Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1915-06-02
.ATWATER REPUBLICAN, PRESS.
(May 28).

ATWATER REPUBLICAN PRESS.
(May 2S).
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Dudley moved to
their summer home at Green Lake
this week.
The Oscar Lindblom family has re-
moved to DeGraff, where Mr.. Lind
blom has purchased a confectionery
business.
Erick Bjork has sold his farm in
Lake Lillian to Frank Murray of Bird
Island. The farm consists Of 24O
acres and the consideration was
$4,000.
Miss Bessie Johnston has issued in
vitations for parcel shower to be
given at her home next Wednesday
evening in honor Of Miss Ruby Stene,
who is bride Of the coming month.
Mrs. L. Rodlun of Willmar, who was
among the ladies' from that city in at
tendance at the district w. c. T. U.
convention, remained until Sunday
night as the guest of Mrs. B. S. Covell.
A company Of lady friends of Mrs.
Martin Olson were nicely entertained
al her home on Wednesday afternoon,
where they gathered to help her OBJ
serve her birthday anniversary.
Chris Christensen, late of Badger,
Iowa, will have charge of the Atwater
plant of the Henry Simons Lumber
Co., and is now here to assume his
duties as the company's manager. Mr..
Christensen expects to move his fam
lily here in July.
Miss Helen Nelson arrived home on
Sunday evening from Florida. She
was accompanied as far as Minneap-
oils by her mother and sister, Miss
Edna, the latter to remain at Asbury
hospital for treatments under a spec
ialist. After a few days in the city
they expected to continue the trip to
Atwater and spend the summer here
and at Green Lake.
Rev. G.. O. Schoberg leaves today
for Winthrop and Lafayette. The Sw.
Luth. church of the latter place ex-
tended to Rev. Schoberg a unanimous
call over a month ago, and the pastor
wished to look over the place, hence
his departure. Mr.. Schoberg will also
attend the Commencement exercises
at the G. A. College, St. Peter, during
his absence.
Confirmation services were held at
the Swedish Lutheran church last
Sunday forenoon, at which time the
pastor, Rev. SchOberg, conferred the
rite of confirmation upon nine young
women and six young men as follows:
Myrtle Sandberg, Myrtle Bergstrom,
Florence Peterson, Lillian Peterson,
Mabel Peterson, Emma Peterson, Ruby
Holmgren, Hilda Anderson, Lille Carl
son, Edgar Holmgren, Albin Holm
gren, Arthur Samuelson, Carl FL
strom, Oliver Freeman and Reuben
Bergstrom.
Hans Anderson met with an acct
dent yesterday forenoon, while un-
loading machinery from a freight car,
in which he sustained injuries that
will lay him up for a time. He was
handling corn cultivators, when his
jacket in some maner caught in a pro-
jecting rod and pulled the cultivator
down on him, squeezing him so badly
as to cause the fracture of rib. He
was able to go home unaided however
and physician was called to attend
his injuries. He considers himself
lucky to escape more serious injuries.
Atwater's base ball team for the sea-
son of 1915 has been organized with
Geo. Larson as manager and Geo. Lip
sit as captain. The first game, which
was played Sunday, had the follow:
ing lineup: Gadbois, catcher; Arneson
pitcher; Peterson, shortstop; Grinde
1st base; Larson, End base: Lipsit
3rd base; Anderson, left field; Bar
beau, center field; Hendrix, right
field. The team scored a victory in
it's initial contest last Sunday after
noon on the home diamond when it
shut out the Grove City organization
to the tune of IA to 0. The team ex
poets to play it's second game here
next Monday, when it will line uI
against Harrison. 1t is most probable
that a game will also be secured fol-
Old Settlers Day.