Fire at Willmar High School Causes Smoke Spell
An incipient fire in a Willmar high school laboratory during Friday noon caused alarm. Janitor B J Greenfield opened a locked door and extinguished the blaze, confined to a lower cabinet area with little damage. The incident highlights lacking fire extinguishing facilities in school buildings and may prompt Board of Education action to equip with extinguishers and hydrants.
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Willmar High School
Institution of
B. J. Greenfield
Board of Education
Agricultural Meetings Schedule in Willmar Districts
Industrial Depart ment Willmar high school lists meetings across districts 44 63 18 48 36 61 57 45 with times from February 19 to March 12 focusing on corn growing dairying and agricultural co operation. Invitations extended to all. Also notes on a Valentine Party hosted by Miss Clara Rasmussen for the Normal class and visits by agricultural instructor Edwin Mayland en route to Fargo North Dakota for cooperative work. Ladies Aid to meet February 21.
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Industrial Department
Willmar High School
North School House
Raymond
Pennock
Kandiyohi
Clara Rasmussen
Miss Rasmussen
Bess Odekirk
Edwin Mayland
Cokato
C. L. McNelly
Fargo, N. C
Prof
T. P. Cooper
North Dakota Better Farming Association
Francis Willard Memorial Meeting
A Francis Willard Memorial meeting will be held next Tuesday afternoon February 20 at three o clock at the home of Mrs J H Martin corner Becker Ave and Tenth Street All are invited to attend The program includes songs scripture reading and prayer Rev Spencer singing Talk Why She was Known Tribute to Francis E Willard vocal and reading selections by Esther and Eben Lawson Miss Marie Lange Constance Grangaard etc concluding with closing prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Willard
J. H. Martin
Becker Ave
Tenth Street
Spencer
Sane
Livingstone
Rapeteet
Esther
Eben Lawson
Francis E. Willard
Tataene
J. D. Parnell
Swedish Mission Y. P. S. Monthly Literary Social
The Swedish Mission Y. P. S. will hold a monthly literary social this Thursday evening February 15 in the church parlors. The program includes song audience devotional exercises mixed quartet vocal duet Ruth Peterson and Hulda Hoghind reading Esther Anderson vocal solo Anna Nicholson recitation Katie Broten quartet and song choir. Refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited.
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Y. P
Swedish Mission Church
Ruth Peterson
Hulda Hoghind
Reading
Esther Anderson
Anna Nicholson
Katie Broten
Dredge Accident Injures Cambridge Man at Willmar Depot
Charles Wentworth, 58, was hurt when a dredge being unloaded at the Willmar depot toppled and broke a leg above the ankle. He was taken to Willmar hospital. Wentworth is a visitor from Cambridge, Minnesota. Senator C. W. Odell spent yesterday in the cities on business.
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Charles Wentworth
Willmar
Willmar Hospital
Mr. Wentworth
Cambridge
Minn
C. W. Odell
Trouble for Booze Buyer at Willmar Seminary
An investigation by Sheriff Boide traced intoxicating liquor to a Willmar Seminary student from Montevideo who bought it in Raymond and shared it with peers. The student was fined 30 dollars and jailed 30 days. his father paid by check. The youth was expelled and not reinstated.
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Willmar Seminary
Boide
Montevideo
Raymond
Muller
Nisan
Kandiyohi
Prize Corn Lest at Willmar Corn Show Dispute
A prize nine ears of Silver Mine corn were taken from the Beckman exhibit at the Farmers Short Course corn show. The note asks the culprit to return the ears to L. McNelly or N. C. Nelson, warning that Beckman valued the corn and hoped to enter it for the State Silver Cup and a $25 prize at the State Fair. The item also lists local notices and personal items about residents of Willmar, Minnesota, including travel, visits, births, and church activities.
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Beckman
L. McNelly
Co. Treas
N. C. Nelson
J. W. Beckman
Cokato
St Paul Symphony to Tour Northwest in Six Weeks
The St Paul Symphony Orchestra led by Walter Rothwell departs March 24 for a six week spring tour covering fifty three cities. Fifty five musicians plus staff will travel by a Great Northern Railway special train with Willmar hosting the opening March 25 concert. Louis W. Hill chairs the orchestra association and may join part of the tour. he extols the educational value for St Paul and the wider territory. The group, six years old, has become a leading national musical organization. Cities listed include St Cloud Brainerd Bemidji Spokane Vancouver Seattle Portland Missoula Butte Billings and many more across the Northwest and into Canada. Edmund A. Stein is general manager. Miss Gertrude O Hanlon is tour manager.
