Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1907-02-27
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The W. c. T. U. meets with Mrs.
+. +. Person next Tuesday afternoon
at 3 O'Clock. All are welcome.
The Ladies Guild of st. Luke's
church will meet with Mrs. Gates Fri
day afternoon at o'clock for work.
The ladies society of the Swedish
Baptist church will meet at S. P.
Swenson's on Wednesday afternoon,
March 6. Refreshments will be served
Mrs. A. A. Anderson entertained
thirteen young girl friends last Fri
day afternoon for Luella Skaarsheim,
who is making her home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson while attending school
here. :.
Mr.. A. B. Robbins, formerly of
Willmar, has device for burning
cheap kerosene oil that can be applied
to any kitchen stove or range. This
device can be seen in operation at Mr..
Lewis hardware store. Mr.. j. l..
Mott is in charge.
The annual entertainment and re-
ception given by the Osseo society of
the Willmar Seminary was given last
Thursday evening". and proved very
enjoyable affair. Several former stu
dents of the school were present from
out-of-town points.
Russell Peterson, oldest son of.P.
c. Peterson of this city, is one of the
two young men in this district who
have been selected by Congressman
Volstead as candidates for the posi-
tion of cadet at the naval academy at
Annapolis. The examinatio will take
place in st. Paul in April.
John Lewis, farmer residing at
Louriston, Chippewa county. was in
Willmar last week and purchased a
herd of twelve two-year-old Hereford
cattle at the Tallman stock farm. All
are full-blood registered animals and
will make valuable addition to the
big farm of Mr. Lewis: who is quite
extensively eengaged in diversified
farming.
Mrs. w. E. Roberts of Augusta Ave.
was pleasantly surprised last Friday
evening, Feb. q, by twenty -four chill
dren. members Of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion OF this city, who came to
express their appreciation of her work
as superintendent of the Legion for
years back. A very pleasant social
time was spent, and the visitors pre-
sented Mrs. Roberts with brooch as
a token of esteem.
Prof. Hilleboe started last Friday
on a three days. lecturing tour. On
Friday evening he addressed the Swed-
ish Lutheran young peoples society
at New London, Saturday evening he
delivered a temperance address in
Atwater, and he was also to speak at
Ruthton along the lines of temperance
on Sunday evening, but was obliged to
cancel his date on account of the seri-
Gus illness of his aged mother.
Bonde Hall contained good sized
audience last Thursday evening, when
Rev. S. w. Squire gave an interest
ing talk on temperance, which was in
terspersed with some excellent sing
ing. One of the points strongly brot
out by the speaker was that saloons
are not only bad thing for the NOR
ais of the people but at the same time
are in financial way a detriment to
other business interests. There is no
question but th atmuch money is squan.
dered in these dens of vice that ought
to go into the legitimate channels OF
trade.
The work of filling the Great North.
ern ice houses is now going on. We
understand that Green Lake Ice will
be used by the company quite exten.
sively, especially for drinking pur.
poses. For some time past force o1
men has been at work at Green Lake