Boys Head to Camp Wadsworth from Kandiyant County
Kandiyant County recruits, about 100 boys, depart Friday July 26 for Camp Wadsworth South Carolina. They gather at the court, receive badges, and a group photo follows. Special trains carry recruits from Stevens Swift Meeker Kanabec Mille Lacs and Stearns to Chicago Louisville then on to Camp Wadsworth arriving July 28. Local board struggles to meet July quota amid harvest labor shortages and asks for quota reduction from officials.
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Kandiyant County
Camp Wadsworth
South Carolina
A. Mo
Court House
Stevens County
Swift County
Litchfield
Meeker County
St Vand
Chants
Dom
Chicago and
Northwestern Road
St. Paul
Kanabec County
Mille Lees County
Isand County
Chicago
Northwestern
Louisville
Kentucky
Sp.m
Dixie
Camp Waisworth
Crowder
Young Men Called for Special Training in Indianapolis
An Adjutant General order calls for Class 1 1918 registrants to go to Indianapolis for chauffeur training. Minnesota plans 300 recruits this fall with local boards accepting applications by July 22. Applicants need mechanical aptitude and at least a common school education. Local boards will select those most beneficial for service and future work.
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Adjutant General's Office
Indianapolis
Minnesota
Narrow Escape After Motorcycle Crash Near Eagle Lake
Paul Olson and Freddie Haulin escaped serious injuries Tuesday evening when their motorcycle hit the left fender of a Ford driven by Garwell lad just outside town. The bike toppled the riders onto a lawn. both suffered only scratches and bruises. The Ford, driven by Henry Albert Joungquist, carried several locals from North Dakota and Montana who will be inducted July 26 at the local board and shipped to Camp Wadsworth, South Carolina. Miss Sophie Brustad will depart August 1 for St Paul to study millinery at J Rothschild Millinery House.
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Paul Olson
Freddie Haulin
Eagle Lake
Garwell Lad
Ford
Henry Albert Joungquist
Eddy County
North Dakota
Carl Gunderson
Bowman County
Levi Welch
Hawick
Mankato
Castner Wilbert Oman
Ward County
Carl Julius Lindgren
Beltrami County
Arthur Larson
New London
Forsyth
Rosebud County
Montana
Camp Wadsworth
South Carolina
Sophie Brustad
St. Paul
J. Rothschild Millinery
Emma Darkness
Benson
Hilda Anderstrom
Thorpe
E. A. Peterson
Olive Nelson
Hyelyn Berkness
Bernice Benson
Minneapolis
Haivor Arntzen
Minnesota Falls
Sidney Berkness
Spicer
Arthur Halvorson
Skoog- Lundquist
John Lindstrom
William Bergman
Lillian Ponsonby
Gladys Benson
Minton Lundquist
Harold Reese
Paul Peterson
Andrew Peterson
T. O. Gilbert
Ellen Blomgren
Lake Lillian
Amy Ray
Swan Melin
Hibbing
A. J. Melin
Svea
S. Berkness
Martin Fixen
Third Street
John Fern
J. W. Dudly
Atwater
Green Lake
George Arntzen
The
Exchange Land Company
N. B. Monson
Victor Linman
Ernest Peterson
Eveleth
Mary Peterson
William Lundberg
Hildur Hoaglund
C. L. Benton
Ruby Peterson
Benson Plumbing Shop
Edward Elkjer
Granite Falls
Lewistown
Iver
Alfred Erickson
Sacred Heart
Olivia
Camp Wadaworth
Gilbert Erickson
C. C. Anderson
Cyrus
Carl G. Guntafson
Gerhard Ferring
Navilus
Ontario
Homer Skaré
Stena Vold
Norway Lake
Efington
Sask
Canada
Elmer John Iverson
Petersburg
Alaska
Paul S. Peterson
Conrad Peterson
Kandiyohi
Piapot
Christian Oscar Olaon
Merrydeld
Frank Patrick Carlin
Green Lake Township
Shuswap
British Columbia
Camp Lewis
Washington
Work on-Saver Rushes Toward Readiness at Willmar Plant
The P. H. Sackett Syndicate moves phase of Willmar factory setup. Though machinery placement and shafting installation not complete, workers rapidly complete grain saving attachments for binders. One lot expected for delivery by Thursday, July 25. Sales report three carloads of manure spreaders sold with high demand.
