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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
DOVRE.

Dovre, May 18- 8-The members of
the Ladies' Aid will meet with Mrs.
I. c. Holland next = Wednesday to
make arrangements for the picnic.
which is to be held at the Hegstrom
home June End.
Mrs. Tompton and baby from near
Chippewa arrived here Friday for
few days. visit with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. Ole Alvig.
Mrs. Martha Thorpe visited with
Mrs. I. c. Holland Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. Ole Tvete and C. C. Birkeland
family were among the many guests
who were entertained at the Elgeross
home last Sunday. -.
John and Olof Swain sailed from
New York May 13 after spending
about three weeks visiting places of
interest in the Eastern states. They
expect to spend the summer visiting
in Europe.
Mr.. Iver Skaftedal assisted Ole Sol
dal with the plowing few days last
week. ~ =
Arnold Tvete has been on the sick
list few days suffering with an at
tack Of bronchitis and Group.
Mr.. Lars Thorpe left last Saturday
for Minneapolis, where he will at
tend the 18th of May celebration held
at that place.
The Y. p. S. held at the home of
Ole Dengerud last Friday evening
was well attended.
Miss Jennie Bitterness assisted
Mrs. Tobias Rasmussen with the
house work q few days.
Miss Clara Dengerud returned to
her home last week.. after three
months stay in Willmar.
Mrs. Ole Rykken and Mrs. Martha
Thorpe called on Mrs. G. C. Birke.
land last Saturday afternoon.
Miss Selma Rykken is assisting
Mrs. Lee of Willmar with the house
work.
Mr.. Agaton and family visited with
SkaftedaPs last Sunday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
ANNUAL HIGH SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
Exercises VIII be Held at As
sembly Park Auditorium on
Friday, May 29.

The annual commencement exer-
cises of the Willmar High School
takes place at the Assembly Park
auditorium on Friday evening, May
20, at eight o'clock p. m. The list of
graduates was published in our last
issue. The following program will
be given:
PROGRAM.
Music. ........ The Boys Orchestra
Invocation. ....... Rev. A. J. Ostling
Music, March of the Toreadors".
High School Chorus.
SalutatOry ...................
....... "The Foundation of City"
Marion A. Gratz.
Music, "Sextette" Lucia). .Donizetti
High School Chorus.
Commencement address, Donald J.
Cowling, Pres. Carleton College.
Music, commencement Day..
-. .. ........ .Thompon Czibulka
High School Glee Club.
Valedictory, -. Observation-Disclosures.
......... "The Future of Our City"
Inga A. Sletten.
Presentation of Diplomas, Rev. G..
E. Oberg, Pres. Board of Education.
Bened1ct1on. ....... Rev. E. r. Todd
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
BEST BOY CORN
GROWER GETS CHOICE
Of PuFebied Pig From -Four Dif-
ferent Breeders Poultry
and Other Prizes.

The boys acre yield corn contest
this year in Kandiyohi county will be
an interesting event. The prizes will
include pure-bred pigs donated by
Kandiyohi county breeders, including
Duroc Jerseys, Poland China, Chest
er White and Berkshire breeds. The
boy taking first place will have the
first choice, the second the next, etc.
Two breeders of Barred Plymouth
Rock chickens have come to the front
and will give a cockerel and six
chicks and another a cockerel and
three chicks as prizes in the boys
corn contest.
1t is also expected that ten corn
graders will be given as prizes.
Every boy who enrolls gets a Ster-
ling Silver badge.
There is still chance for boys to
enter the contest. Write or see Coun-
ty Agent Poe for further information.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.

