Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-03-07
valuable steer killed by the fast mail


valuable steer killed by the fast mail
train.
F. A. Anderson employed crew
last week to paint the inside of his
store.
Announcements were received here
last week telling of the marriage of |
Dale Henry Lester and Esther Elean-
or Larson Of Minneapolis. The event |
took place Thursday of last week. We
wish them much happiness thruout
their married life.
Fred Stenberg of Lake Elizabeth
attended the funeral here Monday.
F. A. Anderson left Friday for a
stay at Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Pearson and fam
lily Of Minneapolis visited Thursday
and Friday at the F. A. Anderson
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ E. Erickson of
Minneapolis were Atwater visitors
over Sunday.
Axel Johnson left Tuesday for
weeks stay in the cities.
Clarence Paulson leaves Thursday
morning for Minneapolis.
G. w. SWensOn, Peter Nelson and
silos in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Stenberg and
children of Murdoch arrived Monday
from that place to attend the funeral
that afternoon.
c. w. SWensOn attended the Ran
dali sale at Lake Elizabeth last We'd
nesday. He purchased some cattle
at the sale, and some on the way
home twelve in all
The high school pupils enjoyed
sleigh ride Friday evening. They all
reprt good time.
Attorney Chas. Swenson and c. w.
Swenson paid the correspondent for
the Willmar Tribune in advance last
Monday.
Ed. Anderson Of Willmar was g.
business caller at Atwater on Mon
day.
Don't forget the village election on
Tuesday, March -.
J ERICK EASTLUND.
The funeral Of the late Erick East
lund was held Monday afternoon from
the Swedish M. E. church at two o.
clock. Rev. Fred Stromberg officiat-
ed. The pail bearers were Willie o.
son, Anton Peterson, Charley Lund,
Carl Hovey, Richard Johnson and Vic
tor Henderson. Interment was in At
water Union cemetery
Erick Frederick Eastlund was born
March 20, 1860 in the township of
Lake Elizabeth, at the place now own.
ed by Albert Olson. He died on the
28th of February at Omaha, Neb. He
is survived by his wife, nee Alice
: Christian Levin; two daughters, Mar.
1 garet, six years of age and Katherine,
5 aged three years. He is also surviv.
ed by his father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Eastlund, a brother, Ar.
: thur, two sisters, Alice Miller and
Minnie Prockhousen, all of Prosser,
Wash. and by large number Of 9TH
er relatives and friends.
Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. Haldo Slinden, three
miles southeast of Atwater celebrat.
ed their fiftieth wedding anniversary
4 on Friday of last week, March End
All of the children were present ex.
cept Mrs. T. Sind of Plaza, N D.
About one hundred and fifty were in
) attendance. Mr.. and Mrs. Slinden
= were presented with purse of about
ninety dollars, and other valuable
presents, among which were a gold
watch and furniture.
The children present were o. H.
P. H., and Martin H. Slinden, and
Miss Betsy Slinden. Among those
from a distance who attended were
Miss Julia Sind of Minneapolis and
Miss 1ngri Samstad of Lacrosse
Wash. Mr.. and Mrs. Slinden were
married at Minneapolis fifty years
ago and came to the farm on which
they reside, in the summer of that
!. year. Both were born In Norway
}, Eight children were born to them, OF
: which five are living.
70 Rev. A. b. Keller OF Minneapolis
}. has just closed a mission under the
official auspices Of the Swedish M. E.
and Presbyterian churches. The
meetings lasted two weeks and were
held in the town hail. A large Choir
us under the direction of Mr.. Thee.
dore Olson led the singing. The at
tendance was excellent, the capacity
] OF the hall usually being taxed to the
3 limit to accommodate the large
crowds that nightly turned out to
. hear the gospel sermons.
J.. Patriotic night (Feb. 22), the G. A.
R. were the guests of honor and Dr.
Keeler's message was an eloquent pre-.
sentation of the duty and privilege OF
citizenship. He told US Americas
greatest foes today, are those within
not without, our country. Souvenir
American flags were distributed free
and the singing of patriotic songs
helped make the hour a memorable
one In Atwater. Cards of decision
and rededication were signed, 151 in
all. A little over $40 Owas raised Ia
defray the expenses of the two weeks
community missions.
PRESBYTERIAN CtIT1pCu