Local Briefs Highlight Visits and Community Ties
Miss Clara Kamrud arrived for a visit with Miss Rena Berg while Edith Pierce of Graceville visits relatives in Willmar. Numerous guests and hosts appear across the community, with travels to St Paul, Browns Valley, and nearby towns. The Willmar Steam Laundry debuts a new delivery wagon as Aldermen discuss Footlake injunctions and local events unfold, including a dance in Litchfield and upcoming camping at Green Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kamrud
Starbuck
Rena Berg
Edith Pierce
Graceville
James Sanderson
Effie Sunde
Minneapolis
Peter Bonde
Lillian
Ephy Nelson
Arclander
G. A. Erickson
Camilla Nelson
Rosendale
Elvina Sorenson
J. H. Costello
Browns Valley
John Costello
T. C. Christian
Frank Ingart
Ward
Ingart
Jd. B. Boyd
John Lewis
Arlington, S. D
Boyd
Mr. Lewis
Kendal County
Ilinois
E. B. Riley
Ruth
Irene
Rudolph
Ellsworth
Ole Gilbertson
T. C. Gilbert
C. A. Grimlund
O. Fredrickson
Kerkhoven
Calgary
Alto
Canada
Willmar
Fredrickson
Sunny Belt Grain & Elevator Company
Willmar Steam Laundry
Hornbeck, Stansberry
Johnson
Footlake
Winsie
Leda Duhleen
Maynard
Esther
Elvira Swenson
Elvira
Granite Falls
Knebel
Sioux City
Henry Solum
Willmar Seminary
Sioux Falls
Solum
Litchfield
Noren Orchestra
Jessie C. Williams
Gertrude S. Gilkerson
Matilda W. Bonde
Albin C. Carlson
Clinton
Grande
Albert W. Gilman
Henry Rice
Gust Kagel
W. W. Gray
Donald
Max
Harold B. Handy
Edith Frost
Agnes Haines
Pearl Ives
Jennie Olson
Milbank
John. Nord
QO. A. Sandren
Hanley Falls
Obituary of Martha Anderson in Willmar area
Mrs. Martha Anderson died at 1392 Gorton avenue after a long illness from pernicious anaemia. She was born in Norway September 15 1853 and died at age 55. She leaves husband John E. Anderson four daughters Emilia Nora Mrs Anton Bjerling Mrs Theodore Jensen and two sons Nels and Alfred. Funeral held at Lutheran Free church with Rev M B Michaelson. burial in church cemetery. Also notes marriage of Prof Conrad M Christianson to Miss Julia J Langness and upcoming summer parochial school picnic and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Anders
Martha Anderson
John E. Anderson
Gorton Avenue
Lutheran Free Church
M. B. Michaelson
Norway
Willmar
Gortoname
Levee
Emilia
Nora
Anton Bjerling
Theodore Jensen
Grantsburg
Wis
Nels
Alfred
de Lamere
N. D
Sioux Falls
Conrad M.christianson
Willmar Seminary
Amanda Erickson
Kandigahi
G. A. Berg
Gertrude Miller
Gertrude Soderling
Annie McNellis
Litchfield
Minnie Olson
Ruth Haakenson
St. Paul
Johanna Mittvedt
Excelsior
W. T Swenson
Josie Rykken
Beardsley
Denver
Col
Atwater
P. J. Haley
Geraldine
Phyllis Haley
L. A. Tjosvold
Olga
Norway Lake
Tjosvold
A. H. Goldhamer
F. F. Paulson
Clayton
Kenneth
Kensal
Drake, Balfour
Anamoore
G. A. Erickson
Arthur
Forman
A. N. Anderson
Lillian
Mary Johnson
Calfax
Peter L. Hinchsen
Lake Andrew
Bertha Bredberg
Wheaton
Ethel Horton
Minneapolis
Karen Hanson
Albert C. Larson
Freddie
Cassel
Hutchinson
Mason Spicer
Dorothy
Colo
Vers Mossberg
West
A. E. Mossberg
St. Joseph's Hospital
Red Lake County
Mats Granquist
Kandiyohi
Religious notices outline upcoming church services
The notice lists schedule details for Lutheran Free Church Presbyterian Church Lutheran Synod Church Swedish Mission Church LUTH Bethel Church and M E church featuring service times sermons Sabbath school Christian Endeavor and infections of visits from Rev. Crawford Grays. It notes an upcoming two week preaching tour and a parish picnic for parochial pupils at Homewood Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Meeting
Misa Elsie Roberts
Crawford Grays
Mra. Grays
Epworth
Luth
Bethel Church
Homewood Park
Wayzata
Minneapolis
Golden Valley
Parker Lake
Teachers in Extra Session Delivers A Summer Picnic
