Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-07-24
Brief News Notes.

An addition is being built to the
M. E. church at Raymond, which
will cost $500.
Lewis Iverson broke his right arm
last Saturday evening while attend
ing a barn dance near Brooten. He
stepped thru hole in the floor.
The city of Litchfield will finally
have a sewer. The first trunk sew
er will be Is inches in diameter and
will run from the Lenhardt corner to
Tenth Street.
| j. L. Putnam of the Granite Falls
Tribune is to be congratulated on
having moved into a fine new brick
building erected especially for his
business.
The barn of John Barney near
Clara City was struck by lightning
July 18th and burned to the ground.
All the horses we're rescued but one,
which was killed by the bolt.
assa-:
Edward Nelson, brother of B. E.
Nelson Of Granite Falls, died on
Tuesday morning, July 10th, having
lately returned from western Can
ada in a bad state Of health. The
deceased was born at Willmar in o.
tober, 1878.
Thomas Reid, father Of Editor W
IA. Reid of the Renville Star Farm.
er, died July 18th at the family home
four miles from Granite Falls. The
. deceased was born in County Down
Ireland, and came to America whel
l a boy. He attained the age Of 9:
| years and served in the Civil war.
The new building Of the German
Reformed church at Clara City ha
been let to John Skoolheim of Will
mar. The contract price is 1920
l and calls for complete building wit
| the exception Of bell. The churc|
| will be 40x9O feet in size with
1 large basement, and will have a tota
seating capacity Of $50.
George Thompson, proprietor O
the St. Paul Dispatch and Pionee
. Press, has resigned as republica
elector from Minnesota because h
- felt that he could not vote for TAT
- for president. It is plain that tn
G. O. P. is split wide open from ste1
to stern and nobody is worrying ex
cept those who have or desire to hav
public office.
The Bird Island Union is worryin
about results Of the state primar
this fall. It believes that there wi
st be large number Of voters who wi
~ ~ be unable to comprehend the ballc
and will not vote on that accoun
- Don't worry, brother Sherwood, 20
will never see the time when tn
people will be willing to go back
IS the old system in this state.
- The Benson Automobile Club eS
poets to make run from their cit
- to New Uum this week by way Q
r. Willmar and Olivia. They will re
turn by way Of Redwood Falls, Ech
and Montevideo, visiting places mad
interesting by the Indian massac1
- fifty years ago. It is expected the1
will be about SO to 60 cars and fro1
= IT'S to 200 people in the party. Yer
likely, however, the heavy rains wi
make it necessary to postpone tn
"trip.
= The Morris papers are recklessl
y offering to bet money that their re
ID spective subscription lists are tn
l. largest. The Sun has offered $40
/ and the Tribune $25. There oug}
= to be very little difficulty in settlin
dispute like that. At the Tribur
=: office any advertiser is perfectly we]
y come to come in any time and chez
over the list Of subscribers. Anyon
soliciting advertising and maxim
false claims as to circulatio is OF
tanning money under false pretense
:. and can be prosecuted for so doing.
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