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LOCAL BREVITIES
Dr. Peter Nelson went to At
water Monday to transact business.
Miss Jonette Gordhamer of Nor
way Lake is working as relief oper
ator at Central.
F. A. Holmberg is working in
the tailor shop of Soderling& Lock
en on Fourth street.
Christ Nelson has accepted a po
sition as tailor at the Peter Berg
Tailoring establishment.
The Good Fellows will give their
next dancing party at the Carlson
hall on Monday evening, April 12.
E. C. Well in of the Leading Store
spent a few days in Chicago last
week buying new stock for spring
and summer wear.
The Success Cabinet company has
moved its office from the Ruble
block to the real estate office of
Lewis Johnson on Fourth street.
Rev. G. Peterson and Rev. J. 0.
Lundbeig of Sveawent to Litchfield
Monday to attend a mission meet
ing of the Swedish Lutheran
church.
The Ladies' Social Union will
give a coffee at the home of Mrs.
F. A. Rogers, 413-4th St. on Friday
afteinoon, March 19th. Everybody
invited.
The Ladies Guild will give their
second Lenten coffee this week on
Thursday, March 18, at the home
of Mrs. Carruthers, under the aus
pices of Mesdames Carruthers and
Joe Cleary.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Leslie and
daughter Frances Matilda returned
to their home near Wist, S. D.,
the first of the week after a visit
with relatives and friends here, in
Pennock and Luverne.
G. P. Karwand last week received
a carload of the well-known Moline
plows and Van Brunt drills. These
farm implements have given gen
eral satisfaction and the demand for
them is steadily increasing.
I. T. Cramer took a party of six
land seekers to Minneapolis the first
of the week, where they will join
one of the weekly excursions put
on for southern Alberta, Canada, by
the 0. W. Kerr Land company.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson left
on Friday for Balbon, N. D., near
which place they will make their
future home on a farm. Mr. John
son has been a renter on the John
Johnson farm near Spicer since
last fall.
A. H. Brown completed a deal
last Monday whereby he sold the
C. Henning residence in Spicer
Addition, one block north of Lin
coln school, to Herman W. Zelch,
a railway mail clerk on the Sioux
Falls line. The consideration was
$2600.
H. Hodney, who for some time
has been assisting Capt. Morris of
the local Salvation Army corps,
has gone to Chicago to work in the
Norwegian department of the
Army. His place here has been
taken by Cadet Gunnar Skoog, of
St. Paul.
The date for the appearance of
the Carleton College Glee club has
been set for Monday, April 5. The
club always gives an interesting
program, and they will no doubt be
greeted by a full house upon their
appearance here. There are two
Willmar boys in the club, Carl
Jacobson and Harrison Sherwood.
The officers' quarters in the Sal
vation Army hall now present a
more inviting appearance, the
looms having been fixed up with a
pleasing pattern of wall paper.
The paper was donated to the Army
by J. W. Kent, the owner of the
building, and the work of putting
it on was done free of charge
by Lewis Hedlund and John Sjo
quist.
The interior of the Elfstrum &
Company's drug store has been
brightened up with a coat of Dutch
blue wall and Danish cream ceiling
paper. The border is in Irish green
with red roses to match. Consider
ing the nationalities already repre
sented in the personnel of the store
Elfstrum's now has in stock the
largest assortment of nations in the
city.
H. E. Yapp, of the local grain
testing force, went to St. Paul Fri
day to enlist in the Anti-Armour
fight being waged by the Saintly
City. St. Paul doesn't want the
packing plant because it—St. Paul
—won't get anything but the smell,
and Minneapolis wants St. Paul to
have it for that very reason—and
furthermore because it, Minneapo
lis, will derive most of the benefits.
B. Ryberg and family have ar
rived here from Paxton, 111., and
they are now nicely settled on the
G. F. Johnson farm south of town.
Pete Lindstrom and family came
from Paxton at the same time and
they will make their future home
on the old 0. P. Rice farm, which
Mr. Lindstrom purchased some
time ago. Both of these deals were
closed thru the Anderson Land com
pany.
