Former Willmar Boy Killed on Firing Line
Ste w art Parsons former High Saint student and Willmar resident died in action somewhere in France on November 1. He was the nephew of Mr and Mrs Peter Henderson and cousin of the editor. Parsons enlisted from Winnipeg last August and served eleven months with a machine gun unit in the trenches. He had been gassed once and had not been seriously hurt before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God Ward
Stewart Parsons
P. H. Parsons
Harrigan
Resi Dents
Willmar
Ordendale
Alberta
Can
France
Peter Henderson
Stewart
Winnipeg
Trme
Green Lake Breeze
Ladd Strom wedding and Swedish mission bazaar events
A Lake Lillian ceremony united Warren Ladd and Agnes Jeanette Strom with attendance by family, friends, and a Ford factory inspector groom. Separate notices recount a Linman Anderson wedding in Fahlun township and Effie Johnson and Bennina Pennebecker wed at Svea parsonage, plus a Swedish Mission bazaar at Carlson hall that raised 320 dollars.
Kandiyohi County Horticultural Society Holds Annual Meeting
The Kandiyohi County Horticultural Society met in the Court Room of the Court House last Saturday with sixteen members present. Officers elected were H. Frye as president, S. E. Magnuson vice president, C. C. Selvig secretary and treasurer, and an executive board including J. B. Olson, O. N. Stromseth, OC. J. Nelson, and Prof. Rodegeb as state delegate. The Board of Audit, including Commissioner N. B. Johnson, County Auditor Nelson, and Clerk of Court E. F. Fink, is in session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horticultural Society
Kandiyohi County
N. B. Johnson
Nelson
E. F. Fink
Local notes record visits and births in area towns
Local mentions many travelers and visitors across Kerkhoven Grove City New London Olivia St Paul and Minneapolis. Notable items include births to Jonas Lindquist and Paul Hallin and several residents visiting relatives or attending events in nearby cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Nelson
Kerkhoven
Anterd Floren
Grove City
G. A. Stark
Kensington
H. T. Olava
Spicer
John Galliford
St. Paul
Jonas Lindquist
C. J. Larnon
August Nelson
Olivia
H. F. Hart
Minneapolis
al Palm
Frank
Fred Wade
Amelia Starbeck
Minnie Nelson
Gerretson
N. B. Johnson
Near New London
EI V. Carlson
Camp Dodge
Iowa
Misa Muriel Stohit
Mra
Caroline Ostrand
Ben Glarum
Emil Alm
Milbank
S.D
Carroll Wallin
Colfax Township
New London High School
Willmar High Debaters Open Season In Friday Meeting
Willmar High School will join the State Debating League debating on Friday at 7 45 pm in the high school auditorium. Harold Gilbert William Laney and Russell Frost will speak for Willmar as they oppose Litchfield on the minimum wage issue. Litchfield brings two boys and a girl with a senior and two juniors in their lineup. The meeting is chaired by Honorable L O Thorps with external judges. The event aims to uphold Willmar's debate reputation amid local rivalry and public support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar High School
Litchfield
Willmar
Harold Gilbert
William Loney
Russell Frost
Gkato
Consi
L. O. Thorps
Local Residents and Visitors Pass Through Litchfield Scene
Dozens of brief notices record daily comings and goings around Litchfield including Holm, Stone, Bjorsell and Selvig on business trips to cities like Benson and Minneapolis, plus many residents visiting relatives, teaching appointments, and job changes amid Thanksgiving travel and local errands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Holm
Litchfield
F. C. Stone
Benson
Andrew Bjorsell
S. Benson
Marshall
Alton Crosby
Dodge
August Falk
Murjock
Misa Isadore Neil
Northfeld
Andrew Peterson
Near Bird Island
Nelsons celebrate twenty fifth wedding anniversary surprise
Mr and Mrs Ninus Nelson of Fah Lun township and Mr and Mrs Heming Nelson of Lake Elizabeth township were surprised Thursday evening at the former home to mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversaries. Relatives and friends attended and each couple received thirty dollars and a set of silver knives and forks. Rev Jacobson of the Church of Hast Lake Lillian spoke for the occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Linman
Second Street
Martina Olive Linman
Matts Linman
Fahlun Township
Alvin LeRoy Anderson
A. E. Anderson
Centar
N. Dak
Rav. Paul Hallin
Anna Linman
Ninus Nelson
Hemming Nelson
Lake Elizabeth Township
Rev
Jacobson
Church of Hast Lake
Lillian
Minnepolis Man Killed After Fall Into Man Hole
Karl J Nystrom former Willmar resident died in Minneapolis last Sunday morning when he fell through a man hole. He was nearly sixty, a Sweden born immigrant who moved to Minneapolis five years ago after his wife’s death. He leaves two sons Elmer and Harry Nystrom of Minneapolis and a brother in Topeka Kansas. Funeral held today at two at Presbyterian church with Rev W B Jones officiating. Interment at Fairview. pallbearers listed.
