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VOLUME 15.
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Personal Mention.
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Mrs. Charles Birch returned from
St. Cloud on Thursday.
Miss Matilda Bonde was a week
end guest of Minneapolis friends.
Mr. and Mrs. D. N. Tallman
spent Thursday in the twin cities.
Mrs. J. A. Hanscom visited her
son Walter, in Superior last week.
Miss Cornelia Otterness went to
Atvvater Satuiday for a brief visit.
Miss Julia O'Brien returned to
her home in Graceville on Thurs
day.
W. M. Chase returned Saturday
evening from a business trip to the
cities.
Mrs. L. M. Crosby spent Friday
and Saturday with Minneapolis
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Olson went
to Irving Saturday for a couple of
days visit.
Miss Ida Sanderson was a week
end guest of Miss Gladys Ziesmer
at Litchfield.
Mrs. D. Garretson of Waupun,
Wis., is the guest of her son, Dr.
C. E. Gerretson.
Mrs. E. L. Steiger was here from
Minneapolis last week the guest of
Mrs. C. E. Gerretson.
J. C. Collins, of Benson, deputy
oil inspector, was a Willmar visitor
between trains Saturday.
Misses Paulson, Dixon, Johnson,
and Hess spent Saturday afternoon
and evening at Litchfield.
Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Smith went
to their Crescent Beach cottage on
Saturday for a week's outing.
Miss Olive Crosby was enter
tained by Miss Gladys Ziesemer at
her home in Litchfield on Saturday.
Mrs. Olof Brogren and son Oscar
were the guests of New London
friends and relatives over Sunday.
Miss Florence Porter has been
enjoying a visit the past week from
Miss Marie Miller of Cumberland,
Wis.
Dr. C. E. Gerretson entertained
his brother, W. F. Gerretson, of
Milwaukee, a couple of days last
week.
Miss Blanche Julian is here from
Ben idji, the guest of her sisters,
Mrs. Fred Ackerman and Miss Flo
Julian.
Miss Emma T. Johnson went to
Raymond Saturday to spend a month
at the home of her brother, Charles
Johnson.
Miss Lillian Carlson returned to
St. Paul Satuiday after a visit here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
P. Carlson.
Miss Florence Smith has taken
Miss Lenoia Boyd's position as
cashier for the Willmar Bakery and
Ice Cream Co.
Miss Lillian Larson returned on
Thursday to River Falls, Wis,
where she has a position in a de
partment store.
A. 0. Qvale went to Hudson,
Wis., Fiiday morning to be present
at the funeral services of his broth
er, S. 0. Qvale.
Mrs. E P. Glad, who had been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
P. Rannestad, returned to Minne
apolis on Thursday.
Miss Mayme Holmgren returned
to Minneapolis Saturday after a
couple of days visit with her aunt,
Mrs. Anna Holmgren.
Mrs. J. R. Peterson went to Min
neapolis Friday morning to meet
Dr. Peterson on his return from a
month's stay in Chicago.
Prof. Hilleboe's family, who
moved from this city to Benson,
are occupying their recently pur
chased residence in that city.
Al. Palm and John P. Olson left
for Rock Rapids, Iowa, Sunday
night, where they were called as
witnesses in the Harrington case.
Miss Christine Helgeson, vest and
coat maker at the Berg tailor shop,
has returned to Willmar from her
visit to her old home near Bergen,
Norway.
C. Larson returned home on Sat
urday from Browns Valley where he
has been doing carpenter work for
Mr. Bjorsell during the last three
months.
Charles E. Horn
Helen Hornbeck,
by Mr. and Mrs.
at Litchfield on
Mr. and Mrs.
beck and Miss
were entertained
A. J. Whitaker
Saturday.
A. E. Rice went to St. Paul on
Monday to attend the first meeting
of the Johnson Memorial commis
sion, as the commissioner from the
7th district.
Mesdames Nellie Noreen and
John Dale accompanied Mrs. Lena
Pallmer to her home in Minneapolis
on Saturday to remain for a few
days guests of Mrs. Pallmer.