Report from the summer school notes an offbeat evening with piano solos, recitations, a spelling bee, and a run of light entertainment. Porter's new crayon arouses attention as teachers, including Litchfield’s Alice Mattson, enjoy frappe, games, and a picnic at Homewood Park with baseball, races, and band music before next Friday’s term close.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeremiah Jenkins
Supt
Porter
Bertha Baisden
Eleanor Eaton
Pearl Doucette
Harriet Mattson
Alice Mattson
Litchfield
Miss Day
Homewood Park
Sunflowers
Doucette
Flanders
Cornish
Carlaon
Lasers
Crawford Grays
Altho
Anna Mittvedt
Ottelia Vigen
Betsy Olson
Hattie Jacobson
Minnie Hedin
Emma Ekren
Mrs. Grays
Supt. Porter
Tribune
Margaret Tallakson
Phebe Flanders
Willmar progress as a well groomed city
The Public Improvement Committee of the Commercial Club completed a second inspection of private homes for a cleanliness contest. Over 400 properties listed, with prizes totaling 50 dollars for season winners. Five-member committee includes Dr J M Rains and Sheriff Bonde praised for city beautification efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Rains
Dr. Rains
O. A. Jacobson
John Lundquist
D. R. Berkness
W. E. Lawson
Berkness
Soldiers on a Country Hike in Willmar
The 28th Infantry battalion halted in Willmar on a Friday as they traveled home to Fort Snelling from Watertown. Some rest weary, many explored town, attended moving pictures, and sang along to film songs. The group found Willmar a pleasant town but were puzzled by its lack of saloons and accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar
Fort Snelling
Watertown
Moving Picture Theaters
Bugle
Uncle Sam's Warriors
Grove City
Five Days No Punishment For Drunk Man
Isaac Emerson was arrested Saturday by Chief Gilbertson and brought before Judge Muller in Municipal court Monday. Convicted of drunkenness, he received five days and was placed to work on the streets, aiding the street commissioner to level the roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Emerson
Gilbertson
Muller
Emerson
Isaac
Jude
Real Estate Transfers in Willmar and nearby towns
Property transfers dated July 17 to July 23 list deeds in Willmar area towns including Willmar, St Johns, Dovre, Colfax, and Spicer. Notable transfers include David N. Allman to the State of Minnesota and Christine Thompson heirs to George Johnson, with parcels ranging from 3 acres to 80 acres and prices noted. The column also covers probate transfers, village lots, and neighborhood property movements along with social notices and community events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar
David N
Allman
State of Minnesota
St. Johns
Gertrude Johanna’Skornsvold
Peder Tobias Federson
Und
Roseville
William P. Haines
Swi
F. C. Zale
Colfax
Christine Thompson
John Johnson
George Johnson
Spicer
Spicer Land Co
Chas. Simonson
Nels Nilson
Lake Front
Raymond
Herman Hehmke
Herman Wegner
Leighton
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Synod Church
Frost Woods
Foot Lake
Rev
Anderson
Mies Gertrude Hilleboe
Cornelia Bratberg
Long Lake
Mands Og Kvindeforeningen
Lutheran Synod Church
Viker Ladies Society
Mra
Fred Swalin
THE
M. E. Church
Swedish Mission Church
the Tribune
Northwest
Tou
A. C. Sonstegard of
Burbank
Snelling
Gost
Seaason
Gilbert C. Sand CO
ONE Price Clothiers
Young Men's Store
Dovre
Bengt Swanson
Peter Soem
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
W. D. Frederickson
Celia Rodlun
B. L. Scovell
Rodlun
J. N. Anderson
John Skoolheim
Andersen
Dreamland
Havana
Erick Ellefson
A. T. Rykken
Ole Barnstad
Henry Roelofs
E. Reetz
Ole Anderson
0. B. Selvig
Ferdinand Schultz
Walter Anderson
Martin Sandberg
Swedish Lutheran Church
Emma Johnson
Frida Norman
Minnewaukan
C. A. Norman
Fourth Ward
Florence Benson
Ada Jorris
Madge Bellingham
Bellingham
Hjalmar Anderson
Rush City
E. P. Bjorberg
C. A. Johnson
Stillwater
Synod
Rev. Anderson
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