Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-16
ATNATER ENTERTAINS
MANY OLD SETTLERS
Ideal Weather and General Good
Time Marks Annual Reunion
Held Tuesday J..

tion at Atwater was great success.
Ideal summer weather prevailed and
the attendance was good. Willmar
was we'll represented, also New Lon
don, Spicer, Raymond, and the coun-
try districts generally. AS usual in
the history Of the Association the At
water people did themselves proud in
the way they provided dinner and 9TH
erwise entertained the Old Settlers.
The morning session was held at
the Lyric Theatre, after outdoor mus
ic by the Atwater Band. President
E. M. Stanford was prevented by ILL.,
health from attending and Martin o.
son was appointed acting president
Reports of officers were heard. The
general treasury showed balance on
hand of $171.43. The reports Of Sec
retary Forsberg and Treasurer Odell
were approved. During the day $84.25
were received in dues and rs new
members were enrolled.
Treasurer Odell of the Committee
on Old Settlers Memorial reported
that up to that time $434.6O had been
contributed for that project. Atwater
citizens came forward with contri-
button of $3.50, and a subscription
was taken at the meeting which
amounted to $49.50, bringing the total
at the close of the meeting to $5226O.
These last contributions will be given
in detail in our next edition. The
meeting went on record favoring the
continuance of the committee and it's
work and urged all communities which
have not responded to the movement
to do their best to bring the total
amount to where something of real
credit to the county may be secured.
So far the pupils of thirty-nine dis
tricts have responded, leaving about
20 school houses yet to hear from.
Popular subscriptions have been TAX
en- in only 21 districts, leaving about
80 communities to hear from.
Officers for next year were elected
as follows: ....--............-... :,
President, Peter Broberg, Of NNesw
London. : -
First Vice President, J. O. Malm
berg, Atwater.
Second Vice President, Frank Har.
ris, Irving.
Secretary, A. O. Forsberg, Willmar
| Treasurer, G. w. Odell, Willmar.
At the close of the business session.
the members of the Association stood
for the annual picture, which was tax
en- by H. w. Jones. The photograph
er announces that an exceptionally
fine negative was secured.
Dinner was then served in the towr
hall by the ladies of Atwater and they
deserve much credit for the feast pro
vided. The tables were twice filled
by the visitors who were all bounti
fully supplied.
The afternoon session took place
The band gave a concert. The new
ly-elected president not being present
Mr.. E. F. Fink of New London, anl
former Supt. of Schools, was calle(
on and responded gracefully. Incl
dentally he mentioned that he wa!
back to Kandiyohi county to again be
come a resident.
The memorial address was give1
by Secretary Forsberg. The follow
ing members of the association hav'
passed away during the past year
Mats j. GranQuist, Mrs. Dorothe;
Sampson, Ole Arneson, Mrs. Adolpl
Samuelson, Oliver Larson and Henr
Feig. Other old settlers, not enrol
ed as members, whose passing wa
mentioned were Peter S. Aspaas, Han
Westlund, Mrs. Emily Benton, AnG
P. Quist, Thomas P. Sherman, Mrs
H. w.. Markell, Mrs. Britta Lindquis
John Johnson, Johannes Rasmussen
| K. o. Axness, Ole Husa, Mrs. Agnet
Halvorson, Mrs. R. o. Matson an
| Ole Lundquist. A tribute was give
Rev. Peter Beckman, an early paste
of the county who passed away th1
year at Troy, Idaho. The speaker pal
an especial tribute to the late Henr
Feig, whom he said might with ju
tice be called the father of the OF
Settlers Association. He was instr
mental in arranging for the forfeit
anniversary celebration Of the settl
ment of Diamond Lake, which Wa