Mrs. F. 0. Berglund and daugh
ters Pearl, Marion and Frances
went to Kerkhoven Saturday for a
visit with Mrs. Berglund's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Westgaard.
Mr. and Mrs. C.
daughter, Miss Kate Tonning, I soon.
WILLMA
visited Supt. and Mrs. Tonning,
while enroute from Decorah, Iowa,
to Moorhead, where they expect to
make their home.
Mrs. Everett W. Lewis came
from New Haven, Conn., on Friday
for a month's visit with her
mother, Mrs. J. H. Brown, and
other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lewis have
removed from Menonville, Wiscon
sin, to St. Paul, where Mr. Lewis
has a position with the Twin City
Rapid Transit Co.
Miss Alma Moe and her brother,
Thorvald Moe, returned to Monte
video Saturday after a couple of
weeks' visit at the homes of Mrs.
Martha Botnen and K. T. Rykken in
Dover.
Judge and Mrs. G. E. Qvale and
Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Qvale, left on
Thursday for Hudson, Wis., to at
tend the funeral of their brother, S.
0. Qvale, who died on Wednesday
morning.
Misses Emma E. Johnson, Ada
Broman, Amy Fridlund and Emma
T. Johnaon were among those who
attended the Harvest Festival at
Tripolis. They all report a most
enjoyable time.
A. W. Daineslon returned to
Merriam Park Sunday morning
after a two weeks vacation spent at
his home in Lake Andrew. Mr.
Danielson is now working as clerk
in the general offices of the Great
Northern.
SUNDAY SCHOOL RALLY
NEXT SUNDAY NOON.
A Sunday school rally will take
place on October 10 at 12 o'clock at
the Presbyterian church. A careful
religious canvass of Willmar has
been made by the Presbyterian
church, and on the above date the
following program will be given.
We confidently expect to see at this
service every one who is interested
in making this rally day a success.
All home department and cradle
roll members are especially request
ed to be present.
Program—11:45 a. m. Sacred
melodies from church tower. 12
m. Orchestra selection, phonograph
hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers
prayer, Rev. Buell Address of wel
come, Isabelle Somerville talk on
immigrant work, Mr. Scotton re
sponsive reading No 10 missionary
offering hymn, God Bless Our
Native Land primary exercises
and graduation Through Another
Year, Adeline Marshall prayer of
thanks, Elsie Styles Rally Day Call.
Ada Falkingham song by ehoir. To
The Harvest Field report of de
partment superintendents Cradle
Roll, Mrs. Geo. Otterness Primary
Department, Mrs. Buell Home
Department, Mrs. Curran recogni
tino and general report, Rev. Buell
secretary's report hymn, 0 Brother
Lift Your Voices benediction spe
cial orchestra selection, phonograph.
History Club.
The members of the History club
enjoyed their first meeting for the
season at the home of Mrs. A. P.
Adams on Monday afternoon, Oct.
4.
The course of study chosen is the
Italian and Grecian year of the
Bay View Course. The lesson,
taught by Mrs. Adams, was most
interesting and the ladies are look
ing forward with much pleasure
to their year's work.
The annual election of officers
was held and the following mem
bers will have charge of affairs:
President, Mrs. P. C. Tonning vice
president, Miss Louise Fancher
secretary and treasurer, Mrs. Frank
Bigham critic, Mrs. A. P. Adams.
The club will hold their next
meeting with Mrs. Frank Bigham
October 18.
Housekeepers Meet.
The Housekeepers' club held their
first meeting for the season at I. 0.
0. F. hall Saturday afternoon. At
the close of the pleasing program
the business meeting was called
and the disposal of the proceeds
from the flower show was thor
oughly discussed. The suggestion
to present a curio cabinet to the
public library met with general ap
proval and Mesdames Andrew Lar
son, S. E. Stansberry and Chas.