WILLMA
LOSS BY FIRE
OF FOLEY MILL
New London Milling Company
Sustains a Big Loss by De
struction of Foley Plant.
The New London Milling com
pany's mill and warehouse at Foley
was burned to the ground last Fri
day night. The origin of the fire
is unknown. It started in the mill,
and from there spread to the ware
house and in a comparatively short
time both buildings were a heap of
ashes 2000 barrels of flour and
about 10,000 bushels of wheat were
also destroyed. The loss is esti
mated at about $35,000, with about
$20,000 insurance. The mill, which
had a capacity of 200 barrels per
day, was purchased by the local
company in 1905.
The news concerning the fire was
received here by telephone, and R.
L. Thomson, local accountant for
the New London Milling company,
left on the noon train for Foley to
investigate the cause of the fire and
ascertain the amount of the loss.
W. J. Pinney, secretary and treas
urer of the company, is at present
on a tour in the west. He has been
informed regarding the fire and
will probably be home soon.
SVEASiFTlNGft-
Svea, March 15.—Little Jeanette
Nelson has been seriously ill, but
is reported improved at this writ
ing.
Hjalmar Ruud of Willmar came
out Saturday for a stay at S. M.
Swenson\s home.
Mrs. Martin Swenson and daugh
ter Elsie have been on the sick list
the past week.
Mrs. Andrew Johnson was a
guest at P. P. Johnson's place last
Friday.
Albin Vickman has hired out to
Otto Lindquist for the coming sea
son, commencing today.
Myrtle Johnson has been under
the weather the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Monson from
Tripolis visited their daughter,
Mrs. Martin Swenson, last Thurs
day.
A number from Svea and vicinity
attended a surprise on Miss Clara
Anderson in Roseland last Saturday
evening.
Oscar Francen is going to work
for P. O. Nelson the coming year.
Harry Bengtson of west White
field returned to his home last Tues
day, after having spent the winter
in Illinois.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Blomgren
and children left on Tuesday for
the Twin cities, where they will
visit for a while, after which they
will return to their home at Bow
bells, N. D.
Lars Strand and family, from
North Dakota, have moved to the
old Norling place south of the vill
age.
Creole Belle.
Missionary Society Meets.
The monthly meeting of the Wo
men's Missionary society of the
Presbyterian church was held last
Wednesday afternoon in the church
parlors. Mrs. T. M. Findley of
Spicer spoke on "The Outlook,"
and her address was much appreci
ated by those who heard her. A
very interesting paper was read by
Mrs. Thomas Scotton on, "Methods
of Giving." The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs. W. H. Chase, prseident Mrs.
George Thomas, secretary Mrs. F.
J. Bigham, treasurer Mrs. Wm.
Hengstler, secretary of literature.
The retiring treasurer, Mrs. E. M.
Stanford, reported that over $200
has passed thru her hands for mis
sionary objects during the past
year.
Lodge Man Was Impressed.
Among those who were present at
the M. E. church last Sunday even
ing to hear Rev. Grays' lecture on
"Secret Orders, and their Relation
to Christianity" was M. A. Cum
ming, deputy state manager of the
Modern Brotherhood of America.
He was so impressed with the lec
ture that on the following day he
called on Rev. Grays and secured a
complete copy of it, to be printed
in the official organ of the Modern
Brotherhood.
Birthday Surprise.
A birthday surprise was tendered
Mrs. Julius Helmer last Saturday
evening by about 50 of her friends.
The party was held at the Carlson
hall, and the evening was spent
most delightfully in games and so
cial intercourse. The guest of
honor was presented with a hand
some rocking chair and a purse of
money as a memento of the occa
sion.
