Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-01-24
LOCAL BREVITIES

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Theo. Olson Of Atwater was in Will
mar on Monday.
Nels Knutson spent Saturday and
| Sunday in the cities.
Sheriff Bonde made q business trip
to New London yesterday.
Miss Carey Elfstrum spent Sunday
with friends at st. Cloud
The Silent Club met at the home of
Mrs Henry Rost last week
A Socialist local was organized at
Belgrade the other day with IL members.
License was issued on Jan. 18th to
Mr.. Hjortaas and Miss Amanda Rosen-
wald.
ing for Chicago and milwaukee, where
he will purchase his new spring lire of
clothing.
Arthur Carlson returned to Duluth
Sunday night after short visit at his
home here.
Misses Dagni sGrimsgard and Anna
Lundquist entertained the sewing club
last evening.
Miss Geneyra Parker arrived last
Wednesday from Chicago. ILL.,, and has
taken up her work In the high school
as Instructor in elocution
Miss Minnie Dale returned to Mime
eapolis on Saturday after a several
weeks visit at her home here
Mrs. Bertha Benson and son, Benja-
min, went to Cottonwood yesterday for
a few days visit with relatives.
Miss Ella swenson will entertain a
number of her young friends at her
home on First st. this evening.
Mrs. w. F. Gerretson Of Milwaukee is
expected to arrive this week for visit
with DR.: and Mrs. C. E. Gerretson.
Miss Esther Adams returned Monday
from Del Rapids and Sioux City, Ia,
where she has spent a few weeks with
relatives.
Rev and Mrs. Robert Porteous, who
are spending the winter here, returned
Friday from a couple of weeks visit in
Minneapolis.
A number Of young people were enter
tanned at the home Of MT. and Mrs
NJ Peterson on Fifth street last Tues
day evening.
VIM. Hoppe, pharmacist at the Moss
pers drug store, resigned his position
and has left for Minneapolis. His place
is being filed by Ben Ash of Delano.
Oscar Hjortaas and Miss Amanda
Rosenwaid, both of this city, were un-
lted In marriage at the court house last
FRIDAY afternoon by Judge Gilbert
Peter Tollefsrud of Norway Lake
township returned last Saturday from
a visit with relatives in Mitchell County,
1a-' wnere ne has been since Dec 26
August Broman viii have an auction
sale on his Lake Elizabeth farm Feb
20. A herd of fourteen full-b1ood short
horn cattle will be Included in the eaIe.
The Young Pe6plS' ! .s;6tcIsf7 81 IL
Mission church viii meet this evening
IN the church basement. Refreshments
will be served by the Misses Hannah and
Stella Norm
Mrs. J. D. Parnell entertained at
maize" party at her home on, 9Th street
last Thursday evening. The evening
was spent socially and delicious lunch
con was served.
Miss Phoebe Paulson, who has been
visiting in Minneapolis for the past sew
eral weeks, was in Willmar between
trains yesterday, enroute for her home
at Cottonwood. She expects to resume
her duties at the ]. f. Branton Office in
short time
r L. Branch, who has been confined
10 the bethesda hospital since Jan. 1st,
with seriously spra1ned ankle, left
1or MS nome at Pierce, N. D., on Thurs
day. where he will remain until he is
able to resume his duties here as fire.
man on the G. N.
Not more than hundred of the VIII
mar Tribune Historical Calendars for
1917 remain from our edition of 900
sWhen these are gone we cannot supply
any more. If you want one let us hear
from you before Feb. L, for all will be
distributed before that date.
The annual meeting Of the Willmar
Park Assembly corporation was held
Monday night. Russell Spicer, u. 81.
bitterness, F. G. Handy, E. c. wellin.
and V. q. Lawson, were reelected and
c. B. Carlson and w. F. Gratz were elect
ed members Of the executive COMMITTEES
for ensuing year.
August Jordin, one of the progress
stve farmers of New London township.
brought down five head of Poland China
hogs for the Short Course exhibition
Mr.. Jordin has carried an ad in the
W1llmar Tribune for a few weeks and
has disposed of practically all his sur
plus stock. The animals on exhibition
are for sale.
The Tri Mu class OF the Swedish Bap-
t1st church met at the home Of o. 81.
Ekdahl last Monday evening for their
annual business meeting. Ten new
members were enrolled, and Rev oberg
was reelected as teacher Of the class.
After the business was attended to re-
freshments were served and the even
ing was spent socially.
DR.. g. D. Forssell, who located at
Willmar several weeks ago to practice
his profession. says he thinks Willnar
ts one of the cleanest little cities he has
seen and has decided to make his per-
manent home here He left Tuesday
night for Russell. Mimi, to bring his
family here. They will go to house,
keeping on Second St
Mrs. Violet Mcdonnell, the aged lady
who came from st Raul to work ct the
Saratoga Restaurant several months ago
and accidentally fell and fractured her
hip, has been confined to the Bethesda
hospital since that time. It was agreed
by the Board Of Control Of st. Paul that
she be taken to friends home there,
MIS-. H Dahlin, at e74 Wabash St. where
she will receive care. as she claims she
has no relatives in this country. Mrs.
Mcdonnell was accompanied by Sheriff
and Mrs. Peter Bonde and left on the