Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-05-08

noon in Roseland when Mrs. j. O..
Peterson was thrown into ditch
by the roadside from q tipping hay
load and drowned. The unfortunate
lady had been all alone at home for
some time as her husband is holding
down d homestead in Montana. Last
Thursday noon she went out to get
q load Of hay and at noon time as
she was returning on the load on q
fill near the Peter Lindquist farm
the load tipped and she fell into the
ditch, which contained some water,
with the load on top Of her. Mr..
Theodore Renstrom was the first to
arrive upon the scene Of the acct
dent. He was unable to move the
load and secured the assistance of
Oscar and Fred Lindquist. They re-
leased the body >of the unfortunate
woman and took her home and work
ed hard to restore life, but with no
avail. When the doctor who had
been summoned came he said that
she was dead. Besides her husband,
the deceased. leaves a large family
of, grown-up children. She has two
brothers, Mats Renstrom Of Rose
land and Andrew Renstrom Of Will
mar, and a large number Of other
relatives. The funeral will be held
Tuesday, May 9TH, at the Roselillian
Free Baptist church. The sympathy
of all go out to the bereaved family.
The town of Lake Lillian is most
ly under water since the cloud burst
last Thursday night: There was a
bad electric storm and the rain came
down for three solid hours. A large
barn in the town Of Osceola in Rem
vile county was struck by lightning
and burned down with all the horses
and stock IN same. The storm was
accompanied by a severe hail storm.
The hail cut a hole ON Andrew Swe-
deems store building and quite few
window pains were knocked out by
the large hail stones that fell that
night.
Delmar johnson received his mo-
torcycle last week and now Delmar
is anxiously waiting for good roads.
Last Thursday morning Sheriff
Bonde came out here and took Mr.
Oscar Gustafson on complaint for
insanity. Mr.. Gustafson was exam
ined at Willmar and was sent to Fer
gus Falls. Most Of the people here
think that those who swore out the
warrant did him a big wrong. Gus.
tafson was a little weak minded
brought on it is thought thru disap-
pointment in love affairs, but he has
been quite harmless and stayed or
the farm where he has lived for 8
few years.
Friday evening of this week the Y
P. S. of the Christine congregation
will have their monthly meeting a
the church, when a good program
will be rendered and Mesdames JOIN
Erickson and Linberg will serve re-
freshments.
Fishing is now sport that may b.
INDUCED in in every slough wher'
there is a little water. Some peopl.
have gone fishing on places wher'
wheat was seeded two weeks ago
That is going some. We wish tn.
game warden would take care of al
the dead fish which will be here in :
week or so when the water has soak
ed down, when we are not allowed
to catch them when they are aliv'
on our fields and meadows. The fish
are very thick in some small ponds
They have come up from Kandiyoh
Lake, Lake Lillian and the Minnesot;
river.
The bounty on ground squirrel
and gophers have set the small boy
in motion here. These gophers do
great damage to the farmers, as ais
do the black birds who usually &c
about 10 per cent Of the crops ever
|year, especially the corn crop.
| Republican primary election i
Lake Lillian will be held at Andreo
Swedeen's store next Saturday even
ing, when six delegates will be elect
ed and votes will also be taken o
our favorite for president. We hop
1--we will all vote for the best progress
sive men.
L. j. Peterson lost a horse las
week that had got out into sloug
in the water and mud and was mire
before he could be released from hi
dangerous position. A horse belong
ling to Albert Rodelius came yer
near meeting the same fate last Sur
day, but by the aid of neighbors tt
horse was taken out before it wa
dead. ~
The shadow social in District s
Monday evening, April goth, was we
| attended and all had a good time.
good program was rendered and
large sum of money was brought
by the sale of shadows and luncl
es, etc., the exact amount we a.
unable to report.
7 Martin johnson will now sta
building the basement for his ne
n dwelling which he will erect on b