Odell, were appointed a committee
to look into the matter of styles
and prices of cabinets and report at
the November meeting. After ad
journment a pleasant social half
hour was spent and coffee was
served by the group of ladies ap
pointed by the president at the
previous meetings. The Housekeep
ers' generosity in presenting so
many appropriate gifts to the pub
lic library is recognized and appre
ciated by all interested in that in
stitution.
B. J. Greenfield returned home
Saturday after an extended stay in
Fessenden, N.D., where he has been
doing carpenter work. Mr. Green
field thinks there is no place quite
like the vicinity of Fessenden, and
Tonning and he says he may go up there again
R. R. MAGNATE
IN WILLMAR.
Hundreds of School Children
and Willmar Citizens Greet
James J. Hill at Depot.
James J. Hill was given one of
the most enthusiastic greetings ever
given to a Willmar visitor when he
went through here last Friday even
ing. The train was late, but the
hundreds of people who had gath
ered at the depot to see the famous
railroad magnate waited patiently
until at last the special pulled in
from the south. Mr. Hill appeared
on the platform of his private car
at once, and gave an impromptu
speech, in which he regretted that
the train was late, thereby prevent
ing him from spending as much
time as he wished in,Willmar, and
he also promised to come some time
and spend an afternoon here in or
der to get acquainted with the
business people and to find out
what the Great Northern might do
to make Willmar bigger and better.
Mr. Hill was just returning
home from a lecture tour, and he
was visibly tired. He was as good
natured as ever, though, and made
everybody feel good by his happy
and cheerful remarks. The fea
ture of the reception here was the
presence of a large number of school
children, who carried flags in
honor of the guest of the day, and
who joined with unbounded enthu
siasm in greeting him.
Presbyterlal MeeHng.
The St. Cloud presbytery will
hold its fall meeting at Atwater,
Oct. 11 and 12. Besides Rev. H.
C. Buell, the Willmar church will
be represented by L. A. Vik as
delegate with elder Thomas Scotton
alternate.
Immediately after the presbyter
ial meeting the Synod will convene
at Albert Lea. On Wednesday a
synodical Sabbath school institute
to which all Sunday school workers
are invited, will be held. Among
the speakers at these sessions will
be Dr. George L. Robinson of Mc
Cormack seminary, Chicago, and
Dr. James Wallace, formerly presi
dent of Macalester college. The
regular synodical meetings will
open Thursday evening.
"Rally Day.**
Next Sunday will be observed as
"Rally Day" in the Presbyterian
church. At the morning services,
the pastor will speak on "Rallying
around the Word of God," Neh.
8:1-12. At 12 m., the Sabbath
school session will be held with
special rally day exeicises. The
offering will be for mission work
among the immigrants in the U. S.
The C. E. rally service will be
held at 6:30, the special topic to be
considered being: "How Can We
Improve Our Society," Mr. Hiley
A. Seyvold will lead.
At 7:30 the song and preaching
when the pastor will speak on "The
Inner Circle," a sermon to young
people. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to attend these services.
Big Real Estate Deal.
A. P. Adams and S. L. Benton
have sold one-half section of land
in Saskatchewan, Canada, for Mr.
Ludvig Ellefson to N.O. Nelson and
S. L. Benton, and as part payment
Mr. Ellefson took the house and lot
on First St. which formerly be
longed to Hans H. Brix. They also
sold this week, the se£ of Sec. 18
119-35, in Willmar township, be
longing to Mr. Mons Larson, to
Ludvig Ellefson, the consideration
being $50.00 per acre and the L.
Ellefson residence on First St. to
Mr. Mons Larson, the consideration
being $2,000.
Hlflb Class Entertainment.
Miss Elizabeth Hill, a reader of
marked ability and splendid elocu
tionary powers, will give an enter
tainment at Carlson's Hall Thursday
evening, Oct. 14, under the auspices
of the ladies' aid society of the M.
E. church. Miss Hill's readings
are of the most excellent and pleas
ing class and all who have been
privileged to enjoy one of her pro
grams endorse her work in the
highest terms. She never fails to
enthuse and captivate her audience.
