Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-04-01
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J. j. Henderson of Minneapolis
was in Spicer last week attending
to some business matters.
Oscar Johnson Of Grue returned
last week from Ellefson, N. D.,
where he has been working for
some time.
Mrs. Ida jacobson of Willmar
visited at the home of Nicholi ia
cobson few days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Downs of Spi-
Ger entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
Nelson Of Eagle Lake last Tuesday
and Wednesday.
Miss Esther Gustrud of Ringo
Lake left for Willmar Tuesday,
where she will stay for some time
at the home of Russell Spicer.
Master George Henderson was
quite badly burned on one side of
his face last Friday afternoon in
running up against the stove while
playing with some children.
Carl and Arthur Thompson were
Willmar visitors Wednesday.
Marshall Findley came home Sat-
urday from Cokato, where he is en-
gagged as teacher in the High school,
to spend a weeks vacation with his
parents at Green Lake.
3; David Holmberg was in Willmar
between trains Saturday.
Carl Sogge came in from liver ia
cobson's place Saturday to call on
friends in Spicer.
The social by Mrs. O. Sonderson
at the church basement in town last
Wednesday was we'll attended, the
proceeds amounting to $11.1O.
Mrs. Anna Lindgren Of New Lon
don is spending the week with Mrs.
S. G. Hillman of Green Lake Mills.
Carl and Arthur Thompson went
to Minneapolis Thursday to be in
attendance at the graduating exer-
cises of the Minneapolis Business
College on Friday, Otto Thompson,
brother Of Carl, being one of the
graduates. They returned Satur.
day, accompanied by Otto.
The next meeting of the Ladies
Society of the Swedish Lutheran
church Will be held on Wednesday
april IS, and will be entertained
by Mrs. J. Nordeen and Mrs. G
Huitberg at the home of the latter
in Section 2, two miles east OF
| town.
Miss Anna Schollin of Willmal
arrived at Spicer the last of the
week to renew old acquaintance
here. Miss Schollin was a former
Spicer girl, and is now enjoying {
vacation from her position as ap
prentice nurse at St. Mary's Hos
pital of Minneapolis. She returned
to Wi|lmar Monday.
The next meeting Of the Y. P. S
of the Swedish Lutheran church
will be held at the church basement
on Wednesday evening, April 8
A good program has been arranged
and it is hoped that a large audi
ence will appear.
Mrs. N. l.. Johnson was in Spice!
between trains Monday.
George Wilson took the train fo1
Wilmar Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Knudson ar
visiting with Mr.. Knudson' s broth
er at Cokato.
There is no school in Dist. q
the teacher being i'll.
We country people have beer
proud of our county, especially O.
our county seat, Willmar, since tn,
, saloons and beer houses had to leav,
there We feel sure that the PEG
pie Of Willmar will keep up tn,
good reputation and show the brew
cry and saloon gang that the canno
run the city asd must look else
where for peaceful quarters. Tn
telephone question is another issue
in Willmar election the outcome O.
! which the whole county is watch
ing with great interest. We al
hope that the people Of Willmr;
will fight it out right when the,
have chance, and save themselve
and coming generations from bein,
taxed at the will of the Bell Tele
phone monopoly. The most of GU
rural country lines know by expert
ence what it means to make up
I contract with them, and have pa
tiently waited for the day whe1
there will be change. At one O
the meetings. of the Federated indie
/ pendent Telephone Companies
] resolution was passed giving the at
titude Of the Federation on thi
] question. They would induce tn
city of Willmar in due time to or
| ganize and operate it's own ex
4 change. The independent rura
! country lines save the farmers thou
sands of dollars every year, tina
would otherwise find the way int
1 the Golfers of a corporation.
works the same way in a city
/ Why should the city Of Willmar NO
enjoy the same privileges? We ar
watching you with interest, but W
! have enough confidence in the vot
ers of Willmar to believe that the
will not disappoint US at the com
ING election. for thew ought readil