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\ri Personal Mention. Miss Hazel Monson left yesterday for her home at Pennock. Miss Edith Tait spent Sunday at her parental home at Diamond Lake. Elmer Brogren visited at Breck enridge on Monday, returning yes terday. Miss Lillian Welhn, of Clara City, was a Willmar visitor Monday and Tuesday. Olof Dale, Register of Deeds, was in the tivm cities a couple of days last week. Joseph Murphy of Huion, S. D., is a guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. A. L. Smith. Miss Lizzie Klint of Kandiyohi is spending a few days in Willmar at the August Johnson home. E. J. Boomer leturned home last Thm&da\ from a several days' busi ness, tup to the state of Wisconsin. Misses Hannah and Tilhe Galberg of Willmai \isited last week with Mr. and Mrs C. Kjolsmg of Spicer, Minn. Mi and Mis E. Ackerman and two ehildien, Loiaine and Julian, re turned Fuday fiom then visit at Melrose. Miss Tillie Walstad has returned to hei home at Foreman, N, D., af ter a Msit with lelatives at Willmar and Pennock. Atty Chas Johnson attended to legal business at Little Falls Friday. He leturned by way of Minneapolis Monday morning. Miss Warner Cook and little daughtei, Florence, left Monday for Minneapolis for a week's visit with Mis Cook's parents. Mis. August Nelson and Miss Hel en Sail of Grove City came to Will mar Fuday foi a visit at the home ot Mi. and Mrs. John Anderson. Emil Fiay, who has spent the past five months in this city, a tailor at the J. J. Ekander tailor shop, de parted \esterday for Lilly, S. D. Hany N. Nelson and E. P. John son returned to their home at White field Saturday, from a few days' vis it at the twin cities and Stillwater. Miss Clara Hogan of Benson, on hei way to the twin cities, was a guest of her sisters, the Misses Ele nore and Beatrice Hogan on Mon day. Miss Mary Theuiei of St. Paul, spent a week in this city, a guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Nelson and J. F. Coibin. She returned home yes terday. Miss Claia Allen departed on Monday for St. Paul, where she has accepted a position in the Suit and Cloak altering department at Schu neman & Evans'. Mayor E C. Wellin left today for his usual winter trip to the East. Besides his business trip to New York City, he will visit with relatives at Washington, D. C. Dr. and Mrs. E. H. Frost and Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Sanderson were among the guests from Willmar, who attended the married folks dance at Kandiyohi Friday evening. Miss Effie McLaird of Chatfield, who has been a guest at the J. D. Parnell home several weeks, depart ed Saturday. Miss McLaird expects to leave next month for the state of Colorado. _____ Miss Gudrun Cappelen of Morris, who is visiting friends in Willmar, will leave tomorrow for the cities. Miss Cappelen, who was tiimmer at Miss Bradford's milhnerv store last season will again return to Willmar. Lieut. G. Ryberg of the Salvation Army left Monday afternoon for Chicago, where he will attend the Congress of the Army, and be sta tioned. He was accompanied by A Reed, who will take a course in the Training College of the Army. Miss Thora Thunstedt left early Friday morning for St. Paul to be the guest for a week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Putney, former Will mar residents. Mrs. Anna J. Phare, proprietor, is taking charge of the Green House office during Miss Thunstedt's absence. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Blanco of Edgely, N. D., visited Thursday and Friday of last week with the families of Mrs. Blanco's uncles, S. E. Mag nuson and I. T. Cramer. The young people were on their wedding trip, being enroute for home, and were given a lively time while here by their cousins. Miss Constance Marcuson of Granite Falls, formeily of this city, stopped off between trains in Will mjr Monday. She was on her way to Tracy, Minn., where she has ac cepted a position with the North western telephone exchange. During her stay here she was a guest of the Misses Julia Whalen and Margaret (Bleary. *. NORWAY LAKE CITIZENS REPORT Give New Electric line Promoters a Searching Inquiry at Minneapolis. Your committee selected to inves. tigate the Electric Short Line Rail way Co., make "the following report: The undersigned, realizing the im poitance and responsibility of the work assigned to us, before starting to Minneapolis, engaged the servic es of E. L. Thornton, County At torney of Swift County, to assist us in making the investigation es pecially that part of it covering the plan or organization, method of sell ing stock and the general business and legal end of the enterprise. We met in Minneapolis on Janu ary 14th, 1913, and first spent con siderable time at the offices of the Company talking over the general policy and plans of the Company with W. L. and E. D. Luce, the Piesident