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Personal Mention.
Miss Eleonora Kjelson spent Sun
day with Raymond friends.
Mrs. A. 0. Bryant went to Litch
field Monday afternoon for a brief
visit.
Miss Alphia Berg went to At
water Monday to spend a week with
friends.
Miss Rachel EUingson returned
home Friday from a six weeks visit
at Superior, Wis.
Mrs. G. A. Moore is spending the
week with Minneapolis friends and
relatives.
Miss Minnie Christianson went
to New London Monday for a couple
of days visit.
Miss Lillie Korthe returned to
Fergus Falls Saturday after a
week's visit here.
Oscar Melbostad returned home
Ihursday after a couple of days
visit in Clarkfield.
Mrs. J. H. Styles started Friday
for Spokane, Wash., for a month's
visit with friends.
Miss Gerald me Haley returned
home Monday from a visit in Min
neapolis and Shakopee.
Mrs. L. H. Lawson of Murdock
was the guest of Mrs. W. K. Strawn
a couple of days last week.
Chas. Lonn made a business trip
to Milaca last Friday, returning
home the first of the week.
Edw. Monson enjoyed a visit over
Sunday from his mother, Mrs. J.
G. Monson, of New London.
Mrs. A. Adams was the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Larson at the
Hotel Interlachen over Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Theo Paulson were
guests at the Charles Lindquist
home at Nest Lake over Sunday.
Mrs. J. W. Frye went to Kerk
hoven Saturday for a couple of days
visit with her sister, Mrs. Joe Nel
son.
Mrs. Thos. Murray and daughter
returned home Thursday from a
visit at the A. Embertson home at
Grue.
Mrs. Ina Moscrip went to Kerk
hoven Thursday to attend a recep
tion given by Miss Edith Noltimier's
painting class.
Ole Norheim, who is employed on
the Louis Eddy farm in Whitefield,
went to Minneapolis Priday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Al Palm and daughter Ger
trude went to Sioux City, Iowa,
Saturday for a few days visit with
Mrs. E. C. Huffman.
Miss Alice Johnson enjoyed a
visit the latter part of last week
from Miss Nita Stapf, who was on
her way to Granite Falls from Das
sel.
Mrs. P. U. Anderson and daugh
ter Juel and Miss Hannah Noren
went to New London Saturday for
a few da\s visit with relatives and
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Harrington
enjoyed a visit a couple of days last
week from Mr. and Mrs. George
Colvin and daughter Helen, of
Pipestone
Miss lone Geer enjoyed a visit a
couple of days last week from her
cousin, Miss Eunice Finch, who was
on her way from New London to
Pipestone.
Rev. C. E. Oberg went to St.
Cloud Friday to attend a Baptist
mission meeting. From St. Cloud
he went to Minneapolis to be pres
ent at the state Sunday School con
vention.
Rev. and Mrs. Theo. J. Paulson
enjoyed a visit last week from Mrs.
C. Y. Johnson, of Paxton, 111.
Mrs. Johnson will spend the sum
mer with friends and relatives at
Tripolis.
Cyrus Borgstrom of St. Paul is
the .guest of Victor Linman and
others this week. He will furnish
the violin music at the concert to
be given at the Bapt ist church next
Friday evening.
Mrs. August Carlson returned to
Graceville Friday after a two
weeks' visit here with her sister,
Mrs. N. H. Nelson. She was ac
companied by her niece, Miss Pearl
Nelson, who will be her guest for a
while.
Miss Guro Valland was a visitor
at the M. 0. Thorpe home a few
days last week. She came here from
Belgrade, where she had been stay
ing at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
T. 0. Tolo, and left on Friday for
Portland, Oregon.
Miss Laura Pederson of Paynes
ville was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. R. B. Oman, a couple of days
last week. She left on Thursday
for Norway Lake where she will
teach a three months term of school
in district 16.
