Willmar No-License Victory Sets Record Dry Majority
The city backed a dry policy with an unprecedented margin of 158 votes, larger than the prior record. Supporters celebrated in wards two and three amid active campaigning by liquor interests and railroad workers, while Attorney Samuel Porter was re-elected city attorney and Lawson conceded. The Tribune notes railroad ties to the outcome and predicts continued conflict with the telephone trust and Northwestern railroad interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. BE. Lawson
Willmar
The
Tribune
Republican Gazette
R. W. Stanford
Tallman
First Ward
Third Ward
Lawson
Hornbeck
Samuel Porter
Telephone Trust
the Tribune
Spicer on Green Lake Sued as Town Helpers Celebrate
Sues notes Spicer on Green Lake on April 5. About forty Spicerites gathered in Mardin's hall for a pleasant surprise for Mrs. Saul. The evening featured games, piano music, and singing by Miss Jennie Mardin and Charles Knutson. A midnight lunch was served and Mrs. Soul received a cash purse of 13 dollars. Many local residents visited nearby towns, and couples and families joined in various social outings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spicer-on-Green-Lake
Mardin
Saul
Jennie Mardin
Charles Knutson
Soul
Victor Nilsson
New York City
Royal Vendes Regiment Band of
Sweden
America
Carnegie Hall
Hilma Mattson
Minneapolis Tribune
Oliver Larson
Willmar
Green Lake
Twin Cities
Larson
Interlachen
Personal Mentions Travel Between Cities Across Minnesota
A series of brief notices shows residents and visitors making trips this week. Gee W Johnson visits Grove City, while Mr and Mrs Harry Maddison travel to St Paul for several days. Several Willmar residents journey to Minneapolis and other cities, with stops in Saint Cloud, Tracy, Granite Falls, Browns Valley, Vand and Fargo among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gee. W. Johnson
Grove City
Harry Maddison
St. Paul
Missea Hertha
Pauline Olson
Spicer
J. A. Larson
Little Falls
Andrew Larson
Evelyn Haley
Minneapolis
Mary Haley
Ruth Sanderson
Harrison
Daisy Sanderson
Lillie Johnson
Willmar
Granite Falls
Ethel and
Elsie Florence Styles
Ruth Tolman
Paynesville
Tracy
Anna Swenson
St. Cloud
Ole J. Vigen
Norway Lake
J. H. Olson
Vivian
Selma Thoen
Stillwater
John Costello
Browns Valley
Maxine Costello
Chas. Gustafson
Donald
Calmar Lews
O. F. Landberg
Ole Vigen
New London
Peter Porson
A. J. Nelson
Obituary of Knut Halverson Passes After Long Illness
Knut Halverson, longtime Eagle Lake area farmer, died of liver cancer last Monday at his home in Green Lake. Born in Valders Norway in 1835, he settled in Wisconsin in 1869 after stints in La Crosse and Carver County. He leaves three daughters Mrs. Conrad Peterson, Mrs. C. A. Kulberg, Mrs. J. H. O’Leary. and two sons Joseph and Albert. He served briefly in Company H of the First Minnesota Heavy Artillery in 1865. Funeral services set for Thursday at the house and the Eagle Lake church, with interment in the adjacent cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eagle Lake
Conrad Peterson
Green Lake
C. A. Kulberg
Irving
J. H. O'Leary
Spokane
Wash
Joseph
Danvers
Minn
Albert
Halverson
Odd Fellows Hall
Mesdames Smith, Roberts
Sanderson
Skoolheim
Stanford
Stewart, Stansberry
Somerville and
Spencer
Leonora P. Boyd
Progressi Dominoes
L. C. Thorpe
Pen‘nock
E. L. Thorpe
Ladies Aid Society of the
Swedish Mission Church
Jas
Kelly
Chas
Minneapolis
L. A. Gaut
Tallman Farm
Great Northern Freight House
Mr. Gaut
Martin Gilbertson
Mrs. Gaut
Fifth Street
R. L. Thomson
Erick and Edla Erickson Dead in Idaho Home
Erick G. Erickson and his wife Edla died at their Lewisville Idaho home on March 29 1909 within thirty minutes of each other. The couple born in Sweden emigrated to America in 1880 settling in Polk County Nebraska before moving to Atwater Minnesota in 1896 then to North Dakota in 1900 Murray Utah in 1905 and a Lewisville claim in 1906. Survived by three sons Gust Ernest and Abel. The funeral was at the Lewisville meeting house Thursday afternoon with Presidents Walker and W W Lehk J and Joe Lester delivering the principal speeches. Remains buried in the Lewisville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. A. Young
Lewisville
Idaho
Erick G. Erickson
Edla
Erickson
Sweden
America
Polk County
Neb
Atwater
Minn
North Dakota
Murray
Utah
Gust
Ernest
Abel
Walker
W. W. Lehk J
Joe Lester
Monday Afternoon Club Meeting in Willmar
A regular gathering at Mrs. Rice's home on April 5 welcomed the leader back from the south. Members auctioned Rose MacLeod Vera the Medium and The Girl in Question, reviewed Chapter IV, and admired souvenirs from Hot Springs before adjournment. The March 19 program features Chapter V review by Mesdames Quale and Thomas and Bolivia lessons, plus notes on the Commercial Club meeting and the skidoo number 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rice
Rose MacLeod
Vera