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Sigrid Reishas
Red Wing
Cecelia Johnson
Lake Liblians
John Galliford
Esther Peterson
Pennock
Wilger
Myrtle E. Johnson
Marshall
Edna Bluhm
Near Olivia
Theodora Lawson
New London
S. L. Benton
Magni Monson
Guntaf Peterson
Amelia Starbeck
Minneapolis
John Johnson
Denny Lawler
Anton Sunberg
Adelia Peterson
W. H. Peterson
Walter Larson
University
David Aspaas
St. Paul
Ben Lundquist
Swan D. Anderson
C. F. Forsman
Martinus Hanson
Sioux Falls
S. Dak
Mills
Minn
Misgea Esther Anderson
Florace Rodelius
Correll
William Murphy
St. Cloud
Acoal
Mise Nellie Kieve
W. Bryn Jones
Maynard
Presbyterian Church
J.T. Cramer
Thair
Clarence Cramer
A. F. Almer
St Paul
Karl J. Nystrom
Willmar
Minnepolis
Sweden
Lewis
Andrew
Olof Fridlund
Peter Pridlund
Sauk Centre
Elmer
Harry Nystrom
Topeka
Kansas
The
Rev
W. B. Jones
Elmer Nystrom
Chas. W. Loon
Lewis Johnson
F. A. Holmberg
G. W. Johnson
Murphy Narrowly Escapes Serious Injury In Car Crash
Mr Murphy of Springfield escaped a serious injury Sunday afternoon when his Dizle Flyer car veered near the Lindquist home by Lake Wagonga and went over an embankment. A bent axle and other damages were found after the vehicle was hauled to Willmar and is now being repaired.
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FORD
Nels Knutson
Standard Oil Company
New London
Mr. Knutson
Handy-Lewin
Esgle Lake
Mr. Murphy
Springfield
Dizle Flyer
Ote, Lindquist
Lake Wagonga
Murphy
Handy-Lewis Motor Company
Mr. Lewta
Willmar
Red Cross Christmas drive plan targets 3500 county members
A national Red Cross campaign aims to enroll 15 000 000 members before Christmas with about 400 needed in the big county. Willmar committee led by S E Stansberry R W Stanford D N Tallman and Atty Charlea Johnson will organize the drive plus one member from each Kandiyohi County branch. Each household member will receive a Red Cross banner to display on Christmas Eve with a candle behind it inspired by Swedish window illumination customs. A forthcoming issue will reveal more details. Elmer Fisk lost his left index finger in a peanut roaster incident and had it amputated below the first joint by Dr. Davison. Six hundred soldiers aboard a train passed through town Friday en route from Camp Koster to Vancouver to work on timber for aircraft.