and Secretary. We were informed by them that the Electric Shoit Line Railway Co. is a corpor ation oiganized undei the laws of the State of Arizona, the general purposes of which aie to conduct and operate an Electric Railway from Minneapolis to Watertown, S. D, with such branch lines «s may be found advisable. The authorized capital is one hun died million dollars divided equally as to value between common and pieferred stock. Of the authorized capital $7,500,000 has been deposit ed in the Tieasury of the Company to be sold and it is expected that additional stock will be similarly deposited in the Treasury to be sold as needed. At this date the Luce family aie the owners of $400,000 of common stock and $238,700 of preferred stock. About $75,000 of preferred stock has been sold and delivered to other investors. Stock has been sold for the past sixty days and about $75,000 worth of stock has been subscribed for, but which has not been delivered on account of the payments not having yet been completed. For each share of preferred stock sold a bonus of one share of common stock is giv en and we find no other indication of any stock having en given away or sold at a price below par except 61,000 shaies of common stock sold to W. L. Luce at one-third of its value in the early stages of the or ganization. No piomoters stock has been sold or given away so far as we weie able to find. The stock is non assessable and non-accumulative. The common stock has the voting powei and no provision is made for voting by proxy. It is therefore be lieved that the Luce family will con tinue in control of the corporation. The Electric Short Line Railroad' Co., a separate and distinct corpor ation from the Railway Co., has dur ing the past seven years acquired a valuable terminal near the center of the city with a right-of-way of three and one-sixth miles, from the site of the terminal station to the outskirts of the city, where connec tion is made with the railway com pany's tracks. All of the stock of this terminal corporation is owned by the Luce family. This terminal company has paid for its land and the value of its properties has been estimated at over a million dollars. A contract has been already entered into between the terminal company and the railway company by which the latter has acquired a lease with a one-fifth right to the use of the terminal. The lease is perpetual and the charges are fixed for all time by the lease. The company will be chaiged for the terminal rights at the rate of $2.40 a round trip for a train of ten cais with additional charges for longer trains. The ter minal company has made a similar contiact with the Dan Patch Elec tric Line and it expects to furnish terminal facilities for any other lines coming into Minneapolis. Consider able work has been done by the ter minal company and they expect to have the terminal in operation dur ing the latter part of the present year. I The Railway Company which we are being offered stock in has also done considerable work between the end of the terminal lines and Lake Minnetonka. We were taken along the work by W. L. Luce in an auto mobile and find that about 12 miles have been graded and bridges put in and of this strip about 6 miles have been laid with rails. We examined the grades and bridges and find the work substantial, permanent and ap parently equal to the standard steam railroad construction. We found the work was being done on contracts by construction companies and that they expected to have the line com pleted to Wayzata and possibly to Watertown, Minn., during .the com ing summer. They claim to own their right of way complete to Clara City, and that 90 per cent of it has been given to the company by those inter ested in its success. plans as to the building of branch lines have yet been made. The main effort of those in .charge seems to be to get the main line finished to Clara City before any expensive branches are built. The officers however stat ed that they thought that the terri tory through your towns was more in need of a railroad than the terri tory beyond Clara City and that the .company might find it advisable to reach into your neighborhood before the main line is fully completed to South Dakota. So much, however, depends on future conditions that nothing definite could be learned at this time. It is expected that the main line to Clara City will be fin ished in about two years. The ter ritory through which it goes is very fertile and much in need of better radway service. After viewing the property, we returned to the offices and with the assistance of Mr. Thornton made quite a careful in vestigation of the articles of In corporation, stock books, expense accounts and contracts, and so far as we were able to find the represen tations made to us by Mr. Luce were correct. We saw the subscription for stock