You are invited and also urged to
attend this high class entertain
ment. Admission 25c.
An Open Letter.
Willmar, Minn., Oct. 5,1909.
To the Men's League of the Pres
byterian church at Willmar:
Gentlemen:—
The resolutions adopted by your
league were received by this com
mittee and read at a meeting this
afternoon.
While we appreciate that the ac
tivities of your league are directed
with the idea of advancing the
moral welfare of the city, we be
lieve your action in passing these
resolutions and publishing the same
abroad was not only ill-advised as
injuring the reputation of our
street fair and the good name of
the city,, but positively unjust in
the damaging reflections which its
conclusions direct upon the charac
ter of the members of the street
fair committee.
We resent with all our strength
the imputation contained in said
resolutions that our committee
should have knowingly engaged,
abetted or permitted any* immoral
shows or gambling institutions at
the Willmar street fair. Our con
tract with the carnival company ex
pressly stated that none but moral
shows or attractions were to be
furnished. If anything unseemly
was brought here under cover of
the carnival troupes or if the hun
dred odd people whom they carried
included bad characters, no one de
plores that fact more than the
members of the street fair commit
tee. We feel certain, however,
that neither the city nor county
authorities would Have permitted
such practices as charged to operate
had such been brought to their at
tention. The street fair committee
certainly did not have the power,
even if so disposed, to suspend city
ordinances or state laws. As far as
we know, there were no shows or
attractions here that were not per
mitted at the state fair grounds and
CHANGES IN
VALUATION
Minnesota Tax Commission
Raises Valuation of County
Classes affected by Change.
County Auditor Feig has re
ceived from the Minnesota tax com
mission the changes made by that
body in the assessed valuation for
real and personal property as re
ported by the county board of
equalization. The increase
amounts to $55,040, which makes
the total valuation $1,614,906. A
table showing the clasess affected
and the percent of increase is pub
lished below:
Horses—One year old, 10 per
cent two years old 10 per cent.
Cattle—Cows, 5 per cent.
Automobiles and other power
vehicles, 10 per cent.
Watches and clocks, 40 per cent.
Melodeons and organs, 10 per
cent.
Threshing engines and machines,
20 per cent.
Gold and silver plate and plated
ware, 10 per cent.
Diamonds and jewelry, 10 per
cent.
Goods and merchandise—Retail
merchants, 5 per cent.
Manufacturer's materials and
manufactured articles—Logs, lum
ber and lath in hands of retailers,
25 per cent other materials and
manufactured articles, 10 per cent.
Moneys, other than banks, bank
ers, brokers or stock jobbers, 10
per cent.
Credits, other than banks, bank
ers, brokers or stock jobbers, 10 per
cent.
Stock and furniture of sample
rooms and saloons, 50 per cent.
Elevators, warehouses and im
provements on right of way or
other R. R. lands, 5 per cent.
Married In Sioux City.
August Anderson, aged 63, and
Mrs. Thrine H. Lande, aged 50, of
Willmar, Minn., were married at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Claus Madsen
1601, Virginia street, by Rev. M.
J. Peterson of Morning Side. Mrs.
Lunde and Mrs. Madsen are well
known at Vermillion, S. D. Mr.
Anderson is a retired farmer.
They will live at Willmar.—Sioux
City Journal, Tuesday.
Mr. Anderson's many Willmar
friends congratulate and join in
wishing him and the lady of his
choice all kinds of happiness.
Monday Afternoon Club.
The afternoon of Monday, Oct. 4,
was very pleasantly spent by the
club ladies at the home of Mrs.
Gates. Many topics of interest
were given and discussed, the books
were located and exchanged, the
secretary and treasurer gave very
gratifying reports of the year's
work and the financial condition of
the club, and then the president
introduced the subject of the club's
annual gift to the library, which
was very satisfactorily settled by
the ladies deciding to present a
beautifully bound volume of
March's Thesaurus.
