Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-11-26
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New London, Nov 25.-John Thorne
and son, Howard Of Appleton arrived
Saturday for an indefinite visit with the
formers sister, Mrs. Albert Thorne.
Mrs. G. E. Monson entertained on
Saturday afternoon for party of fif-
teen little folks to Celebrate her daugh-
| ter. Marian Monson's seventh birthday.
Indoor games and refreshments made
! the afternoon merry one for all the
little guests.
attended the Basket Social at the War
rem school at Colfax on Saturday.
Lewis Hasserud and sister, Irene, of
| Spicer enjoyed the skating at New Lon
| don on Sunday.
Two real estate transfers of interest
the past week are: Peter E. Rose, house
| and lots, to Frank Rose also State
Bank of N. L. to Mrs. S. w. Craigee,
the building known as Bakery Build
ing consideration in each instance,
1880.
Harold Handy of Willmar was in town
Wednesday of last week.
| Rev. Mons Sotendahl of Norway Lake
transacted business in New London on
| Wednesday of last week.
! Frank Van Worst of Paynesville was
In New London Tuesday of last week in
. return trip from Atwater where he
was working in the interest Of Texas
land sales.
| vi III 4uO1AdS anu UduSnLer, 1tutn or
! 6outh st. Paul were from Friday until
Sunday visitors at the George Geer
home.
| A party of New London young people
| attended the dance at Spicer on Thurs
| day evening.
| The yearly fest and auction sale held
| at the Norwegian Lutheran church on
| Thursday, November Goth was well at
| tended. Nels Greenfield was auctioneer
! The proceeds were about $50.
Mrs. Frank Covell and children, Helen
and Donald spent Sunday at the form
er's home in Atwater.
Miss Helen Braaten left the first of
the week for her home at Barrett to
spend Thanksgiving.
! New London friends are very sorry
to learn, that on Sunday afternoon a
! fire originating in the basement, de-
stroyed the interior of the w. S. John
son home at Paynesville. The furniture
was saved, but the building was so
| water Quilted and charred as to make
the loss heavy. We understand the
insurance will cover the loss.
Mrs. Even Erickson entertained the
| Civic League on Thursday evening, and
served a most excellent and dainty
| lunch to the ten ladies in attendance
! A petition signed by Henry M. Hen
erickson and many other free holders
| Of Stearns and Kandiyohi counties was
presented to Judge Qvale on November
/ 16. praying for the establishment of a
public highway on the county line be-
| tween Stearns and Kandiyohi counties
on the north line of the Township of
Burbank. A. J. Smithson and Edwin F.
| Fink of Kandiyohl county and John j.
Week Of Stearns county were appointed
commissioners to lay out the highway.
The commissioners will hold prelimin-
| airy meeting for organization at the
state Bank of New London on Novem-
Der rs and will begin their work as soon
thereafter as the weather will permit.
On Friday, November 81, Andrew Gus
trud died at the home of his sister, Mrs.
Einar Hagen where he has been an in
| valid for many months. Death was due
to cancer Of the stomach. The inter-
ment will be at Long Lake on Wednes-
day afternoon. Rev. E. M. Hanson of
New London and Rev. A. M. Lunde Off
ciating. Obituary will appear next
| week.
| There has been few farmers in this
community who were unfortunate in
having their threshing jobs delayed until
the recent snow and rain storms. We
understand however, the favorable wea-
Their of last week enabled this work to
be done. Stark Bros. finished their sea-
sons run at the H. S. Brix farm on
Wednesday of last week and P. L. Pet
erson finished his run at the A. F. John
son farm on Tuesday. November 18th.
For the third successive years New
London people find themselves on the
threshold of winter with very made
! Quate supply of fuel This winter the
situation in this village is very much
more serious than it was either last
| year or two years ago, for the reason
| that there is now no authority state or
| local, which is in charge and RESPONSE
| BILE for the distribution of the stocks of
coal. which have been collected at Dull
| nth and Superior, whence Minnesota
draws her fuel supply of coal at the
head of Lake Superior. If so, why can