Social notes highlight Willmar area visits and travels
A string of visitors and departures threads through Willmar and nearby towns. Miss Sadie Barrett stays in DeGraff with relatives while Miss Alice Englund returns from Hartley for the summer. Many residents travel to Spicer, Minneapolis, Kandiyohi, and Madison for visits or longer stays, including Julius Hoglund, Miss Marion Lewis, Miss Julia Peterson, and Earl Collier. Several families host guests from Roseville, Hartley, Menomonie, and Pembina, with trips to Breckenridge, Fergus Falls, and Milbank noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Barrett
DeGraff
Alice Englund
Hartley
Iowa
Inga Tolleman
Spicer
Robert Rasmussen
Huron
S. C
Annie Abrahamson
Minneapolis
A. A. Anderson
Julian Anderson
Madeira
Geo. Hedtke
Raymond
Annie Nicholson
Wheaton
John Youngberg
Ole Erickson
M. M. Bailey
Irene Hogner
Julius
Hjalmar Hoglund
Dovre
Willmar
Homer Chase
Canby
Fairmont
Marion Lewis
New Haven
Roseville
John B. Ward
Walter Kendall
Marshal
Bide Buell
Minnie Brandt
A. P. Brandt
F. ¥. Zell
Maynard
G. L. Howe
Oscar Larson
Orilla Curry
Bernice Larson
Jennie Hackett
Earl Collier
Madison
Clara Peterson
Inga Swedberg
Pennock
Kandiyohi
Joseph Cox
Libie Payne
Paynesville
Della Zent
Simplex
Gazette Office
Fergus Falls
C. B. Olson
Albert Larson
H. Hanson
B. K. Chapin
Gecil
Luverne
S. B. Chapin
Chas. Sandgren
Emil Isaacson
Dass
Carl Bjorkman
J. H. Hennings
Ruth
Carrie Kessell
Milbank
C. S. Thorpe
Solveig
St. Paul
L. D.thorpe
H. A. Squire
Ino
Gon Lee
Williston
Montana
Newell
J. P. Youngberg
Rosella
Harold
Kerkhoven
Henry Goldhamer
O. R. Berkness
Berkness
Anderson
la Crosse
Peterson
Minnepolis
Tacoma
Seattle Exposition
Willmar District Court Announces Two Day Session Actions
The spring term of the district court met Monday and Tuesday with multiple dispositions. Appeals by Toensing proceed to July 6. City of Willmar cases set for out of term trial. London Milling case dismissed by plaintiff. Fourth Railroad addition vacation set for July 6. Porter ditch liability case set for July 27. Tierney vs Defoe over digging a well ruled for defendant. Thorson vs New London Mining verdict for plaintiff. City of Willmar vs Olson pigging case dismissed after costs of 19.89 paid by defendant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
William F. Toensing
F. J. Toensing
Robbins
I. J. Borg
City of
Indian Scholars Journey Through Willmar on Way Home
Forty seven Chippewas and children from Pipestone industrial schools traveled through Willmar en route to White Earth Turtle Mountain reserves. They spoke many languages and planned vacation activities, with many not returning next year due to a new rule restricting travel from reservations to those under 14. Mrs Hackett and relatives, plus Miss Carruthers, undertaken a six week trip to Spokane Seattle and Missoula. Miss Cora Johnson returned to Minneapolis after visiting and planning to reside there. she is sister to Mrs Hedin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. H. Beckman
Teck- Ja Beckman
Charles Larsen
Kerkhoven
Esther
Muriel Anderson
Arlington
C. A. Young
Victoria
Walter
Canby
Oscar Larson
J. P. Bredberg
J. Haugseth
Superior
Owatonna
Henry Skallerud
Minneapolis
Gilbert Samson
Edward Tallakson
Olof Dale
Willmar
White Earth
Turtle Mountain
Pipestone
W. M. Hackett
June
William
But‘work
Woonsocket
Cora Johnson
M. Johnson
Johnson
J. A. Hedin
J. W. Ostlund
Dassel
Boston
Mass
Concord
N. H
Providence
R. I
McIntire
G. N
Harry Whittaker
Litchfield
W. CU. Hawkins
Butte
Montana
Inez Parker
George McCullough
Browns Valley
Motley
McCullough
Oscar Carlson
Kandiyohi
Tribune
Chautauqua Opens Saturday at Green Lake Festivities Begin
The third season of the Green Lake Chautauqua opens next Saturday with no admission charged for afternoon and evening programs at the pavilion. A Independence Day celebration includes two ball games at 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., music by the Ladies' Symphony Orchestra and Spicer Band, and a grand fireworks display. The rest of the schedule features Dr. Batten lectures, various musical programs, readings, and notable speakers such as Gov. John A. Johnson and Ex-Gov. Joseph Folk, with recreation and lake activities available throughout the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Symphony Orchestra
Spicer
J. H. Batten
Grand Forks
Spicer Band
Reader
Soloiss
Bowman to entertain at Chautauqua Green Lake
Robert O. Bowman the noted impersonator is scheduled for Chautauqua programs in Green Lake on Monday and Tuesday evenings July 5 and 6. He is praised for his mastery of accents and ability to both amuse and uplift audiences. Also listed are naturalization notices for Isaac De Visher Sr. and others and local social notices about Elkjer's Studio portraits and a derailment accident near Tioga, N D with injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert O. Bowman
Stoughton
Wis
Hub
Bowman
Green Lake
Lyceum
Isaac de Visher Sr
Christian de Visher
St. Johns
Conrad Olsvik
John Oscar Wahlquist
Fahlun
Charles Rosenvinge
East Lake Lillian
Adolph Ephraim Christofferson
Atwater
Martin Sanderton
Willmar
Alfred Erickson
Frederick Wilhelm Lodewyk Kohlman
Holland
Christian Nilsen Gundershaug
Robert P. Cummings
Raymond
Johan Edwin Anderson
John Wittgren Olson
Albert Wehlast
Fred William Blocker
East Lake William
Oscar Olson
Roseland
Ladies’ Society of the
St. Johns Lutheran Free Church
Chr. Hanson
E. E. Gynild
Helen Tallman
Tallman
Irma
Dorothy Wilkinson
Blanche McNees
Cupid's June Victims And Aims Of A Neighborhood Wedding
The reading describes wedding announcements and marriages in Willmar district. It notes Miss Jessie Tait marrying Lewis P. Larson at Diamond Lake with Reverend E J W Akers officiating, and Miss Roxy Anderson marrying A N Rosenquist in Maine. It also mentions Golden Wedding plans for Conrad Feig and various local social events and church gatherings.