Among the many delighftul gifts
already presented to our public li
brary by the Monday Afternoon
club none will be more helpful than
this "Thesaurus Dictionary of the
English Language." It is the lat
est compilation of the most instruc
tive information and will be inval
uable to students and all patrons of
WILLMAB, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1909. PRICE 5 CENTS
no criticism or condemnatory reso
lutions have been published regard
ing that fair although dozens of
churches were .represented on the
grounds.
As to the suggestions for the fu
ture, we sincerely trust that the in
terest manifested by the men's
league will continue active until
next street fair. The members of
the street fair association are elect
ed at a public meeting held each
year. When next year's commit
tee chosen there is nothing to
prevent the men's league from tak
ing an active part and selecting
such of their members on the street
fair committee as are willing to
donate their means and energies for
several weeks to the end that the
street fair be made a credit to the
city. And we are certain that if
they should see fit to do this the
undersigned will be willing to give
them the benefit of the doubt when
the chronic fault-finders make their
complaints or if anything unforseen
happens to mar the occasion.
Respectfully yours.
W. J. Pinney
E. C. Wellin
Hans Gunderson
0. R. Berkness
Victor E. Lawson
A. E. Rice
D. N. Tallman
C. B. Carlson
H. S. Peterson.
the library a veritable storehouse
of knowledge.
A delicious buffet luncheon came
next on the program. Following
this Mrs. Hornbeck entertained the
ladies with an excellent article by
S. A. Thompson, in the August
Outlook, "The Nation's Need of
Waterways." The guests, who
were cordially welcomed by the
club, were Miss Mary Boyd of In
dianapolis, Mrs. Everett Lewis of
New Haven, Conn., and Mrs.
Thomas of Minneapolis. Mrs. Al
ton Crosby will be hostess for Oct.
18, and Mrs. Meyer magazine re
porter.
Millie Lange gave current events
Tuesday morning.
Eiffel Holm was absent from
school the first part of the week.
Report cards were out Tuesday
afternoon. Of course every body
got A's.
Margaurite Stockwell gave "The
Violin Solo," a very beautiful se
lection.
Augusta Johnson gave a very in
teresting reading Thursday morn
ing. It was an Irish selection.
The high school foot ball team
will play the Benson team at Will
mar next Saturday. Everybody is
invited, admission 25 cents.
The Willmar foot ball team
played Litchfield last Saturday af
ternoon. The score was 17 to 0 in
favor of Litchfield. The backfield
and the line of Litchfield out
weighed our men by several pounds.
Trie features of the game were the
line bucking of Bierman of Litch
field, and the tackling of Smith and
Nyquist of Willmar. Willmar tried
a few forward passes but only two
worked. Willmar gained most
effectively through line plunges.
They worked a series of plays which
threw Litchfield right off its feet.
The game was refereed by E. L.
Udell of Willmar and Mr. Martin
dale of Litchfield officiated as um
pire during first half and Mr.
Krucher of Litchfield during second
half. The second half was much
more devoid of arguments between
the officials than the first. The
time of halves was 25 and 20 min
utes. Wheeler and Hengster acted
as lines men.
Goes to Howard Lake.
The M. E. conference was held
at Duluth the past week, and we
notice from the report that the Rev.
Crawford Grays has been assigned
to Howard Lake. Rev. and Mrs.
Grays made a host of friends at
Willmar during the past year, who
vill regret to hear that they will
not remain at Willmar. The new
M. E. pastor at Wilmar is Rev. J.
L. Patermeter. R. P. Cummings, the
pastor at Raymond and Woods dur
ing the last years was transferred
to Beardsley, and his place will be
taken by the Rev. E. B. Service.
Sale of Home Cooldag.
A sale of home cooking will be
held at the new store of J. W.
Wiggins & Co. during the after
Boon of Saturday, Oct. 9, and will
be continued every two weeks dur
ing the winter at this place, under
the auspices of the ladies of St.
Luke's church.