The Misses Leid visited the high
school Monday afternoon.
If modes of hairdressing have any
significance, the Senior girls are evi-
IDENTIFY renewing their childhood days.
The baccalaureate sermon will be
delivered by Rev. L. w. Gade, eight
o'clock Sunday evening at the Pres
byterian church.
The school work for next week will
be the state examinations. The
teachers evidently believe in the
Ram it in, cram it in" theory.
The eighth grades of the Central
and Lafayette buildings will have a
return spelling match at the Lafay-
cite building some time this week.
The Cooking classes have finished
Home Nursing and are now studying
Laundering. It certainly takes Amy
to advance the new and novel ideas
in washing clothes.
Owing to the enforced absence of
Miss Blanche Coleman, who has Wis
tied her sister at Flint, Michigan,
Rev. w. E. Pearson has undertaken
the training of the chorus for COM
men cement week. There has been
some talk Of organizing permanent
chorus but nothing definite is known.
Picnics are evidently the thing
these days. The Sophomores had one
last. week under the chaperonage of
Miss Hess and Miss Malan. Judging
from reports, they evidently had a
"swell'' time. The Senior class may
have one Saturday and it seems that
a very exclusive bunch of Juniors
will have one Friday night.
The Senior-Junior party took place
Friday evening at the Carlson hall.
The dining room was decorated in the
class colors, lavendar, green and
white and this color scheme was car
ried out in the banquet. The feature
of the evening was a track meet be-
tween four colleges into which the
classes had been divided. Owing to
the capability of the committee every.
one had thoroly good time.
The H. S. B. B. team went to Kerk-
hoven last Saturday. The score was
8 to in favor of Willmar. While
there, the boys were given a nice
banquet in the H. S. building. There
will be return game with Kerkhov-
en- Friday at Willmar. The Litcn,
field team will be here Wednesday
or Thursday of this week. The Will.
mar team will go to Kerkhoven again
some time next week. Mr.. Foster
went to Kerkhoven last Saturday
with the boys instead of Mr.. McEn.
roe, who was in Minneapolis.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
BOY OF Fifteen
COMMITS SUICIDE
Tragic End Cannot Be Account
ed For By Sorrowing
Family.

David Orredson, flfteen-year-old
SOD Of Mr.. and Mrs. Olof Orredson, in
town of tennessee, south of Lake
Minnetaga, committed suicide last
Wednesday evening about five o'clock
by hanging. No cause is known that
would lead to the committing this
rash act, as the young man had al
ways been of a cheerful disposition.
Something, however, must have over
shadowed his mind, and whatever it
might have been, was known only to
the boy himself.
The boy had been seeding barley
Wednesday afternoon. About five o.
clock his father went to the field to
relieve him. They parted in the field
and the father supposed his son had
returned to the house.. Upon return
ing to the house about 6 O'clock, Mr..
Orredson inquired for David, and was
told he had not returned home. His
father and brother went in search
for him, thinking he may have been
slightly indisposed and laid down to
rest. His brother discovered him
hanging from a rope in the woods
near the farm home.
Coroner B. ]. BrantOn was called
and reached the scene of the tragedy
about midnight. After investigating
the case he pronounced death due to
suicide by hanging. =
The Atwater Republican-Press
gives the following particulars of the
sad affair: David had been engaged
in seeding on the field some distance
from the house, and about five O'Clock
his father came to relieve him and
asked him to assist the other boys
with the chores on the farm. AS the
young man did not make his appear
ance on the premises and it grew
late, a search was instituted for him.
He was finally discovered about dusk,
some after 8 o'clock, when his oldest
brother found him hanging to the
limb of small tree in the timber
about 20 rods from the house. A rope
had been used for the purpose and
the body was suspended In such a
manner that it touched the. ground,
the corpse being In an almost kneel
Ing position. The gruesome find was
at once reported to the other mem.
bers of the family and later the pro
per authorities were notified. Cor
oner Branton arrived from Willmar
at a late hour and after the necessary
examination reported it a case of sui
cidal hanging. Undertaken Olson, &C.
companied by G. A. Gustafson, also
drove out the same night and pre-
pared the remains for burial.
The funeral will be held tomorrow
Saturday about noon and will take
place from the home. The burial will
be In the Atwater Union cemetery.
The grief-stricken family have the
profound sympathy of everybody in
their deep sorrow.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
EAST DOVRE.

East Dovre, May 1S-Revs. E. E.
Gynild and E. o. Larsen left for Min.
neapols Saturday morning.
Mr.. Geo. Hagen is assisting J. c.
Strand at Willmar.
Mr.. Christ Bakken was a Sunday
visitor at Baklund's.
Miss Olga Peterson returned from
Minneapolis last week.
Mr.. H. J. Berg left for Minneapolis
last Saturday morning.
Miss Christine Olson is assisting at
Gynild's with the house work.
Mr.. Carl Bakken visited at the J.
M. Olson home Sunday evening.
Miss Anna Alien left for Minneap.
oils Friday morning for a few days
visit.
Arthur Kleven, Esther and Selma
Berg were Sunday evening visitors at
Olson's.
Sigrid and Einar Gynild and Chris
tine Olson called at Baklund's Sun.
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Backlund, Mrs
M. Hagen and Mrs. E. E. Gynild visit.
ed at Spicer Sunday.
A few from here attended the Y.
P. S. which was held at the Denge.
rud home last Friday evening. .,~..=-
Services will be conducted at the
Eagle Lake church next Sunday, May
24th by Rev. E. E. Gynild at II o.
clock.
Mabel Roam and Martha Bakken
closed successful eight months
term of school last Friday. A picnic
was held at Eagle Lake and refresh
ments were served. Everybody en-
joyed the day.
A 4th of July picnic will be held al
c. A. Halvorson's. Following is the
committee: w. G. Peterson, Arthur
Kleven, Oscar Olson, Arnold Bakken
Bennie Bergeson, Bennie Berg, Glare
Kleven, Clara Olson, Sigrid Gynild
Matte Peterson, Esther Bergeso1
and Marie Bakken.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
COUNTY GRADUATION FRIDAY
Afternoon Program at the Courthouse
and Auto Trip to Lake.