Chas. Wallin and family, of Will
mar, came out here Sunday to visit
with his brother's folks. They
came in the automobile and Charles
said the roads were a fright in town
of Pillsbury but smooth as a floor
as soon as he crossed the creek and
came into Woods.—Kerkhoven Ban
ner.
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Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lawson of
New London were the guests of Ed
itor and Mrs. V. E. Lawson Wednes
day, returning home Thursday
afternoon. Thursday was the elder
ly Lawson's seventy-sixth birthday
and he remains very bright and
active for his age.
Mrs. Geo. H. Otterness and bon
George Henry Jr., Mrs. Robert Ives
and Mrs. John Williams and daugh
ter Barbara were among those who
were present at the wedding of
Miss Winnifred Sharpe and John
C. Poore, the happy event being
solemnized at the bride's home in
St. Paul yesterday afternoon at 4
o'clock. Miss Barbara Williams
was maid of honor.
JOHANNA CARLSON.
Mrs. Johanna CarKon, the wife
of Frederick Carlson, died at her
home in town of Fahlun last Thurs
day, death following a stroke of
paralysis which she suffered two
days before. The funeral was held
Saturday, services being conducted
by Rev. E. Walters at the resi
dence and at the Lutheran church
at Tripolis. Interment was made
in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Johanna Carlson was born in
Vastergotland, Skaraborg's Lan,
Sweden, February 22, 1841, and bhe
was thus 69 years, 1 month and 15
days old at the time of death.
She came to America and this coun
ty in 1873, and five years later be
came the wife of Frederick Carl
son. She leaves besides her hus
band two daughters, Clara of Min
neapolis, and Delia, who lives at
home, and one son, William, also
two sisters, Mrs. J. G. Bjornberg
and Mrs. Alfred Wahlstrand, both
of this city.
MRS. EMMIE V. BOOM.
Mrs. Emmie Virginia Boom, wife
of A. L. Boom, ot the town of
Lake Elizabeth, passed away sud
denly at her home last Friday after
noon, the cause of death being
uraemia. She had been in poor
health all winter, but at the time
of her death nothing unusual had
been nohced in her condition and
the end came almost without warn
ing.
Deceased was 26 years and 12 days
of age. She was the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Pehr Johnson, who
residf near Atwater, and her birth
place was Morris, Hi. She was
united in marriage to Mr. Boom
on March 20, 1907. No children are
left to mourn the death of a
mother. The sudden taking away
of his life partner is a hard blow to
the young husband, who has the
sympathy of the community in his
gieat bereavement.
The death of Mrs. Boom coming
so soon after the passing away of
her husband's cousin, Mrs. Nels
Hjort, caused a double bereavement
for the surviving relatives and
arrangements were made to hold
iuneral services over the remains of
both on Sunday.
The deep sympathy of all goes
out to them in their hour of sor
row. Atwater Republican Press.
Closed Successful Season.
Miss Ethel Reed closed her season
of music teaching last Monday, be
ing obliged to leave her class on ac
count of having made arrangements
to join a party which leaves this
week on a trip to Europe. While
abroad Miss Reed will spend some
time at Florence, Italy, where she
will study piano with the famous
teacher, Bounimici. Miss Reed had
a class of 26 pupils here, and they
are all glad that she has decided to
return to Willmar in the fall to
continue her work as instructor.
She expects to open her season here
about October 1st with a piano pro
gram and recital.
Brakeman Injures Wrist.
J. P. Ryan, brakeman for R. T.
Miller on the west-bound extra
1516, had the wrist of his right
hand quite badly injured last
Wednesday a While
switching at Delano he was thrown
violently to the ground when his
car collided with a number of oth
ers which rolled back after having
been switched. He was given
medical attention after some delay,
after which he came to Willmar to
have his injuries looked after by a
local doctor. Mr Ryan will prob
ably not be able to work again for
three weeks or a month.
Supper and Sale.
