The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-05-21
WOODWARD BROOK.


on the state fair grounds and in the
cities. They visited with their old
friends, the Nordstroms, while in
the cities and returned home Tues
day evening we'll pleased with their
short VISIT
Henry Brummel and Annie Van
Someren of Baldwin, Wis, are spend
ing a week at the P. G. Van Som.
eren home. They came here Monday
evening.
Mrs. Christison and Mrs. Gustison
of Princeton were visitors at Peter
Jensen's on Friday.
Several carpenter crews are busy in
Woodward Brook. John Schut, John
Smit and Maanus Schuers are erect
ing large new barn for John Byl.
John De Rose and Fred Alderdink
are remodeling and charging the
house of John "A. Hubers and Louis
Talen and HALO Kiel are building
an addition to the house of Hans
Rasmussen. The Wilkin brothers
and Charles Cass are about to begin
the large barn for P. G. Van Someren
and S. Wicklund will soon have car
penters to build his barn. And
while the carpenters are busy the
paint brush is also doing it's share
toward improvements here. Chris
Minks has painted his house, W.
vno1 hi 1,or ToL
son his house. P. @. Carlson is put
ting up new corn crib and buggy
shed. No wonder Mr.. Carlson needs
large corn crib, for his son, Emil,
was one of the winners in the state
corn growing contest of last year
and raised more than Is bushels per
acre. He intends to improve on that
this year.
John Smit of Conrad, Montana,
comes to Woodward Brook quite
often now that he has an auto. It's
a Ford and he is justly proud of the
little roadster.
Gustave Minks was on the sick list
last week and Grandma Minks is still
very i'll. She is very weak and par
takes of but little food, so that fear
is entertained that she may not re-
cover.
Miss Alma Reiber of Minneapolis
came to Long Siding on Wednesday
after having taken in the Christian
workers meeting at Elk River Tues
day, and spent until Thursday with
her sister, Mrs. Victor Ecklund.
On Friday she came to Woodward
Brook and remained with her
mother, Mrs. Reiber, until Monday,
when she returned to the cities.
She will be busy in evangelistic
work in the northern part of this
state during the summer. Miss Rel
Der has one more year Of study at
the Christian Training school of DR..
Riley. She spoke to the young peo-
pie at the G. E. meeting Sunday
evening and they very much enjoyed
to hear about the workers this train
ing school is sending out. Woodward
Brook would have been glad to have
had Miss Reiber remain here for the
summer for there is certainly work
Of a Christian character to be done
right here.
The large barn for H. Christopher
son is finished and certainly makes
great improvement to the farm.
Henry Alderdink of Pease was in
Woodward Brook on Thursday and
John De Rose of Pease was here
Tuesday to place in position new
gasoline engine which NJ. G. Thorring
bought and will use for many pur-
pose.
At i o'clock Thursday afternoon
a number Of relatives and friends
of Grandma Milstead gathered at
the Hans Rasmussen home to take a
last look on the face Of dear grand
ma. Rev. @. Larson OF Princeton
led the funeral services at the home
and spoke about the apostle Paul's
works as he was about to depart from
this world and how the same phrases
applied to the life and death of Mrs.
Milstead. The casket was literally
covered with flowers rare and beau
tiful, the offerings of relatives and
friends and mute testimony to the
love and esteem in which she was
held.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larson of St. Paul
and Hans Milstead of Bismark, N.
D., who were here to attend the
funeral of their mother, Mrs Mil
stead, returned home on Friday.
Miss Rosie Bredahl has gone back
to her work in Minneapolis after a
pleasant visit with h er relatives and
friends here.
The father of NJ. L. Radford ar
rived here from South Dakota on
Friday and will spend some time at
the home of his son.