Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-02-20

New London, Feb. Ism. F. Lund-
quist spent Thursday with friends in
Willmar.
Sheriff Bonde was in town enroute
to Burbank on official business, Fri
day.
Mrs. M. O. Oppegaard returned on
Wednesday from visit with her moth
er in Flandreau, S. D.
The remains Of Miss Mabel Sven
son of St. Paul arrived at New London
on Monday and were inferred in the
Norway Lake cemetery on Friday,
Rev. Mons Sotendahl officiating.
Miss Helen Fink gave her class
mates, the seventh grade girls, a val
entine party on Friday evening.
John Borgeson is busy with inter.
ior painting at his residence, prepar
atory to leasing the same to the A. T
Thorne family.
Mrs. Peter Rose is reported to be re-
covering very slowly.
Mrs. S. H. Adams of Green Lake was
business caller in town Friday.
E. E. Lawson of Willmar was here
the first of last week arranging fol-
the building improvements on the old
ldTm west OIL Town.
The Peter Broberg young folks en-
joyed walk out to the R. B. Batter
berry place for visit on Sunday last
N. 3. Johnson, chairman OF the
Board Of County Commissioners, was
in town Saturday.
MISS ruth Lundquist has returned
from months visit IN Nevis with hel
sister, Mrs. Il. H. Olson.
/ At this writing, the three nurses al
the Sunnyside hospital have in charge
twelve patients. Dr. Oppegaard finds
1t difficult at this time to secure as
slstance as the government draws sc
heavily on the medical profession fo1
army purposes.
There was excitement in the chem
lstry laboratory Tuesday, due to {
phosphorus explosion. An instructor
and one OF the students were slightly
burned.
Wednesday, the Farmers club heli
meeting at the schoolhouse. Prof
w. A. Dawson made a talk on poultry
DR.. d. G. DeMots favored the club with
a splendid address on the War. DR.
DeMots and Mrs. J. O.. Nyberg were
made members Of the club at this
meeting. Refreshments were served
to a fair sized crowd.
Carl Carlson of Colfax was in New
London on Wednesday.
Ihor Nicholson, an old settler and
very highly respected former citizen
OF the town of Colfax, died at his home
In Belgrade last Friday. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. H. O. Svare at
the Crow River church and interment
made in the Grow River cemetery
Mr. Nicholson was the father of our
to"nsman, A. N. Nicholson, cashier OF
the State Bank of New London. The
sympathy of the community is extend.
ed to Mr.. Nicholson.
A party of fish seiners arrived in
New London on Saturday enroute to
Norway Lake where they will seine
for rough fish under SUPERVISION of
ueputy game warden Olson of Will.
mar.
Ernest Johnson, son of Mr.. Emil
Johnson, while coasting on Burbank
n11l' broke of the crown Of a tooth in
an accidental "mixup."
Miss Henrietta Nicholson of Will
mar passed through here Saturday en-
route to Belgrade where she was call
ed by the death of her father.
Thursday evening, the high school
Literary society furnished a program
to a good sized audience. In the de-
bate on permanent government price
control, the judges awarded the decis.
ion to the negative.
Arthur Hookum returned to New
London on Saturday.
Misses Mary and Martha Green en-
tertained twelve Of their friends at a
dinner party Wednesday night. Mrs.
John Ostlund of Pennock was an out
of town guest.
The Primary department lost out
it's thrift score for tho week to the
seventh and eighth grade room, who
tally up f1fty-three and one-third per
cent. The sixth and seventh grade