Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-09-02

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Next Monday is labor day and
for that reason, we suppose, every
body will get busy and work harder
than ever.
A. +. Elfstrum, daughters Carrie
and Anna and son Fridolph left yes
terday morning for visit to the
state fair.
Mrs. C. Bitterness entertained a
group of girls Thursday afternoon
at birthday party for her daugh-
ter Josephine.
The new Store of Benson Bros. &
Jorris opens tomorrow and their an
nouncement will be found on an
other page of this issue.
Ray Cramer has resigned his DO
sition at the Progress. He will at
tend the High school this year.
where he will be a member of the
senior class.
Miss Clara Peterson is enjoying a
months vacation from her work at
the greenhouse. During her alb
sonce Miss Olive Falkingham will
be in CHARGE.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Benson enter
tanned group of young friends
Friday evening in honor of the
formers sister, Mis5 Julia Benson,
who is their guest from Minneapo-
lis.
The young ladies of the Solomon
Lake church will give an ice cream
social and program at John Ryk-
ken's place on Saturday evening,
Sept. 5. Every body cordially in
vited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solon Benton re-
turned home Saturday from a nine
weeks trip in Canada, the Pacific
coast and southwestern states and
Mexico. They will soon be at home
at 274 Fourth street.
Miss M. Merel Jones has resigned
her position as taecher in the Sec
ond and third grades in the High
school building, and Miss Jennie
Glttins of Cottonwood has been en-
gagged to fill the vacancy.
Gudmund Karwand accompanied
Cushman Rice to Minneapolis Mon
day in the latter's record breaking
Ford auto. AS nothing has been
heard to the contrary, they presum-
ably got to the cities alive.
Herbert Feig, son Of County Au-
ditor Feig, yesterday commenced
his duties as assistant in the First
National Bank. Mr.. Feig comes
here from Atwater, where he has
been employed during the past two
years in the Security Bank.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage Of Miss Alice Klint to
William Gustafson of Kandiyohi.
The marriage ceremony will be per-
formed at the Swedish Lutheran
Tripo]is church and a reception will
be given at the brides home at
Kandiyohi Station.
The following have taken out IL
cense to hunt the past week: R. j.
Benin, w. w. Williams and Ray
mond A. Strong, of Atwater; Tor
kel Torkelson of Burbank; N. l..
Erickson and Fred Wacker, of Ray
mond, and W. H. Pa1lson and l..
A. Tjosvold Of this city.
A number of the lady friends of
Mrs. Peter Freeberg surprised her
a week ago Wednesday to remind
her of the fact that it was her
birthday anniversary. Before TAX
ing their departure they left with
her an upholstered spring rocking
chair as a token of friendship and
esteem.
f. l.. Priestly and wife passed
thru the city last Friday in a Buick
touring car, which they had pur-
chased in Minneapolis. They were
on their way home to Redfeld, S.
d. In the same party were W. J.
Towles, wife and daughter, who
were taking home a newly pur.
chased auto touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGarry are
rejoicing over the arrival of baby
boy, who came to brighten thei1
home last Thursday morning. Mr.
McGarry has not definitely decided
whether or not the newcomer is tt
be telegraph operator, but he ha:
decided to treat his many friend.
to anything they want in the line
of smoke.
'The Girl and the Stampede" at
tracted a good house last Monda!
evening, and we'll deserved thu
patronage given. The stars carried
their parts with ease and their act
ing was natural and convincing
The remainder of the company wa
also good. The next attraction il
1.-The Girl of the Ranch, next Sat
urday evening.