Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-10-20
DEPARTING PASTOR sAhouETED

DEPARTING PASTOR sANouETED
Rev. 6. o. sehoberg and Family Were
Given Farewell Party Last
Wednesday.
A farewell party was rendered Rev.
G. o. Schoberg and family by men,
bers of the Swedish Lutheran church
at Atwater last Thursday. The church
had been chosen as the place for car
rying out the program. Following a
devotional service, speeches and mus
ic before the noon hour, the entire
party adjourned to the basement,
where an elaborate dinner was serv.
ed by the ladies'. Prominent on the
table was a huge birthday cake, in
memory Of Rev. Schoberg's coming
birthday anniversary, which will be
Oct. 10th.
Rev. Pearson, pastor of the Will
mar Swedish Lutheran church, was
present and OBLIGATED as master of
ceremonies. In behalf of the congre-
cation, Rev. Schoberg was presented
with purse of money amounting to
about $3.50.
Rev. Schoberg and family have re-
sided here for the past fifteen years,
and the family leave this field for their
new field of labor with the best wishes
of their friends. Rev. Schoberg preach
es his farewell sermon on Sunday and
the family will leave for Fargo on
Monday.
Rev. B. o. Berg, now resident of
California, but formerly located as pas
tnr NJ tho Po01xyi110 1Yyi11
supply the local field until a success
or to Rev. Schoberg is called.-Atwat-
er Republican Press.
NEW LONDON TIMES.
(Oct. 14).
julius Larson was a Willmar Wis.
itor couple of days this week.
Adolph Olander of Willmar was a
New London visitor over Sunday.
Miss Carmen Nelson Of Lake Mime
tonka was guest of Miss Carrie Lok-
en- last Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. P. M. Peterson and young son
returned to Willmar last Friday, af-
ter a few days visit at the Emil JAG
OLSON home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Landquist of
Amidon, N. D., were guests at the
Oscar Guam home last week.
Rev. c. Swenson left Monday for
St. Cloud for visit with his daugh.
ter, Miss Helena, who is attending the
normal school there.
Elmar Broberg arrived home last
| Friday, from months visit at the J
A. Anderson home at Thunder Hawk
S. Oak.
P. L. Peterson is Installing a hot
water heating system at the Farmers
| store.
Frank Yaw left Tuesday for Hague
New York, where he will spend the
winter visiting with relatives.
| Erick Erickson of Colfax departed
for Sisseton, S. D., last Friday for a
| visit with relatives.
Aug. Hanson and John Flanders Of
| Paynesville were New London visit
ors Tuesday.
| r. L. Olson returned to Benson last
Friday after a short visit at the V. E
Olson home.
| Lars Johnson arrived home from
Ivanhoe, the latter part of last week
where he had been looking after his
farming interests.
Mrs. Pete Olson and Hattie Larson
came down from Willmar last Satur
day for a visit over Sunday at the Ev
en- Erickson home.
We have been informed that a bar
Der shop and pool room will be opened
up at Hawick in the near future, in
the old butcher shop building.
J. Emil Nelson of Willmar was i1
the village several days this week
erecting an iron picket fence around
the family lot in Lebanon cemetery.
Rev. G. Swenson went to Murdoch
last Thursday to be in attendance al
the farewell reception given in honor
of Rev. A. Norseen who leaves fol
Dundas in the southern part of the
state, in the near future.
Mrs. Aug. Norstedt and daughter
Lorena, went to Willmar last Friday
for a short visit at the Peter Norsted
home before returning to Minneap
oils.
l.. A. Metcalf was in the village or
Monday. He reports that his corr
crop this year is the best he has evel
grown, and that if he had a place II
put it, he could easily pick hundred
bushels for seed.
Ole Ringness of Norway Lake hal
just purchased new Mitchell tour
ing car from Handy & Lewis of Will
mar. 1t is six cylinder with a pow
er of 48 horse, and is one of the pref
test machines in this part of the coun
try.
L. A. Metcalf received a full bloc,
Jersey bull on Monday which he pu1
chased from L. B. Hanna Of Austin
The mother of the animal has a rec
ord Of 500 pounds of butter in a year
and the grandmother record of r.
pounds in a year. The latter is nov
at the state farm in Illinois.-Ne1
London Times.