The Ladies' Guild will hold their
Easter sale of aprons, handker
chiefs, etc. at the Guild Hall on
Thursday, April 21. Sale will be
open at 5 p. m. and supper will be
served from 5:30 on, through the
evening.
Menu.
Cold ham, creamed potatoes, boil
ed tongue, pickles, pressed veal,
jelly, cabbage salad, maple ice
cream, white cake, Devil's food,
coffee.
Miss Marion Hanscom has accept
ed a position as stenographer at the
H. Gunderson insurance office.
ROAD BUILDERS'
MEET APR. 28TH
Commercial Club Doings Last
Night. Adjourned Fair Meet
ing Elects New Officers.
The Good Roads Rally to be given
by the Willmar Commercial Club
under the direction of its good
roads committee will be held at the
Carlson hall on the afternoon Thurs
day, April 28. This was decided at
last night's meeting of the Club.
Mr. Cooley, engineer of the State
Highway Commission, will be the
principal speaker, and his talk will
be illustrated with views. This
meeting is especially designed for
town supervisors, path masters,
county commissioners, and all who
are particularly interested in the
construction and maintenance of
the roads of the community. The
meeting will begin at two o'clock
p. m., and at its close a lunch will
be provided for all farmers and out
of town people in attendance.
This will be an exceptional op
portunity to hear about all the ap
proved methods of road construc
tion with the material at hand in
any community by an acknowl
edged expert on the question. Mr.
Cooley made an extensive trip
through Europe last summer to
study the systems of road work
there, and he spent a good share of
the time in Sweden and Norway.
His talk therefore will be a very
instructive and practical one and
no one interested jin the subject
should miss attending this meeting.
It is probable that an evening ses
sion will be arranged for the bene
fit of the city people and those un
able to attend during the after
noon.
The meeting of the Commercial
club was well attended. A number
of communications were read and
referred to the various committees.
Among these was one from the
State School in which it is stated
that it will be impossible to do
much more than the preliminary
work on the demonstration farm
this year. An expert will socn
come here to assist the comrnittes
in deciding on a farm to be used
for this purpose. We understand
that several farms have been of
fered.
The Adventists will not come to
Willmar this year as arranged, as
they changed the place of meeting
to Hutchinson, where they lately ac
quired a college farm and bulid
ings.
George S. Stewart was elected a
member of the Club.
A memorial resolution was adopt
ed in respect of the death of the
late member, Judge A. F. Nordin.
Secretary Gilbert made an at
tempt to resign as secretary owing
to his new duties as judge of pro
bate, but the Club refused to listen
to his request, on the ground that
a busy man was the right sort of
material to keep at that post.
The annual citizens street fair
meeting was held at the Commer
cial Club rooms last night immedi
ately after the meeting of the club,
it having been adjourned to that
time. As president for the ensuing
year Victor E. Lawson was elected
Ed. Benson, vice president Wm.
0. Johnson, secretary and 0. R.
Berkness, treasurer. The appoint
ment of the remaining five mem
bers of the board will be made by
the president.
Is Going Abroad.
Mrs. Horatio Gates was the guest
of honor at a meeting of the Guilds
of St. Luke's church hela at the
home of Mrs. Russell Spicer last
Wednesday afternoon. The affair
was in the nature of a farewell
party for Mrs. Gates, who intends
to leave the latter part of May for
a European trip of two or three
months. The guest of honor was
re with a black silk
raincoat, a silk folding umbrella,
a pair of rubbers, and a purse of
money as tokens of esteem and
wishes for a safe and happy jour
ney. Mrs. Spider was assisted by
Mesdames Knox, Tyler, Pinney.
Meyer and Moore, and Miss Martha
Lorentzen.
Entertained the Boys.
The clothing store of G. O. Sand
was the scene of a gathering of
over two hundred boys by Saturday
morning which had been attracted
by some interesting doings to take
place there. A part of the enter
tainment consisted in lining up the
boys in front of the store and hav
ing their picture taken by Erick
Elkjer. Each boy was given a
ticket good for a drink or an ice
cream cone at any confectionery in
town. In about three seconds
Sand's corner looked like the Sa
hara desert while every soda foun
tain in town was fizzing overtime
to slake the awful thirst. In short,
everything went dry except the
boys.