made and signed by many prominent Minneapolis business men and also by farmers along the pro posed line. We also inquired around the city as to the business ability and stand ing of Mr. Luce and received no re ports which were unfavorable. In conclusion we wish to say that it was not the intention or purpose of this committee to make any re commendation concerning the pur chase of stock as an investment, but merely to ^report the facts as we found them. The things, however, which appeared most favorable to us were that there are no promoters graft and no debts and that the us ual methods of selling stock by mis representation and expensive display advertising were not indulged by the company, and also that they liave a good territory and adequate arrangements made for terminal ser vice. No salaries have been paid to the officers and the expenses of or ganization have been much below the usual amount expended for this pur pose. Respectfully submitted, P. A. Gandrud, Ole O. Ellingboe, B. Halvorson. Junior Evening. Friday evening the Junior class of the high school rendered a varied program to a large, appreciative au dience. Everyone present had the opportunity of indulging in a good laugh at the humorous numbers on the program. The Juniors seemed to have caught the knack of entertain ing as is clearly shown by the var ious selections. Miss Blanche Mac Nees cleverly sang, "In Old Mad rid," and "Highland Laddie" in cos tume. Herbert Hoglund took the leading part in a monologue entitled "His Old Sweethearts," and in which each of the sweethearts as they were mentioned appeared in a frame. One of the specialties was an exhibition of shadow boxing by Russel Acker man and Raymond Stansberry. The pantomine, "The Coed's Dilemma," was well acted and loudly applauded by the audience. In this the coed was confronted by the problem of having too many callers at the same time and as there appeared but one solution she promptly proceeded, as a new caller arrived, to convert each one of the others into pieces of fur niture, and of course with extreme ly lidiculous results. In "The Nameless Tragedy," a young authoress was correcting her manuscript before sending it to the publisher and as she read the inci dents related in the narrative were reproduced in pantomine. The concluding number upon the program was a "Humpty Dumpty Chorus" in which eight boys and girls, garbed in the most grotesque of costumes sang the Junior class song and succeeded in putting the finishing touch upon an enjoyable evening's entertainment. The Jun iors surely made a success of their "Evening" even to the financial part of it, the receipts amounting to about $70. Entertained at Bridge. Mrs. C. E. Gerretson at 920 West Becker avenue delightfully entertain ed friends last Saturday afternoon. Bridge was played at three small tables. The high score was won by Mrs. Ball. In the dining room, where luncheon was served, the fav ors were a pink carnation placed at the places of each guest and a bunch of violets for the guests of honor. Mrs. Gerretson was assisted by Mrs. George Otterness and Miss Ethel Baker. Win Chicken Prizes. Messrs. N. Mclntire, Sivert Os mundson and Wm. Thompson sent a string of birds to the Cokato Poul try Show last week. Mclntire's R. C. Buff Leghorns won three first prizes Osmundson's R. C. R. I. Reds won three first and one third and Thompson's Heudans carried home No definite three prizes. 4 Attorney Oscar C. Ronken Given Banquet and Farewell Recep tion at Kasson, Minn. Dodge County Republican: The announcement made the past week that Attorney Oscar C. Ronken had decided to leave Kasson to take up the practice of law at Willmar is re ceived with universal regret by the citizens of our city. Mr. Ronken has been the law partner of Hon. Sam uel Lord since the latter has held a position on the state tax commission, and during his six years' residence here has had several cases that have ATTORNEY 0. C. RONKEN. Who Opens a Law Office at Willmar. involved vast amounts of property also others that have attracted con siderable attention in the legal world. Mr. Ronken is a graduate of the law department of the state university, is an energetic, ambitious young man, just in the prime of life, and above all has established a reputa tion for honesty and integrity in his professional life as well as in his private. He comes of Norwegian parentage, having been born in Fill more county where his parents still reside. While in our midst his abil ity as a leader among men has been recognized in many ways, and a year ago when our Commercial Club was organized he was chosen as the one man above all others who was par ticularly qualified to take the office of president. During his administra tion the club has started several things that, when worked out will be of vast benefit to the community as a whole. As a recognition