Willmar tribune., 1908-05-13
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Lake Lillian. May 11.-Summer
at last, and Mother Earth is get
ting on her green cover.
Everybody is busy planting corn,
and we can hear the "click-clack"
from early morning hours till late
in the evening.
The school in the Roselillian
schoolhouse closed last Friday.
Mr.. H. Reese has taught an eight
months term there.
The school in Dist. S closed last
Saturday after an eight months
term. Miss Esther johnson has
been the teacher. An entertain
ment and basket social was given
Saturday evening.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Larson was taken sick last
week with pneumonia. DR.. Miller
Of Olivia was called out there Sun
day evening.
Wedding bells will ring here next
Sunday, the 18th. Our popular
buttermaker is one of the contract
ing parties. Particulars next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Edblom
and children are visiting here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edblom are on their
way to Sweden, where they will
visit for few months. Their boys
will stay here while the parents are
abroad.
A baseball game was played at
Frank Lindquist's place last Sun
day between Roseland and Winfield.
The Roselanders were the winners.
The editor and manager of the
Olivia Review spent Sunday at our
beautiful lake, fishing and enjoying
the scenery. We are glad to see
MIR. Childs visit US once in while.
How about the Tribune editor and
staff?
Today Swedish parochial school
will commence at Christine church.
A student from G. A. College will
teach, and he will also conduct SER
vices in the church every Sunday
forenoon at 1920 o'clock.
Some of our young people attend
ed the confirmation services at Svea
church last Sunday.
Justice court was held at the
office of our justice, ]. E. johnson,
last Friday.
Quite a number of Oliviaites
passed thru here Sunday morning
en- route for Big Kandiyohi Lake tc
fish buffalo fish. Some met with
success.
Road work will be the next thing
on the prorgam for the farmers af.
ter complaining is finished.
The contract for digging the so.
called Fox Lake ditch was let last
Tuesday to a party from Renville.
Soon we shall hear the whistle
sound again, telling of dry land tc
be won from the Fox lake swamp.
Haldor Hegstrom of Franklin
passed by our store last Friday on
his way for a brief visit at his
home in Fah(un.
County Surveyor Day has beer
inspecting the ditch, and also sur.
veying out the station line on the
new road.
Miss Hedlof is enjoying a stay al
her home after having been in towr
for a few months.
Miss Ella Swedin left for St.
Paul to undergo an operation at thu
Swedish hospital. We hope to sex
her back hale and hearty again.
Mrs. Emil Peterson Of Windfeld
Renville county, has been visiting
with relatives here for week, re
turning home on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Knutson Wis
tied at H. P. Peterson's place las
Sunday.
The Lake Lillian Creamery Asso
citation now drives around and gath
ers up cream in the west half of tn
township. Pretty handy for tn
farmers, getting their groceries de
livered at their doors and disposin,
of their cream at their doors.
Lake Lillian, May 12.-The elec
trio storm that passed over this 10
cality last Sunday evening did con
siderable damage. The Swedis]
Lutheran Christine church wa
struck by lightning. damaging bot
the tower and the main building
The bolt passed thru in several di
rections, and the amount of tn
damage cannot be estimated yet
This is the second time the churc
has been struck by lightning. an
two years ago it was damaged b
a storm. There is some insuranc
on the church.
District Convention at Atvvatel
The w. c. T. U. of the Eight
district will hold a convention i
Atwater on Thursday and Friday Q
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