Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-07-17
THORPE--LILLIAN.

which fell last Saturday and Sunday
surely was a great help to the crops
The Lake Lillian Giants met with
defeat at Bird Island last Sunday at
score of 6-1. Wild throwing caused
several of the runs for Melville.
Ted Renstrom called at the Gustaf
Johnson home last Friday evening.
Joe and Victor Nelson purchased
each a team last week from parties
living southeast of here.
George Johnson, Ellsworth Flann
and Mrs. M. G. Mattson visited last
Monday evening at Henning Bonn.
stad's.
Mrs. Betsey Lundquist has purchas.
ed a Ford car.
A large crowd attended the ice
cream social at Melbyes last Friday
evening.
A number from here attended the
Ole Skratthult program at Svea
Thursday evening. Report that is was
good.
Raymond LundQuist has returned to
his home in Willmar after being en-
ployed at the William Lundquist home.
Ted Renstrom and TORY Carlson
were Willmar callers, Saturday even
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Lofgren have
returned to Minneapolis after spend
ing several days visiting with relatives
in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pete Lofgren and Mr..
and Mrs. Axel Lofgren attended the
doings here Wednesday evening.
Ruth VOL has returned to her
home in Wisconsin after visiting at
Rev. Berg's.
Emil and Esther Hedin visited at
the Rev. Berg home, Monday evening.
Z. b. Melbye was seen in his new
Overland last Tuesday.
A new employe at the State Bank
OF Thorpe now. Mr.. Melbye has re.
signed as he leaves with the next
contingent from Kandiyohi county.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. J. Peterson visited
at P. ]. Petersons last Wednesday
evening.
Miss Betty Berg is staying with her
father, Rev. Berg.
Arthur and Albert Johnson motored
to Willmar last Wednesday.
Johnson Bros. have purchased a
Minneapolis engine. They expect to
haul it home in the near future.
A large crowd attended Skratthult's
program, Wednesday evening. $2315
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Eleanor Matson is on the sick list
Anna Meyer, who has been employ.
ed as nurse at Christ Mattson's dur
ing Eleanor's illness, returned to Min.
neapolis Sunday evening.
Asa BOmstad was a Thorpe caller
recently.
Oscar Olson reports that while en-
route home from Olivia the other day
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from fire was blowing over the road
so the two drivers did not see each
other before they crashed the cars
together.
Emil Olson returned last week from
the cities.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Lofgren of Fab
lun Visited in this vicinity Wednes
day evening.
Frank Anderson expects to buy a
Saxon runabout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Nordin and
family and Mrs. Madison of Duluth
motored to Spicer last Sunday.
Maynard Lindquist, Oscar and Ern
est Peterson attended the doings al
Smiths Sunday evening.
Albin Nelson Of Iowa is visiting with
his brother here
Guy Nelson, who enlisted some time
ago, is home for visit now. He has
received promotion to Corporal Be
fore this promotion, he was in the
bugle corps. A party was given last
Saturday evening in his honor He
departed Monday for Camp.
Albert and Oscar Johnson visited
at the Ole Pearson home last Satur
day evening.
Ole Erickson motored to Willmar
Thursday.
A large crowd spent Sunday on the
east shore of Kandiyohi Lake. Mr.
Smith reports that he is doing a great
business.
E. J. Strom motored to Willma1
last Thursday. Mr.. Strom purchased
a threshing rig from E. Olson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Erickson
have returned to their home in Dako
ia after visiting with friends and rela
tives here.
A Ford turned over between Olivia
and Bird Island last Sunday 1t was
driven by a salesman from east Be
ing under the influence of liquor, he
! lost control of the car and it went
down four foot embankment. The
: driver was seriously hurt but the
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capped injury.
Erick Olson and son Emil motore(
e to Hutchinson last Thursday.
e Manderdeld and Reno young PEG
J. pie were motoring in this vicinity
: last Sunday when their car broke
l. down at the Hedin place. 1t wa.
quickly repaired.
Fred and Will Susen and friend!
spent Sunday forenoon at Kandiyoh
, Lake, fishing.
John Wick was a business caller
> at Kandiyohi station last Saturday.
: News has reached this vicinity from
+ Roy Nelson that he is at present sta
e toned at Camp Kearney, California
n He reports everything is fine there fol
: training.
. John, Quintin and Ruby Erickson
Alfred Bomstad and Joe Nelson mot
ored last Sunday evening TO the DR.
Nelson home to visit with Guy before
he returned to camp.
August Erickson is erecting a large
silo on his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Englund and family
returned home in the rain Sunday
while on their return from western
station.