Personal Mention 4 5 Robbins in city visits
A long list of residents and guests with moves and visits across towns. Robbins spent Sunday in the cities while Esmond Nelson went to Raymond on Tuesday. Various Misses and Mrs. readings share travel, hosting duties, and short stays in New London Kerkhoven Paynesville Green Lake Litchfield Benson Crescent Beach and Willmar with several returning from trips to Minneapolis Fergus Falls Belgrade Atwater and Crescent Beach over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins
Esmond Nelson
Raymond
Charles McDonald
Cloquet
M. T. Sandbo and
New London
Matel Odell
Kerkhoven
Margaret George
Paynesville
Blanche Brorsell
Minneapolis
Lillian Johnson
Green Lake
Clara Peterson
Crescent Beach
Olof Brogren
Benson
Emily Costello
Brainerd
O. G. Marlow
D. Elmquist
Atwater
Judith Peterson
Ida Person
University
Mabel Lundin
Emil Dahl
Heim
Pennock
Calla Larson
Litchfield
Hazel Benson
Nora Peterson
Bertha Thorpe
L. O. Thorpe
Bessie Scripture
Ruseel, Spicer
Walter Minton
Flandreau
Donald Minton
Spring Valley
R. 8. Roberts
Wichita
Kansas
Willmar
Marie Erlandson
Peterson
Betty Person
J. H. Person
B. G. Swanson
L. M. Mudeking
Clara City
Rose Reitan
Grove City
Ethel Peterson
W. L. Buxton
Sioux Falls
Pearl
St. Paul
J. N. Andersen
Hamline
Rev. Andersen
Red Wing
Synod Church
W. F. Gratz
Bertine Huffman
Ruth Dale
Renville
Jottings From Gennessee Aug 22 Social and Death Notice
Genesee notes shows visits from John Narverud and George Engvall to Willmar, and relatives from Centerville, Warwick, and Willmar. Obituary for John M. Lundquist, 86, long-time resident, with funeral at Atwater Swedish M B church. Pennock Band to host Basket social Aug 27 at school grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gennessee
John Narverud
George Engvall
Willmar
N. F. Anderson l
Centerville
S. D
Andrew Westlund
S. B. Thorpe
C. D. Nelson
Peter Norman
Esther Melin
J. S. Anderson
C. J. Berg
Baby
St. Paul
Verna Swenton
Judith Peterson
N. C. Sorenson and Family
Kandiyohi
Nels Peterson
C. B. Lind
Warwick
N. C
A. Lee
Anna Heller
Almena
Wis
Henry Hein*ing
Minnie Peterson
Edith Bartlett
Robin Nelson
Misa Alice Anderson
Atwater
Theodore Behm
John M. Lundquist
Hans Flygare
J. J. Graaf
Almeda Lundquist
Minneapolis
Hulda
Andrew
M. EB. Church
Hultgren
Union Cemetery
Meme
Pennock
School House
Bobbie Blake at Home Talent Benefit at Opera House
The local Home Talent production Bobbie Blake, staged as a benefit for the auxiliary of the Catholic church, features 60 home players under Instructor Mr Boomer. It promises dances, music, and fun with Aug 30 showtime and ticket prices 6, 85, and 50, urging all to fill the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boomer
Willmar Street Fair Corn Show Offers 100 Prize Money
The Willmar Street Fair features a corn show with 100 in prizes for best ear of corn and prizes for top displays of corn, butter, fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Exhibits will be in tents between Benson and Litchfield avenues with judges and a fountain centerpiece. The paper notes premium lists, officer superintendents, and an off year push for Kandiyohi county exhibits, along with local wedding, surprise party, and license notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar Street Fair
Benson and
Litchfield
F. W. Powell
Peter Bonde
Mesdames Sanderson
M. T. Sandbo
Fair Street
Harold Hennings
Fair Association
Kandiyohi County
Sperry Wins Third Ward Alderman Contest In 123 to 65 Vote
