Willmar tribune., 1909-09-01

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Prinsburg, Aug. 3O.-Mr. D.
Schevel has returned to his home in
Fillmore county, this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Roelofs spent
Sunday with MIR. and Mrs. W.
Damhof of Roseland.
Mr.. J. Nieuwenhuis Sr. returned
to his home in Harrison, S. D., last
Thursday, after spending the sum-
mer with his son John and family
here. With him went his daugh-
ter-in-law, who will visit with rel
atives there for a few weeks.
Mrs. Henry Van Buren and her
mother, Mrs. Omen, spent Thurs
day in Raymond. the guests of Mrs.
A. Bouwma.
John Poortinga has bought a Sec
ond hand threshing machine and
engine at Renville. He expects to
thresh in the near vicinity of Prins-
burg. there being no other rig in
the neighborhood at present.
Miss Alice Van Buren, who spent
a few weeks with her brothers AL
bert and Henry, returned to her
home in Clara City Thursday.
Mrs. Lizzie Nype of Chicago is
spending a few weeks here with her
mother, Mrs. Jennie Huisinga.
John Nieuwenhuis is fencing a
quarter section of the farm he
rents of J. M. Spicer. He is haul
ing the posts and wire from Ray
mUnd.
John Stob and Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin Stob left on Thursday for
Raymond, were they spent day
with their brother, G. Stob. and
family, and then took the train for
their home in Chicago, after spend
ing a week here with their mother
and other relatives.
Bennie Terpstra is becoming very
weak. His father is constantly at
his bedside, and it looks as if this
young boy cannot see many more
days on this earth. DR.. Mcmahon
of Raymond was out mere Thursday
evening, but can only relieve lit
tie and make these last days more
bearable.
Quite a number of our busy
farmers have been heard to say that
they intend to see the state fai,
next week. A fine thing it is wher
our farmers can lay aside, even be
it but for few days, the cares anc
labors that farming brings, and &c
off where recreation of a pleasant
nature will take the mind from
the daily grind, to learn the lessons
of what right endeavor in different
directions of labor may result in
These lessons can be brought into
practice in future days, and otter
more than pay for the expense OF
time and labor.
Mrs. Jennie Huisinga and daugh.
ter Lizzie visited the families OF
John Phiefer and L. Van den Einde
last week.
Mrs. A. Poortinga is in Michi.
gan, where she was called by the
serious illness of her father.
Latest reports are that he is inn.
proving, and Mrs. Poortinga is ex.
pected home again this week.
Miss Bessie Nieuwenhuis is in the
meanwhile keeping house for the
family.
Lou Myer and lady went to Pease,
Minn., last Friday and returned
Monday. spending the three days
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Groeneveld
there.
R. Roelofs had lumber bee
Monday. About fourteen neigh.
bors and friends went to Raymond
and helped him haul home a carload
of first-class lumber which Contrac.
tor Poortinga will put up into 8
fine new home for the Roelofs fam.
lily.
The baby at Nick Dekker's home
is on the sick list.
The threshing machine of Brink
and Kragt had breakdown Mon.
day.
Rev. N. Burgraaf of Doom, Ia.,
is expected here Wednesday to lead
a meeting for the sake of again
calling minister.
Rev. Van Wyk of Sioux Center.
/ Ia, failed to come up to conduct