Afternoon Program at the Courthouse
= and Auto Trip to Lake.
The first annual graduation takes
place at the courthouse next Friday
afternoon at two o'clock. The list of
107 graduates was published in our
last issue. The program for the ex-
ercises are as follows:
Instrumental selection ............
Miss Nellie Robbins
Invocation. Rev. Lou Wallace Gade
SalutatOry -. ...................
Mora M. Gynild, District 36
Vocal solo. Mr.. Emery Parnell
Address to Glass. s.................
Asst. State Supt. Of Public In
struction, P. C. Tonning.
Reading. ....... Mrs. Emery Parnell
Valedictory 90. .................
.......... Ruth Risner, District 49
Presentation of Diplomas. .......
........ .Supt. w. D. Frederickson
Vocal solo. Mr.. Harold Handy
BenedictiOn. Rev. G.. E. Oberg
Arrangements are being made by
the Willmar Auto Club for an auto
trip for the graduates to Eagle Lake
and return after the exercises, and
Willmar people generally will try to
show the little men and women who
have finished their first school, how
much we appreciate. to have them
come here.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
NEW LONDON.

New London, May 18-Mrs. Rev.
Hanson returned Tuesday from Bran
don, Mimi, where she spent few
weeks at her parental home.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Victor Holm last week.
Rev. T. Thorson from GAINESVILLE,
Wis.,, is visiting friends here.
Prof. Nelson filed for the office of
county superintendent of schools.
Rev. T. Thorson preached at the
Swedish Luth. church last Sunday.
Misses Anna and Otelia Vigen went
to 1itchfield Tuesday for a visit with
their sister, Mrs. Nelson.
Roy Davis and Miss Alma Johnson
both Of this village were married at
Willmar Tuesday of last week.
Miss Mary Peterson has again op-
ened up her dressmaking shop and
has several girls learning the trade.
Ole and Lars Hanson leave Tues
day of this week for Minot, N. D.,
where they will work during the sum-
mer
Messrs. Nelson and Baird were at
Crow River the 9Th and Sunburg the
9th of May delivering addresses at
farmers club meetings.
Quite number of Norwegians
boarded the train here Saturday
morning for Minneapolis to be pres
ent at the 18th of May celebration at
the state fair grounds.
The Aurora Literary society held
its final meeting at the school house
Thursday evening, each member in.
vited one friend. A program was rem.
dered and refreshments served.
Miss Anna Storlie, saleslady at the
Peterson store, was quite severely in.
jured last Saturday as she was climb.
ing up on a folding chair for some ar.
ticles in the upper shelves. The
chair collapsed causing Miss Storlie
to fall hitting her side against the
counter. She has since been confined
to her bed.
Commencement exercises at the
high school will be given Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, May 27 an6
%. The class is composed of five:
Lila Olson, Ruth Lundquist, Nellie
Hoftoe, Herman Hookom and Clar
ence Johnson. Prof. G.. w. Hill O.
Saltwater will be the commencement
speaker. Rev. E. M. Hanson will de
liver the baccalaureate sermon Sun
day evening, May "a.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
Redwood Falls Celebrates.

Redwood Falls advertises a grand
semi-centennial celebration to occur
June 3, and 5. The first day will be
Pioneer Day; June 4, Dedication of
State Armory, and June 5, Opening of
Ramsey State Park and New Comer's
Day. There will be addresses by
prominent speakers, big automobile
parade, ball games, band concerts,
military parades, historical pageant,
with a cast of $50 people, "a part of
this cast consisting of Sioux Indians).
The first permanent settlement was
made at the city in 1864, after the
Indian outbreak.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM TRIumpHs
Over kerkhoven at the Latter Place
Last Saturday Afternoon BY score
Of Q 70 s.

