Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-11-17
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| Nov. 15th-Miss Inga Imsdahl the
county nurse called on New London
| friends on Wednesday enroute to Ir-
wing on business.
Gerhard Nordlei is the local chair
man for the Red Cross drive. He has
appointed number of young ladies
| OF the village as his solicitors
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Halberg went to
Murdoch on Monday for a short visit
| with their friends, Mr.. and Mrs. Ole
Hanson.
The Misses Olga and Esther Olson
| went to Virginia on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Butala and lit
tie daughter were over Sunday Wis
itors at Richmond
Rev. A. F. Almer went to Murdoch
on Monday.
Harry Hanson returned to St. Paul
on Tuesday of last week after Wis
it at the home of his sister, Mrs. Lew
is Thompson in Irving.
Miss Thea. Kambestad is back on
| duty at the Farmers Store this week.
Mrs. August Jordin went to Litch-
field on Thursday of last week to
| see her mother who is seriously ill.,
Hugh Batterberry returned to Du
Pre-, S. D., last week after weeks
! visit at his home.
Stenbakken Bros. have erected their
two big gasoline storage tanks on the
| lot just south OF the depot
kew. A. G. Johnson went to Das-
sci on Monday.
S. l.. Benton of Willmar was New
London business caller on Monday
The electric light and power SER
! vice at the municipal plant was in
terrupted somewhat on Monday due
to the repairing OF leaky hues:
MISS Marie Erickson went to Thief
River Falls on Friday to make an
extended visit with her sister Mrs.
Emil Olson, who is convalescing slow
ly from her recent serious illness.
| New London friends learn. with
surprise this week of the recent mar
riage at Minneapolis OF Melvin JAG
| OLSON, son OF our former toWnsman,
Emil Jacobson. The newlyweds are
at home in the city where Melvin is
employed at a steel works.
The Study club this week will meet
to enjoy a Home Economics program
with roll call quotations from Mark
Twain. The following meeting will
be magazine night with an exchange
of magazines among members and
short reviews Of current issues.
A Northwestern ineman, Torkel.
son, spent last week working on the
village telephone lines and phones.
Skating on the pond has been good
since about Friday and those fond
of the sport surely have been enjoy.
ing the new ice these few days.
M
passed the eighty-third milestone in
her useful, peaceful journey of life
Her Christian character, her beauti
full optimism towards everything is a
constant inspiration to young and old
Friends from far and near remem
bered the natal day with gifts anG
messages of good will.
John McLouth on Saturday escaped
fatal accident While helping tt
unload a big oil tank for Stenbakker
Bros. at the depot huge "A" con
structed of telephone poles, for I'm
loading purposes, fell and the glanc
ing blow struck Mr.. McLouth on the
shoulder, which, had it been a trifle
more direct, would have been a crush
ing. if not fatal blow.
Mons Flesland met with an expert
ence Friday which he will be careful
not to repeat. With his son, Olof
he was out retrieving his wounded
ducks at Mud Lake. After getting
several he reached towards one anC
that time the ice under him was too
thin and Mr.. Flesland went thru. Ev
cry time he tried to get hold and pull
himself up and out of the water, thu
ice gave way under his hand. HI
finally got hold and scrambled out
but not before he had despaired O.
ever living to tell the tale. The op
ening was large and Olof on thu
:: other side was unable to get around
: it soon enough to get earlier rescue
Armistice Day on Thursday wa,
observed at school when the grades
and high school met in the Assembly
the last period to sing patriotic ant
: popular war songs and also to hea,
:: selections from the Edison.
At the weekly meeting Of the Camp
: Fire Girls on Wednesday it was de
:: cided to give candy sale at tn
: school house on Thursday; Nov. 18th
for the grade and high school stu
dents. The proceeds will go into tn
{ Camp Fire treasury.
The new Edison to be purchased b!
the High School was placed in thi
Assembly last week. It is an espe
I cially sweet toned instrument an,
very satisfactory to all.
The Freshmen Girls organized bas
ket ball teams last week to be unde
the instruction of Miss Bystrom. TIL
Sophomore and Senior teams hav'
also organized and are practicing OF
Tuesdays and Thursdays with Mis-