Deserted Wife Takes Own Life in Philadelphia
Tuesday of last week Mrs. Henson, wife of Paul Benson of Minneapolis, killed herself in Philadelphia after learning her husband had left her. In a letter she said she could not live without him. Paul Benson, a clerk at G. O. Sand Clothing Store last summer, is a nephew of Mr. Sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Henson
Paul Benson
Minneapolis
A. W. Benson
G. O. Sand
Mr. Sand
New Education Law Is Strict in Attendance Rules
County Superintendent reports a new compulsory education law requiring all children aged eight to sixteen to attend school for the full term. Only four excuses allowed, with lists of attendees issued by clerks, teachers, and superintendents. Nonattendance may lead to $50 fines or 30 days in jail for parents, with funds returning to the district. Also notes local church event at Solomon Lake with gifts and a move of the Miller family to Willmar for a steadier line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meeker County
Porter
Grace Day
Bryant School
Minneapolis
Frederickson
C. G. Schulz
Local Briefs From Willmar and Nearby
Local items note personnel changes and travel plans across towns. Harry Rannestad heads to Delano as night telegrapher at the Great Northern depot while Chester Ives travels to Water town S D for summer work in GN shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Rannestad
Delano
Great Northern
Chester Ives
Watertown
S. D
G .N
C. W. Armstrong
Kellman Machine Shop
Litchfield
Also Mentioned on This Page
Batten
Divine Library
Lelf
Raw
Cramford Grays
Munic
J. H. Batyen
Athletic Sporta
O. Bowman
Caner
R. Bowman
Miss Samuels
Spicer Ladies’ Orchestra
Henry M. Spickler
Arps Quartette
Joseph W. Folk
John A. Johnson
Martette
Aveny
Caveny
Owman
Chautauqua
Elkjer
Northern
Tioga
N. D
Mra
I. F. Wilson
Edith
Mr. Wilson
Ellingson Farm
Lutheran Free Church
Nordland
Irving
Libeck
Lutheran Ladies’ Seminary
Fargo
Molvik
France
Madagascar
Bethesda
Conrad Feig
Harrizon
Frederick Westerkamp
Cleveland
Ohio
Atwater Republican Press
Granite Falls
DeGraif
Cottonwood
Wid
A. C. Bowe
Bird Island Telephone Co
Olivia
Servn Bird Island Union
The
Flathead
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Spokane
Washington
Roth Stewart
Clara Anderson
Alloys Branton
Ray Stansberry
Elizabeth Hangon
Minneapolis City
Rosendale
Joseph Hanson
H. N. Hanson
Gena Berg
Zumbrota
Misa Berg
Anderson Land Company
Carrie Elfatrum
Martin Olson
Della and
Beatrice
Driscoll
N. SD
Arctander
CUPID
Grace
George Ferguson
E.J. W. Akers
Presbyterian Church
Martin Larson
Margaret Tait
Mildred Wheeler
Duluth
Twin Cities
James Sanderson
University of Minnesota
Peter Larson
Bradsworth
Rosenquist
Granteburg
Ella Rosenquist
Esther Skoglund
John Anderson
Andrew
Slayton
Andrew Gulbrand
Gibbon
Albert Johnson
Aronson
Mabel
Windom
Iole Tollefson
Arvilla, N. D
amson-Stuart
Gurine Alvig
P. P. Alvig
Laura Alvig
Carl Struxness
Garver Bingham
Horatio Gates
Mary Elizabeth Garver
Roy Alonzo Bingham
Garver
Fourth Street
Pearl Helen Johnson
P. G. Johnson
Estevan
Sask
Canada
Geo. F. Stuart
Stuart
Halbrite
Misa Johnson
Willmar Seminary
Fredrickson
Clarence Miller
Carlin
Litchfield Avenue
Second Street
Paul Borgan
West
Otto Fisher
Port Washington
Pets Tallakson
F. H. Lier
Casselton
Lier
Rosalie Dahlheim
C. Dahlheim
Swedish Baptist Church
Anna Nyquist
R. Swenson
Evangelist Vermine
Wermine
Axel Anderson
Bongsfedt
A. G. Hultgren
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