VOLUME 16. 8 PAGES WILLMAK, MINNESOTA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1910 PRICE 5 CENTS NUMBER 9.
A Gennessee Wedding.
A pretty wedding was solemnized
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. C.
Peterson in the town of Gennessee
on Wednesday evening, March 30,
when their daughter, Miss Gertrude,
became the bride of Mr. Otto W.
Carlson, of the town of Harvey,
Meeker county. The marriage cere
mony was performed at half past
six o'clock by Rev. 0. M. Nordie
of Atwater, in the presence of about
seventy guests, nearly all relativesi
and neighbors of the contracting!
parties.
The rooms were decorated thruout
in green and white. A four-course
dinner was served after the cere
mony. The guests, who extended
hearty congratulations to the bridal
pair, included relatives and friends
from a distance as follows: Dr. H.
H. Carlson, Anoka Mrs. T. T.
Jacobson, Wittenberg, Wis. Peter
Peterson, Wilkinson C.O.Carlson,
Litchfield a number from Grove
City, as well as the immediate rela
tives of the groom from Harvey.
The bridal couple will be at home
after May 1 on the Carlson farm in
Harvey, which the groom will now
take charge of. That their union
may be a most happy one is the
wish of their many friends.—At
water Republican Press.
The Tribune joins the many
friends of the contracting parties
in wishing them a long and happy
married life.
Entertains at Dinner.
Edwin Sletten entertained at a
six o'clock dinner Sunday evening,
the occassion being his 21st birth
day. Covers were laid for 14. Af
ter dinner there was a program of
toasts, Prof. Pederson of the Will
mar seminary as toastmaster adding
a great deal to the enjoyment of
thejaffair by his ready eloquence
and wit.
Later in the evening the gather
ing was entertained at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyd in honor
of the birthday of their daughter,
Miss Lillian Boyd.
Funeral ol Mrs. Bennet.
Mrs. Mary Bennett, whose illness
was mentioned in last week's issue,
passed away last Wednesday. Fu
neral services were conducted at the
rooms of the deceased at the Cen
tral Hotel Friday afternoon by the
order of the Eastern Star, of which
the deceased was a member, after
which the remains were taken to
St. Luke's church where the last
sad rites were conducted by Rev.
Horatio Gates. Interment was
made at *airview.
"Springtime."
"Springtime," an idyll of Lou
isiana, a charming tale in which
love, adventure and war are fascin
atingly commingled, begins in this
issue of the Tribune, and our read
ers should not fail to read the open
ing chapters. It is a story novel
ized from the plot of the play with
the same name by Booth Tarking
ton, and the illustrations are real
photos from the acts of the play.
I wish to state that' the shooting
accident in which 1 fjgured last
week and which resulted in injuries
to William Govig, was entirely ac
cidental, and that I had no inten
tion of harming anyone. I was
shooting at a post and the bullet
glanced off and hit the boy in the
eye. Chester Robinson.
PROGRAM.
Base Ball Season Opened.
The Willmar seminary baseball
team opened its season last Wednes
day afternoon by defeating the lo
cal high school 10 to 9. Up to the
ninth the high school seemed to
have the game safely stowed away,
but in that inning the seminary
swatters landed on Hengstler for a
triple, a single and a home run,
and the score changed from 9 to 7
in favor of the high school to 10 to
9 in favor of the seminary.
Hengstler pitched a good game
to begin with but weakened to
wards the last, whereas Kiland for
the seminary grew stronger right
along, closing the ninth with strik
ing out two of the high school's
heaviest batters.