Albert H. Sperry, veteran and Indian fighter, defeats Charles Wallin to succeed Alder man Hornbeck. The tally was 123 to 65, seen as a rebuke to outside influence in Third ward elections. In municipal court, George Galliford and Harry Dalin were found guilty of stealing watermelons. Galliford fined five dollars plus costs, Dalin given a Training School sentence with future reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H. Sperry
Hornbeck
Charles Wallin
George Galliford
Harry Dafin
Young Galliford
Young Dalin
Willmar Social Notes Chronicle Local Visits and Travel
Miss Johanna Mittver plans a Lake Minnetonka visit to see her sister Mrs Willie Swenson. Dr and Mrs Harold Frost reside in the remodeled north wing of their home at 3217th St. Numerous arrivals departures and family events mark the Willmar area as residents visit Crescent Beach Minneapolis St Paul Kerkhoven and other nearby places throughout the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johanna Mittver
Lake Minnetonka
Willie Swenson
Harold Frost
Frost
H. J. Ramsett
Harold Ramsett
Minneapolis
H. B. Lidstone
Crescent Beach
H. Dale
Renville
Winnie Rogers
Glencoe
Willmar
A. E. Mossberg
Mary Lunde
Madeira
Lars Halvorson
Lake Houska
Misa Manda Larson
Mrs. Sanborn
Paynesville
Ruth Dale
Helen Sather
Dwight Partello
Chicago
August Ahlstrom
Spicer
Spokane
William Goranson
Washington
Ola Goranson
A. Adams
B. O. Stephens
Detroit
Adams
St. Paul
W. H. Nethaway
Charles Walgren
Kerkhoven
J. F. Millard
I. W. Minton
Ales
Marion Minton
Spring Valley
Marion
Boise
Idaho
Charlotte Verne
Moorhead
Hattie Granell
Anneapolis
W. R. Miller
Raymond
Russell Frost
Gladys Warner
West Twenty-fifth Street
G. A. Affleck
Minneapolis Journal
J. B. Robertson
Cottonwood
Interlochen
Lien
O. A. Grangaard
P. A. Bergeson
John Allen
Duluth
Hans Nelson
Cambridge
Victor Nelson
Atwater
K. L. Hyde
Hull
Iowa
10Th St
Reeves-Bristol
Bertha Bristol
A. Horton Sperry
Obituary for Mrs. Malcolm McDonald of Willmar
Anastasia Welch McDonald died August 2 after long illness in Willmar. She was born in Prince Edward Island and married Malcolm McDonald, moving to Willmar 28 years ago. Survived by husband, seven children in Minnesota, Montana, Saskatchewan, and North Dakota. Funeral held Tuesday at Presbyterian church with Rev. D. B. Spencer officiating. Choir quartet sang including One Sweetly Solemn Thought. Body sent to St Paul after services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helga Ruude
Hans G. Ruude
Herbert McDonald
Malcolm McDonald
Presbyterian Church
D. B. Spencer
Leslie McDonald
Willmar
Anastasia Welch
St. Eleanor’s
Prince Edward Island
Hollis
Herbert
Charles
Cloquet
Leslie
Hillsboro
N. D
A. E. Brewer
Three Forks
Montana
A. D. Campbell
Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan
Sarah McDonald
Mc Donald
Katherine Mossberg
St. Paul
Willmar Street Fair to Award Automobile Prize
A Willmar street fair will award a 1911 model automobile to the woman collecting the most votes via official ballots at three local drug stores. Ballots cost one cent, with proceeds funding carnival features. Early counts show Jeanette Goldhamer leading with 100 votes, followed by Maggie Cleary 75, Ida Sanderson 50, Clara Wilson 25, and Amy Fridland 24, with more entrants expected nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar Street
Willmar
Jeanette Goldhamer
Maggie Cleary
Ida Sanderson
Clara Wilson
Amy Fridland
Obituary of Norweigan settler aged 87 at Fairview cemetery
The obituary notes the burial of a Norwegian native who lived most of her life in Dovre and died at 87. She was cared for by Miss Ingur Hendrickson. her nephew Ole 0 Bakken survives. A shared will directed equal division of remaining property between Home and Foreign missions. Funeral by Rev EE Gynild at Hagle Lake cemetery. Attorney George Tyler travels to Elk River after Crescent Beach visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliss Laura Ames
