Willmar tribune., 1918-03-20
HAWICK

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Hawick, March Ism. p. Loberg
made business trip to Minneapolis
Monday, returning home Wednesday.
Archie Hood went to Willmar We'd
nesday to be examined for U. S. serv-
| ice.
A destructive fire occurred Monday
night when the granary containing
several hundred bushels of grain on
the O. T. Wortz farm caught fire. Mr..
and Mrs. Wortz were just returning
from Mr.. Pelkey's where they had
spent the evening, when the fire was
discovered. The origin is unknown.
Altho Mr.. Wortz carried insurance, the
present price Of grain makes it hard
for him. Mr.. Wortz greatly apprec-
lated the assistance of his neighbors
as had it not been for this help, his
| barn would also have burned; it
caught fire three times.
]. F. Iverson's entertained company
the first Of the week.
Levi Welch Of New London is assist
ing Lawrence Jones with hauling
wood.
Tobias Larson transacted business
in Paynesville Tuesday.
Peter Graveyard of Irving township
went to Willmar Monday as delegate
for the Nonpartisan League to be held
at that place on Tuesday. He re-
turned home Wednesday.
A Red Cross sale was held at Haw-
ick on Saturday afternoon, March 16.
The neat little sum of $216.65 was
realized from this sale of donations
| brought in by the farmers. w. L.
Page acted as auctioneer. A dance
was also given in favor of the Red
Cross in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Feller were
| Willmar callers between trains on
Wednesday.
! Clarence Everson, the little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Everson, received
medical treatment at the Sunnyside
hospital at New London the first Of
the week.
Hulder Gibson of Roselillian town
ship is visiting with his sister, Mrs.
o. w. Olson for a short time.
Mrs. A. B. Norris and two little sons
returned home the last of the week
from Scotch Grove, Iowa, where they
have been visiting her parents.
Delmar Brynildsen was a Paynes-
vile caller Tuesday evening.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with
Mrs. Lester Blakeley Thursday AFTER
noon.
Peter Lunde went to New London
Wednesday where he was operated on
at the Sunnyside hospital the follow
ing day. His many friends hope for a
speedy recovery
A twelve and one-half pound daugh-
ter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. E. P.
Welch on Saturday, March 16.
The farmers are taking advantage
OF the good weather and are hauling
their wood, hay and seed grain.
A. B. Norris and a number of other
farmers shipped carload of stock
from Hawick Tuesday.
Among those who were Willmar Wis
itors the first of the week are A. F..
Hall, H. A. Hanson, w. Paetznick and
Mr.. and Mrs. Erick Erickson of
Ramey, who have been visiting at Gil.
bert Erickson's in Irving township, re.
turned home Monday afternoon. Mr..
Erickson has been called here on &C.
count of the illness of his father.
Little James Pelkey is on the sick
list.
Ole HorglesOn expects to leave the
last of the month for Pearl River, Can
ada, where he will buy land and make
his future home.
Joe Hood and Eddie Wall left Tues
day for Willmar to join the army.
They left the following day for Texas
and from there will go to Washington
or Oregon where they will work in the
spruce division.
Miss Mary Mcmahon was unable to
teach Monday afternoon on account of
illness.
Jud Smithson went to Willmar on
Thursday where he passed examina-
tion Friday for service of Uncle Sam.
E. P.Welch transacted business in
New London between trains Wednes-
day.
Rikka Knutson, who has been in Da-
kota for several months past, returned
home recently.
Miss Mcmahon visited at o. w. o.
sons Friday evening.
Willie Pelkey sawed wood for N. G..
Norris Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. w. D. King called at
the E. P. Welch home Sunday after
noon.
Ida Peterson returned home Friday
from New London where she recover
ed from an operation.
Services were conducted at the M.
E. church Sunday afternoon by Rev.
Muse of Paynesville.
The Commercial club held a meet
ing at the State Bank Saturday eve-
ming and decided on building side
walks in town. The sand is to be haul
ed as soon as possible and the walks
will be built as soon as the weather
will permit.
Little Julia Hood has recovered
from her recent illness.
Miss Emma Jones was a New Lon
don caller Saturday afternoon.
Several from Hawick attended serv.
ices at Paynesville Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Smithson are ex-
pected home from Hood River, Ore..
where they have been visiting with
their son the past few months.
The Hawick orchestra met at Del.
mar Brynildsen's Sunday evening.