On Saturday the seminary played
Kerkhoven. The intention was to
play the Kerkhoven high school, but
this could not be arranged and so
they played the regular village
team, which is a very strong one
this*season. The game was a good
one, very few errors being made in
spite of the poor grounds. Kiland
pitched a steady game, allowing
but 5 hits, but Cox of Kerkhoven
pitched still better, permitting only
two bingles, and so the game went
to Kerkhoven by a score of 2 to 0.
Next Saturday local fans will get
the first chance to see the seminary
in action, when they play Granite
Falls on the local grounds.
Manager Pederson has a good
team and as Granite is also very
strong this year a good game is ex
pected. An admission of 25 cents
will be charged. It is hoped that
there will be a large turnout to
give the locals a boost.
Local Red Cross Society.
The Willmar Red Cross Society
was organized here a
with Mrs. Geo. E Thomas presi
dent, Mrs. Andrew Larson and Mrs.
Alton Crosby vice presidents, Mrs.
H. G. Meyer secretary, and Mrs.
A. E. Rice treasurer. The society
will affiliate with the state and
national societies for the prevention
and relief of tuberculosis, and it
intends to raise sufficient funds to
employ a visiting nurse for Willmar
and vicinity. It is planned to have
the local society extended to include
£very township in the county^
In connection with the Anti-Tuberculosis Exhibition,
April H-J5.
Census To Start Friday.
The enumerators will begin their
work next Friday, P. C. Peterson
being assigned to 1st and 2nd and
0. A. Grangaard to the 3d ana 4th
ward. It is hoped that everyone
in the city will do all in their
nower to assist them in order that
the census may be complete. Any
one knowing of parties who will be
away during the taking of the cen
sus will kindly inform the enumer
ators, in order that no one may be
left out.
South Versus West.
The Southsiders Boys' base ball
team took the scalp off the westend
ers in an exciting game last Friday
afternoon, the score being 11 to 7.
The same teams will meet again
soon, and those who lost this time
say that there won't be a boy in
the crowd able to keep track of the
number of their scores the next
time. They say they will not allow
themselves a dish of ice-cream until
they have retrieved their lost hon
ors.
Thursday Afternoon at 3 p. m.
Presiding—Prof. P. C. Tonmng.
Address—Dr. H. Frost, "What Can be Done for the
Tuberculos in their Homes."
Address—Rev. Carl E. Oberg of the Swedish Baptist
Church.
Stereopticon Lecture—Dr. C. C. Pratt, St. Paul.
Thursday Evening at 8 p. m.
Presiding—Mr. Russell Spicer.
Address—Dr. C. Johnson, "Geieral Causes of Tubercu
losis."
Address-Rev. Gates, of St. Luke's Episcopal Church.
Address—Dr. H. W. Hill, of St. Paul, Epidemiologist of
State Board of Health, "Personal Defense."
Friday Afternoon at 3 p. m.
Presiding—Mrs. Geo. E. Thomas, President of Local Red
Cross Society.
Address—Dr. J. C. Jacobs, "Dissemination and Prophylaxis
of Tuberculosis."
Address—Rev. D. B.* Spencer, pjtstor Presbyterian Church.
Friday Evening it 8 p. m.
Presiding—T. O. Gilbert, Jud'ge of Probate.
Address—Dr. J. R. Petersen, "Tuberculosis of the Bones
and other Parts."
Address—Hon. L. O. Thorpe, "Suppression of Tuberculosis
from a Legislative point of view."
Address—Rev. Parmeter, of the English M. E. Church.
Stereopticon Lecture—A. R. Blately, of St. Paul.
All Free—At the Willmar Ofera House—All Free
EAGLES WINGS
ARE CLIPPED
Sheriff Bondc Cleans Out Gamb
ling and Drink Den Found
inF. 0. E. Club Rooms.
Armed with two search and seiz
ure warrants. Sheriff Peter Bonde
and his deputies yesterday entered
the lodge rooms of the local chapter
of the Eagles, arresting William C.
