Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-05-08

sumo his old-time position as editor
of the Gazette. Of late he has been
managing editor of the Lake City
Republican.
The Rebekahs will give a social
in Odd Fellows Hall on Tuesday
evening, May 21. Lunch will be
served and an interesting entertain
ment provided. Admission, Is
cents. The proceeds will go to the
Odd Fellows Orphan Home. All
are invited.
A Gold Medal contest will be
held at Kerkhoven on Tuesday even
ing, May II. The contestants are
the Misses Odney and Merryman of
Kerkhoven and Albert Porter, Har-
ry Sherwood and Carl jacobson of
Willmar.
Nels Hanson, a stranger from
Nebraska who is stopping at the
Minneapolis restaurant, was taken
i'll last Sunday evening with case
OF erysipelas, from the effects Of
which he became crazed. The city
was obliged to take charge of his
case and has employed a man to
watch him.
The state sampling force reports
a good rush Of wheat thru this
point, averaging about 80 cars a
day, and they sample only the cars
that go to Minneapolis. Those for
Duluth are sampled at other points.
Last Sunday no less than $50 cars
of wheat for Minneapolis were
sampled at Willmar.
Next Monday the tax sale OF all
lands on which the taxes remain
delinquent, as published last Jan
uary, will be held at the courthouse
and the lands will be sold to the
highest bidder. The lands are sub
ject to redemption within three
years, but with the addition of a
large rate of interest.
A. J. Peterson and family of
Kandiyohi leave tomorrow (Thurs-
day. morning for Mattison, Colo.
to make their home there. They
have been residents of Kandiyohi
for the past twenty-five years and
their many friends will regret to
see them leave, but join in wishing
them success and prosperity in their
new home.
Several changes are reported at
the Great Northern freight office.
Willie Goranson has taken the po-
sition of clerk and Miss Bertha o.
son, formerly with the Benton Real
fly Co. Of this city, succeeds Miss
Alice Smith, resigned, as stenog-
rapher. Henry J. Slettcn is the
acting cashier in the absence of El-
mer Hedman.
Robert Rasmussen, who has been
employed for some time in the bar
ber shop of his father, Peter Ras-
musson, left last Thursday for
Watertown, S. D., where he has ac-
cepted asimilar position. Roberts
many friends hope that his stay in
the new location will not be perma-
nent and that he will conclude to
return to Willmar.
S. E. Magnuson, proprietor of
the "Fair'', has moved his stock
of goods into his new location in
the August Anderson building on
Benson avenue. When his stock is
arranged '"The Fair" will have very
nice quarters, indeed, and Mr..
Magnuson will be in shape to take
better care Of his growing busi-
ness.
Charles Anderson had the first
three fingers of his right hand so
badly crushed last Thursday in the
cog wheel of railroad "speeder'
that it was found necessary to am
putate the first two. He was at
tempting to set tn brake so as to
get out of the way for the Flyer
and in his hurry got his hand
caught in the cog wheel. The ac-
cident happened near Kandiyohi.
Hon. C. M. Reese and family
spent Sunday with his mother in
the township of Lake Andrew. Mr..
Reese is a. leader for Normanna-
farden No. 2, large excursion of
Scandinavians who will leave Min
neapolis May 20 for visit in Nor
way and the other Scandinavian
countries, on the steamship "Hel-
lig Olav.'' Mr.. Reese expects
that his party will number at least
one thousand and that the trip will
otherwise be a great success.
George E. Johnson, who has
given the Tribune eight years of
faithful service in the capacity of
city editor, has severed his connec-
tion with the paper and will go in
to business for himself. He has
several propositions in view, and
has not fully decided where he will
locate. George is an old Willmar
boy and has host of friends, who
will regret to hear that he, with
his estimable wife, contemplates
leaving the city.
Peter Hakanson and family ar
rived here last Wednesday from Es-
tevan, Canada, and during the past