Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-02-10

George A. Johnson returned last
Friday afternoon from few days. Wis:
1t with friends and relatives at Glen
wood. While there he took in the big
ski tournament.
Il. +. Currence OF Atwater was a
pleasant caller at the Tribune office
last Thursday. He expects to leave
for Peever, S. D., in the near future.
to make his home.
The keystone basket ball team
defeated the Seminary Third team on
Tuesday evening by a score of 43 to
~. Forsberg, Johnson and Gritness
did most of the scoring,
"A number Of young folks enjoyed
sleigh ride party last Saturday
evening. Late in the evening refresh
ments were served at the home of
Ed. Peterson on So. Second st.
The snowstorm of last week gave
us good sleighing, but the mild wealth
er OF today is spelling it. Trains on
the Sioux Falls line were annulled
Friday by reason of the drifting snow.
The Fire Department was
called out Monday morning by fire
scare in the basement of the c. A.
Nichols residence on East Litchfield
Ave.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Bangtson enter
tanned about forty-five of their friends
at dinner last Saturday in honor of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bangtson, who re-
Gently returned from their wedding
trip.
Paul Kolf, who has been employed
by the Bartles-Scott Oil Co., in this
city for some time past, has been
transferred to the St. Paul office and
left Monday morning to take up his
new work.
IL. E. Covell, cashier of the new
bank at New London, was in the city
today. He says that the new venture
has made very satisfactory progress.
It has $4,000 on deposit after four
weeks existence.
Rev. J. N. Andersen left Monday
afternoon for a couple of weeks trip
thru southern Minnesota and north.
ern Iowa. He will give lectures to
young peoples societies of the Synod
churches while away.
j. H. Abrahamson of Asbury, was
in the city visiting his daughters Mon.
day. He left yesterday for Long Prai.
RE to visit relatives before leaving for
Circle, Mont, where he will join his
son, Bonnie, who is located there.
Peter Norstedt took advantage of
the sleighing Monday to bring load
of household goods from his Lake An.
drew farm to the residence he has
purchased in First Ward. The fam.
lily will move to Willmar in March.
The High School basket ball team
travels to Delano Friday afternoon of
this week for return game with
the team Of that place. They should
have little trouble cleaning up there,
and then will begin practicing for the
game with Litchfield, at Litchfield,
the 10Th.
The debate between the Alex
andria and Granite Falls high school
teams, at the latter place last Mon.
day, was decided in favor of Granite
Falls, by FL decision. The ques-
ton was the same as the one here,
and the winning team upheld the af-
f1rmative.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vos of the Town of
Roseland are mourning the loss of
their four months old daughter, An
ME, whose death occurred last Sun
day morning at four o'clock The fun
eral was held from the Lutheran
church at Roseland Tuesday after
noon, Rev. Brummel, conducting the
services.
-Sophus Larson entertained a num-
of his friends at Odd Fellows Hall last
Friday evening, the occasion being his
birthd y anniversary. The evening
was passed in music and dancing, and
delicious refreshments were served at
a late hour. Sophus was presented
with a stick pin by the members of
the Cosmos Club.
The members Of the Alexandria
high school debating team were visit
ors in Willmar last Friday p. M, and
Saturday morning. They came over
from Alex Friday afternoon, intending
to go thru to Granite Falls for de-
bate with that team Friday evening,
but owing to the bad storms south
Of here, no train ran, and they were
forced to lay over, until Saturday
afternoon.