Willmar tribune., 1909-01-06

tribune readers.
Christmas has come and gone.
Hard to keep track Of the different
days. as they all looked like holi-
days. Nevertheless, corn was pop
ping, needles glittering. strings
were growing, flowers were bud
ding out and Christmas trees have
seen another season of blossoming
and their fruits have beeen harvest
ed. The young ladies have put on
their air of cheerfulness and the
boys have been displaying their
holiday smiles, and now everything
belongs to the past.
Rev. Sotendahl has been kept
busy thru the holidays attending
Christmas tree festivals at all three
churches of his charge-West Nor
way Lake, Dec. 26; Spring Creek,
Dec. 27, and East Norway Lake
Dec. %.
Rev. Nordberg and a quartet
from New London took a very
creditab|e part in the Christmas
tree festival at the East Norway
Lake church.
There was Christmas tree festi-
val at the Florida church on Sunday
evening, Dec. 27.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Thorvildson
of Adams, N. D., have been spend
ing the Christmas with the Syver-
son families, Mrs. Thorvildson be-
ing cousin of the Syverson's.
Andrias Mostue of Renville is
spending the holidays with his
brother, L. A. Mostue.
Melvin and Gerhard Swenson and
Horace Negaard returned from
their northern hunting trip last
week.
Justin Halvorson of Nevis, Mimi. j,
has been spending Christmas with
relatives and friends here and at
New London.
John Nelson and family visited
at John Holmdals place one day
last week.
Miss Minnie Hedin is spending
her vacation under the parental
roof.
Rev. and Mrs. Nordberg of New
London have been spending day
with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Prestgaard.
Oliver Skaalerud and Carl Mostue
left for New London last Saturday
to attend school.
John Thorvildson will make a
brief visit in Minneapolis before
returning to Adams, N. D.
A choir of about thirty singers
rendered excellent music at the
Christmas tree festival in the East
Norway Lake church.
Rev. j. S. Halvorson preached
his farewell sermon in the Hauge
church on New Years day. The
choir also sang a farewell,,s song, very
appropriate and touching for the
occasion. Rev. Halvorson has &C.
cepted call at Grafton, N. D.,
where he and his family will make
their future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Rustad visit
ed at John Holmdal's place las
Sunday.
The Swenson young folks drove
over to Negaard last Sunday t,
spend the day with their brother
mail carrier Henry Swenson.
| Services were conducted in tn,
East Nowray Lake church last Sun
day by Rev. Sotendahl.
| Another pioneer of Lake Andrew
Mrs. Hans Christensen, lately O.
New London, answered death
summons on the evening Of Dec. 28
She had been very sick for lonl
time, and death surely came to he
as a kind reliever. She was
friend to everybody, a devote'
Christian and a loving wife. VIII
her husband she settled down il
Lake Andrew about 35 years ag
and with the other pioneer
, struggled thru those days of hard
ship fully realized only by the pic
neers. About eight years ago the
sold their old homestead and bough
, property in New London, where sh
resided till her death. The funers
took place last Saturday at tn
Huage church. of which she ha
been faithful member ever sine
t it's organization. The last sad rite
I were conducted by Revs. Halvorso
! and Nordberg. Mr.. and Mrs. Han
Christensen had no children, bu
two adopted children. J. S. Chri.
! tenson of Lake Andrew and Mr.:
Edward johnson of Willmar,
II whom she was as faithful mothe
I and their interests were alwa,