Willmar tribune., 1908-05-13
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Miss Margaret Buell. has been
sick for the past few days.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. F. E. Alderman last Sunday.
Nellie Robbins has been sick with
very bad cold which. confined her
to her bed.
Ground has been broken for the
new parsonage by the Swedish Mis-
sion church.
Reginald Sharpe went to Frank
lin, Minn., Monday evening to fill
a position as lineman.
John Williams and Nels Bredeson
went out to Green Lake Tuesday
morning to put in some new phones.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. MacIntire have
rented the McCune house and in
tend to take possession in a few
days.
Miss Ida Goranson of town of
Wil|mar IS employed in the dress
making parlors of Miss Thilda
Johnson.
The Willing Workers met at the
Presbyterian church last Sunday af-
ternoon. A short program was
rendered.
A baby girl weighing nine and
one-half pounds, arrived at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Bjornberg
last Thursday morning.
Chester Ives is troubled with a
very sore ear, which has kept him
out of school. He was unable to
play in the Renville game.
Christ Nelson, who has been en-
ployed in Ekander's tailor shop the
past winter, went to Minneapolis
Sunday, where he will work.
The New London High School
sends out it's first class of graduates
this year. They are Ida V. Bro
berg, G. Olive Zulauf, Charlotte
Halvorson.
Mrs. Bessie Laythe Scovell will
be here Saturday afternoon and will
conduct a parlor meeting at the
home of Mrs. Marshall. All ladies
are invited.
Forty-six owners of cows, who
sell milk in the city, have so far
complied with the city ordinance
and have had their COWS tested for
tuberculosis.
Rev. Bjorklund of St. Cloud sings
at the Swedish Mission church this
evening and at the Salem church
tomorrow evening.
The Seminary Girls basket ball
team defeated the girls team from
the Benson schools by score of le
to IA, the game being played on
the Seminary grounds.
Roy Bingham, who has been un.
der medical treatment at the Will.
mar hospital, is slowly improving
and hopes to return to his home the
latter part of the week.
The county commissioners closed
their special session last Friday
and returned to their homes. The
proceedings of this session are pub
lished in another column.
A bouncing baby girl arrived al
the home of M. C. Tollefson IL
Town of Willmar last Friday
Martin called at the Tribune to in
form US Of the good news and pro
vide a treat for the smoking editor
The Gophers will play the At
water team here on Friday after
noon. The game scheduled for At
water last week had to be cancelled
as the team there was unable to Sc
cure the grounds for the date set.
Mr.. G. A. Bruce, master me
chanic of the Great Northern, :
former wellknown resident of thi
city, had the misfortune Of badl,
spraining his leg last Friday on
train between Willmar and St
Paul.
Tom Olson went to Spicer Mon
day, where he had a conference
with committee with regard t.
the proposed dam at the outlet o
Green Lake. It seems that ther
has developed some opposition t
the project Of restoring the lake t
it's original level.
Harold johnson, son of DR.. Chris
tian Johnson, came down from Sou
ris, N. D., Tuesday morning, an
in the afternoon left for Butler
Ill.,, where his wife has been visit
ing with her parents for couple q
months. Mr.. johnson will spen
two weeks there, after which h
and his wife will return to Will
mar.
The Young Peoples society {
the St. Johns church will meet 9
the home Of H. H. Hanson on ne1
Saturday evening, May 16. Pr
gram begins at eight O'Clock. Col
fee, cake and ice cream will /
served. Mrs. H. H. Hanson an
Misses Lettie and Julia Nelson wi