Mrs. H. W. Johnson and daughter
Marion arrived here Saturday for a
few days visit with Mrs. Johnson's
father and mother-in-law, Dr. and
Mrs. Christian Johnson. Mrs. John
son was on her way home to Roth,
N. D., from Butler, 111., where she
had been the guest of her parents
for some time.
PRIZE-WINNERS
ARE ANNOUNCED
Public Improvements Committee
Award Prizes for Most Neat
ly Kept Premises.
The public improvement commit
tee of the Commercial club have
filed the following report to be pre
sented to the club at its next meet
ing. The undertaking of attempt
ing to inspect and score all the well
kept premises in the city of Will
mar four times during the season
was an extensive one which entailed
more work on the committee than
many suppose. There can be no
doubt that the object of the club in
offering these prizes to provide an
influence towards improved appear
ance of our city has been accom
plished. The mere fact that the
premises have been inspected every
month have had a stimulating
effect among householders to keep
their premises in good trim even if
there was no prize in view. The
report follows:
REPORT OF WELL KEPT PRE-
MISES.
Willmar, Minn., Oct. 4, 1909.
To the Commercial club of Willmar:
Gentlemen:
On May 11, 1909, the Willmar
Commercial club offered a series of
cash prizes to be awarded by the
Public Improvement committee at
its discretion for the best kept pre
mises among the householders of
the city, the total amount of such
prizes to not exceed fifty ($50) dol
lars. The prizes were apportioned
as follows: $10 for the best kept
premises, whether by hired garden
er or otherwise $40 to be divided
among those who did not hire any
work done on their premises, di
vided into five prizes of $15, $10,
$7, $5 and $3.00.
Your committee has made four
tours of inspection this season and
have carefully scored on the five
features of general appearance,
flowers and shrubs, lawn, boulevard
and backyard.
These inspections were made once
each month during June, July,
August and September. After a
most careful inspection and consid
eration your committee has awarded
the prizes for the best kept pre
mises in the city to Nils Jorgenson
on the corner cf Eleventh street
and Becker avenue. The committee
felt that the spirit of this contest
was not to determine which pre
mises were the greatest in extent
or which was worth the more
wealth or which has the costliest
residence, but which gave evidence
of having received the most scrupu
lous care and where the best result
had been attained with the means
at hand.
In participation of the other
prizes, the committee has excluded
all whom the committee had any
reason to believe had actually em
ployed or are able to employ gar
deners'to do the work. These prizes
were awarded as follows:
First prize, $15, O. L. Lien, cor.
7th and Litchfield.
Second prize, $10, Olof Brogren,
cor. 7th and Monongalia.
Third prize, $7, John Gilhertson,
cor. Becker and Mason.
Fourth prize, $5, C. Freeberg,
cor. Second and Minnesota.
Fifth prize, $3, Chris. Peterson,
cor. Campbell and 12th.
There were some over one hun
dred places that were actually
scored on every one of the features
named in the conditions of the con
test, and the committee desires to
state that there were a number of
other places that were handsomely
kept but which could not be scored
because they lacked one or more of
the features required. Of those
scored the committee desires to
name the following as worthy of
honorable mention:
Russell Spicer
D. N. Tallman
G. E. Qvale
Ole Barnstad
Fred Wold
Geo. Otterness
F. F. Nelson
S. S. Glarum
S. B. Qvale
C. B. Carlson
A. G. Hedin
John Skoolheim
J. B. Boyd
Fred Paulson
Andrew Larson
W. H. Nethaway
Judge Muller
W. F. Gratz
J. F. Branton
W. J. Pinney
Samuel Garver
A. N. Lewis
C. H. Sherwood
J. F. Millard
C. W. Lonn
E. M. Stanford
J. A. Hedin
John Nelson
Christ liorentzen
Mrs. Mary Haley
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Mrs. Lunde
Dinus Johnson
L. O. Thorpe
C. Hennings
Mrs. Sanabo
I. T. Cramer
C. L. McLaughlin
Dr. Peterson
A. F. Hanscom,
N. W. Larson
Rasmus Paulson
L. A. Vik
J. S. Robbins
Erick Ohsberg
H. Gunderson
A. E. Rice
M. Jorgenson
G. W. Tyler
Pete Rasmusson
F. G. Handy
C. Ackerman
C. W. Odell
Mrs. Lutina Porter
P. Lundberg
J. J. Ekander
N. O. Nelson
J. W. Ostlund
Swan Anderson
Chas. Dahlin
W. E. Boyd
Samuel Porter
Rasmus Korthe
Louis Moberg
Andrew Rasmusson
Rasmus Rasmusson
L. A. Hoglund
John Feig
Alton Crosby
I. Bassebo
D. M. Mclntyre
'Continued on last page.)
