Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1917-05-30


the Jonas Berg home.
Sunday school and children's pro-
gram at the Presbyterian church next
Sunday forenoon at ten o'clock. Every
one is invited to attend.
Miss Esther Gaylord will teach at
Breckenridge next year in the primary
grades.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Johnson and
family and Misses Lena Sell and Ma
bel Hultgren spent Sunday afternoon
at Diamond Lake.
Rev. J. Hoifjeld left today for few
days. visit in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Ben Arne was county seat
visitor between trains today.
A special village election will be
held on Tuesday, June 5, for the pur-
pose of voting on issuing $4,000 bonds
to the State of Minnesota to bear in
terest at the rate of four per cent, the
proceeds to be used for the following
purposes: $4,000 for refunding out
standing bonds and $4,000 for con-
structiOn of a general sewer.
F. J. Persun, agricultural instructor
at Atwater, will teach at Morgan next
year.
Milton Resell was Grove City Wis
itor on Tuesday afternoon of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Rosenquist of
Litchfield visited Sunday at the Will
liam Peterson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peterson of
Olivia visited at the Theodore Olson
home Sunday until Tuesday
Chas. F. MattsOn, who is at present
staying at his farm in Fahlun town
ship, was an Atwater visitor today
Chas. is busy making improvements
on his farm. He has also purchased
two lots from Mr.. Smith near Kandi-
yohi lake where he will erect cot
tage in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. John eleven of Mime
apolis, Mr.. and Mrs. Eldor Erickson
of Litchfield spent Sunday at the J. S.
Peterson home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Elvig and son left
today for few days. trip to Minneap-
oils and Little Falls.
Mrs. Backlund returned to her home
at Minneapolis today after visit
since Saturday with her sister, Mrs.
Charley Bjorklund.
Misses Helen and F'reda Johnson ar
rived Saturday from Minneapolis for
few days visit at the S. L. Olson
home.
The book agent, who cashed a
worthless check here some time ago,
was caught at Douglas county last
week and is at present in the jail at
Litchfield. He was caught by the
sheriff of that county where he was
taking orders for books in the same
manner as was done here.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Nicholson and
George Larson autOed to Lake Mime
tonka last Sunday.
The Atwater high school has grad
uating class of seven members as fol-
lows: Ruth H. Peterson, Sylvia V. Pet
erson, Ruby w. Bergquist, Stella FL
strom, Eva Cl0ugh, K. Arnold Arne-
son, and Roy Wallin. Miss Ruth Pet
erson is the valedictorian and Miss
Stella Elstrom the salutatorian.
Miss Mabel Nordberg leaves for
Paynesville next year where she will
teach Home Economics.
Peter Nelson of north of this village
had the misfortune of having run
away while here last Friday. The
team had been hitched to a wagon but
Mr.. Nelson was not in the wagon at
the time they started. They run into
J. G. Johnson's buggy and damaged 1t
to a great extent. Mr.. Johnson's chill
dren were in the buggy but were unin-
jured.
The confirmation at the Swedish
Lutheran church last Sunday forenoon
was we'll attended The confirmation
at Grove City was held week ago
last Sunday. The two classes consist
of fifty-f0ur members.
Misses Ruth and Edith Bergquist ar
rived from near Willmar today for a
few days visit.
The Senior class and Prof E. Selke,
Miss M. H. Lydon and F. J. Persun en-
tertained at the C. o. Peterson home
in Lake Elizabeth last Saturday.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred Stromberg and
Mrs. John Lundblom autoed to Will
mar today.
A. P. Melin has purchased Buick
car from J. H. Strong.
Miss Mabel Hultgren of Minneapolis
visited with Lena Sell and Lillian
Johnson from Friday until Monday.
]. E. Eliseuson, who has been EN-.
ployed at the Simon Solmonson bar
Der shop for some time, left today for
Willmar where he will be employed.
A very large crowd attended the
baccalaureate service at the NorWeg-
ian Lutheran church last Sunday eve
ming.
Lille Johnson left today for ten
days visit in Minneapolis.
A carload of three Oldsmobiles were
unloaded for the ]. H. Strong garage
today.
A number of neighbors and friends
rendered Mrs. Frank Elstrom birth
day surprise last Friday afternoon.
delicious supper was served at five
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Freeman of
tennessee township spent Sunday
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Nels
Freeman
Oscar Larson of Grove City was a
business caller here the other day. He
purchased Regal car. from J. III.
Strong garage.
Miss Martina Berg, Jorn Lepse, Wal
ter Haines and Herbert Hengstler of
Willmar were visitors here Sunday
evening. Misses Ethel Miller and Min
ME Arneson, who had spent the week
end at their homes here, accompanied
them to Willmar where they attend
the Normal. -
The Senior class play at the hall
last Tuesday evening was well at
tended. The proceeds amounted to the
sum of sixty-six dollars and seventy
cents. Those who took part in the
play took their parts well. The MEM
beers Of the play were Ruth Peterson,
Ruby 1ofG0ulot Roy EA1ldn 80