Mrs. J. Johnson and daughter,
Mrs. .Creutzer, spent a few days
last week with relatives and friends
in Mamre.
VOLUME 15. WILLMAR, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 1909.
I £gtfi MAMRE
hflg^-Aecncr.
Mamre, March 15.—A pleasant
surprise was given in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. C. O. Bergren last Sunday
evening, when about nine o'clock a
large numher of their Mamre and
Dovre friends gathered at their
home. A sum of money was pre
sented to them, and a good social
time was enjoyed until a very late
hour. A midnight lunch was
served. The Bergren family have
discontinued farming and intend to
leave us in the early summer.
They have a large number of
friends here who are sorry to see
them go.
The literary society by the name
"Cyclone Club." which has weekly
meetings at the Lundbv school
house, met last Friday evening.
The subject for the debate was,
"Resolved, that the miser has done
more injury to society than the
spendthrift." The decision of the
judges was two to one in favor of
the negative side. This was one of
the best debates that has been ren
dered at that schoolhouse for the
last two years. On Friday evening
of this week the club will have a
good program, and it is believed
that the Cyclones will have a social
in the near future.
Frank Halla. who has been stay
ing at the C. F. Anderson place the
past winter, has hired out to Otto
Nelson for the coming summer.
Matt Abrahamson made a trip
thru the vicinity of Willmar, Spicer
and New London lately.
Victor Berglund came home last
SaturJay from Willmar, where he
has spent two months attending the
Seminary.
Miss Laura Abrahamson returned
home last Thursdav from Minnea
polis, where she had made a four
weeks' stay with relatives.
The west Solomon Lake wedding
bells have been ringing lately "to
beat the band."
Ed Lindgren sold a horse last
week to John Berglund for $175.
Miss Hilma Lindberg visited at
the J. P. Larson home a couple of
days last week. She leaves today
for a few days' stay in Willmar.
Services were conducted last Sun
day in the Lundby and East Salem
churches by Rev. Bowman of
Minneapolis.
A few of the young folks of this
town intend to go to Arctander
next Saturday evening to attend a
social at the schoolhouse in Dist.
56. Buster Brown.
DEMAND VOTE ON
LICENSE QUESTION
TheAnnual Petition of Those Who
Lead the Movement to Re-Es
tablish Saloon Regime.
To the City Clerk of the City of
Willmar*
We the undersigned residents and
legal voters in the City of Will
mar, hereby respectfully petition
and demand that the question
whether license for the sale of in
toxicating liquor shall be granted
or not be submitted to the legal
voters of said City of Willmar at
the next general election to be held
April 6, 1909, and that the same be
placed upon the ballot as required
by the City Charter of the City of
Willmar, and the laws of the State
of Minnesota.
Frank J. Strecker.
J. A. Swan.
A. O. Bryant.
M. Jorgenson.
J. Neuberger.
Christ Paulson.
Ole Barnstad.
August Anderson.
J. C. Freese.
C. K. Robinson.
Filed March 16, 1909.
Box Cars Collide.
While trying to use the same part
of the "lead" at the same time and
from opposite directions, two box
cars collided Saturday morning
with the result that one of them,
filled with "Tip Top" matches, was
tipped off and considerably dam
aged. The wrecker was sent for
and the car was soon back on the
tracks, but the matches had to be
transferred to another car. Some
bright genius took occasion to re
mark when he heard about the col
lision: "I guess there issomethin'
in a name after all. Those matches
were certainly "tip-tap."
Leave lor New Home In Alberta.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Norling
left on Monday for Sterling, Alber
ta, Canada, where they will make
their future home on a 320 acre
farm purchased last fall from the
Kerr Land company. Barney Leary
and family are busy packing this
week, preparatory to leaving for
Lethbridge, Canada, near which
place Mr. Leary has purchased a
fine 800 acre tract of farm land.