GREAT NORTHERN SECURES
BIG MAIL CONTRACT.
A new order went into effect last
Monday in accordance with which
the new all-mail train which passes
thru here at 10:55 a. m. will carry
mail to Willmar from the Twin
Cities and will also take aboard mail
for Benson, Morris and Breckenridge
and all points in North Dakota,
Montana and Washington.
The much coveted contract for
this fast service, which, with its
connections to Chicago, is said to
involve the sum of nearly $2,000,
000, has been awarded to the Great
Northern railway.
Nearly all transcontinental roads
entered into the contest, but the
Great Northern's recent experiment
with fast trains led to its winning
the contest.
By this schedule, mail leaving
New York at 9 o'clock on Monday
afternoon will reach Seattle at 6 a.
m. the following Friday, only three
days from coast to coast. It is also
announced that all intermediate
points from St. Paul and Minne
apolis to Puget Sound will be
afforded an enjoyment of the new
service.
Four relays of clerks will work
on the cars between St. Paul and
Seattle—the first working from St.
Paul to Devils Lake, the second
from Devils Lake to Glasgow,
Mont., the third from Glasgow to
Whitefish, Mont., and the fourth
from Whitefish to the end of their
route.
The Lyman Twins will be here in
the musical comedy, "The Prize
Winners," next Saturday night.
The show comes here highly recom
mended, and lovers of musical com
edy will do well to see it. The
shows the management of the opera
house have put on so far this year
have been excellent, and it is to be
hoped the public will show its ap
preciation by a liberal patronage.
The November meeting of the
Housekeepers' club will meet on
Saturday, the 6th day of November
at the Odd fellow's hall and the fol
lowing ladies will serve: Mesdames
James Carruthers, chairman, Anton
Bakke, C. A. Birch, Mary Bennett,
J. C. Curran, Joe Cleary, Carl
Carlson, I. T. Cramer, Alton Cros
by, P. E. Collier.
Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Halvorson of
New London went through here
Monday on their way to Springfield,
111., where they will visit for a cou
ple of weeks. They were accom
panied by Mrs. Halvorson's cousin,
Luther Neer, of Springfield.
Gustaf Olson, a youth from Lilla
Hutt, Gallaryd, Smaland, arrived
in Willmar last Monday direct from
his home in the old Fatherland.
He is a son of a cousin of Jonas
Monson, and will make his home at
the Mon3on homestead for some
time to come.
Miss Leonora Boyd spent Saturday
and Sunday in the cities. Miss
Boyd has resigned her position
with the Willmar Bakery and Ice
Cream Co. and after a short vaca
tion will go to Glenwood, where
she will teach shorthand in the
Glenwood academy.
Mrs. R. Sunde, daughters Annie
and Effie and son Bernhard, have
arrived here from Green Lake
where they have been spending the
summer. They intend to leave in
a short time for some point in Col
orado,
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HISTORICAL!
?0CIFT\. I
NUMBER 34.
LOCA BREWIES!
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Achterkirch spent Sunday
with friends in Minneapolis.
Mrs. J. B. Ward spent Sunday
with friends at Paynesville.
Miss Edna Mollar of Minneapolis
is the guest this week of Miss Jes
sie Galliford.
Carl Olson was down from Kerk
hoven Monday for a brief stay with
Willmar relatives.
