Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1920-08-18
New London

j. A. Anderson of Barron, Wiscon-
sin was in town one day last week.
Miss Magdaline Price returned to
her home in St. Cloud on Monday, aft
er three weeks visit at the J.. w.
Price home.
| Miss Signe Almer who is employed
at minneapolis spent Wednesday to
| Monday at her home here.
Nelin Skeie is home from Minong,
| Wisconsin. for a three weeks vaca-
ton.
Sheriff Peter Bonde of Willmar was
| a business caller in New London on
Monday.
Mrs. NJ. ]. Van Worst and son,
Robert, came up from St. Paul on
! Wednesday, for stay at the Peter
| Broberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. Donaldson and
two daughters of Osakis, were
guests at the J. p. Olson home on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Hauge left Sat
urday for a few days visit at Min
neapolis.
Mrs Fred Hagar Of Sunburg return
ed here the first of last week after a
trip to Minneapolis seeking medical
laid for her little daughter.
Editor v E. Lawson came up from
Willmar on Sunday to visit his moth
err Mrs. G. M. Lawson who is ill.
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Ogren returned
to New London from Prescott. Wiscon-
sin, Sunday. Mr.. Ogren has resumed
his position as clerk at the Big
Store
+. r. Shaad visited old friends in
New London from Friday till Tues
day. 1t will be remembered that Mr.
Shaad was a former popular and sue
cessful teacher of agriculture In our
school several years ago. He is now
an instructor in the schools at Deer
River
Peter Lundberg and son Otto, last
week purchased the former Axel Ost-
1und farm three miles northwest of
town from Elmer Heaton The farm
consisted of fifty-two acres and was
sold at 500 per acre.
Mrs. Fred Monson sold her five pas
senger Buick six automobile last Sat-
urday to Reuben Olander.
Miss Ethel Eckman left Sunday to
camp with the Philo Gallea family
DR.. G. A. Newman and party have
returned from their north Minnesota
trip and the Newman's are now en-
route to visit friends at Ortonville and
Broohings. South Dakota
There was considerable interest on
main street Tuesday of last week
when an immense tractor and trailer
brought in huge IS by IS foot pole
from St. Cloud for a new center mast
at Foley Bros. gravel pit
Miss Lila Olson entertained parties
of young people from New London at
The Elias Johnson cottage at Lake
Andrew on Wednesday to honor her
guests the Misses Minnie Berglund
Of Nelson and Bess Williamson of St.
Cloud
Miss Viola Anderson of Irving is
the guest of Esperance Lawson this
week.
New London friends are interested
to learn that baby boy arrived Thurs
day, August 18th, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. A. D. Hall of St. Cloud. Mrs
Hall was formally Mildred Lawson of
New London.
A large crowd gathered at the Gable
pasture Sunday afternoon to witness
the big ball game between the married
and the single men. The game proved
to be an exciting one and great inter-
est was shown by all present. It re-
suited in score of II to % in favor
of the married men. The game was a
benefit game for the local firemen.
The gate receipts were about $4,000
which were duly turned into the fire
mems fund.
Joe flourish spent Sunday in Min
neapolis.
Carsten Amundson of Willmar, was
here Sunday to see the big ball game.
The commission appointed by Judge
Qvale to view and report upon the
Feasibility of constructing a public
highway. On the county line between
the counties of Kandiyohi and Stearns
on the north line of Colfax will begin
their work Wednesday morning The
commission is composed of J. M. Mon
son and E. F. Fink on the part of Kan
diyohi county and Oscar Gullander of
Belgrade on the part of Stearns coun-
ty. Emil Hallberg is accompanying the
party with his car to furnish trans
portation.
On the eleventh of August a baby
| boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. John
Adams at Wolf Point, Montana Con-
gratulations! Mrs. Maggie Adams is
spending the summer there with her
son John and family.
New London music lovers were de-
lighted Sunday evening by the concert
given at Lebanon Lutheran church by
the Swedish singers, David Bjorling
and three little sons. The boys were
dressed in their national costume and
at once captivated the audience. The
songs were all classic selections sung
in both the Swedish and English Ian
guages, with Miss Signe Almer as &C.
companist. The evenings program
was closed with the singing Of Amer
lea.
/ Newell Skeie and friend, Mr. Hid
strom, came over from Dawson on
Monday for a visit at the formers
| home
SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH