Willmar tribune., 1909-09-08
LOCAL BREVlTlE

| Mrs. P. L. Johnson's manv
friends will be pleased to learn that
she is recovering nicely from the
effects of her recent accident.
All donations for the rummaee
sale will be most gratefully re-
ceived by the ladies of the Presby-
terlan church, who have charge of
the sale.
The Y. P. society of the Synod
church will serve coffee, cake and
sandwiches in the afternoon and a
six O'Clock supper, on Friday, Sep.
tember "a, in the church basement.
Many of Willmar's beautiful
shade trees show every evidence
that the tent caterpillar is prepar-
ing for his next years work, which
means utter destruction of the TO-
liage unless these tents are des-
troyed at once.
Mr.. Arne Sandven, the photoe-
rapher at Litchfield, formerly of
Willmar, won the first prize in
Class B, the group of cities to
which his town belonged. j. C.
Jansrud of North Dakota, also for
merly of Willmar, carried off one
of the prizes.
The public schools of Willmar
opened under most auspicious con-
ditions Monday morning. With
Superintendent Tonning at the head
of affairs, assisted by an able corps
of teachers, the coming year is full
of promise for the educational in
terests of our city.
Rev. A. W. Franklin and the con-
tirmation class of the Lake Florida
church were in the city yesterday
to have group picture taken. A
cut from this picture will appear in
some future copy of Salems-Bladet,
the newsy little parish paper that is
published monthly by this worthy
pastor.
Arne Sandven, brother of O. A.
Sandven, was awarded the gold
medal at the state photographers
convention-a high compliment to
his work, as among his competitors
were the leading photographers of
the state. Mr.. Sandven is meeting
with great success in his studio,
which he purchased recently at
Litchfield.
F. S. Elliott, formerly superin-
tendent of this division of the Great
Northern, has been promoted to
the superintendency of the lake d.
vision, with headquarters at Super
ior, Wis.,, and J. H. Taylor has
been made general superintendent
of the central district, which COM
prises several divisions.
Maurice Jenness will return to
Minneapolis on Saturday to con-
tinue his studies in the law depart
ment at the "U." Mr.. Jenness
has made a decided success in his
position as city editor of the Re-
publican Gazette during his sum-
mer's vacation. His excellent
work has been highly appreciated
by the readers of that paper.
0. B. Taft, of the Piersons-Taft
Land and Credit Co., of Chicago,
was at Willmar during the past
week. While here he increased the
holdings of his company by the
purchase of 120 acres of land in Sec
tions 8 and 9 of Whitefeld, the deal
being made thru the Anderson Land
Company. He also made the neces-
sary arrangements with this firm to
have the old Stephens farm, which
his company owns, improved by ex-
tensive tiling.
Messrs. Ansgar and y.rtin Lund-
quist of Traverse county, SONS of
Rev. L. J. Lundquist,. formerly of
this county, were visitors in Will
mar last Saturday. The first named
has rented his farm and expects to
become resident of Willmar about
the goth of this month. He has
rented the O. B. Olson property.
Martin Lundquist may also decide
to locate in Willmar. ..hese boys
will make the most desirable kind
of citizens and will receive a warm
welcome.
Elkjer's Photo Studio of Will
mar won the first prize at the
Northwestern Photographers Asso-
citation meeting at St. Paul last
week for the best work exhibited
there in the miniature class. MIR.
Erick Elkjer is exhibiting the sill
yer medal awarded him with par
donable pride. The distinction is
one that is worth good deal, out
side of the purely professional val
ue of the same. Mr.. Elkjer invites
all interested to come to his studio
and see the group of dozen minia-
lures which won for him the prize.
Leo T. Oggel, editor of the Hol-
land newspaper Volksvriend, pub
lished at Orange City. Iowa, gave
the Tribune a fraternal call while
enroute for Devils Lake Thursday.