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Red Cross
Big
Willmar
S. E. Stansberry
R. W. Stanford
D. N. Tallman
Atty. Charlea Johnson
C. B. Carson
Kandi Yohi County
Elmer Fisk
Gamble-Robinson Fruit House
Davison
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High Saint
First Ward
Dreamland Picture Program
Frarklya Farrum Browaie Verror
Peggy Will
Magle Taliaferrg
Patriot
Mr. and
Mrs. Drew
Gladys Brockwell
Hark Mara
Clara Kimball Young
Shirley Kaye
C. H. Anderson
Anderson Bros. & Co
F. R. Tillisch
Ladd-Strom
Mr. Warren
Ladd
Misa
Agnes Jeanette Strom
Lake Lillian Township
Miss Kluth Strom
Ira Strom
Archie P. Ladd
Archibald Menalt
Bird Island
Elinor Grantgalley
Atwater Station
Linman-Anderson
Svea
Effie Johnson
J. Johnson
Whitefield
Bennin
Pennebecker
Stratford
Wis
Svea Parsonage
John B. Sorenson
Annie Johnson
Mayme Weasels
Floyd Wessels
William Johnson
Swedish Mission Church
Carlson Hall
B. J. Branton, M. B
H. E. Canfield
Eys
Willmar Hospital
J. Branton
Walephere No
Backer
John Peterson
Kandiyah
Paul Hallin
E. H. Frost
Marval
William Laney
Mint Lundquist
Roy Erickson
Leonard Kleve
Harold Beese
Sanford Osmundson
Lncup
Orlean Christian
Séminary
Paynesville
George Abbott
William R. Lindquist
Rogeland Township
Cara
Abbott
Colson
Maxwell
Overland
Handy- Lewis
Mr. Abbott
John Ruddy
Electric Short Line Railroad
Ruddy
Electric Short Line
Hanscom
Austin F. Hanscom
Fort Monroe
Virginia
F. Hanscom
Galan
A. J. Nelson
8Th St
Litchfield Ave
West
Teabelle Somerville
Dist
Paul Hedin Hag
J. H. Wiggins Company
C. O. Bergquist
Milwaukee
Esther Somerville
Father Malloy
Shieldsville
Tuesaday
McDevitt
Henry Meyer
Hazel
Bernice Peterson
Busineas College
Vivian Olsen
Buhl
J. H. Olsen
William Barber
Minnespolia
Signal Aviation Corps
Anton Anderson
Darwin
Carl H., Swan
John Anderson
Vernon Lawson
Great Lakes
Illinois
Otto Thorson
Loraine
Alvin
Thorson
Trina Anderson
Ellen Tallakson
Clara Skootheim
Sister of Deeds Office
Frances Hedin
Minneapolia
Eitel Hospital
A. G. Hedi
Martin Syverson
Norway Lake
F. J. Callnson
M. T. Jones
Kathryn Collinson
William Biedler
H. BR. Kerr
Walt Whitman
Vivian Martin
America
Jane Cowl
Saturday Evening Post
Bacil King
Margaret Clark
Carnami Raatha
Ulsiader
Minnesota
Home
Kandiyohi
Lewis E. Coss
D. C. Bdeeter
Chiropractic
Palmer School of Chiropractic
U.C. A
MC. A
Reome
Loney Brook
Std St
U. Residence
Ori
EREC
Boe
Martin A. Enger
Great Northern Railway Company
Enger
I. S. Benson
Dr. Currans
Granite Falls
Atty
Tom Davis
Litue
Neipers
Swedish Baptist Church
Church Partor
Nettle Peterson
C. F. Olson
Mia
Exholm
Ella Swenson
Martha Parson
D. T. Carlson
William Elkjer
Harry Ekdahl
Arthur Erickson
James H. Graetz
Lows
H.R. Kerr
Kerr & Chard Lumber Company
Camp Koster
Michigan
Vancouver
Wash
Majestic
WM. S. Hart IN
Mort
Majestic Theatre
Davison Hospital
Corser
Fourth Street
Lichfield
Avesee
F. C. Davisee
M.D
C. B. Miles Mary Brugran
Evering
Morvese
McManus
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