Personal notes from Willmar area travels and visits
Local residents report visits and trips across Minnesota and neighboring states. B H Chesley traveled to Montevideo on business while Mrs. Benton and daughter Beulah visited Hawick relatives, Otis Sather visited Pennock, and others hosted relatives from Minneapolis Benson and Dublin area. Many residents attend graduations, college events, and family gatherings with friends in Willmar, Litchfield, Foley, and St. Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Chesley
Montevideo
L. Benton
Beulah
Hawick
Otis Sather
Pennock
Geo. W. Tyler
Nina Brown
Benson
Joseph Broberg
Kerkhoven
W. L. Geer
Slayton
Macalaster College
Cora Jorris
Cobb Hospital
Merriam Park
O. Kelson
Tyler
Eleonora Kelson
Harold Stanford
Moorhead Normal School
Willmar
Helen J. Cooley
Minneapolis
Jenness Home
Nellie Noren
Edgar Sather
Hjalmar Swenson
State University
Elmira Elmquist
Watertown
S. D
D. Elmquist
L. A. Treswold
M. R. Simons
Meadames Ole
Lewis Northeim
Martha Botnen
Alton Crosby
Crosby
Ella
Etta Odell
Brooten
William Odell
Rasmus Rasmuson
Jens Rasmuson
Rasmuson
Denmark
Emma Paulson
Central Life Assurance Society
Carrie Elfstrum
Plans for 10 Street Fair Opens 1910 Committee
The 1910 Street Fair will run September 14 to 17. A Kandiyohi County exhibit with up to 1000 dollars in cash prizes is planned. The association targets better attractions and tented stands to replace board shacks. Also noted are a West Litchfield Ave sale and Carlton College success of Carl Jacobson in the Stimpson Prize Junior debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Victor BE. Lawson
Ed. Benson
W. C. Johnson
R. Berkness
E. G. Wellin
W. J. Pinney
F. W. Powell
H. S. Peterson
Peter Bonde
A. E. Rice
Kandiyohi County
Fair Association
A. P. Adams
S. L. Benton
Neuberger
West Litchfield Ave
I. J. Berg
Berg
Mr. Neuberger
Carlton County
Minn
Foxboro
Wis
Fargo
N. C
Northfield
Willmar
Carlton College
Carl Jacobson
Stimpson
Plans for new post office building approved by Crosby
Preliminary plans for a new Federal post office in Willmar Minnesota were sent to Postmaster Crosby for approval and possible changes. James Knox Taylor of Washington designed a one story building with basement fronting Fourth Street and Litchfield Avenue. The plan includes a spacious lobby a large central work room and two safe deposit vaults with a proposed cost of 50000 dollars. Start date unknown but likely summer with permanent plans and bids to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Post Office
Crosby
James Knox Taylor
Washington, D. C
Fourth Street
Litchfield Avenue
Washington
Annual Picnic and Obituary of Andrew P Carlson
Old Settlers' Association plans an annual picnic with Governor Eberhart Dean Wood and others speaking. Special trains depart Atwater at 7 30 a m and Willmar at 8 10 a m with stops at Kandiyohi Grue and Spicer. Andrew P Carlson pioneer of Kerkhoven township dies at St Paul Soldier's Home at 3 45 a m after paralysis earlier. Funeral held at Frank Lake Mission church with Rev Steinert and Frykman officiating. He was born Oct 2 1833 in Horla Sweden and came to America in 1863. Survived by five children and three brothers. Ralph the Engineer reports Meeker Kandiyohi judicial ditch inspection nearly complete. cost 42000 dollars. Mrs Robert Tait and Miss Kathrine Tait visit St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew P. Carlson
Kerkhoven Township
Carlson P.O
Soldier's Home Hospital
St. Paul
Frank Lake Mission Church
Steinert and Frykman
Andrew Peter Carlson
Horla
Elfsborg
Sweden
America
Afton
Washington County
Co. G., Sixth Minn, Vol. Inf
Lundberg
Arclander
Canada
E. F. Carlston
Eva Larson
Emma (Charlotta Hallberg
Ross Creek
Alta
Can
Emil Fridolf Carlston
Minneapolis
Selma Ellendson
Carlson
Augusta Paulina Tollington
Clearwater
Hulda Josephine Kennedy
Gustaf
Minnesota Firemen’s Association
Alexandria
Peter Sorenson
Harry Odell
Oscar Sattergren
Emil Johnson
C. C. Selvig
Thos. Scotton
George Eddy
George
Clarence
Eddy
Scotton
Macalaster College
F. Wharton
Minnesota
Willmar
Odell
Wharton
James A. Wharton
Statesman
Janette Thorpe
Belgrade
Harold
Arthur Tolo
Alma Johnson
Synod
Crow River
Theo. J. Paulson
Paxton, Ill
Paulson
Swedish Mission Church
Ten Willmar graduates map futures after class year
