30 Jan 1901
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Newspaper
Willmar Tribune
Location
Willmar, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1901
Page
1
Band concert at Seminary Hall next Wednesday evening and Lindner lecture at Seminary Hall next Saturday. social dance at Bonde's Hall. various local notices on births marriages and business updates in Willmar and Kandiyohi county including new bank plans and road work.
Jan 23 highlights include Miss Miole Wilkamson visiting Rose Land with the Sirsadberg family and Miss Ansa Enblom and Miss Amanda Johnson calling on Willmar area relatives. Local band additions Oscar Lundberg and Ole Dahlquist, church services by Rev. Lareen, and neighborhood sewing society form the week’s social core. A Svea store fire nearly destroyed the clothing room, with unknown cause. Community notes record visits, illness, butcher shop plans, creamery meetings, and real estate transfers across Willmar, Kerkhoven, Atwater, and surrounding towns. The Great Northern railway changes are rumored to bring a large freight depot and shifted offices to Willmar, consolidating Willmar’s rail leadership.
After a quiet week at the capital, talk centers on ex Senator Towne whose meteoric speech electrified the nation. Minnesota figures like Daniel O'Connell and Gov Van Sant appear in sentiment as lobbyists, pardons, and appointments spark debate from Duluth to St Paul.
Jan 21 Ringville notes report good weather and vaccination checks with no smallpox yet. R B Sonstegard plans to reopen his Choki class school soon while Ole Larson lies ill after Montane stay. Georgeville Creamery to distribute an 8 percent dividend. Amund Amundson sells farm to New London and Willmar buyers for 6000. Local basket supper raised 24.20 for Ole Wold family. Edw Newgord visits NL S weekend. Mandy Sontegard to NL for dressmaking course. Ringville residents discuss rural mail delivery and upcoming events in New London. Elias Johnson wins in Lintonville with telegraph coaching.
Whitefield notes list upcoming wedding expectations with social visits. Wm Englund entertained friends Tuesday. John Englund visited A Carlson Saturday. Hans Anderson and family visited E A Erickson. a crowd gathered at A S Johnson’s. Annie Carlson made dresses for John Swenson in Svea. E A Erickson and Nels Sjoberg hosted relatives. Alfred Nordahl returned. Whitefield enjoys a rare treat compared to Kandiyohi.
Miss Lydia Norman and Mrs Cora Norman visited J Enblom last Saturday. Mrs J Bengtsoo is ill. Miss Anna Enblom teaching in Svea spent weekend at home. A literary society formed with N R Tacklind as president, meeting Friday night. Hilda Holmberg and Ida Cheliberg visited A W Isaacson Monday. Hilma Norman returned from Renville with school closed for smallpox. Rev J A Wagner of Atwater to conduct services at P Norman's Friday at 2 PM.
Grus area news reports Ida Erickson at home on Sunday Jennie Embretson teaching near Hawick Jacobson visiting friends Albin Gunderson back from Minnesota Toho Negaard family at Peter Erickson's Young people at Green Lake church Ladies Aid at Arne Embretson’s Olson Martinson wedding attended Additions county news on another page Adolph Swannan of New Windsor visiting J P Larson relatives in Mamre and Green Lake
Raymond News notes Raymond Husinga, one mile south of Printburg, was quarantined Saturday for the smallpox. The confectionery stock owned by Alo Abrahamson has been purchased by N. W. Wulliver. C. F. Malm has sold his mercantile establishment at New Paynesville to Finger-Gros and may move his family to the city. Miss Esther Johnson, after a visit with sister Mrs. Geo. Morrow, returned home to Willmar on Wednesday.
Jan 25 report notes the railroad company constructs a new round house near the burned site using parts from old buildings gathered along the line. The morning papers claim Andrew Gunderson of Wheaton will likely be named chief weighmaster at Minneapolis, a move Benson supporters hope proves true.
Willmar officials ordered all slot machines from temperance saloons and blind pigs confiscated last week. Owners Whitman and Kreps had shipped the machines away to Pipestone temporarily and may relocate if arrangements suit. Vandermeer of Prinsburg planned a family move to Oklahoma in about two weeks amid other farmers considering a similar move.
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