Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-09-18
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Mimi, has been visiting at the DAN
ielson home for several weeks.
DR.. Hitch, the Svea telephone doc
tor and Verne Fahlstrom repaired the
telephone lines thru here last week.
They also put cross arms on the poles
from Bjur's corner to the village, a
distance Of half mile. The lines
that we've crossed have been straight
ened so we are again able to call the
Atwater central.
Mrs. Andrew Norine of Kandiyohi
assisted with the cooking at the Au-
gust Noriile home last week during
threshing.
F. A. Nelson had the misfortune of
breaking his auto while on his way to
the creamery last Saturday morning.
The rear axle broke and he was
obliged to have the car dispatched
home by team.
School opened in District 70 last
Monday with Miss Victoria Peterson
as teacher.
Florence and Lille Boom, who are
ATTENDING school in Willmar, spent
Sunday at their home here.
Bertha Anderson, the six year old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Martin An
derson, gave very pretty birthday
party to a few of her friends last
Friday afternoon. Ice cream and
lunch was served to the guests, who
had a most enjoyable time.
Louis Engberg, one Of our retired
farmers and now a resident of At
water, was out here in the country
for few days last week enjoying the
freshness Of country air.
Mrs. Martin Anderson was at Will.
mar last week taking medica
trea tments.
Art. and Victor Anderson, mechan.
zeal experts from Atwater, were il
this neighborhood last week setting
up corn binders. The trip was made
in Andrew Anderson's automobile
wagon. When we hear the noise
four miles away We always know
what is coming.
Frank Mattson had a close cal
from what may have resulted in &
serious accident one day last week
While on his way to Atwater he me-
an automobile. His horses became
frightened and ran into a ditch
throwing the occupants out. Luckil,
no one was hurt.
Carl Uners horse and buggy go
tangled up with the tank team of tn,
Fahlun and Lake Elizabeth Thresh.
ing outfit last Thursday. The tanl
team ran away and Carl tried tt
stop them when they took a. sudde1
turn and ran into the rear Of CARP:
buggy, smashing every spoke in boil
hind wheels.
!: Fire destroyed the barn and on.
large setting Of oats for John W
| Peterson, owner Of the Lake View
farm, located on the west shore O:
Lake Elizabeth, last Saturday eve
ming about 1890 O'Clock. One, hors,
was burned to death and anothe
very seriously injured. The barr
was filled with hay at the time i
burned. The origin of the fire is un
known, but it seems as tho some per
son must have touched match. TIL
wind was from the northeast and th
setting Of oats was southeast from
the barn. There was two settings
OF wheat between the barn and set
ting Of oats that did not burn, I
seems impossible that a spark coul,
fly from the barn to the setting O.
from the setting to the barn. w,
!: have not learned how much Mr.. Pet
|erson's loss is or how much insur
ance he carried.
i Mrs. Erick Eastlund and child
who have been visiting with Mrs
Eastlund's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Erick Levin, for some time, leave
this week for her home at St. Louis
Mo.
, The black birds are doing con
siderable damage to the corn fields
The creamery company receive,
? a large supply Of butter tubs las
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