of his faithfulness to the confidence thus imposed in him by his fellow citizens the Commercial Club has called a special meeting for this evening, Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 1. Lot 2. Lot 3. Lot 4. Lot 5. Lot 6. Let 7. Let 8. whenja banquet and farewell recep tion %ill bt tendered their retiring president. Mr. Ronken has rented a suite of rooms at Willmar where has has en couragement from s8me of the best men in that city, and will take up the practice of law at once, going to that place first of the coming week. Mr. Ronken is not only a gentle man of high ideals, buti also a man who adapts his intellect to his busi ness. He is an apt interpreter of law and the consensus of opinion is that he will be greatly missed here. He goes to a larger field, where we trust fl»t he will make his presence felt both in the legal and sooial world. May success attend him is a wish joined in by a host of friends here. While Mr. Ronken leaves at this time the law firm of Lord & Ronken will be continued for a time until several legal matters now pending can be closed up. Mr. Lord will also continue a law office here after the present firm ceases to exist, but just who his partner will be has not been determined. Bradford-Freeman, A happy romance culminated in the marriage yesterday of W, J, Freeman, a wheat inspector on the state force at Willmar, to Miss Bar bara Bradford, a popular Willmar milliner. The nuptial knot was tied by RoV. Father Cornelius McDevitt at the St. Mary's parsonage. The bride was attired in a traveling suit of navy blue, wore a white hat, car ried roses, and was attended by Miss Gudrun Cappelen. The groom was attended by Elmer Odell. Af ter a month's trip to Chicago and Milwaukee Mr. and Mrs. Freeman will be at home to their friends at 114 Fifth street. A Great Lecture. The leeture, "Historic Temples and Cathedrals," which was given last Wednesday evening at the First M. E. church by Rev. Dr. Jordan of Minneapolis was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. Dr. Jordan is an eloquent speaker and with his wide travels in the Holy Lands and in European countries to draw on, beeoisfe^ ivery^enthusiftstic on this subject. VIRGIL PERCIVAL JOHNSON. Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Johnson of Svea, are mourning the loss of their 5-months'-old baby son, Virgil Per cival, whose death came very sud denly Monday at 3 a. m., after an illness of but a few hours of convul sions. The funeral will be held at 2 o'clock from the residence and 2:30 from the Svea Lutheran church on Friday, Rev. A. J. Ryden officiating. The family have the sincere sym pathy of all in their hour of sorrow. PRIZES FOR 191 3 INDUSTRIAL CONTEST IN KANDIYOHI COUNTY SCHOOLS County Supt. W. D. Frcderickson is sending a circular to teachers in the county announcing Industrial Contests for 1913. The following is a list of the prizes offered: DIVISION A Ten ears yellew eera Ten ears white eorn One peck wheat 1.00 One peck oats 1.00 One peck barley 1.00 1st. $2.00 2.00 DIVISION Peck of early potatoes $1.00 Peck of late potatoes "... 1.00 One dozen onions 1.00 Half dozen table carrots 1.00 Half dozen table beets 1.00 DIVISION Class A Pupils 13 to 18 years of age but not in a high or graded school. White bread $1.00 $0.75 Graham bread 1.00 0.75 Chocolate-cake, loaf, sweet milk and baking powder.. 1.00 0.75 Half dozen doughnuts 1.00 0.75 Half dozen cookies, sugar 1.00 Q.75 Class Same as Class A but for pupils in high and graded schools, DIVISION Pupils 13 to 18 years of age but not in a high or graded school. Plain work apron, band made ., $1.00 $0.75 Hemmed patch 1.00 0.75 Three cornered darn LOO 0.75 Stockinet darn v. Buttenkeles three each en woolen, cotton and silk 1.00 0.75 MRS. THOMAS DAUGHERTY. Death entered the home of Thomas Daugherty at 1110 Campbell avenue early Monday morning, Feb. 3, and called the young wife away from husband and dear ones. The cause of death was typhoid-pneumonia, with which she suffered for three weeks. Mrs. Cora Lampbert Daugherty was born twenty-seven years ago and spent her youth at Brecken ridge. She was married to Thomas Daugherty,' Feb. 12, 1012, less than a year ago. She is mourned by the husband, and father and mother, two brothers and sister of Breoken ridge. The funeral occurred Tuesday morning at Waverly. Rev. Father H. Ciebattone officiated. The remains were accompanied from Willmar Monday afternoon by the immediate family, with the exception of the father, who is seriously ill, and a sis ter, who is ill. A delegation of lad ies of the O R. C. accompanied the funeral party to Waverly. The be reaved husband has the profound sympathy of a large circl* of friends at Willmar. MRS. AUGUST 0. DENGERUD. A very sad death occurred last Saturday forenoon in the Township of Lake Andrew when the wife and mother in the household of August 