Willmar tribune., 1907-05-29

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.. PR1NSBURG, May .27. Mr.. and
4 Mrs. John Kooiker from Hull,
8 Iowa, came here last Tuesday and
spent q few days looking over the
I farms for sale in this vicinity.
They left undecided whether or not
to invest in land here.
81 A baby boy came to the home of
Martin Van der Geest last week.
Ben Wibbles shipped a carload of
hogs to St. Paul markets last week.
He bought the hogs from farmers
around here and paid more for them
than they would otherwise have
brought in the local markets.
" H. Stob, H. Van Riet and others
went fishing to Lake Waconda last
Thursday. They succeeded in
catching a nice string of fish.
The Sunday school of the Chris
tian Reformed church at Prinsburg
is planning to celebrate the Fourth
of July with picnic. Already pa
triotic speeches are being learned
by the Sunday school pupils. The
Ladies' Aid society will then offer
for sale numerous articles which
they have prepared at their meet
ings.
The Prinsburg school, taught the
past year by Miss Mcmillan, and the
Sikkink school, of which Miss Hilda
Rasmussen is the teacher, held
picnic in Ben Wibbles' grove last
Friday. A large number gathered
to make merry and all report a fine
time.
School began anew in the Klein
huisen district last Monday. The
scholars enjoyed a three weeks va
cation on account of the illness of
their teacher, Miss Lilly Van Lev
ern.
Miss Bessie Scribner, who taught
the Van Buren school the past year,
has returned to her home in St.
Cloud.
A number of friends gathered at
w. Talents place last Tuesday even
ing to get acquainted with Mr.. and
Mrs. Kooiker, who visited with the
Talens during their stay while land
seeking here.
Our storekeeper, Mr.. Henry Stob,
is now buying cream for cash.
This will save many trip to the
nearest towns during the summer
months when everybody is busy.
Mr.. Stob is at present paying 22
= cents per pound for butterfat, which
is one cent above what Raymond
has been paying the past few
weeks.
Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Dragt of
Roseland visited with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Henry Bruggers, last
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Gertie De Young Of Grand
Meadow, Fillmore county, is visit
ing with the Ralph Roelofs family
and other relatives and friends.
The baby girl at w. Talents has
been quite i'll with measles during
the past week. Gertrude Stob was
also confined to the house with4this
sickness, and at H. J. Roelofs' home
all the seven children were at one
time down with this catching i'll
ness.
Next Thursday, Decoration day,
quite number from here and also
from Roseland intend to spend the
day fishing and boatriding. Some
will go to Kandiyohi lake, while
others will fish at Lake Waconda.
OF course, pleasant weather is
looked for.
Rev. and Mrs .Burgraaf are away
to Volga, S. D., Rev. Burgraaf to
fill a classical appointment and Mrs.
.Burgraaf to visit old friends. They
are expected home Tuesday, and
perhaps two other ministers will
come with them. 1t is expected
that there will be services Tuesday
evening and that these visiting
clergymen will lead the services.
M lSS EIld IOTC 1IOIl IlOSeldllu Is
here visiting this week.
Mrs. Burgraaf expects a visit
from her mother, Mrs. Van Ooster-
+ hout Of Orange City, Iowa.
:. Corn planting is we'll under way
in this vicinity. Some farmers are
z. thru with it while others are still
plowing for corn.
Quite number of large patches
Of potatoes are being planted, the
soaring price of potatoes no doubt
i having something. to do with it..
At Olivia one dollar per bushel is
being paid and we see by the mar
ket reports that at Willmar, they
have reached IS cents per bushel.
Garret Ledeboer has been quite
{, ill for more than a week.
+ s1 Mrs. H. Roelofs is improving a
little. DR. Peterson of Willmar is
in attendance. =.
The Misses Ruisink Of Raymond
spent last Sunday with their uncle,
j. w. Wieberdink, and other rela-
tives.4 d N1 .r>% ~, -, IL :...,". +. /
Sz; /. r. III. Gort and family drove to Rem
2% vile last Thursday. .EsI}.::@