Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-12-02

Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Handy enter
tanned number of friends at a six
O'Clock dinner Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Lewis of
Menomonie, Wis.
Last Sunday the Rev. Crawford
Grays commenced his ministry in
the English M. E. church, and de-
spite the unfavorable weather good
congregation greeted the new min
lSter.
W. D. Mckinley, who has been
engineer on the main line for some
time, lett on Friday for Water
rwon, where he will have charge of
an engine on the "Pumpkin Vine
Route.
Geo. Egen arrived here from Ash
land. Wis, Saturday, being called
here on account Of the serious ILL
ness Of his brother Arthur, who has
been suffering with consumption
since last spring.
Clerk of Court Ramsett has fig
ured out that during the past three
years 81 persons have been granted
their citizen papers in this county.
During the same time 107 applied
for and were granted their first pa
pers.
Rev. and Mrs. Crawford Grays
spent Thanksgiving with the Rev.
and Mrs. Cummings at Raymond.
In the evening Rev. Grays preached
to large audience in the Raymond
M. f. church, on 'America' Lib
erty.'
The local w. C. T. U. will meet
at the hume of Mrs. W. D. Freder
ickson on Seventh street Nol tn,
First ward, next Tuesday afternoon
at three O'Clock. Topic: National
Reports, led by Mrs J Fl. Martin.
All are co daily invited.
The Atwater Cornet Band, with
t1e assist Ince Of the Kandiyuhi
Band, Will give free band con,ei t
on Dec. 3, 1908, in the Atwater
Hall. In connection, a basket So
clai after concert, and each lady is
requested to bring a bask ket. Every
body cordially invited.
The Ladies of the Swedish M. E.
church will have a sale of fancy
articles in the church on Thursday
evening. Dec. 3, at 7:30 O'Clock
A program will precede the sale.
Rev. E. A. Bongfelt of Litchield
will speak, and the choir Of the
Kandiyohi church will sing. Coffee
and cake will be served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Estwik and
daughter Selma arrived here on
Tuesday Of last week from Pier
pont, S. D. Mr. Estwik las bought
the NeIs Erickson farm in Dovre,
and he and his family will make
their future home there. They
were accompanied here by Mr.. Est
Wik's sister, Sophie, and brother
Emanuel, who will visit with then
for a while.
Miss Ethel Styles entertained
about thirty young lady and gentle
men friends at a party last Frida!
evening. Games were played, anc
music was furnished by John Styles
who "cornetted,' and Misses Flor
ence Neuberger and Constance
Grangaard, who "pianoed." Deli
cious refreshments were served.
The third Good Fellows dance
held last Friday evening, proved
the most successful one so far. 4
typical Thanksgiving crowd wa
present, and every rybody had an en-
joyable time. The next dance viii
be given Tuesday evening, Decem
Der Is, to be followed by the fiftl
Of the series on the evening of De
cember 81.
Rev Michaelson returned hom,
Monday from New London, wher,
he had attended three days HON
Mission conference. Among tn
prominent church people in attend
ance was j. W. Peterson of Min
naepolis, superintendent Of hom
missions of the Lutheran Ere
Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Bake enter
tained at a family reunion" din
ner on Thanksgiving day. Cover
were laid for sixteen. Mrs. Bakk
was assisted in serving by Miss Lii
ian Sanderson. Among those VIII
had the pleasure of being member
of the family for the time bein
were Miss Florence Surratt, of Fel
gus Falls, but at present teachin
in Atwater, and the city editor c
the Tribune.
Someone smashed in a pane {
glass in the entrance door at Lyde
Berg's confectionery early yestel
day morning. Whether the motiv
was robbery, or whether somebod
was just trying to show off h
asininity is not known. At an
rate, the fact that the door had tw
locks prevented the former-th
latter nothing under the sun ca
prevent.
The Little Helpers will meet ne,