0. Dengerud received the final sum mons to pass on into «t better world. Mrs. Dengerud had given birth to a baby girl one week previous to her death. Som complications set in four days later, which resulted in her untimely death. Anna Sophie (Bergeson) Denge rud was born Feb. 10, 1877, in the township of Dovre. There she grew to womanhood, a«d in 1002 was married to the husband who now, with six children are left to bitterly mourn a good wife and mother. The chddren are Emil, William, Birdie, Gladys, Walter and the little one who never will remember her moth er's face, but who will bear her name, Anna Sophie. The deceased is also mourned by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Erick Bergeson, of Dovre -four brothersy- Ole and Sivevt, of Willmar and Henry and Bendy at home and three sisters,, Clara and Mmda who reside at home, and Mrs. C. A. Olson of Minneapolis. The mourning family have the heartfelt sympathy of the community. The funeral takes place Thursday. •The cortege will leave the residence after brief services at 10:30. At 2 o'clock there will be services at the Long Lake church. Rev. E. 0. Lar son will officiate. The interment takes place at the Eagle Lake ceme tery. 2nd. 3rd. $1.50 $1.00 next six 50c. 1.50 1.00 next six 50c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. $0.75 $0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 0.75 0.50 next six 25c. 1.00 0.75 Class. Same as ©lass A but for pupils in a high or graded schoel. DIVISION For pupils under 13 years of age. Plain werk apren, hand Made $1.00 Hemmed patch r- 1.00 Button holes, three each en woolen and cotton 1.00 Stockinet darn 1.00 White bread 1.00 Graham bread r. 1.00 Doughnuts (six) 7 1.00 «.7§ Checolat* cake, leaf, sweet milk and biking pewder...« 1.90 0.75 $0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25e, 0.50: next six 25c. i!0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. $0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 $0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. 0.50 next six 25c. Speaks at Commercial 5 0.50 next six 25c. *&£?*% 0.50 next six 2 5 3 & 4 Rooms oo Distance Tariff Freight BUI. Owing to an important committee meeting which demanded his pres ence at the, capital last night, Sen ator Thomas E. Cashman's visit to Willmar was postponed until Thurs day this week. He will arrive on the nine o'clock train and will be given all the time he wants to demonstrate the principal features of the distance tariff freight law which he has cham pioned in so many legislatures. He will bring charts with him to illus trate the inequalities of present freight rates. The Commercial Club will meet at the usual time at eight o'clock and will transact the routine business early before Senator Cashman's ar rival. There will be a representative of an electric company present to address the club on ornamental street lighting, a plan for Willmar of which will be presented by the Committee on Public Improvements. The meetmg is open to all and anyone interested is cordially invit ed to come and hear Senator Cash man's address. Mission Young People. The Young People's Society of the Swedish Mission church will hold their monthly meeting Thursday eve ning, Feb. 13, at which a program will be rendered. Refreshments will be served by Einar and George Bro gren. S Audience Invocation. Song choir Piano solo Ruby Sather Vocal duet Florence Magnuson and Roy H. Landberg. Piano duet Mabel Nelson and Adeline Sund berg. Myrtle J. Norin Vocal so Anna Nicholson Reading N Johnson a Violin solo Reuben Ekander Piano solo Mrs. A. J. Ostling Closing remarks. .Rev. A. J. Ostling Song Choir Omittei Improvements. Among the improvments omitted on our special page last week, in Township of Roseland, were the res idence and other improvements on "the E. F. Stuhr place which cost him $2,400, and the barn and other buildings on the W. H. Williams place, erected at a cost of $1,500. Mr. Stuhr's new place is built on a commanding position overlooking the neighborhood. He had selected the name of Plainview for the place, but found the name has already been registered for a farm in this county, so he will adopt another name. This might serve as a re minder to others who have adopted names for their places but neglected to register them at the court house. Elks Annual Ball. The 8th annual reception and ball of the Elks Lodge, which was held last Wednesday evening at the Bonde hall, proved as successful an occas ion as was anticipated. More than 150 dancers participated in a pro gram played by the Holt's Peerless Orchestra of Pipestone, and the hall was decorated in purple and white, the colors of the order, with the re ception room in pink. At a late hour refreshments were served by the Ladies' society of the St. Luke's Episcopal church. Bethel Y. P. S. At the February meeting of the Bethel