Miss Nora Hull of Atwater is a
guest this week at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. T. F. Downs.
Miss Gladys Birch was in Litch
field Saturday and Sunday the
guest of Miss Lucille Horton.
Miss Bertha Baisden arrived here
from Minneapolis Friday to take
charge of the school in district 49.
Miss Alice Lawler came up from
Kandiyohi yesterday for a couple of
days visit with Miss Emma Somer
ville.
Mrs. Mary Downs went to Spicer
Friday to spend a couple of days
with the families of Patrick and
Dan Downs.
Mrs. Christine Johnson of Minne
tonka left yesterday for Mamre af
ter a visit at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Johnson.
Mrs. Alton Crosby assisted by
Mrs. Knox will entertain the guild
of St. Luke's church at her home
Monday afternoon, Oct. 11.
A. H. Brown enjoyed a couple of
days' visit last week from his
father, N. G. Brown, who was on
his way from Hallock to the Twin
Cities.
Mrs. A. M. Olson entertained a
group of ladies at a 5 o'clock din
ner Tuesday of last week in honor
of her guest, Mrs. C. O. Larson, of
Harwood, N. D.
The guild of St. Luke's church
will hold a sale of home cooking at
Elfstrum's drug store on Saturday
afternoon, Oct. 9, from two to five
thirty o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas had
for their guests the first of the
week Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Thomas
of Minneapolis, who.arrived Satur
day evening.
In the art exhibit premium list
published last week, the name Mrs.
W. H. Peterson, who won several
first prizes, was incorrectly given
as Mrs. W. S. Peterson.
Mrs. S. M. Nelson, Miss Edith
Peterson and Mrs. Gustaf Peterson
went to Minneapolis yesterday
morning for a brief visit with Mr.
and Mrs. F. F. Nelson.
The Eastern Stars will hold their
thimble bee at the home of Mrs. J.
Taylor on 5th St. Wednesday after
noon, Oct. 13, to which all Eastern
Stars are cordially invited.
W. R. O'Hearn, deputy bank ex
aminer, has been inspecting the va
rious banks in the county during
the past week. Mr. O'Hearn was
assisted by Mr. Brandvold.
Mr. and Mrs. George Mill, MibS
Bertha Mill, Master Grant Mill and
Miss Mary Stewart, came from
Litchfield by the auto route and
called on Willmar friends Sunday.
Misses Pauline Stone and Bessie
Thornton and Messrs. Irving Hud
son and Oliver Solon, were here
from Benson Monday, enjoying the
trial trip of Mr. Hudson's new
touring car.
This week is known as "Gov.
Johnson memorial 'Tag week* in
Hutchinson. Every contributor to
the Johnson monument fund is
given a neatly designed tag bearing
a picture of the governor and ap
propriately inscribed, which is to
be worn this week.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Skoog were
"at home" on Thursday and Friday
evenings, charmingly entertaining
a group of twenty of their friends
each evening. Guessing contests
were enjoyed and an elaborate menu
was served in the dining room,
where the table was decked with
spicy carnations and delicate ferns.
Large clusters of beautiful roses
brightened the living room.
The ladies' guild will meet at
the guild hall for work, Thursday
afternoon of this week, Oct. 6, at 2
p. m. The guild will also meet at
the home of Mrs. Alton Crosby
next Monday afternoon, Oct. 11,
at 2 p. m. to consider definite plans
for the winter work. Mrs. Knox
will assist Mrs. Crosby. All mem
bers are cordially invited to be
present and the meeting will be
called to order promptly at 3 p. m.
by roll call.
Mrs. Emil Nordloef was in Will
mar Monday and yesterday, the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
H. O. Olson. Mrs. Nordloef was
on her way from St. Cloud to Den
ver, Colorado, where she has gone
in an attempt to improve her
health. She was joined in Minne
apolis by her husband who has been
switching in the Great Northern
railroad yards for some time past.
Their baby daughter Doris will for
the present remain with her grand*
parents here.