Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-08-20
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q Litch6eld will have a three days
street fair this year. .. ..@... Il
The Hancock postofice was rob-
bed early Monday morning and
about $50 in cash taken. B. {
Editor Hoard, Of the Montevideo
Leader, has been appointed post
master; at Montevideo and will take.
charge in the near future. -
st. Cloud will have new railroad.
The Minnesota Central is contem-
plating building an electric line from
Minneapolis to ST.. Cloud and later
to the Cuyuna range. .~..-.- 8. i:
The corner stone Of the new school
building in course Of construction by
the St. Mary's Parish at Bird Island
was dedicated on Sunday, Aug. 10,
in the presence Of several hundred
people. ..: ..-..s..... :....... T..
s. Mrs. Fred Hunter, a former resi-
dent Of Litchfeld, committed suicide
last Wednesday evening by shooting
herself. The rash deed was done at
her home at Minneapolis. - +
The farmers around Dassel have
organized Fruit Growers Associa-
ton and rented quarters and en-
ployed a buyer. They expect to ship
so carloads Of apples from Dassel
this fall. --.-..
A man named Floyd Miller was
arrested by Sheriff johnson at Ben
son last Friday morning ON a white
slave charge and is in Jail awaiting
the action Of the federal authorities
at st. Paul. ~:
A $4,000 hospital is to be built at
Paynesville, the preliminary work Of
construction having begun. The
building will contain A. rooms, and
will accommodate "a patients. This
institution will prove fine addition
to the town. n. -, -"
The Great Northern Railway Co.
effected a settlement the first Of the
week with the Austrian who lost his
hand in the cogs Of a handcar a cou-
pie Of weeks ago. The man received
$2,300.-Morris Tribune.
There are only a few weeks left
of the lake season and they will be
busy ones for the proprietors Of the
Lake Hotels. Hundreds Of people
have spent their vacations here this
summer as -usual.-Green Lake
Breeze. ..
A Greek by the name Of Mike
Fourfis was caught in the act Of bur
glarizing the Neitzel Bros store in
Bird Island Monday night. He had
succeeded in filing two new suit
cases with clothing, jewelry, etc.,
before disturbed in his work.
L. L. Laugeson, wife and sons at
tended the wedding in Willmar Tues
day of Mr.. Laugeson's niece, Miss
Hannah Hanson, who some years
ago was clerk in his store and has
numerous friends here. The groom
is A. N. Erickson, manager Of the
Tri- State Telephone Exchange in
Mankato where the happy pair will
make their home The Hutchinson
Leader. + - 4. =. ~ -
One Of the saddest accidents reg
istered in this county for some time
happened at Stewart last Wednes-
day when Proctor Schmitz, assist
ant cashier of the Stewart bank,
backed out of the garage and not
knowing his little niece was behind
the car, ran over her and killed her.
The little girls mother died about a
year ago and she was living with
Mr.. Schmitz. Waverly Star.
SIS VII. Hunter is going to. have
charge Of the barbecue and lunches
to be given by the Willmar lodge at
the Elks state convention to be held
in that city next week. He went down
to Willmar Wednesday evening to
secure the necessary help and make
other arrangements. His son, Willie,
who accompanied him, will spend a
week at the lake.-Swift County
Monitor.
Clara City celebrated the Twenty
fifth Anniversary Of its existence
last Thursday. The days program
consisted Of speechmaking, band
music, races and a ball game. The
latter was played between Willmar.
and Clara City and resulted in VIC
tory for Willmar. The parade in the
forenoon was most unique and orig.
inal; at the head were the schooners
and old wagons representing the old
settlers arriving in 1888 and in the
rear were the automobiles Of 1918.
Several Willmar people attended the
celebrate on.
. Tuesday evening occurred the
death Of Mrs. Minnie Henslin, after.
failing in health for some time. The
deceased was born in Germany Nov.
&c, 1897 and lived toz=the age of:
seventy Ave years, nine months and.
one day. She was married to John.
Henslin, who died in i 900 Of eight.
o.: her children six are living Chris,
Julius, Gust, Mrs. Spieker, Hrs.
sG. Milhard and Mrs. VIM. &c. Flu