The deal was closed for the Kerr
company thru Mr. Cramer, their
local agent.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL FUND SUBSCRIPTION
OPEN AT WILLMAR UNTIL END OF MONTH
The response to the request made
by the committee appointed by
Mayor Peterson to solicit contribu
tions for the Lincoln Memorial
Fund has not been as generous as it
ought to have been. The reason is
probably that no personal solicita
tions are made, the committee de
pending entirely upon voluntary
contributions. Altho that is the
preferable way, people are so apt to
forget, and for that reason the
Tribune desires again to call atten
tion to this worthy project. Will
mar surely desires to do its share
in erecting this monument to one
of the greatest of American citi
zens, the man of the people, by the
people and for the people. Every
patriotic citizen ought to be not
only willing but glad of this oppor
tunity to prove his patriotism. It
is to be hoped that during the next
two weeks the citizens of Willmar
will get busy and subscribe what
ever they are able, that Willmar
may be counted among those cities
that thankfully remember "The
Savior of His Country." All con
tributions will be published in the
Darkey In Trouble Again.
Ezell Melton, who got into trou
ble about two months ago on ac
count of disorderly conduct, was ar
rested again early yesterday morn
ing on a charge of petit larceny.
His case was heard in municipal
court before Judge Muller at 10
o'clock, and he was found guilty
and given a fine of $45 and costs,
or 45 days in jail. As he was with
out funds, he was committed to the
county jail, where he remains at
present.
Among the guests arriving at the
Hub hotel late Monday evening
was Joe Anderson, a sailor on his
way home to Mamre on a furlough.
He had with him a suitcase and a
grip which contained a number of
curios collected by him during his
sojourn in foreign lands. Both of
these he left in his room while he
went to another apartment to visit
with a couple of friends. Scarcely
had he left when Melton, who has
been working for the hotel for some
time, went in, locked the door and
drank some whiskey which he
found, and got busy examining the
contents of the grips. Having
pocketed what he wanted he un
locked and opened the.door, only to
be met on the threshold by Mr.
Samuelson, the proprietor of the
hotel, who had been asked by his
wife to go and find out what was
the cause of the noise which she
had heard in the room. Right then
and there Melton was stricken by
something or other and he fell in
a swoon from which no one was able
to revive him. That is, none of
those present were able to do it,
and so they sent for Dr. Peter
Bonde. He did it not by smelling
salts, but by applying externally a
leather-covered capsule filled with
lead pills. That helped for a while,
but he had another spell downstairs
in the office which necessitated a
second and more vigorous applica
tion of the dope mentioned above.
That, and the fresh air outside,
worked wonders on Melton's physi
cal condition, and when he got to
the city lock-up he removed his
coats and sailed in to lick the offi
cers. A lively tussle resulted, but
in the end the arm of the law pre
vailed, and Melton was soon left
behind the bars to think it over.
All this happened between 1 and 2
in the morning. Eight hours later
in court Melton couldn't remember
anything, except that he had been
badly beaten by the officers. He
knew nothing about how the
French, Japanese, etc., coins had
got into his pockets, nor could he
explain by what sleight-of-hand
performance the ruby, moonstone,
opal and Mauri idol which were
found in his possession had been
transferred from the grip to his
wearing apparel. The only way he
could see thru it was that he must
have been drunk. That didn't help
his case much, tho, whether true or
not, and he is now the guest of the
man he tried to Fitzimmonize.
Naturally Mr. Anderson was very
Tribune. The places where money
is received are Carlson Bros. &
Frost's drug store, Elfstrum's drug
store and the Tribune office, where
samples of the certificate of honor
ary membership issued to contri
butors may also be seen. The lists
will be kept open until March 31.
The names and amounts sub
scribed to date are as follows:
P. C. Tonning, .50 H. C. Buell,
.50 Theo. J. Paulson. $1.00 Ole P.
Oslie, Raymond, 1.00 N. A. Soder
holm, Driscoll, N. D., .25 Victor
S. Knutson, Svea, .50 Nels Quam,
Ntw London, 1.00 Edward L.