Playing good base ball behind nice
pitching by Erickson, the high school
base ball team broke into the win"
column last Saturday afternoon when
they defeated the Kerkhoyen team by
a score Of to S. The Willmar boys
played good ball all the time, and hit
when hits meant runs, which is en-
couraging. The result was never In
doubt, as Erickson had the home
team held safely in the palm Of his
right hand. s
The bulk of the hitting Tor the win
ners was done by Holt and Erickson,
the former getting two doubles and
the latter double and two singles.
Erickson allowed but six hits and
famed six men, while Willmar col
lected eleven hits of of the combined
efforts of Anderson and Hedstrom.
The same teams will play at the
local ball park Friday afternoon of
this week, and as each team has won
a game there is liable to be some fun
at this battle. It is up to all who can
possibly do SO, to attend as the boys
need the money badly. Saturdays
score:
Wfllmar -. 30 1 2 0 O 1 3 2 80
Kerkhoven -. o o O 3 1 0 1 @5
Observation-Disclosures, Erickson and
Petersen; Kerkhoyen, Anderson and
Hedstrom and Olson,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
PUSH FOR A GREATER
WllLMAR.

WiIImar is enjoying the greatest
general building boom in it's his
tory. 1t is not a mushroom growth
either. It is the beginning Of
new era and development which
means that WiIImar's progressive.
citizenship will make the most. Of
it's fortunate location and will con-
tinue to attract desirable indus
tries and people hitherward. Ev-
cry citizen has his part to play In.
this development. Business leal-s
ousies, factional strife. and pessi-
misttc knocking must be lost sight
OF when the greater questions Of
the common welfare demand unity.
OF purpose and action. Cultivate.
the habit Of talking and acting for.
Greater WiIlmar.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
GAME At SACRED HEART
WilImar Team Defeated Last Sunday
Afternoon in Fast and Exciting
Game by Score Of 2 to I.

One of the greatest pitchers bat
ties ever staged in independent base
ball in this state took place last Sun
day afternoon at Sacred Heart when
the Willmar team went down to de-
feat after hard battle by score of
2 to I. "Buck" johnson made his
first appearance of the season on the
slab and showed that he is better
than ever this year. Four hits, one
clean double, one a long triple, and
two that were of the scratch-yariety,
were all the Sacred Heart bunch
could CLEAN from his delivery. A high
wind sweeping over the diamond
made it extremely hard for the pitch
ers.
Opposed to .'Buck" was Handschu,
who last spring pitched for the Uni
versity of Minnesota team, and dur
ing the summer of 1913, he worked
for the Minneapolis club of the North
ern League. With the latter club he
ranked high, winning 13 and losing 9
games. But one hit was made off his
delivery at Sacred Heart, clean sin
gle to left field by A. Carlson in the
first inning, with Bob on second base.
The game opened with Bob getting
to first on an error by the third base
man, he reached second safely, after
having been trapped between the
bases, when the second baseman
dropped the ball. From there he
scored on Carlson's single to left.
But that was all for Willmar. From
then on but one man saw first, and
that was on base on balls.
Everything went along nicely un-
til the sixth inning, when after the
side should have been retired, the
home team scored their two runs.
With two men on and two out, Phil
lips caught one on the end of his bat
and the ball sailed far out into right
field, for three bases, scoring the two
runners. That was all. Outside of
that inning they Gould not hit Buck
to any advantage and the team fielded
sensationally behind him. Geo. Lamb
at third base handled several diff
cult chances perfectly, while peg
from Kiland in deep center to third
base cut off an almost certain run.
Sacred Heart was taking no chanc-
es on that game. They had stocked
up with all the talent they could get.
-Four Renville players were hired for
the occasion, and without these four,
the home team would, indeed, have
made a sorry showing. The same
teams will meet on the Willmar dia-
mond on the afternoons of the 30th
and 31st of May, and the fur sure
will fly. The score:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
LAKE. WAGoNGA

The Pleasant View Sabbath school
was re-opened last Sunday by Mis-
sionary Thomas Scotton and the fol-
lowing officers were elected and
teachers appointed. <-z
Supt. ..........:.. Mrs. O. p. Rybefg
Asst. Supt.. Mr.. Charles Roske
Sec.. c...............M Miss Elite Matsen
Treas. Mr.. Ludwig Carlson
Bible Class teacher. er................
............. Miss Emma Mattsen
Inter. Class teacher. :. Mrs. c.. Roske
Primary Class teacher
........... Mrs. BodOm
Jan1tor Edgar Ryberg
Organist. ..... Miss Millie Carlson
Asst. Organist. :. Miss Elna Ryberg
North Dist. Visitors. ors..............
Misses Verna Patterson, Gladys
Ellingson. :.
South Dist. Visitors rs.............
Misses Elna Ryberg, Ettie Mat
Time: 800 p. m. -.
This is Bible school and we in
vite all the people to come and help
make It success. The lessons are
IN the New Testament this year and
should be interesting to the youth, es-
pecially the children. At the same
time we cordially invite the parents
to come and show their interest in
the study of Gods Word, and coop
crate with us in our efforts to develop
Christian character. All former MEM
bers and any others are asked to
come next Sunday and be enrolled.
pray for the blessing of God upon our
school-Communic -
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
COUNTY POLITICS.