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P. H. Sackett Syndicate
Willmar
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES FROM BENSON AREA
A compilation of residents visiting relatives, business calls, and travels around Benson, Lake Lillian, Spicer, New London, and nearby towns. Names appear with numerous trips to Minneapolis, Minneapolis, Benson, Milan, and Litchfield plus Liberty loan installment due and community movements.
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F. C. Stone
Ben 3On
Glenwood
Rena Berknesss
Spicer
Minton Peterson
New London
Axel Bjorklund
Milan
Elmer Larson
Graceville
Patrick Lawler
Kantilyont
Lewis Christopherson
Manley Ogren
Boys Enter U S Service Train at Dunwoody Institute
A group of boys including Harlow R Kerr Hijalmar Oscar Hoaglund Abert N Tommeraasen Ole Rangvald Olson Arnold Gustrud and Melvin Ogren left Monday afternoon to join the U S service. They will receive mechanical training at the Dunwoody Institute in Minneapolis.
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U. S. Service
Harlow R, Kerr Hijalmar Oscar Hoaglund Abert N. ‘Tommeraasen
Ole Rangvald Olson Arnold Gustrud Melvin Ogren
The
Dunwoody Institute of
Minneapolis
Red Cross yarn notice and local updates
Red Cross workers urge former yarn and needle borrowers to report or return items held over a month, with Mrs. John Dale now in charge of yarn distribution across from the Hed Cross Headquarters. Also notes travels, promotions, and local farm and military notices including a big muskellunge catch near Green Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
John Dale
Dale
Hed Cross
Reishus Concert at Synod Church Delights Willmar Audience
The Monday evening concert at Synod Church featured Martha Retus, a soprano from Red Wing, and accompanist Laura Forde. Net proceeds totaled 50 dollars for the Red Cross, with committee organizers from the Young People's Society.
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Synod Church
Martha Reteus
Red Wing
Willmar
The
Red Cross
Obituary for August Bjelkengren Pioneer of Whitefield
The obituary notes the death of August Bjelkengren aged 83 years 7 months 14 days, a Swedish immigrant and longtime Whitefield resident who joined Svea church in 1876. He is survived by his widow and nine children, nineteen grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren. The funeral was held at Svea on July 16 with Rev. J. B. Sorenson officiating.
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Hane Nordstedt
Anna Victoria Nordstedt
Peter Nordstedt
Gorton Avenue
Everett
Thomas Hane
Jesper Holmquist
Bethel Lutheran Church
Marie Nordstedt
Stephen Smith
Ia Schiedier
Sioux City
Camp Grant
Rockford
Illinois
Sam
Great Northern
Hane
the Tribune
August Bielkengren
Whitefield
August Bjelkengren
Gryt. Parish
Christianstad
Alan
Sweden
Pernilla Bengtsdotter
America
Monmouth
Whitefield Township
Svea Church
Bjelkengren
Henry Bjelkengren
Wismar
Cella
Adolph Johnson
Minneapolis
Ellen
Louis Strandberg
Svea
Amanda
Peter Nelson
J. B. Sorenson
Pap Cuban Din
Das
Town church notices mix of services and events
United Lutheran and Fred Nicolay Nilsen churches list Sunday services, confirmation classes, and social meetings. Many societies meet Thursday or Friday at various addresses. a patriotic service at Johns on July 21 highlights English language worship. Other churches include Swedish, Methodist, Baptist, Bethel, Mission, St Luke’s, Catholic, Presbyterian with schedules, luminaries, and community events.
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United Lutheran Synod
J. N. Anderaan
Tallakeena Place
East Vinje Ladies Society
Niele Tallakson
Nicolay Nilsen
A. Rykken
Vang
N. D
Western Dovre Ladies Aid
Notland
C. Street
Bethel Lutheran
Jesper Holmquist
Higinssa
Bethel Ladies Society
Swedish Mission Church
G. N. Tegnell
Swan Anderson's
Fourth St. West
Distanced arrivals and local updates fill week notices
Names and origins of new arrivals from Canada and Alaska to Willmar are listed alongside school election notices, board finances, and local administrative changes. The piece records personnel shifts at the Great Northern division, community visits, and a birthday event, with financial figures for the school district and reminders of the upcoming annual meeting.
