16 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Willmar Tribune
Location
Willmar, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1901
Page
1
A long list of Willmar area items. notices include travel, births, visits, school changes, and local business updates. The piece mentions A EL Rice leaving for cities, Ben O Leite visiting from Benson, Miss Lillie Johnson visiting Granite Falls relatives, and a birth at the Elfström home. Also listed are sleigh parties, school enrollments, a Willmar smallpox regulation, and various local society meetings and notices.
Jan 12 1001 entries report Eric Ericson selling silverware and books, Emil Heglund hired to W A Lindquist, Miss Lindquist and Miss Linn leaving for music studies in St Peter, teachers and evangelistic work continuing, school openings and ill students, social visits, and multiple local happenings including barber shop work and new restaurant plans. Deputy Kip notes and community events at town meetings and creamery association.
The Harrison Literary Society held a basket social in School District No 4 last Friday and raised over twenty dollars for a new organ. Local residents report frequent wolves around Diamond Lake venturing to farm yards at night. Locals plan a round up as ice packing continues for summer needs. Several residents return from city visits during the holidays.
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief movements and social calls. Jan Petam and Mrs Hanson visited Aultman. Mrs Larson visited Willmar relatives. Jon Tygeson from Whitefield was in town. B Greenfield returned from Maynard. Aultman visited Fergus Falls. John Isaacson from Kandiyohi visited Charley. Tygeson went to Pennock. A social party at Abrahamson's with many young folks. Otto Gage of Minneapolis joined J E Pulkrubek. Peter Anderson of Svea toured Priam. John Tsafeson sold a 200 acre farm to Oh as Isaacson for 4500. J Judstrup of Raymond loaded a hay car. Alfred Anderson, Rich Olson, and Hanne Anderson visited Raymond. Oh as Isaacson and family visited Fahlun. Chan Dittes spent Sunday with Raymond friends.
Local notes from Irving include Dr G A Newman visiting Rome to Odin Olson to attend a gravely ill son, a bedbound youth, guest relat es from St Paul, Anna Thompson learning instruments from Ella Broberg New London, and wood hauling by P T Holgerson to Priam. A wind mill powers Irving feed grinding after holidays. A large surprise party for Oscar Johnson fills the Johnson home, with Mighty Carlson credited for leading another party by Miss Annie Cerlaon.
Swen Swenson died at his home in Dovre on Tuesday aged 75. One of the town of Mamre’s first settlers, he previously sold his farm there and moved into the town, living there until his death on January 13 1901.
Kandiyohi Burns and Backlund shipped a cur load of cattle Monday. Mrs Willie Krona called on Mrs Smull Saturday afternoon. Albert Enblom spent a few days with Atwater friends last week. Misses Ellen and Esther Gabrielson visited Miss Helga Broman last week. Mr and Mrs Emil Lundquist hosted a party Sunday. Miss Martha Enblom visited relatives in Falun Saturday and Sunday. John Anderson is on the sick list while John Klint of Minneapolis visits relatives here. The N Norman family and Daisy visited J Enblom on Thursday. Frank Carlson of Shickley Nebraska visited here last week. Georg and Albert Enblom were at J Glacer’s Sunday. Mr and Mrs J Bengtson hosted friends Sunday. A surprise party at P M Peterson's in Tennessee honored son Carl returning from Nebraska. Mr and Mrs Z Jones visited F E Broman last week. A large group of young people enjoyed an evening with Hattie and Alvina Barker, with a bountiful supper and games. Evangelists held services at Nila Pederson’s home Thursday. Dora and Mary Linn with Ellen Lundberg Svea and Tillie Lindquist Roseland left for St Peter to spend school. Mr and Mrs Ole Lindquist hosted friends Sunday afternoon. Misses Christing and Josie Person visiting Bird Island. Horace Anderson returned from Sandstone work in the plants. John G Flann delivered stock in Bird Island last Monday to Mr Fox, who praised it as fine stock. Mr Matt Erickson and Miss Lina Anderson visited Aron Erickson’s. The Nor Sunday region held their annual moving…
Special to the Tribune from St Paul dated January 15 discusses the Minnesota senatorial contest. Evans, Lowry, Tawney, and others maneuver for support with caucus timing and district splits noted. Kandiyohi County figures on committees and reps Gandrud, Daugherty receive assignments while local items report weddings, illnesses, births, and society events in Morrison and surrounding areas.
Jan 14 to 16 local items report Gandrud return from St Paul and new Moan Gandrud manager role followed by Hystad trip to Detroit Minnesota. students at Caton business college Minneapolis Willmar area. Tollefsrud and Glesne in agriculture school. Theodore Tollefsrud with smallpox and several others vaccinated. Sam Paulson visiting the Imters. Oscar Hamre returning as Suoburgh store clerk. Thor Stava planning to move to Rovesa County. musing on free mail delivery and telephones. A K Brooten and Swift county linkage. wanted 52 shards of split building rock for barter.
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