Willmar High School and Seminary graduates plan next steps for fall studies at St. Cloud Normal the State University and Carleton College with several headed to dentistry education and domestic science. A few will move to new states or seek work in mills and the commercial world as others prepare for teaching or further study. The graduation exercises drew large crowds and netted funds for a desk and athletics while eighth graders funded a piano and desks for their teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar High School
Willmar Seminary
Willmar
St. Cloud
Gertrude Porter
Harriet Lorentzen
Esther Anderson
Mille Lange
Clara Axness
Edward
Fred
Alexander Johnson
College of Dentistry
The
State University
Gladys Birch
Washington
Ethel Carlson
Anna Holzinger
Winnefred Sherwood
Augusta Johnson
Ruth Hennings
Leonard Nordstrom
Spicer
George Haima
Francis Downs
Lorin Hodgson
Montana
Cupids Shaft’s
China
Irma Leslie
Dame Fortune
Athletic Association
Olson
Grant
Faribault
St. Cloud Normal
Miss Williams
College of Agriculture
Dunn
Europe
Northfield
Minn
Progress Clothing Store to Close as Sale Continues
The Progress Clothing Store in the city will close as owners decide to go out of business. Friend and Marks of Chicago are handling the sale with C. H. Rowell overseeing from May 28 to June 28. New, clean stock and bargain prices invite prospective buyers to inspect the inventory. Next, Presbyterian church youth group will host a talent social with a ten cent lunch to raise funds for the Christian Endeavor Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Progress
Progress Clothing
Friend and Marks
Chicago
C. H. Rowell
Cye Usgs
Presbyterian Church
Christian Endeavor Society
General Fonds
Eddy Dairy Farm visit showcases modern sanitary dairy in Willmar
A party of Willmar business men toured the Eddy dairy farm seven miles southwest. The 500 acre site features a modern, sanitary complex with acetylene lighting, cement tanks, a milk house, pasteurization at 155 degrees, and refrigerated cream kept at 46 degrees. Visitors enjoyed a farm supper and praised the facilities. The article also notes the upcoming marriage of Miss Minnie Victoria Johnson to Mauritz Alexius Karlson at 4 PM at the Johnson home with limited guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. W. Odell
Erick Holt
J. M. Rains
C. B. Carlson
Alton Crosby
F. G. Handy
H. G. Meyer
Eddy Brothers
Jersey
Pein
Lewis Eddy
Minnie Victoria Johnson
John A. Johnson
Mauritz Alexius Karlson
Minneapolis
Twelfth St. North
Theo. Paulson
Emma Johnson
Fifteenth Aveue
Local Briefs From Willmar and Surrounding Towns
Local residents travel for visits and holidays as families and friends announce trips to Spicer New London Tacoma and Blair Wis. Students and staff move on to Washington Minneapolis Oberlin and Belgrade for study work or teaching. Community figures attend census and firemen events while others plan vacations and graduations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. H. Haig
Marshall
Twin Cities
F. F. Paulson
J. E. Williman
Maude
Maude Patterson
Cole
Jamestown
Howard Hengstler
College of Medicine
University of Minnesota
St. Peter
State Hospital
Ruth Green
Glencoe
Garrie Eilstrum
Anderson
Elfstrum
Oswald Grangaard
Rogers
Leal
N. D
Oswald
Neuberger Property
Jacobson
Federal
May McDonald
State Agricultural School
Red Cross Society
Synod Church
Bo'clock
Monitor
Cub
Swift County Monitor
Benson-Willmar Seminary
Seminary
Cemeterians
Mion
Alfred Gilbertson
Old Settlers’ Association
New London
Governor Eberhart
Dean Wood
Atwater
Kandigohl, Grue and Spicer
Obiturie
Ralph
State Drainage Commission
Olson and
Swenson
Kandi Yoht County
Johnson and
Nelson
Meeker County
Meeker
Kandiyohi
Robert Tait
Katherine Tait
Andrew P. Cartson
Progress Clothing Co
P. C. Williams, Mgr
Reidaw
Eddy Dairy
Johnson-Karlson
Olof Ahlstrom Sr
John
K. J. Pinney
Oliver Lerson
C. F. Olcon
E. T. Sandbo
Albert Porter
Ione
Paul Geer
Christian A. Skeie
Blair
Verna Parks
M. M. Parks
Clara City
Staples
Christine Bothen
J. L. O'Donnel
Jean
Lawrence Swanton
Green Lakes
G. A. College
Census Bureau
George Tyler
New Haven
Smith College
Mt. Holyoke
A. F. Hanscom
Crescent Beach
Hanscom
Roohien Ghai
W. R. Miller
Raymond
Harold Front
Miller
Great Northern
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