Park Building Gift Expands City Social Center
Gov A E Rice quietly handed the keys to a new park building in Willmar to Mayor Wellin, located on Third Street between Kandiyo hi and Rice avenues. Donated by Rice and N O Nelson, the facility will host social gatherings with kitchens, verandas, and comfort rooms. A O Sather is custodian. committee members include Mesdames Nelson Anders Johnson Jens Peterson and Oscar Sattergren. An ice cream social may inaugurate the space to raise funds for equipment.
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A. E. Rice
Wellin
Third Street
Kandiyo Hi and
Rice Avenues
N. O. Nelson
Park Board
Gov. Rice
A. O. Sather
Mesdames N. O. Nelson
Anders Jonson
Jens Peterson
Oscar Sattergren
Willmar Tribune
Rice
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Eamland ‘Picture Program
Harry Morey
Florence Deshin
Constance Talmadge
Paul
Charlie Chaplin
Baby Marie Osborne
Voice of Destiny
Home Guards
Company of Home Guards
Bryn Jones
T. Sampson
Victor Klingenberg
M. J. Myron
Nelson
Melander
Elkjer
Murphy
Hewett
Wakefield
Heimdahl
Sather
Bonde
Bakke
Emil Johnson
Willmar Hospital
Conducted By
B. J. Branton
Toy P
Becker Ave
Fourth St
Davison Hospital
Comer Ponrth Street
Litcheld Willmar, Minnesota
D. W. Wise Bary
Sackett Syndicate
B. T. Otos
Pacific Coast
Tacoma
Wash
Portland
Eugene
Oregon
Honolulu
Julius Johnson
Norman G. Johnson
U. 8. Cavalry
Hawaii
U. S
Mr. Johnson
W. Kk. Strawn
Livingstone
Twin Cities
Keating
Superior
Signall L. Olson
Olga A. Pederson
Everett Thomas Hane
Verne B. Joslin
Lillie M. Johnson
Clarence A. Susan
Hannah Sophia Christenson
Farmers Elevator Company
Camp Lee
Pantages P. Panagoptis
Moreland
Pennsylvania
Virginia
George Brogren
Franklin Nelson
Elkhorn Lake
Mr. Nelson
Reishus
Doslin Johnson
Lewis Johnson
1St Street
Great Battalion
John Philip Sousa
Navy
Josjin
Little Falls
A. E. Joslin
Grove City
C. H. Werner
Royalton
France
D. C. Horton
Alfred Opheim
Jackson
I. T. Cramer
Myron Cramer
Myron
Otr
FP. QO. Nelson
Sigurd Berka
O. R. Berkness
T. A. Holland
Ole Erickson
Anderson
Anderson Bros. & Go
Billie Sunday
Geo. M. Cohen
Halliday
Fatty Arbuckle
Enid ‘Bennett
Keys of the Righteous
Marguerite Clark
Prunella
William Farnum
U. S. Gov
Majestic
M. E
Gustav O. Westman
Oak Park
E. JW .Wahlquiet
Methodist Episcopal
Luther C. Benson
Epworth League
Trott Ave
Third &J
Paul Hallin
D. R. Lagergren
Fablon
Christ
First Church OF Scientist
Salvation Army
K. Nelson
Andrew Lake
ST. Lukes
F. H. Oohler
Racter
St. Luke's
St Luke's Church
Chas Rasmusson
Father McDevitt
St. Mary's
Kandiyab
St Mary's
Presbyterian
L. W. Mulder
Mamreland
Pennock
Alvin Anderson
Canby
Matte Linman
Fabian Township
Yellow Medicine County
Fort Worden
Een Ina Apa
Board of Education
Walter Fredrickson
Supt
Frederickson
Harrison
Henry Martin
Walter
C. Hoffman
Breckenridge
Charles McLaughlin
Hoffman
H. Abrahamson
Mira. O. Abrahamson
Andrew Now
Swift Falls
Now
J. P. Carlson
Ella
May Bergman
J. A. Myron
Sanford Osmundson
A. A. Osmundson
Aviation Corps
Overland
Carl Gustafson
Second Street East
Mr. Gustafson
Olof Ferring
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Mr. Ferring
Michigan
Mit
Oreges
Burgery
Dester
Chiropractic
Palmer School of Chiropractic
U.C. A
MC. A
Officce
Hermes
Lowey Bisok
Std
St. Phope
Olof B. Roen
Boston
Massachusetts
Gilbert Rierson
Rueben Anderson
Fort Sheridan
Ilinois
Carleton College
Northfield
United States
L. ©. Thorpe
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