Quam. New London, 1.00 John
Feig, 1.00 Ludvig S. Dale, .50
A. O. Forsberg, .50 E. C. Wellin,
.50 C. B. Carlson, .50 Philip C.
Gates, .50 Wm. T. Markhus, .50
H. S. Peterson, .50 Dwight Gates,
.50 A. Maurice Qvale. .25 Flor
ence G. Qvale, .25 G. E. Qvale,
.25 J. W. Kent, .25 H. B. Lid
stone, .25 T. O. Gilbert, .25 Ben
Benson, .25 F. V. Hanson, .50 S.
B. Carlson, .25 Albin Carlson, .25
Victor E. Lawson, .50 total to
date, $14.00.
much pleased to come into posses
sion of his curios again, and he left
a picture of the battleship Nebras
ka, aboard of which he is working,
a souvenir book of Japan, and a
couple of foreign coins with Sheriff
Bonde as a token of his thankful
ness.
ARCTANDER
ARROW?
Arctander, March 15.—J a
Rugtvedt arrived at Ytterboe's
place last Thursday after a year's
stay at his old home in Telemarken,
Norway.,
A son came to cheer the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Selmer Steberg last
week.
John Jelle is on the sick list these
days.
Miss Esther Hedeen arrived here
last Saturday to take charge of a
four months' term of school in Dist.
54.
Services will be conducted at the
Ea«t,Nqrway Lake church next Sun
day.
S. Hatlestad closed a term of pa
rochial school at the Synod church
last week.
All those who could manage to
keep a perpendicular pose on a
smooth surface displayed their skill
in executing graceful streaks and
designs with their "tiptoed carving
metal shoes" on Lake Eric last
Tuesday evening.
Mathias Nelson is assisting Ole
Njos these days.
Miss Ida Berg of Baltic, S. D.,
has been visiting with relatives and
friends around here for some time.
Messrs. Ole Melby and Carl Even
son, who have rented the G. Kam
bestad farm, moved into their new
location some time ago. Mrs.
Evenson, Carl's mother, is their
present housekeeper.
Mrs. Henry Swenson is still very
ill. The frequency in attacks of
appendicitis makes the case a criti
cal one.
Ole Haugen leaves for his claim
in Bowman county, N. D., this
week, after having spent a couple
of months with relatives and friends
here.
Miss Constance Larson, teacher in
Dist. 56, has made arrangements
for an entertainment and trinket
social to be given in the schoolhouse
next Saturday evening, beginning
at 8 o'clock. The ladies will each
please bring a trinket, together
with their name, and the gentlemen
will, no doubt, furnish the needed
'dough.'' Everybody is welcome.
Housekeepers Will Meet.
The Housekeepers' Club will meet
on Saturday afternoon, April 3rd,
at the Odd Fellows' Hall. The
serving committee for the meeting
will be Mesdames Rogers, Chair
man, Ramsett, A. E. Rice, H. W.
Rost, Rannestad, J. R. Peterson,
J. A. Porter, E. Parsons, Persley
and Kate Pinney.
Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Campbell
and son Donald Jerome spent Sun
day with friends at Campbell.
WANTED AT ONCE
A cash offer for my equity in the Glarum Hotel
and Feed Barn. The hotel has been re-papered
and cleaned from cellar to garret and is in first
class shape. Most of the furniture goes with
the hotel. It is leased until December 1st, 1909
on satisfactory terms. A good chance for the
right party to get a good hotel property cheap.
Must sell at once because we need the cash.
J. EMIL NELSON,
\A/lllma»r
Spicer-on-Green-Lake, March 15.
—The Band boys, numbering about
30, will give a concert in Mardin's
hall next Monday evening, March
22. Besides the music by the band,
there will also be some other selec
tions. Everybody come and enjoy
a great musical treat. Admission,
25 and 35 cents.