Young People's society, which takes place next Wednesday evening, Feb. 12, at the Swedish Lutheran church, the following program will be rendered: Reading Arvid Eastlund Vocal duet Ethel and Erhardt Bergeson Rec Lydia Johnson Piano solo Fern Nelson Selection Gertrude Landberg Violin solo Prof. N. B. Swalin Vocal solo Miss Campbell Piano solo Harold Swenson Refreshments will be served by Victor, Amy and Minnie Fridlund. Titanic Survivor Speaks. August A. Wennerstrom, a Swed ish newspaper man, who is a surviv or of the Titanic disaster, is visiting with Capt. E. Anderson of the Sal vation Army at Willmar. Mr. Wen nerstrom was one of the last to leave the ship and was taken in a collapsible boat. This capsized once but was righted again. Mr. Wenner strom gave a lecture at the Army Hall last week when he gave a graphic word picture of that awful calamity. sHe leaves in a few days for a trip to Lake Superior towns on his way home, Culver, Xnd., where he is employed. fes'G^^^st Russell Soderling is reported very ill at his home in this city. The Bradford millinery store will be closed for the next ten days.— Adv. Sheriff Peter Bonde is confined to his hoem this week with a severe cold. AlrJ County Treasurer N. O. Kelson has been laid up with an attack of the grippe. z~ Mrs. Nl N. Feleen has been con fined to the bed by illness during the past two weeks. Miss Birdie Bjornberg left Mon day for Minneapolis to remain for an indefinite time. Mr. Henry Hess of Winona, was a pleasant visitor with bis daughter, Miss Elsie, a couple of days last week. -. Miss Edith Markle of Litchfield, was the guest of Miss Selphia Lar son from Monday until Tuesday night. Herbert Hengstler of the Gazette force, was ill several days last week and his place was filled by August Paulson. ,-* Dr. A. F. Mantor and F. W. Pow ell entertained a few of their friends at dinner last evening at the Elks club rooms. Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Tallman and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Larson leave to morrow morning for a three months' pleasure trip to California. George Brogren went to New Lon don last Thursday, returning Mon day. He attended the birthday par ty given for his cousin, Frans Bro gren last Thursday evening. C. A. Baklund has disposed of his photographic studio to Messrs. Elk jer and Stoll of Kerkhoven. See no tice on first page of this paper. Christ Rasmusson, the G. N. host ler, whose sudden illness was men tioned in oui last issue is improving. It is expected that he will soon, be able to be up and around again. 3 5 S is visiting at the C. Ackerman home. Mrs. Cole will be remembered by her Willmar friends as formerly Miss Delano of this city. The State Hospital has now twen ty-six patients. Sheriff Archie Whaley of Clay county brot down the first patient from Moorhead Jan. 25. Sheriff Keogh of Le Seuer Cen ter brot one on Wednesday of last week. Henry Johnson, whose serious in juries in a runaway accident were mentioned in last week's issue, is gradually improving. He was able to leave the hospital the first of the week, and is now cared for at his home, a half mile south of Willmar. A three weeks series of special meetings are being held at the Sw. M. E. church. The speakers present are as follows: Rev. Otto A. John son of Iron Mountain, Mich. Emil Magnuson of Atwater A. F. Peter son of Belgrade L. G. Edgren of Kandiyohi and the local pastor, Rev. Livingstone. The second annual ball of the Bro therhood of Locomotive Firemen held last Monday night at the Bonde Hall was a huge social success. There was a large crowd. The Han son-Nelson orchestra of Benson fur nished some excellent music for the occasion. The apartments of Miss Barbara Bradford on Fifth street were the scene of a happy surprise last Sat urday evening, arranged by Mrs. Chester Stoddard, complimentary to Miss Bradford and Wm. J. Freeman, whose marriage occurred yesterday. A social-evening was spent and an appetizing luncheon was served to about twenty guests. Some very pretty cut glass nieces were pre sented to the young people in antici pation of their approaching mar riage. ANNOUNCEMENT! I, the undersigned, having dispos ed of my photographic studios, take this opportunity to express my thanks and pleasure to my patrons for the pleasant business associa tions I have enjoyed in the past. My successors, Messrs. Elkjer and Stoll, with their combined education, practice and experience, will, I am sure, more than satisfy you. Mr. Elkjer has been a photogra pher In Willmar for a number of years and lately at Kerkhoven. Mr. Stoll is a graduate from the Illinois College of Photography and a been In business at Marshall during f§ the past year, and is well known ii this community, being an alumnus of theW. H.S. To any one desiring a pleasing, a* well as artistic photograph, l^fooT ,fcOJbJt .-§ ifer ifti