Willmar tribune., 1907-11-27


An "apron social'' will be held
tonight at the schoolhouse in Dist.
No. 81, town of Kandiyohi.
Albert J. Norstedt Of the town
of New London came down Monday
with his little boy to consult doc
tor about one Of the little fellows
eyes.
Mrs. A. E. Danielson returned
last week from the St. Barnabas
hospital at Minneapolis. Her many
friends will be glad>to know that
she is improving very nicely.
P. J. Govig is advertising clos
ing out sale. He has a fine stock
of all kinds of novelty goods, suit
able for Christmas presents, which
he will dispose of at sacrifice
Hans Hanson, Emil Ogren and
Gustaf Swenson, who have worked
this summer on the Great Northern
extra gang, quit the job for the
season and returned to their re-
spective homes in New London.
About eighty three dollars was
cleared at the chicken-pie supper
given last Friday evening by the
Mems League of the Presbyterian
church, at the Bonde Hall. In ad-
dition, $3.50 was taken in at the
bazaar counters on the side.
A. J. Ekander of this city was
one of the many land seekers who
went up to Bowman county on last
weeks excursion. Mr.. Ekander
purchased a hale section of land
filed on homestead and also pur-
chased three business lots in the
new town Of Bowman.
The Ladies Guild of St. Luke's
church will hold handkerchief sale
at Peterson & Wellin's old store on
Friday and Saturday afternoons,
Dec. l3 and ID. The sale will con-
sist of variety Of fancy handker-
chiefs suitable for Christmas gifts.
Coffee will be served both days
from three to six o'clock.
Walter Monson, living a couple
Of miles south Of this city, of whose
injury our Kandiyohi correspondent
made mention last week, is getting
along as nicely as can be expected.
The accident happened in a rath-
er peculiar way. Walter was rid
ing a horse when the saddle girth
broke, and as rider and saddle slid
off from the horse the reins caught
in the pommel and the horse was
jerked backward in such way that
it stepped on young Monson's shoul
der, fracturing the bone.
John Wicklund of Kandiyohi, &C.
compained by his daughter Amy,
boarded the train here yesterday fo1
Henning, Otter Tail county, where
they went to visit relatives and in.
cidentally attend a wedding which
takes place this afternoon. The
young man who figures as groom ir
the nuptial event is former Kan.
diyohian, being !. O. .Bjorklund, {
son of Peter Bjorklund, who many
years ago resided on what is now
the Charles Broman farm in Fab
lun. The brides name is Miss Sci
ma Peterson.
The Monday Afternoon Club will
hold it's next regular meeting at tn
home Of Mrs. A. F. Hanscom OF
Monday, Dec. 2. Chapters VII ant
VIII Of the history will be the mex
lesson discussed, and Mrs. Gate
will be the next magazine reporter
Mrs. Mabel Crosby gave a very in
teresting review of an article in tn
November issue of the Ladies
Home Journal, at the last meeting
entitled "A Stranger in tn
Church," in which the author give
the experience Of a young woman
in $50 churches in different cities
Last Sunday evening about tn
: time people were on their way t
church the shrill whistle of loco
motive began to emit it's deafenin,
sound vibrations and continues
without interruption for almos
j half an hour. It was one of tn
switch engines. The end Of a lon
= row of cars standing on the sid
! track was too near the switch s
that the engine in attempting t
% pass did not clear. The$cab of tn
engine struck the cornerlof the ca
and was smashed back off from tt
boiler. ., Pushing back the cab ais
pulled the whistle and it took som
time before the trainmen were labl
!, to get the thing silenced. .g:4sss r.
Miss Linnea Bergstrom went
II st. Cloud today to spend Thankl
giving with her parents.