into Spicer last week. They have
rented J. 0. Pladsens place. Mr..
Norman will be butter maker for the
Spicer creamery as soon as it is in run
ming order.
Thomas Thompson will return to
Rugby, N. D., tomorrow, having come
down to attend the funeral of his
sister, Ella.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
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FAHLUN, April 8.-Miss Hilma
Freedholm arrived home from Mime
apolis last Saturday.
A. Lundin and family, who have
been sick for some time, are slowly
improving.
Emil Walstrand spent couple Of
days in Willmar last week.
Ernest Freed was employed as miller
at Svea last week.
Erick Westlund left last week for
Minneapolis, where he intends to stay
if he finds suitable employment.
Say, but didn't Wi1lmar establish
for itself a good standing in the coun-
try by voting out the saloons!
Harold Halvorson of Bowbells, N.
D., is here at present disposing of his
land here. We have been told that he
sold the quarter-section in Whitefeld
last week to John Nelson of Svea.
Axel NOrstrOm was county seat
visitor last Tuesday.
Seeding is the order of the day at
present, but it is difficult to seed on
the low places.
Fahlun is an ideal place for fishing
and it is indulged in freely, but only
lawful means are used il catching the
valuable water animals.
Quite number from here attended
the song festival at Svea last Sunday
evening.
Bernard Lindblad is working for S.
]. Fleckten of Kandiyohi at present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aug. Lindblad visited
with their son Clarence last Sunday.
Haldor Hegstrom made a trip to the
county seat last Friday.
George Holtin has accepted posi-
ton as engineer on the big ditching
machine that is operating southeast Of
Willmar.
Peter Sondin will build a new barn
this summer. 1t will be one of the
finest in the county.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
I, :; = ::::z:zNoRWAY !ME
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NORWAY LAKE, April S-The
Hauge choir and Sunday school met
at the home of j. S. Christensen last
Sunday, and will meet at the home of
Nj. O. Rustad next Sunday.
Malvin Swenson was in Willmar
last week.
Alfred Sampson was in this vicinity
dehorning cattle the past week.
Misses Lena Hatlestad and Hanna
Stene were Willmar visitors last Sat-
urday.
Rev. Nj. A. Sotendahl conducted
communion services in the East Nor
way Lake church last Sunday.
Miss Hilda Skaalerud went to New
London last week to do some sewing
for Mrs. Ole Nelson.
School began in Dist. Is last Mon
day, with Miss Lena Slattum as the
teacher.
Gerhard Swenson, who nearly cut a
thumb off some time ago, was in New
London last Friday to see DR.. New
man, who found it necessary to re-
move the injured part of the thumb.
FARMER Boy
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-04-10
1AN NII11IAN
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LAKE LILLIAN, April 8.-Seeding
commenced here last week but the
fields are quite soft yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Rudbeck visit
ed at D. Carlson's home Sunday.
A. Swedin transacted business at
Bird Island last week.
Axel and Willie Lundquist are at
home again, after staying in Willmar
for some time
Miss Christine Erickson left last
week for her homestead claim in Ward
county, N. D., where she will remain
for some time.
O. E. Erickson is trying to figure
out how he can do any seeding this
spring, as his land is partly under
water. Wewould suggest duck-raising
as the most profitable occupation un-
der the circumstances.
Emil Person has gone to Minneapo-
lis to seek position as coachman on
one OF Tom Lowry's rigs.
Sunday of last week the Heglund
house was "plumb full' of young peO-
pie, and good time was reported.
The VIM. Lindquist family visited
at the white house on the hill Sunday.
Rev. G. O. Peterson preached in the
Roselillian schoolhouse last Sunday
afternoon
T. N. Peterson, who has been in
Roseau county, Minn., the past win
ter, came back here last Friday
Mrs. F,rick Erickson went to North
Dakota last week to spend the sum-
mer with her sons up there.
Mrs. Olof L. Erickson had one of
her brothers as guest over Sunday.
He had just come from Sweden, where
he spent the winter, and will leave for
his home in Alaska after visiting here.
Grandma Lindquist left last week
visit with her daughter, Mrs. \. j.
Nilsson, during the summer.
0. N Brekken was around taking
orders for stereoscopic views last week
after school hours.
Willie Linn went back to Willnar
Saturday to resume work, after spend
ing week at his home here.
The Sweeney dredging crew has ar
| rived here again and the machine will
soon start ditching again. Mrs. Pc
tersOn has been re-eng aged as cook
| for the crew.
Ernest Heglund has gone to WILL
mar to work as night clerk at Sand :
| bo's Cafe.
Chas. 'Ostman will start his Sunday
school in the Roselillian schoOlhouse
next Sunday, and all children will be
welcome.
Miss Annie Schollin. the popular
teacher in Dist 80, was pleasantly
surprised last Saturday evening by d
large number sol her friends here She
received some L. S. currency as me-
mento of the occasion. We all wish
her good luck and hope that she will
return to Lake Lillian.
Miss Ellen Peterson has gone to
Willlnar to work as waiter, q. the
| Farmers restaurant.
Some of our young folks attended
the concert at Svea church Sunday
evening. Some of them had a rather
exciting time in finding their way home
again, driving thru fences, lakes and
bitches and upsetting the buggy with
it's occupants.
| We extend our thanks to the Will
mar people who voted out the saloons.