Willmar tribune., 1907-08-28

Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Olson enter
tained a number of their friends at
o'clock dinner last Sunday.
J. H. Martin is buying flax for
the international Flax Fibre Co.
This company buys the flax in bum
dies.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Hanson near L. O. Thorpe's
home, next Tuesday afternoon at
three o'clock.
Ben Benson, the plumber, went
to Granite Falls last Monday to bid
on the heating plant for the new
schoolhouse.
1t is reported that Mr.. Erick Olson
of Eagle Lake is very seriously i'll
with the disease that has troubled
him for some time.
H. W. Jones, the crack shot of
Atwater, broke 158 glass balls out
of total of us at the shoot held
at Waverly last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. O. Sand and
children are occupying the Andrew
Larson cottage at Crescent Beach.
They expect to remain until the
school year opens.
Last Sunday night lightning
struck a setting Of grain on the
Nels Carlson farm in town of
Whitefeld. Three of the five
stacks were burned but two were
saved.
The Baptist Sewing Circle meets
with Mrs. O. H. Ekdahl next
Wednesday afternoon at two o'clock
and thruout the afternoon. Re-
freshments will be served. All
are welcome.
Mrs. Emelia Lundquist, the un-
fortunate wife of Frank Lundquist,
Tho deserted her two or three years
ago, was committed to the county
poorhouse at Spicer yesterday. She
returned from the state hospital at
Fergus Falls short time ago.
Rev. S. R. Ferguson, D. D., of
Iowa will preach in the Willmar
Presbyterian church Sept. /, morn
ing and evening at Priam at
800 p. m. Sunday school and
Christian Endeavor will meet at the
usual hours. All are invited.
Last Sunday nights rain was a
soaker. It is estimated that about
five inches of rain fell at Wiflmar.
Many Easements were flooded. The
grain in the shock was thoroly
soaked so that threshing and stack
ing was suspended for a couple of
days.
Rev. Ingvald Hustvedt of Lake
Lillian was loading car at Will
mar yesterday with his household
goods. He wi Il move to Luverne,
Mimi. his new charge. Rev. C.
E. Nordberg of New London came
down between trains to meet him
yesterday.
The Ladies Aid society of the
Free church reports that as a result
of the ice cream social given at the
church last Friday evening, the
sum of $33.25 was added to the So
ciety's treasury, and to say that the
ladies are pleased with the result
is saying the least.
AS the late west-bound passenger
pulled thru Waverly last Thursday
night someone hurled a rock thru
one of the windows, smashing the
glass and splintering the window
frame. Happily no one was hurt
The officers are making strenuous
efforts to locate the guilty party.
J. B. Nygaard Of Eagle Lake ha:
rented his farm to Mr.. Guttormsor
for period of five years. Mr.
Nygaard will locate on a claim
in St. Louis county. He ex
poets to leave next week for TIN
purpose of making the necessary
preparations for taking his family
out.
Hon. P. A. Gandrud of Sunbur{
was in the city last Friday on hi
way to the Twin cities. Mr.. Gan
druid said that the farmers in tn
vicinity of Sunburg will this yea
have the best crop they have had fo
great many years. The storm
did no apparent damage in tina
locality.
The Anderson Land Co. sold tw
residence properties in the city thi
week. One of these properties wa
in Ferring's addition and was sol
to John Nordgren for a considera
tion of 81, 1875. The residence O
corner of Twelfth street and LAX
avenue was sold to Carl Olson fo
consideration of 81, 800.
Some fine catches of pike an
bass are reported from Eagle Lake
A Mr.. Mortenson caught five fis
l. -one pickerel, three pike and on
bass, weighing in all % pounds
A party consisting of G. P. Ka1
wand, Judge Qvale, William Gi
.. ger, ct al, caught a string of ver
fine pike and bass last Saturday.
The Ladies' Social Union. of tt
= Presbyterian. church will hold