Litchfield
Minneapolis
Margaret Cusker
Litchfeld
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Brown's Valley
Nellie Stansberry
Miss Stansberry
Lewiston
Idaho
EE. Gynild
Hagle Lake
Successful Social at Solomon Lake
The Young Peoples society of Vikér church held a lawn social at Swalin Bros beautiful farm in Dovre on Saturday. Prof. Gustavus Johnson of Minneapolis, pianist Emma Rykken and violinist N B Swalin headlined a strong musical program. Proceeds topped $33. The event drew a large crowd and left attendees pleased with the evening. The Vikir Y B S thanks all contributors. The piece ends with a political aside accusing county option supporters of relying on weekly papers funded by brewers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Peoples Society
Swalin Bros. Beautiful Farm
Dovre
Gustavus Johnson
Minneapolis
Northwest
Emma Rykken
N. B. Swalin
Willmar
A. L. Nelson
Vikir Y. B.S
Philip Broberg
Litchfield
New London Times
Swalin
Lake Florida
Mina Snyder
Marshall
Elsie Roberts
M. B. Michaelson
Montevideo
Roseland Community Notes Gathers Local Visits and Fires
Roseland area residents report visits among neighbors including Rev and Mrs. Brumel with children and C Stob, Dragt family in Silver Creek after a ill mother, and Albert Knoll’s Chicago trip to see a gravely ill sister. A lightning strike damaged Gerhard Damhoff’s new barn with no injuries. hail damaged corn in some areas. Miss Mary Williams visits Helen Reed. a fire department response saves a woodhouse belonging to Mrs. Grems from near loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roseland
A. Plowman
Raymond
G. Hooghein
F. Hoekstra
Mary Williams
Helen Reed
Local notices from Willmar and area traffic shifts
Local brief items report A G Danielson moving to a new post at P R Sletten's grocery, plans for an industrial school on file with A O Forsberg, Harry Whittaker starting as train dispatcher in Litchfield, and disruptions to Sunday train service. Also noted are cottage residents at Green Lake, weed control urgency, wedding attendants correction, and several church and community activities across nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Carlson
Green Lake
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Mary McLaughin
W. H. McCune
Sioux City
W. D. Wiggins
Mary Haley
Fergus Falls
Port Townsend
Wash
Albert Larson
Harald
Livingston
Frank Palm
Scome
Herman
J. H. Olson
A. C. Johnson
Stillwater
C. C. Conrad
Brownton Bulletin
Adie
Bobbie Blake
Louisa Hanson
North Dakota
Miss Hanson
Earl P. Bristol
Mabel C. Reeves
Edward Sloka
Selma
Freda Stuhr
Herbert W. McDonald
Helga, Runde
Albert Kamstra
Tryntje Dykstra
Norman Q. Nelgon
Ida M. Haramon
Peter Edward Rose
Myrtle L. Hudson
Edward Woodcock
Bessie Woodcock
Anne Louise Woodcock
Crosby
I Creecent Beach
Fred Ackerman
T. Hagen
David Ecklund
Mamre
Glyndon
Cokato
Willmar Young Jladies
Samuel Porter
Roy Carlson
Pine City
Miss McKean
Matilda McKean
R. Butler
McKean
Miner County
IL. D
W. J. Corner
Pasco
Corner
Edna Nyquist
Anna Nyquist
C. F. Bailey
Minot
Richard Haley
William
J. P. Lamb
Michigan City
N.D
Haley
West Litchfield Ave
Ernest Schulhoff
Emma Schulhoff
Steven Point
Swan Carlson
Hattie Carlson
Harold
Adelaide Carlson
Cayuga
C. C. Hedlund
Mrs. Hedlund
Carrie Odell
Mrs
Arccocretive
Fairview Cemetery
Oline Lunne
George Tyler
Elk River
Solomon Lake
I. T. Cramer
Green Lake Beach
Lillie Johnson
Sadie Barrett
Elsie Hoglund
Roy
Clarence Cramer
Maurice Nordstrom
George Enge
James Sanderson
George Sanderson
Mecca
Jessie Thunem
Minneapolis Daily News
Daily News
Thunem
A. F. Hanscom
River Falls
Olaf Selin
Dutton
W.A. Krause
Tobey
Minnesota
Krause
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