Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-08-08
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a meeting with the Village Council.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Rowat
and little daughter and Mrs. John
Feig, who spent the evening wifi H.
C. Feig family. 30. <..~'. I.
Martin WeberE, who had the mis-
fortune of breaking his shoulder blade
g. month ago, and who spent his time
in recuperatinE at the home Of his
parents at Milaca, returned Tuesday
and is now on the job again with Pot
ter and Christensen.
The First National Bank building
is now about completed, the fixtures
having been moved from tho old build
ing on Friday and Saturday. The
building the way it now stands is ono
of the finest in this section of the
state, and our citizens can well be
proud Of this improvement
: Miss Cora Spaeth entertained a
nu0ber of friends and relatives at the
Spaeth Cottage at Green Lake last
week. The guests were Misses Della
Spaeth, Alma Marquardt of this place,
Florence Potter of Springfield and
Anna Serlet of Marshall, also the
Messrs. John Hanna Of Raymond, Les
lie Spaeth Of New Ulm and his friend
Arthur Koechel.
The annual Mission Festival of the
German Lutheran st. Johns church
was held Sunday. A large attendance,
both locally and from Clara City, was
on hand and filled the spacious church
edifice to its utmost capacity. Rev. C.
G. Eisenberg of Humboldt, s. D.,
preached the morning sermon, Rev.
e. Boyer, the afternoon sermon, and
Rev. L. Seitsinger Of Belgrade the eve
ming sermon. The weather was ideal
and the celebration was q: success. The
Raymond band gave q concert lasting
an hour during the moons .tntermis-
sion. - - ,-..-.> :.
The first threshing Of the season
was done on the Ted Jydstrup place
last Saturday. A field of 8 acres yield.
ed 400 bushels, a little better than 60
bushels to tho acre. Other farmers
brought loads of oats to thresh for
feed, and Ted Informs US that very
few of them had room to take home
the oats. and that practically every
grain bag he had on the place was
used in sacking and property caring
for the surplus. This indicates q very
good crop in this locality, and Divine
Providence has helped the farmers
here to do their Bit" s.
Mr.. Louis J. KrOpp, one time Mayor
of this village and we'll known through
out the whole country ~ one Of the
most successful real estate dealers
Of the Cen9n Minnesota district, hav.
ing grown weary of his monotonous
surroundings and always looking for
the best in the line of improvements
decided the other day that a coat of
paint-applied to his Office would do q
great deal to bring it into 4 more per
fest harmony with his neighbors' as.
poets. After due consultation with
landscape artists, including such 'au.
thorities as Ed. johnson, he finally de-
cided on q color, scheme of gentle re-
fraction, pleasing to the eye and
attractive to the finest senses. No:
did he employ an ordinary painter on
the contract. No, our old time county
surveyor, well known not only in Kan
diyohi but also in neiEhboring coun-
ties. is the man who welded the brush
with almost perfect dexterity. His
ready knowledge of surfaces, curves
and angles stood him a ready coua.
selor on the job, and his MATHEMATICAL
experience helped him figure out just
how much paint he had used after the
work was completed, - = r.