Mesdames Hornbeck
Meyer
Gates
China
Hot Springs
Wiggins
Mesdames Quale
Thomas
Bolivia
Crosby
Colonel B Nelson to visit Willmar with two meetings
Colonel B Nelson and Staff Captain Holstein will visit Willmar next Wednesday April 14. They will hold two Salvation Army meetings at the Hell building, 3 p m and 8 p m. The evening session will charge ten cents admission. the afternoon session is free. The 8 p m meeting will enroll new officers for the Willmar Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Nelson
Holstein
Willmar
Salvation Army Hell
Central Life office praised for March showings in Willmar
Willmar Central Life Assurance receives telegram and letter from Des Moines head office commending March performance. Credit given to Branton's supervision and local agents. Thompson family moves to Red Wing to manage Red Wing Milling. Burglaries hit Dale Brothers Grocery. local hoodlums suspected. New shoe shop planned. A Nelson to open in old Tribune building. mother of Christine Brogren recovering after a fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar
Central Life Assurance Company
Des Moines
Iowa
Branton
Tribune
Dale Brothers
Olof Brogren
Pequot
Minn
the Tribune
A. Nelson
Christine Brogren
Nelson
Roads and cantata fill Willmar club agenda
The Commercial club pressed for road improvements in south and southwest Willmar, seeking county funds and local business support after September 1 to prevent mail route cuts. The club added 22 new members and planned a Ruth cantata at the Lutheran Synod church with soloists and choir under Prof. Lillegaard, plus a Yankee in Europe lecture by G W E Hill. Also reported death of baby Alvin Lowell, funeral Sunday. Voter turnout Latenneld Licensing: License carried by 73 margin 277 to 204, down from last year due to temperance effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Alton Crosby
Good Roads Committee
Willmar
Whitefield
Eveniny Willmar
Ruth
Lutheran Synod Church
Edward Oxenford
Alfred R. Gaul
J. N. Anderson
Handel
Helen Sather
Europe
G. W. E. Hill
Stillwater
M. E
Hill
England
Scotland
Sweden
Union
Africa
Mexico
Proceeds of Ladies Aid Meeting at Synod Church
The Ladies Aid society of the Synod church held a meeting last Thursday and raised about $30 in proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Aid Society of the Synod Church
Carleton Glee Club Impresses in Willmar Return
The Carleton Glee Club returned to Willmar Monday evening and charmed audiences with a lively mix of pieces from playful tunes to Redman's Death Chant. Violinist Jessie Law and pianist Minnie Hellekson enhanced the program, which closed with readings by Boyd Fuller. The club dined with locals at the Sherwoods before heading to Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleton Glee Club
Redman
Jessie M. Law
Mlynarski
Mazur
Minnie H. Hellekson
Dvorak
Boyd H. Fuller
C. H. Sherwood
Willmar
Carleton
Marshall
Local notices from Kerkhoven and area people
Miss Teckla Beckman visits Kerkhoven for a week with friends. Various local social events are announced including guilds sales church meetings and donations. Notables include the death of H A Urseth and a Royal Vendes Regiment Band concert report, with community gatherings and birthday surprise for Mrs F A Rogers.
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Muller
Sand
Stansberry
Third Street
Wward W
H.s.peterson
C.w.odell
Clerk
H. Gunderson
G.c.haines
Munipal
F Maller
William O. Johnson
J. W. Kent
Eis
G .O. Sand
Rawson
E. Hornbee
Veter Froeberg
Wes
Sues
Mr. Soul
Walter Wilson
Ed Kelly
John Olson
Mrs. Harris
Elsie Monson
Ole Bakken
Joseph Kloster
Thoring
Hultgren Place
Hulda Olson
Anna
Rebecca Olson
Dora Lawson
F. O. Swanson
F. Harris
P. Burns
Kandiyohi
V. Anderson
D. Downs
Anthony Sand
Ole
William Pladsen
Lena
Pladsen
Cornelia Jacobson
Maggie Tait
Jane McRae
Wm. Mardin
Selk
Healy
Agnes Nelson
Ahlberg
Gon Stanley
Gust Holm
Ole Thorpe
Superior
Wisconsin
Burlington
Gc, Ek, Carlton
Maurice
Edwin
Kandigahi
F. W. Putnam
Martha Bakken
Lena Person
Emil Linn
Henry Gordhamer
Wallace Harrison
Jorgen Olson
Reynold
Fergus Falls
Fargo
N. D
Olson
Ruth Merryman
Kerkhoven
Raymond
Ella Merryman
H. R. Crasswell
Sioux City
J. W. Beard
Macedonia
Mint Halverson
Knut Halverson
Erick and
Edla Erickson
C. F. Spencer
Royal Vendes Artillery Reg. Band OF Sweden
R._L. Thomson
Redwing
Mr. Thomson
New Lodnon Milling Company
Mr. Thompson
Redwing Milling Company
William Parkins
Breckenridge
Alvin Lowell
A. H. Brown
Brown Vrey Long
Rev. G. Peterson
Fairview
Board of Health
Opera House
Litchfield
John Nelson
John Thompson
Thompson
Woodmen
Woodmen Camp
Father Cleary
J. M. Cleary
Clara Ronning
Otto Ronning
Green Lake Hauge’s
Rev. Nordberg
New Leedon
Misa Signe Anderson
Mrs
Thomas Nelson
Hawick
Teckla Beckman
W. F. Gustafson
Kandiyahi
Minnie Klint
A. E. Krause
Gon Sterling
John Styles
Monticello
St. Dorothy Guild
St. Luke’s Church
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