Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-10-16
NEW LONDON


Anderson of Atwater is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Frank COvell.
Herbert Johnson of Pennock spent
Sunday with his sister Harriet John
son of the telephone force.
Mrs. J. P. Olson is at Watkins to
see her mother who has suffered some
slight accident.
Ole Erickson of Spicer spent Thurs
day to Monday, the guest of Conrad
SwensOn.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Lawson of Will
mar were in New London, Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VanVorst of
Paynesville and son, M. J. VanVorst
Broberg home.
Ed SandersOn Of Willmar and Peter
Henderson of Spicer were Friday call
ers in New London.
County Treasurer N. o. Nelson was
in the Village, Wednesday, in the in
terest of his candidacy.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Bergeson of
Willmar were Sunday visitors at the
Anton Stenbakken home.
Miss Hattie Monson returned Mon
day from the cities on account of the
order closing all schools there to
check the Influenza epidemic.
Frank Covell is recent victim OF
appendicitis. He was operated upon
Saturday night for an appendix al
ready ruptured and is now conval
escing at the Sunnyside Hospital.
Clarence Ostlund of Colfax, who was
operated upon for a similar affllctlon
ten days ago, is recovering very nicely.
Florence Larson of Buffalo, and little
Elna Rapp, Joseph Bergeson, A. Mar
zena and a son of o. s. Orson are
surgical patients of the past week. .
Dr. M. o. Oppegaard was in Paynes-
Vile one day the past week in consul
tation with DR.. Ausman.
The steam shovel was brOt back to
the gravel pit last week to excavate
for further filling for the roadbed un-
der construction out of Willmar.
w. S. Johnson and family were
Paynesville hunters in this vicinity
the last of the week.
The Surgical dressing class has just
shipped it's last allotment of 165 split
irrigation pads. The annual meeting
of the Red Cross organization will be
! held Wednesday, Oct. 23rd and every
| patriotic citizen should attend, to take
an interest in and help further this
| great charity work by each doing his
| Bit
Miss Griselda Olson and Miss AL
berta Eberhart spent from Saturday
until Monday at the J. P. Olson home
in this village.
Nelin Skeie came home from Mora
on Saturday.
Emil Thimell has sold his interest
in the shoe repair shop on main street
to John Bergquist of Colfax, who
learned the trade in his earlier days
in his native land, Sweden.
| Martin Warness is succeeded as
section foreman by Mr. James who
with his family occupy the upper
rooms of the Eric Olson building.
The H. S. Literary Society organic
ed Friday for the season, electing
officers as follows: President Viola
Anderson; vice president, Clarence
Hultberg; secretary, Esperance Law
son and treasurer, Carter Severeid
The Mozart Ladies Quartette, which
constituted the first Lyceum number
of the season here, entertained large
audience Monday night and did it
very satisfactorily to all. The violin
numbers were especially appreciated
| Inc uOOl lcCClpto AAOAA oOe@ooA
tickets, amounted to over fifteen dol
lars. The school is very much pleased
over this evidence of interest in the
attractions offered and promise you
four more first class entertainments
On Wednesday afternoon, there was
a near accident on the street east Of
the school house, when Ella Hanson
in a game of prisoners base, darted in
to the street, Immediately in front OF
an approaching automobile. The ma
chine passed over her toes, causing
painful swelling of the feet for a few
days but no further discomfort. The
noise and excitement of the game
probably drowned the sound of the
auto horn to the children and had the
car not been travelling so slowly the
collision might indeed have beer
serious.
The body of Andrew Lundgren Of
Colfax arrived on it's long journey
from Camp Macarthur, Texas on Sat
urday, attended by an escort who was
obliged to return via next train, not
to overstay his six day furlough
The burial took place on Monday p. m
at the Colfex cemetery with Swan Ed
lund of Willmar officiating.