Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-09
NEW LONDON

New London, Oct. 7th-Misses Es-
Their Hedin and Allie Olson went to
Willmar Monday to be in attendance
at the teachers Institute.
Frank VanVorst of Paynesville was
in New London Tuesday visiting with
friends and relatives.
Lewis Paulson Of Sunburg visited
his father, Eric Paulson, in New Lon
don on Friday.
Miss Alice Lund, Of St. Cloud visit
ed her mother, Mrs. Ida Lund, Satur-
day and Sunday.
Miles Batterberry, who has been en-
ployed in a Benson restaurant, re-
turned home Thursday.
John Young had business in Will
mar Saturday.
John Bergeson has been working in
Willmar recently, painting.
Emil Johnson is in Willmar this
week in attendance at court as petit
juror.
William Hallberg returned from Ben
son Wednesday after a few weeks
stay.
Miss Leona Skeie is employed this
fall as clerk at the Farmers Store.
Prof. T. c. Ullereng had business in
Willmar Wednesday at the Court
House.
Mrs. ]. A. Carlson has discontinued
serving meals at the Great Northern
Hotel and is preparing to join her
family at Cambridge.
Reuben Almquist Arthur Olson, Hell
mar Haramon and Ben Hallberg left
for Pipestone this week for work.
Martin Warness was operated upon
Thursday at the hospital for compli.
cation of troubles.
The Farmers Club held business
meeting in the school house Wednes-
day of this week.
Mrs. M. ]. Van Worst and sons Rob
ert and Melvin will leave Saturday
of this week for St. Anthony Park
| where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Van Worst is in the en-
ploy of credit clearing house in the
city.
Soren Monson was in Willmar Mon
day and obtained his full citizenship
| papers.
One of the New London boys who is
making good is John Hedin, who is
nav linotype operator with the Min
neapolis Tribune.
| E. w. Hendrickson of Willmar spent
Sunday in New London.
| The news was received here last
week that Elmer Br0berg had beer
promoted to sergeancy in the Coast
Artillery. Sergeant Broberg receiv
ed three promotions in two weeks from
private to first class private, corporal
and sergeant. A rapid rise.
| A convention will be held at thu
Swedish Mission church starting Fri
day, October rs and continuing Satur
and Sunday. Other details will ap
pear in this column in later issue
The many New London friends o
Miss Ida M, Price and Mr.. Lotto!
Straight will be interested to know
they were married last week and ar
leaving this week to make their home
in Iowa.
Rev. A. F. Almer was at the Will
mar district meeting held at Sve'
Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Mrs. E. Hedin returned from Win
throp, Wednesday after attending tn
funeral of a friend, Oscar Chilstron
of the Great Lakes Naval Band. Mr.
ChilstrOm had been touring the North
west with a Naval Band in the inter
est of the Fourth Liberty Loan, but h
took sick and died with double pneu
monia while at Chippewa Falls, Wis
consin.
| Two of Kandiyohi County's boys o
this vicinity have this week made tn
supreme sacrifice, Peter Soderlund o
Lake Andrew township and Andre1
Lundgren of Colfax. Both Of thes
soldiers died Of Spanish Influenza, tn
, former at Camp Grant, Illinois, Sunda
, the sixth, and the latter at Fort Nj
! Pherson, Texas. Alex Stenerson an
!, Hugh Batterberry are both very il
with Influenza at Camp Grant. Osca
Stenerson went down to see his br<
Their last week but himself contracte
the disease and now lies i'll at Rocl
. ford City Hospital. Mr.. and Mrs. Ba
terberry are at Camp Grant with thei
son Hugh. News also comes acros
the sea that Albert Jordin is lying i
a base hospital i'll with pleurisy an
trench fever. The awful tragedy c
war is coming home to us all.