Kemp on the double charge of
maintaining an unlicensed drinking
place and gambling rooms, and con
fiscating, among other things, a po
ker table and 200 chips, 21 decks of
playing cards, 9 i-quart bottles of
whiskey, and 83 quart bottles of
beer, together with beer and whis
key glasses and other supp.ies. The
sheriff was assisted in making the
raid by Deputy Sheriff Magnusson,
Chief of Police Gilbertson and
Night Marshall Westgaard. Kemp
was arraigned in the afternoon and
pleaded not guilty to both charges.
He was arrested on the first charge
under the city ordinance and this
case will be heard next Friday The
second charge was brought under
the state law, and as Kemp waived
examination he was bound over to
the grand jury.
LQTH. FREE.
Midweek services Ihursday even
ing. Zilo Children's society Soci
ety will meet in church basement
next Saturday afternoon, and Mrs.
G. 0. Sand will serve refreshments.
Regular sericves next Sunday at
10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school with Bible Class at 12:15.
FIRST M. E.
Regular services next Sunday at
10:30 a. m. and at 8 p. m. Sons
service at 7:30. Sunday school at
11:45 a. m.
NORW. SYNOD.
Next Sunday services with com
munion at at 10 o'clock. Sunday
school at T2:15,p.m._ English even
ing services at 7:30. Those wish
ing to go to communion will meet
in the church basement Saturday at
2 p. m. or Friday evening at 8 p.
m. The Sewing Circle meets at
the parsonage Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock. The Y. P. S. meets
Monday evening at 8:15. Rev.
Hesteness from St. Paul will speak.
SWEDISH MISSION CHURCH.
The Ladies Aid Society will meet
next Friday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock in the church parlors.
From 3:30 and on refreshments will
be served by Mrs. Pajl Peterson and
Mrs. Erick Elkjer. Everyone cor
dially invited.
Next Sunday—Morning services
at 11 o'clock: evening services at 8
o'clock Young Peoples meeting at
6:45 p. m.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
At the Presbyterian church next
Sunday morning the sermon sub
ject will be, "Sin a Personal
Wrong." In the evening the pas
tor will speak upon "Windows in
Life." Next week Tuesday the St.
Cloud Presbytery will meet with
this church with popular addresses
in the evening, and on Wednesday
evening will occur the installation
of D. B. Spencer as pastor of the
church. The Rev. Chas. 1. Burn
ley of Hudson, Wis., a former pas
tor will preach the installation dis
course.
Salvation Army.
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings, Salvation meeting. Sun
day Sunday school at 2 and Salva
tion rally at 7:45 p. m. There will
be a special meeting next Tuesday
evening, conducted by Lieut. Colo
nel B. Nelson of Chicago. An en
rollment of soldiers will take place.
Wold Sells Out.
The firm of Wold & Simons, pho
tographers, has been dissolved Lud
vi« A. Wold retiring from the firm,
haying sold his interest and good
will to Mr. Simons, who will con
tinue the business. Mr. Wold has
not decided in what he will engage
as yet, but will enjoy a few months
of leisure.
Christian Scientists to Build.
Plans have been announced for
the building of a Christ Scientist
church here. The new edifice will
be a handsome building, of the
classic style of architecture, and it
will cost about $4000. The new
house of worship will occupy one
of the finest sites in the city, at the
corner of Fifth street and Trott
avenue.
Commercial Hotel Expands.
Landlord Nickelson is breaking
ground for a substantial addition
to the Commercial Hotel, that will
give him some much needed room,
providing eleven additional guest's
chambers, a writing room and a
sample room.
RIBUNf
Manure Melodies.
Mamre, April 11—Miss Alma
Larson fom Gibbon is visiting with
relatives here.
Miss Dora Anderson came back
from Willmar today after a few
days visit with friends.
J. P. Johnson left last Saturday
for Grant county, S. Dak., for a
visit after which he will leave for
Bowman county where he has a
homestead.
