Junior High School Building Proposed Willmar
At the annual meeting of Independent School District No. 47 plans for a new Junior High School were discussed. Charles B. Carlson and Victor E. Lawson were re elected to the Board for three years. About fifty residents attended in sultry heat and approved reports. Architect Tyrie and Chapman showed plans for a 150 by 74 foot building on Fourth Street connected to the existing high school, to house about 826 students with gym, assembly room, and central heating. The fireproof structure would cost about 75000 dollars and blend with the current campus.
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Independent School District No
Charles B. Carlson
Victor E. Lawson
Board of Education
Willmar
State Educational Department
CE. Wentsel
Rodegeb
India
Bnoot
Minn
Wiliam W.tyrie
Tyrie & Chaptian
Minneapolis
Fourth Street
Death in the locality takes Peter E Whem of Willmar
Peter Erickson Whem born August 14, 1844 in Norway died last Sunday after long bronchial illness. He came to America in 1867 lived in Trempealeau County Wisconsin before homesteading in Kandiyohi Township. Unmarried, he lived with brother Hans and moved to Willmar 14 years ago. Funeral Monday at Synod church with Rev. J. N. Anderson officiating. interment in Synod cemetery. Pallbearers listed.
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Peter E. Whem
Willmar
Peter Erickson Whem
Toten
Norway
America
Trempealeau County
Wis
Kandiyohi
Hans
Tay
Hangem
JB. Bredeson
A. M. Bredeson Whem
Synod Church
J. N. Anderson
Synod Cemetery
Frederick
Ole Bredeson
Otto Paulson
Theodore Thovrvon
O. A. Grangaard
Knut Solberg
Ringling Bros Circus Promises Grand Portrayal of Big Bingo and Cinderella
The Willmar show on Saturday July 22 features Big Bingo the famed elephant and a fairyland spectacle Cinderella. The program includes monkeys, ponies, dogs, bears, and a thousand performers in three rings with aerial costumes and a grand Dance of the Fairies.
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Spangleland
Ringling Brothers’ Wonderful Circus
Bifigo
Ginger
Robert
Bunting
Ben
Jocko
Jupey
Toodles
Cinderlla
Willmar
Willmar High School enrollment doubles since 1907 08
Willmar schools show growth with high school enrollment rising from 142 in 1907 08 to 250 in 1915 16 and total district enrollment increasing from 949 to 1 178. A proposed Junior High School would relieve crowding and expand facilities as the district plans future development.
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Willmar
Willmar High School
Willmar Hardware Announces August Heglund Tinner
Local notice from Jam Ging announces a new tinner from Cleveland, Ohio named August Heglund joining Willmar Hardware. The message invites friends to witness a trial and celebrate the arrival of the skilled tinner in the city.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Willmar
Heglund
Local social notes highlight Willmar area visits
A dense list of visitors and residents in Willmar and surrounding towns includes Misa Lilian Bolum of Elbow Lake guesting relatives, Mrs Theo Rosby entertaining friends, Cora Berkness returning from Minnesota sick visit, Mrs Herman Halverson arriving from Chicago, and many others visiting, traveling, or working. Several engagements center on Green Lake, Lake Minnetonka, and Easie Lake with relatives, shop workers, and local officials noted. upcoming events include a Pleasant View schoolhouse ice cream social and a Fahlun Baptist choir program.
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Misa Lilian Bolum
Elbow Lake
Misaea Nora
Carey Elfethiment
Theo. Rosby
Cora Berkness
Tuernoon
Minn
Herman Halverson
Chicago
Aye Martin
Simons
Maxwell Ve
Jen Benson
Reo
Dora Johnson
Minneapolis
Richard Fredholm
St. Peter
Rev. C.svenson
Green Lake
Carl Hook
Ernest Hurt
Howard Hart
Melrose
R.A. Butler
Ray
Brooten
Bernice Hodsden
Delano
Allene
Winifred Sherwood
Wilma Cooper
Canton
R. W. Hadley
Sophie Tallakson
Co-operative
Agnes Gabrielson
Newell Nelson
Lake Minnetonka
J. W. Holmberg
Kandiyohi
Er —Munroe Nichols
Thie City
Charles Parsley
Webster
Third Street
Esther Rodion
G.N
Twin Cities
Mise Florence
St. Paul
Henry Hanscom
Paul
Scom
A. C. Carlson
Cora’ Burns
Cora’ Burns and Son of Bengon and Miss Elsie Hess Went Out To Easie Lake
G. W. Tyler
Elkie San Romana
Teturne River
P. C. Peterson
Duluth
Head of the Lakes
Albert
Anderson
Madeira
Nuonal Bank
John Williams
Onslow Sharpe
HJ. Bolut
Edna
John Balum
Camstedt
Pleasant View Schoolhouse
Dist
Willmar
Pleasant View
Local notes from Dovre and surrounding towns
July 17 updates from Dovre Kandiyohi area recount visits and travels of residents and relatives. Individuals such as Rev J A Reitan, Miss Myrtle Mathiason, Mrs Nel Land, and many local names are noted in short visits, work trips, and church ladies aid planning.
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Fahlun
Southene Fahlun
Hiling Johnson
Seuenter
Lillian
Milas
Natalie Mathieson
Willmar
Harry Hawkins
Minneapolia
Tme & Short
Nelson
M. E. Church
Hemming Nelson
J. A. Reitan
Bride
Valley City
N. D
Reitan
Myrtle Mathiason
Sven Ao
Oscar Jobuean
Bustane
Atwater
Frank Mattson
G. W. Smith
Nel Land
Minneapolis
Robert
Jeanette Larson
M. C. Mattson
Duluth
C. Peterson
Christ Hoyum
Edward Larson
Johnny Salmonson
Harry Hawking
Henry Rasmusson
John Vick
Elmer Johnson
James Hanson
Samuel Nelson
Eeruhard Holm
Kandiyah
Frank Matteon
Emil Hanson
Wm. Hanson
Keldron
S. D
Sioux City
Dakota
Shirley Haroldson
Adolph “Ow
Bt Smith
Prominent Shoe Dealer Charles J. Johnson Dies
Charles J. Johnson, a well known Willmar shoe merchant, died Wednesday July 12 after a two month illness with abdominal cancer. Born in Halland Sweden, he came to the United States as a youth, settled in Willmar sixteen years ago, and became a leading member of the Swedish Baptist church. He is survived by Emma, his wife, and three sisters. Funeral was held Saturday at the Baptist church with Rev. Paul Hallin delivering the eulogy.
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Carl G. Norman
Anna Norman
Bethesda Hospital
Priday
Anna ‘Thyden Norman
Upsala
Sweden
Wiimar
Carl G. Norman March
Naomi Marie
Blanche Elizabeth
Thonths
Andrew ‘Thyden
B. W. Flowers
St. Pauli
Samuel Thyden
Los Angeles
Calif
Leonard Anderson
Litchfield
Rachel
Nora
Gertrude
Judith
Violet
Leanus
Lambert
Ragnar
Samuel
California
Mrs. Flowers
Swedish Baptist Church
Fairview
J. W. Ford
Rose Ford
Jesse W. Ford
Town of
Woods
Sairview
Charles J. Johnson
Earth
Halland
Willmar
San Gay
Emma Ji
C. A. Petereau
Eford
Bai
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Kandiyohi County
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Minne
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