,+=> ..ssslan !slan Pallin of Willmar fled for
county auditor last Monday This
filing is the third for this office and
thus brings it into the nonpartisan
primary where the mill of elimination
will get busy. Mr.. Pallin conducts
general store 'on the corner of Third
street and Pacific avenue, is also an
M. E. lay preacher. He came from
Madison in Lac qui Parle county
about two years ago to make Will
mar his home. That he entertained
ambitions to become the county's
book-keeper was surprise to ALL
Sam Nelson, the genial deputy aud
itor, who is asking the people of the
county for promotion, refuses to get
worried over the situation and rather
welcomes the third filing for the
chance it gives of an early test of the
temper of the voters in regard to the
matter.
The contest for the county treas
urer's office shows signs of activity.
Martin Olson of Atwater and August
Lundquist Of Kandiyohi are both
hustling for votes, and N. o. Nelson,
the present treasurer, is by no means
idle. Nels o. has added many staunch
friends to his list during the six years
of meeting the taxpayers face to
face, and he believes that they are
disposed to concede him another
term. August Lundquist spent sew
eral days in the city last week can
vassing the voters. Mr.. Olson has is
sued a very nice letter to the voters
stating his claims in a straight-for-
ward manner. A novel feature of this
letter is an effective advertisement of
the county which occupies one-third
of the sheet.
The surprise last week was the fill
ing Of G. A. Erickson, the Fourth
ward alderman, for representative.
Mr.. Erickson was defeated for the
nomination two years ago, but evi-
IDENTIFY believes in the old adage, IF
at first you don't succeed, try, try
again." Unless a third aspirant
should develop this contest will be
one carried over until next fall.
The last day for filing on the coun.
ty ballot will be next Wednesday
| May 27. Then nominations will close
and the campaign for the primary
will be on in earnest. The primary
election occurs Tuesday, June 16.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20

Mr.. Sather, The Tanner, Will Build.
Andrew o. Sather, the hustling
proprietor of the Willmar Tannery,
has caught the building fever which
is very strong in Fourth Ward this
season. Last Monday he sold his lot
and residence fronting on Third st.
to Ole T. Olstad of St. Johns town.
ship, and will build a residence and
an Office for his tannery business on
the lot fronting east on Second St.
E., or what was formerly known as
Jefferson street. Mr.. Olstad will
move to the city next fall. -.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20

.-Chas. A. Nyberg of Spicer, was
in the city on business last Saturday.
Mr.. Nyberg has purchased a stock of
general merchandise goods at Carver
and moved the same to Spicer in the
Doty building which he has purchas.
ed. He opened for business last
Monday.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
Hunt for the Supreme Court

The friends of Alva r. Hunt of
Litchfeld are active in calling his
candidacy for associate justice of the
Supreme court to the attention of the
people. He has the endorsement of
the bar of his county and the news
papers Of the district. >: -= !.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
PRlAM.

Priam, May 18-Misses Mabel John
son, Amanda Boe and Mr.. Reuben
Johnson visited at H. Zimmerman's
Sunday.
Mr.. Ole Trongard and Mr.. and Mrs,
E. Erickson left for the cities Satur-
day morning in order to attend the
18th of May festivities.
Ed. Erickson has purchased a Yale
motorcycle. How do you enjoy the
muddy roads, Ed?
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
Farmers Meeting at Montevideo.

There will be a mass meeting of
the farmers of the western part Of
the state at the Montevideo Opera
House on Monday, May 25th. Hon.
James Manahan, Congressman at
large of Minnesota, and Geo. S. Lof-
tus, Sales Manager of the Equity Co.
operative Exchange, and other noted
men will speak. There will be after
noon and evening sessions. The
question of an open and free grain
market will be thoroly explained.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Frye have left
for a months trip to Canada. They
will visit at Fargo, Winnipeg and
Swift Current, (Sask.) and return
about June 16 by way of Duluth and
Superior.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-05-20
Amusements.

Base ball next Sunday at the Ath-
letic field between Willmar and J. J.
KOhns of St. Paul.
Majestic: desert Gold,' Kay
Bee picture in two parts, Thursday
and Friday evening. "How Williams
are Made," a Keystone comedy in two
parts next Tuesday and Wednesday.
Base ball Friday between local
high school and Kerkhoven high
school.