Mrs. August Carlson of Grace
ville recently visited with her sis
ter, Mrs. Krantz and other rela
tives and friends here.
Mrs. Eva Norman returned to
Willmar last Friday.
Miss Ellen Eklund is staying at
tne home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Bood.
Eddip and Chester Nelson of Arc
tander visited at Carl Olson's home
last Sunday.
Victor Berglund is reported sick.
August Hokanson and 'daughters
Viola and Florence of Swift county
were visitors at Gust Danielson's
home.
David Eklund left on Monday for
a short visit with relatives in Clay
County.
Miss Mabel Odell of Willmar has
been visiting at Jonas Johnson's
home for a few days.
Howard Olson left one day last
week for Canada.
C. 0. Bergren and family intend
to move to Hubbard county the lat
ter yart of this week.
A few from here attended a meet
ing of the Y. P. S. at Norway Lake
Saturday evening.
Cart Enckson from North Dakota
called on old friends here last week.
Albin Eklund sold his horse last
week to Eddie Dahlsten of Swift
county.
Miss Marie Hilleboe closed a very
succesful term of school in the Lind
gren school house last Friday.
In the evening an entertainment
was given there when a long and
interesting program was rendered.
The teacher left on Saturday for
her home at Benson.
Young People's social at the Swe
dish Bethel church to-night. Pro
gram was published last week.
INTERESTING VISIT
TO OLD VIRGINIA
J. M. Spicer returned to Willmar
last week from Virginia where he
had been spending the winter
months. Altho he enjoyed the trip
and the visit in the eastern state,
he expressed himself as more than
pleased to be back in Minnesota.
"It seems like paradise in a good
many ways as compared with that
part of Virginia where 1 spent the
months of December, January and
February." he said. "Here every
body is busy and prosperity is gen
eral while there people merely ex
ist, content with little or nothing.
The country has been settled for
more than 200 years, but it is still
primitive. A team is rarely seen,
most of the traveling being done
either on foot or on horseback.
Near the hunting camp where 1
staid there is a little mill which
has been grinding away in the same
eld way for more than 100 years,
and all the grain and corn brought
for grinding comes there carried in
small bags by someone on horse
back." "The land is very poor
and very cheap," Mr. Spicer con
tinued." "Nothing can be raised
without fertilizing, and as this
costs about $10 per acre, crops can
not be raised with profit, since the
yield is usually very small. Farm
ing is done in patches here and
there, small grains and tobacco be
ing the principal crops. The popu
lation is mostly black, and as it is
neither industrious nor thrifty, it
is not to be wondered at that they
live only from hand to mouth.
The climate is the only redeeming
feature about the country. It is
truly delightful." "I spent the
winter months—as you call them
here—with my son-in-law and
daughter, Dr. and Mrs. L. J. Greu
lich, in a magnificent hunting camp
built by Dr. Gruelich. The camp
is delightfully situated in the pic
turesque southern part of Virginia,
12 miles from the railroad, and in
the woods and fields that surround
it there is an abundance of game,
such as quail, wild turkey and deer.
I took an active part in a number
of hunting expeditions, and enjoyed
it immensely."
"We broke camp in March, go
ing to New York City where I
spent three weeks at the Greulich
home. New York is a wonderful
city, but I would not care to stay
there very long at a time. The
pace is too much. There are so
many things to see and visit that
one is tempted to be on the go a
great deal more than is good for
one's health."
"Yes, I had a most delightful
time," Mr. Spicer concluded. "In
fact, I am already planning to spend
next fall and winter at the ssme
place. But just now I am very
happy to be back in Minnesota
again."
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Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Woodcock
went to Litchfield yesterday for a
few days visit.
Mrs. Robert Tait returned to
Diamond Lake yesterday after a
visit with Mrs. Dan Haley.
A license to wed was issued last
Friday to John William Wieber
dink and Johanna Buikema.
Misj Ruth Putmun of Granite
Falls was the guest of Myss Esther
Sorenson yesterday and today.
