Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-06-04
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New London, June 2nd.-Paul Peter
son of Willmar visited at the Emil
jacobson home on Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. p. Almquist and
son Reuben left on Thursday for Salt
coats, Sask. Can, to spend the sum-
mer with their son and brother, Theo.
Almquist who lives on farm near
that place.
N. B. Johnson made a business trip
to Willmar Wednesday,.
w. S. johnson of Paynesville autoed
over to this village Thursday to ar
range for the summers lease of his
Green Lake cottage and property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Moe of Norway
Lake spent Thursday at M. F. Lun-
Quist's home.
Martin Gilbertson and family left
Friday to visit friends in .Willmar af-
ter visiting the Hans H. Brix home
here.
,Nelin Skeie returned last week from
Cambridge where he has been employ
ed in print shop.
Esther Hedin arrived Friday from
Raymond after teaching successful
term of school in Edwards township.
Miss Alice Lund came over Thurs
day from St. Cloud Normal to be pres
ent at her brothers graduation. Miss
Lund returned on Monday and expects
to attend the summer term of school
at the place.
Mrs. Ingvald Qvale and daughter
returned to Willmar Friday.
| Marley Ogren and Nelin Skeie went
to Atwater Friday to play base ball
with the Atwater team against Pen
mock. Ogren pitched for Atwater
and Pennock was DEBATED by score
of Al to 3.
Miss Margaret Dahlgren went to
Minneapolis Wednesday.
| James Andrews went to St. Cloud
| Wednesday and from there to Rice
where he expects to work with Sec
ton crew.
The senior class gave a picnic for
the Juniors and few invited guests
last Wednesday,: The picnic was held
in Joe Neer's pasture.
Reuben Holm visited relatives
around here the past week. He has
been employed in the Lake Lillian
vicinity.
The Eighth grade graduation pro-
gram took place in the town hall last
Wednesday evening. The building
was filled comfortably. There were
several we'll rendered songs by the
eighth grade girls. Miss Myrtle War
ness gave the valedictory and Miss
Ruth Swenson class prophecy and
Oliver Winblad's Class VIII, pleased
the audience greatly. The class play
entitled, "A Case or Suspension" was
very we'll given, the crowd enjoying
it immensely. The door receipts over
and above expenses will be used to
purchase a picture for the Eighth
grade room as a remembrance of the
class of 10.
E. O. Glesne of Norway Lake visited
his daughter, Mrs. NJ F. Lundquist on
Thursday.
Memorial Day in New London was
spent quietly. However, great many
people went to the County Seat to en-
Joy the celebration there, and some
went to the lake.
Cecil Ogren arrived home Wednes-
day from Camp Grant where he was
honorably discharged from service.
Ogren volunteered in the fall of 1917
and was soon sent to France as a
motor truck driver where he served
eighteen months in that capacity, do
ing some very hard fighting in the lat
ter part of the war, driving a motor
lOrrie, varicOse veins developed in
his right leg so that Cecil is now fore
ed to use cane.
The commencement exercises OF
the New London high school senior
class of 1919 took place in the Swed-
ish Lutheran church Thursday even
ing, May 29th. The graduates of this
year are: Helena E. Hultberg, Viola
l.. Anderson, Rhoda I. Monson, Esper-
ance T. Lawson, Laura l.. McLough,