Miss Alma Nelson of Brooten
visited with her mother last week,
returning on Friday.
About fourteen young people en
joyed a sleighride to Kandiyohi last
Saturday evening, also taking in
the home talent play given there.
Mrs. C. Norsten spent a few days
in New London last week.
Miss Hanna Peterson closed her
school at Ringo Lake last Friday.
She begins a three months' tprm at
Nest Lake today.
Miss Bergitta Thorvig spent Sun
day at her home south of town.
Last Saturday evening a crowd of
eighteen young people gave a sur
prise party in honor of Miss Alma
Thorp. She was presented with a
sum of money.
James Hart was taken seriously
ill one evening last week. At this
writing he is improving and there
are hopes for his recovery.
Last Tuesday morning Dr. Jacobs
performed an operation for appen
dicitis on Miss Hulda Olson, living
west of town. The patient is get
ting along as nicely as could be ex
pected under the circumstances.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Johnson left
last Friday for Findley, N. D.,
where they will make their home
for some time. Their many friends
wish them good luck and happiness
on their journey.
Mrs. Axel Nelson visited with
her daughters, Mrs. V. Anderson
and Mrs. D. Downs, last week.
Miss Edna Monson spent Sunday
at N. Hendrickson's place.
Dr. and Mrs. Jacobs visited in
Willmar Saturday and Sunday.
Herbert Feig left for Willmar
last Saturday to resume his work in
the First National Bank there, as
Oscar Orred is to take the position
of cashier in the Spicer bank next
week.
Mrs. N. Berg went to Willmar
last Saturday, after having visited
with relatives here for a week.
Albert Thorvig visited at Ringo
Lake last Sunday.
Miss Edla Johnson was in Will
mar between trains last Saturday.
Last Friday afternoon occurred
the marriage of Mr. Andrew
Thompson to Miss Sadie Dalziel.
The ceremony took place in Will
mar. On Saturday evening a re
ception was given for them at the
home of Ole Dengerud. The new
ly married couple will leave in the
near future for some part of Cana
da, where they will make their fu
ture home. Heartiest congratula
tions and wishes for their happiness
and success will go with them.
Miss Julia Johnson left last Fri
day for Ellefson, N. D., where she
will stay for a while with her sis
ter, Mrs. Axel Jacobson.
Willie Monson and daughters
Elsie and Hazel made a few days'
visit at Asbury last week.
Mrs. N. Hendrickson returned
home last Monday from Minneapo
lis, where she has been visiting
with her sisters for a couple of
weeks.
Mrs. Theo. Farmen returned to
Madison last Wednesday after hav
ing visited with her parents a few
weeks.
Miss Agnes Nelson left for her
home at Eagle Lake last Wednes
day.
Mrs. Ida Jacobson came back
Monday from a two weeks' visit at
her home at Eagle Lake. She was
accompanied by her sister, Ragna
Erickson.
TRIBU
N
Erland Aune and Cornelius Aune
and daughter Ragna went to Minne
apolis last week to attend the
funeral of their cousin, Arthur
Westrum, who died a week ago
Saturday. Arthur was well known
around here, having lived in this
vicinity several years. Heartfelt
sympathy is extended to all his
folks.
Mrs. Oliver Larson entertained a
few of her friends last Saturday af
ternoon and evening.
Peter Burns was a Spicer visitor
one day last week.
Wired For Dog.
In response to a telegram received
last Wednesday by K. Samuelson,
the dog Topsy, the faithful friend
and companion of B. G. Larson,
whose death was mentiohed in the
Tribune two weeks ago, was sent by
express to Wittenberg, Wis., where
it will find a home with a sister of
Mr. Larson. It appears that some
time ago the dog staid at her home,
and when she found out that it had
been left among strangers it made
her so nervous she couldn't rest un
til it had been telegraphed for.