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St. Paul
The
St. Paull
Orchestra
United States
Willmar
St. Cloud
Brainerd
Bemidji
Thief River Malls
Winnipeg
Grafton
Devils Lake
Minot
Williston
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Kalispell
Spokane
Wenatchee
Everett
Anacortes
Bellingham
New Westminster
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Tacoma
Centralia
Portland
Aberdeen
Olympia
Ellensburg
North Yakima
Walla Walla
Wallula
Lewiston
Pullman
Soeur d'Alene
Missoula
Deer Lodge
Anaconda
Butte
Bozeman
Livingston
Billings
Miles City
Glendive
Dickinson
Bismarck
Jamestown
Hargo
Crookston
Hibbing
Superior
Great Northern Railway
Edmund A. Stein
Gertrude O'Hanlon
Bonde Hall
Thor Ustad
Glee Club
Aftenréster
Oscar Berg
Selmer Berg
Esipoff
Messrs
Lars Jorstad
Rex Smith
Erick Glad
Elmer Peterson
Hubert Otterness
Livingstone
Victor Rydberg
Tomten
T. O. Gilbert
Abraham Lincoln
Congressman Esch
Minnesota Bar ‘Association
Obituary for Mrs C B Hutchins of Mt Pleasant Texas
Mrs C B Hutchins wife of Train master Hutchins of the Cotton Belt died suddenly at the home of J W Geer in Mt Pleasant Texas. She was born April 3 1861 near Crystal Springs Massachusetts and married August 14 1884 in Winchester Illinois. Survived by husband three daughters Mae Gisch Carson La Crosse San Antonio and Gertrude Houtekins Mt Pleasant. Funeral held at Methodist church with Rev N A Seale. interment in Masonic cemetery.
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Hutchins
Mt. Pleasant
Methodist Church
N. A. Seale
Crystal Springs
Mass
Winchester
Ill
Mae Gisch
Carson
C. W. Nelson
San Antonio
Gertrude Ho
Seminary boys overwhelm Giants in basketball game
The Seminary edged the Giants 48 to 12 in a late week basketball game. Osseo Society held a brief Saturday meeting to elect committees. Students discussed attending tonight’s set and refreshments costs. Various residents visited home over weekend including Paul Redin, Sandy Swanson, Clara and Anna Clausen. Swedish Lutheran Ladies Aid plans a church gathering February 22 with refreshments served by designated members. Carrie Rouch from Hendrickson arrived Saturday to stay through winter with her sister Mrs Theo Mika.
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Giants
Oscar Strand
Spicer
Osseo Society
Hank
Hannk
Paul Redin
Sandy Swanson
Grove City
Clara
Anna Clauson
Warner
Leonard Quam
Benson
Harold Hellickson|rett
Brooten
Carrie Rouch
Hendrickson, Minn
Theo Mika
Willmar High School narrowly tops visiting Independents 33 32
In a fast and rough battle, Willmar edges Minneapolis West Side Independents 33 to 32. Willmar’s Taylor and Carlson led scoring with strong defense from Nordstrom and Branton stepping in for Hank Johnson. Way and McKeon starred for the visitors as the game remained tied or led by small margins through the late minutes.
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Willimax
Willmar
Minneapolis
Simms and
Taylor
McKeon
Independents
High School
Simms
Carlson
Way
Straife
Nordin
Carlton
Swenson
Hank” Johnson
Branton
Johnson
Nordstrom
Jcity
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ladies’ Aid Society of the
First M. E. Church
A. F. RaDue
Swedish Mission
Olof Sundt
Willmar Glee Club
Tribune
Lace Sale
Valenciennes
C. A. Sandwen
Mason Spicer
Dorothy
Denver
Colo
Mr. Spicer
St. Mary’s Church
D. N. Tallman
New York City
Andrew Johnson
Dora Moline
Svea
Little Laura Moline
A. C. Forsberg
K. T. Rykken
New London
Alton Sperry
Alice Gibson
Cassel
John Walby
Norway Lake
A. A. Anderson
G. E. Quale
Carl Dahlheim
Wm. Johnson
J. P. Devinney
Pipestone
Florence Porter
Henry Beese
Gennessee
Emil Johnson
Lowell
Mabel Nelson
Sven
Ole Ostensee
John
Conrad, N. D
Martha Botnen
Richard Burns
Litchfield
Edward Woodcock
Selphia Larson
Pete Sorenson
Annandale
Hattie Thompson
John Berg
Einar Brogren
Naomi Soderling
James Hagen
Christ Berg
Chas. V. Johnson
Arvid Ostling
Dassel
Minneap
Alice
C. H. Leverich
Supt. McKinnon
Leonard Hanson
Russell, Minn
Theo. Hanson
Ruth Hanson
Pern Magnuson
Abbie Edgren
Paul Hedin
Hugo Hoglund
M. E. Oak Park
Albert Anderson
Naomi
Teckla Soderling
Ella Nyquist
Thora Thunstedt
Hjalmer Nyquist
Joel Thunstedt
John Gabriel- 50U
George Tyler
W. Litchfield Avenue
Madame Pinney
Alice Johnson
Donaldson Glass
William Langfarith
Chicago
K. Strawn
Cornelius Johnson
Young People’s Society
Young People’s Society of the
Synea Church
Eva Johnson
Alice Brohm
Ladies’ Social Union of
Presbyterian Church
H. C. Hanson
E. Litchfield Ave
A. J. Faneuf
Bay City
Mich
Adeline Bates
Christine, N.D
Lena Kast
Jonas Lundquist
John Lundquist
Wisnaes
Haniins Seminary
Amy Nelson
Mrs. N. O. Nelson
Swedish Lutheran Church
Mesdames Swann Carlson
Charlie Carlson
Nels Carlson
Martin Blomquist
Tae
Seminary
Nasaot Ip Lareen
Mt Ed
Thay
Postel Clere ‘Nickelson
Teer
Clers
Hema Seas
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