Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-01-28
new LONDON

Vernon Lawson of Buffalo visited his
father here on Thursday.
Albert Thorne made his family here a
visit last week.
Editor Frank Covell is suffering with
an attack of indaminatory rheumatism
The Misses Murel Anderson and Is
perence Lawson spent FRIDAY TO Mon
day with the formers sister, Viola at
st. Cloud.
Frank Van Worst OF paynesvllle was
a business caller at Frank Bergeson's
on Wednesday.
Mrs. Signe Berg came over from
kerkhoven saturday, to attend the Mrs.
Lewis Larson funeral on Monday.
\ baby girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Adams on Sunday morning., jan
uary -. They are making their home for
the present with Mrs Hattie Nyberg in
New London.
Mrs. l.. G. Almen of Balaton spent
"Wednesday to Monday with the Polman
and Z. NJ. Lawson families. She came
to New London from Graceville where
She has visited her daughter, Mrs. JOS
eph Benson.
X. T. Rykken Of Willmar preached at
the Norwegian church on Sunday even
ing.
+. p. Erickson and son Edwin, OF Col
fax Went to Willmar on business We'd
nesday.
Martin Johnson OF Hayes, Swift
County, arrived Monday tor few days
visit.
Mrs. Matthias Thompson left Tuesday
OF last week tor Minneapolis to see her
daughter. Lena, who is sick there.
Miss Jennie Johnson is ill with an
attack OF pneumonia at Mrs. Arthur
lhlanSS home.
Miss Blanche Batterberry returned on
Wednesday from an extended visit with
friends at Minneapolis MankatO and
Elen Valley.
On Friday the Ladies of the Norweg-
ian Lutheran church held their annual
meeting. In the election of officers,
Mrs. Arne Skeie was made president,
Mrs. T.. y. Hagen, vice president; Mrs.
Martin Warness, secretary; Mrs. liver
IIendricksOn. treasurer. The treasury
showed $3OU.6O collected from lunches
the past year, with one-half given to
missions.
Albert Nelson has leased the Jordin
place south Of town which he will oc-
vupy alter March l, when he will give
possession on his Nest Lake farm. The
Jordin family will be tenants on the
former Albert Nelson farm the coming
year.
The Big Store is conducting it's an
nual white sale this last week in Janu-
AIRY and in spite OF the zero weather peo-
pile are attending and buying freely. The
main floor OF the store is as usual, evil
,dence OF a skilled decorators hand.
Lewis Shiedemier, a Holstein cattle
dealer, from near Duluth was here on
Monday Of last week, looking over the
Holstein herds on the Brix Guam and
FleSland farms, with a view OF buying
up a carload OF Holstein dairy COWS.
Albert Windblad has been obliged by
i'll health, to give up his studies at the
University for the remainder OF the
year. He will recuperate here with his
mother, while Interlachin is closed and
Mrs. Oliver Larson is in the West.
On Wednesday of last week Willard
Skee met with very painful and near
serious accident while skiing. On a Ions
jump ski slipped, and as Willard
landed. the point of the ski struck him
in the face between the eyes, which nee
essitated the doctors taking several
stitches in the wound.
The railroad company have for several
weeks kept a crew Of about twenty-five
local laborers employed at the gravel
pit cleaning out stock cars which are
run onto the side tracks there, to be OFF
the main riyht-of-way. The cars are re-
turned to the west filled with ice from
Green Lake.
DR.. H. V. Hanson has gone to his
fathers home at Hutchinson to recuper-
ate from a prolonged attack of grippe
that his heavy winter practice WOULD
not permit his caring for properly. A
brother, DIR. Harlow Hanson, is attend
ing to the practice here in Dr. H. V
Hansons practice.
Mrs. Elias Johnson entertained the
Civic League at it's annual business
meeting on Monday night. The newly
elected officers are Mrs. A. E. Olson
president; Mrs. a. n. Nicholson, vice
president; Mrs. O. G. Nordlei, secre
tary, and Miss Dora Lawson, treasurer
The outgoing treasurer's report showed
the Leagues balance in the treasury tt
be 1898. The evenings program con
sisted of musical numbers by Mrs. Nor
dlei and Miss Findley and a very enter
tanning talk by Gladys Arnold on tn
recent World Conference of Womel
Workers.
Mr. Albert Swanson arrived in New
London Monday with a car of household
goods and stock which, he at once NOV
ed onto the Even Erickson farm il
Lake Andrew, which he has purchased
The family come from Iowa and hav
been enroute since Tuesday of last wee]
only to reach their destination in
Minnesota DllZZard, Wnlcn Or1lteQ IN
roads almost impossible to travel.
The funeral of Mrs. A. P. Almquis
took place on Sunday, Jan. 25th, and il
spite of the very severe weather larg
number of people gathered to pay thei
last respects. The pallbearers Wer
John Eewlin, Eric Paulson, Angus
Carlson, Emil Ogren, ]. G. Peterson an
J. NJ. Monson. The church wss suitabl
draped and Elmar Broberg at the pip
organ led the special choir. Rev. Alme
spoke from the epistle Of the Hebrews
Chap. :; Verse 24-25 and the gospel o
John. Chap. II; Verses IA. The man
floral pieces were beautiful tributes O
the love Of family and friends, for tn
departed.
OBITUARY
Word was received here last week {
the sudden death in Minneapolis on FIR
day morning, of Mrs. Lars Larson, J
She had retired in her usual health, bl
toward morning the baby's crying a
tracted the attention of the fathe
wb no cd tn find hat