Mrs. A. J. Fixsen and children
returned to Cottonwood last Wednes
day after a weeks visit at the Gust
Gunderaon home at Eagle lake.
PRICE 5 CENTS. NUMBER 5.
AROUND WORLD
WITH FLEET
Mamre Boy Has Travelled Ex
tensively Since Enlisting in
the United States Navy.
Among the passengers at the de
pot yesterday was Joe Anderson,
who, clad in the regulation garb of
the U. S. navy, attracted a good
deal of attention. He was on his
way home to Mamre, where he will
spend a few days ith his paients,
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Anderson, and
other relatives and 1 iends.
Mr. Anderson is at piesent work
ing as water tender aboard the bat
tleship Nebraska, one of the ships
which lately completed a tour
around the world. The Nebraska
joined the fleet at San Francisco,
and from that time on Mr. Ander
son had the pleasure of visiting
many countries, among them being
China, Japan, Australia, Cuba, the
Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand,
etc. Everywhere the fleet was
greeted with enthusiasm, and every
where the sailors weie treated
royally. At Melbourne and Sydney
alone, one million dollais was spent
on their entertainment. Mr. An
derson was especially impressed
with the magnificent reception ten
dered the American visitors in Ja
pan, where the government and pri
vate citizens alike proved their ad
miration and respect for the United
States and its people.
The life of a sailor suits Mr. An
derson to perfection, and when his
time is up in April next he will re
enlist in the service. He says the
men aie all treated well, and given
all kinds of opportunities to ad
vance. Besides, the navy offers a
man an excellent opportunity of
seeing the world, Mr. Anderson
alone having traveled more than
80,000 miles since enlisting.
Entertained Girl Friends.
Miss Helen Marie Hanson enter
tained a number of little girl
friends at her home at 820 Fourth
street last Satuiday afternoon in
honor of Winifred and Elnore
Thomson. As the Thomsons are
going away soon, the affair was in
the nature of a farewell party.
Each guest was presented with a
doll dressed in pink and pale blue
as a favor. Miss Hanson and her
mother, Mrs. H. C. Hanson, were
assisted by Miss Gertrude Porter.
HAS LEASED THE
OPERA HOUSE
J. C. Forsberg Will Run Another
Picture Theater on AH Nights
With No Regular BUI.
Within two weeks Willmar will
have another Variety theater, to be
owned and operated by J. C. Fors
berg, who was formerly connected
with one of the local photo studios.
Mr. Forsberg has leased the Will
mar opera house from Crosby &
Markhus, and he will install a com
plete moving picture outfit there in
a short time, planning to have
everything in running order by the
first of next month. Besides at
tending to the business connected
with the new theater, Mr. Forsberg
will have charge of the advertising
work to be done for all regular
shows booked by Crosby & Markhus.
The new show house will from time
to time put on up-to-date vaude
ville acts, and these will no doubt
prove additional attractions for the
theater-going public.
With the Bijou theater located in
its new building on Benson avenue,
and the new theater doing business
in the opera house, Willmar will
be pretty well supplied with theat
rical entertainment.
Died at Dodge Center.
A telegram was received here
Friday morning from Dodge Center
announcing the death of J. K. Fan
cher. Mr. Fancher was the only
brother of Misses Louise, Pleiades
and Rowena Fancher of this city
and Mrs. Helen Cooley of Minnea
polis. Death was due to a compli
cation of diseases, the deceased hav
ing been a sufferer for more than a
year. He was about 69 years of
age at the time of death. The
funeral was held on Sunday.
A House Warming.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Sandberg
gave a house warming party in
their new home at 306 Litchfield
avenue west last Sunday afternoon
and evening. The time was
pleasantly spent in music and social
intercourse, and a bountiful six
o'clock dinner was served to about
20 guests.
The Willmar Socialist local held
its annual business meeting the first
of the week. Nearly all the com
rades were present. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year, and
a demonstration arranged for May
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Personaml Mention. I
Mrs. S. B. Chapin went to
Minneapolis Thursday morning for
a brief visit.