The old council will meet for the
last time tomorrow, Thursday even
ing, and the new council will meet
to qualify.
Mrs. S. E. Stansberry entertained
a number of ladies Wednesday af
ternoon in honor of her mother
Mrs. J. D. Richardson.
Mesdames Erick Ohsberg and
Aug. Hoglund will serve coffee in
the Swedish church basement on
Thursday afternoon, April 21st.
The Ladies' Aid of the First M.
E. Church will be entertained by
Mrs. Mclntyre Wednesday p. m.
April 20th. All are welcome.
Geo. A. Ralph, the State Drain
age Engineer, of St. Paul, was up
last week to look over the Kandiyo
hi-Meeker County Judicial Ditch
No. 1.
Mrs. C. C. Birkeland went to
Kerkhoven yesterday for a visit.
She was accompained by Miss Es
ther Swenson, who has been making
her home with the Birkeland fami
ly the past year.
Ed Connor left last Thursday on
an extended trip thru British Col
umbia. Mrs. Connor accompanied
him as tar as Minneapolis where
she was a guest at the home of her
brother, J. W. Haley.
The Y. P. S. of the Synod Church
will meet next Monday evening at
the church basement and will be
entertained by Nora and Lillian
Boyd and lnga and Oswald Gran
gaard. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to all.
Miss Rena Berg will give a
shadow social in her school in Dist.
48, two miles northwest of Willmar,
on Saturday evening, the 16th. A
good program will he_ &iven andLan.
invitation is extended to all.
Ole Ringness, a prosperous far
mer of Norway Lake, has invested
in an automobile and hereafter will
not spend so much time in going to
town and other places as with the
horae and buggy. This is the third
farmer in the county whom we
know of to join the increasing
number of joy riders.
Henry Thompson of Superior,
Wis. was heie last week, and rented
the rooms over the Paulson millinery
store. He has purchased forty
acres near Green Lake, and with
his family will live in this village
until he has erected a suitable
dwelling on his newly acquired
land.—New London Times.
This week a sale was made by
A. P. Adams & S. L. Benton, where
by Mrs. A. J. Hyer, sold her farm
near Pennock, to Mr. P. C. Green
field. As Mr. Greenfield already
owns a nice farm at Pennock, he
must feel that Kandiyohi Co. farm
land is good to own, and hence is
adding to his real estate holdings.
The Ladies' Missionary Society
of the Synod church will serve a
supper in the church basement
Thursday, April 14th, beginning at
5 o'clock. The menu will consist
of ham, escalloped potatoes, fruit
salad, sandwiches, jelly, cake and
coffee. Twenty-five cents will be
charged. There will also be a candy
and apron sale. A cordial invita
tion is extended to all.
The annual meeting of the Pres
byterian church was held last even
ing. C. H. Sherwood was re-elect
ed trustee for three years, and L.
A. Vik and F. G. Handy were re
elected elders. Reports were read
showing that every organization
connected with the church is in a
most prosperous condition and for
the first time in its history the
church is entirely free from debt,
with money in the treasury.
Alfred Olson, a son of Mrs. Hjer
tina Olson of Irving, and a nephew
of Mrs. Andrew O. Sather, was in
the city seeking medical aid last
Wednesday. The doctor diagnosed
his case quick consumption. Mr.
Olson returned home about a week
ago from Saskatchewan, Canada,
where he had been staying on his
homestead since last fall. About a
month ago he caught a severe cold,
and later it turned into the dread
disease mentioned above.
William Shrump, a retired real
estate dealer from Larimore, N. D.,
has purchased the W. H. Netheway
residence, 413 10th st. N., and he
will move down here about June 1.
The Netheway family will remove
to St. Paul the latter part of May.
Mr. Shrump had been around look
ing for a place to live and he be
came so impressed with the city
and its beautiful surroundings that
he decided to make Willmar his fu
ture home,
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