Miss Alice Lawler was a guest
last week at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. Lawler.
William Goranson of St. Paul
spent Sunday at his parental home
south of the city.
Mrs. Anna Nelson of Kerkhoven
was the guest a few days last week
of Mrs. Peter Nelson.
Misses Sadie and Tillie Matson
went to Belgrade Friday for a visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. S. P. Olson went to New
London Friday to spend a few days
at the E. A. Olander home.
Mrs. D. W. Haley and son Robert
spent the Sabbath at the Robeit
Tait home at Diamond Lake.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hanscom of
Superior, Wis., spent the Sabbath
with friends and relatives in Will
mar.
Mrs. C. E. Oberg and sons Eu
gene and Willworth returned home
Thursday from a month's visit in
Chicago.
Miss Hattie Ekander went to
Morris Friday where she will play
for some time in the Leite Moving
Picture Theater.
John B. Boyd and daughter, Miss
Iillian, went to Minneapolis Satur
day for a few days' visit with rela
tives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. And. Klevjer of
Morris have been visiting with
friends and relatives here and at
Spicer the past week.
Miss Ingeborg Larson returned to
Belgrade Friday after a couple of
days' visit here with her sister,
Mrs. Albert Ahlberg.
Mrs. E. W. Putnam and daugh
ters Hattie and May went to Kandi
yohi Friday for a few days' visit
with relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. D. Elmquist spent
Sunday in Grove City at the home
of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Redlund.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kelly,
daughter Phyllis and son Francis,
spent the Sabbath at the homes of
Dan Downs and Patrick Downs in
Spicer.
Mrs. M. Ryan visited with Will
mar friends between trains Satur
day on her way from Litchfield to
Morris, where she will visit for
some time.
Mrs. C. U. Mattson returned to
her home at Dassel Monday after a
week's visit with her son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C.
A. Mattson.
Peter L. Thorpe returned to As
siniboia, Canada, last evening,
after a visit with relatives and
friends in town of Dovre. He wa«
a nephew of the late Lars P.
Thorpe, of town of Dovre.
Fred Peterson, Andrew Jorgenson
and William Westerholm visited
with Willmar friends between
trains while on their way home to
Hutchinson from Tyler, where they
have been attending school, Satur
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Calkins vi
sited with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Gaut
a couple of days the first of the
week. They were on their way
home to Portage, Wis., from a visit
in Luverne. Mr. Calkins was for
merly express messenger on the
Willmar-Sioux City line.
Oliver Walhood returned to Pe
kin, N. D., Friday after a visit at
the home of Gabriel Stene in Lake
Andrew and with Henry Stene in
Atwater. He was accompanied to
Willmar by Misses Hannah Stene
and Hilda Skaalerud, who were on
their way home to Norway Lake
after a visit in Atwater.
Misses Myrtle Miller, Florence
Neuberger and lone Geer, and Earl
Neuberger and Gerald Geer went
to New London Friday to attend a
party given in the evening of that
day by Ernest Knight. This was
in the nature of a farewell party,
as the Knight family will soon
move from New London to Spokane,
Wash.
Miss Winifred Rogers entertained
fifteen young lady and gentlemen
friends last Saturday evening at a
St. Patrick's party. The house was
prettily decorated in green and
white, and white pipes served as
place cards. A number of games
were played, prizes being awarded
to Ethel Govig, Alice Hoglund and
Chester Ives.
Harry G. Green and Chas. Heber
ling were among those who attend
ed the Automobile Show in Minne
apolis Saturday. Charles contract
ed for a 23 hand power, Mixwell
n-a t-t n-m les-out-in-the
country-and-stop, on future deliv
ery, and Harry purchased outright
a Green combination tricycle-aero
plane. W a Minton wore
Harrys' express badge and looked
I after Rosa while Harry was gone