09 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Willmar Tribune
Location
Willmar, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1910
Page
1
Peter Miller took a business trip to Grove City yesterday. Several residents welcomed guests from Kandiyohi St Cloud and Minneapolis while others planned short trips to Milaca Granite Falls Benson Sioux Falls Penno ck and Idaho Montana Washington. Reunions and family visits highlighted the regional social calendar with multiple journeys and homecomings.
Willmar High School defeated Grove City 43 to 12 in a basketball game as part of a strong season. The win keeps Willmar near the top of Central Minnesota standings with little losses, and a return game with Grove City is set for next Saturday followed by an April 18 Paynesville match. A freshmen juniors game precedes the Grove City rematch. admission is 15 cents for students and 25 for outsiders. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs N B Carlson last Sunday.
Samuel R. Kirby, famed tri star detective who linked Mrs. Gunness to Mrs. Wallie Casey, pressed Sheriff Bonde to take Casey to Fort Madison. Bonde refused, seized Kirby’s revolver to calm the scene, and Kirby vowed to drop the case, promising higher authorities would act if the gun was not returned.
In yesterday’s elections the dry wren near Witter suffered a loss while several villages Ke ndiyohi Kandiyohi and others remained dry with no vote. Wet towns like Raymond showed votes against the dry movement with margins noted. The Tribune reports mixed outcomes with dry gains and losses across communities including Mattock and Grove City amid broader regional pressure.
The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary societies of the St. Cloud Presbytery will hold their annual meeting at the Presbyterian church Friday and Saturday March 25 and 26. On Friday evening at 8 o'clock Mrs. H. S. Vincent of Wi nona Presbytery will share her mission work in Sakawa Laos in Siam. Everyone is invited to hear her.
Sat urday incident at Garretson left three Italian laborers hospitalized in Sioux Falls and twenty others jailed after a clash with railroad workers. Fred Kendall, a brakeman, was targeted and wounded. Kendall eventually shot several attackers in self defense, leaving one severely injured. Kendall faced no charges. The page also notes local church news and a fundraising minstrel show in Willmar with listed performers and ticket details.
The Swedish Baptist Young People's society hosts a social on Wednesday March 16 at 7 45 PM with song readings violin solos debates and refreshments. A new grocery delivery system begins next Wednesday coordinated by Vere Okey with four daily deliveries across three districts. Lidstone leaves G N timekeeping for Great Falls Montana. Mrs Lidstone remains in Willmar. Chase Lister Co at the opera house all next week with The Man from Kee Wan ee on Monday night.
Kandiyohi county sent 150 delegates to the state option convention in St Paul, delivering the strongest showing yet. They arrived with banners and songs, pressed a clean government message, and left an impression on 12,000 attendees. The Tribune will run a longer report in a supplement next week.
Nearly half the Willmar Commercial Club attended the meeting with Dr. H. E. Frost as the 100th member. The group discussed an experimental farm funded by the State Agricultural School for three to five years, requiring 80 acres or a full farm, located near rail and town, with selection by a committee including local officials and the Agricultural College. The club backed domestic science and agriculture in local schools, urged bonds for the project, and directed petitions to fix Foot Lake’s water level and fund a State Fair display. Three new delegates joined the Kandiyohi County exhibit at the Conservation Congress.
Donation notes from various parties to cover lunch expenses for the Farmers' Institute attendees. Contributions include Bengal coffee and sugar from Palace Grocery, ham from Butchers' Association, cheese from P Sletten, butter from Swan Larson and S Glarum, eggs from J C Strand, and support from local banks and merchants such as Kandighot County Bank First National Bank Bank of Willmer Adams & Benton Brown Lead Man E Mossbe Soves Erick Holt Benson and H J Ramaett among others.
The Spicer Creamery burned to the ground last night with the blaze discovered at eleven. Suspected incendiary origin in packing room. Loss about 3600 with little insurance, heavily affecting local merchants. Formerly near George Lake named Hub Creamery, moved to Spicer two years ago.
Miss Mary Erlandson returns to alteration work at Peterson & Wellin while Delia Olson takes a trimmer post at Mrs. H. Rudd's millinery in Merriam Park. George Henry Otterness Jr hosts a third birthday with about 20 children at his home. O. H. Olson wins the contract to build Minnesota's state prison at $1,324,000. Local church groups announce upcoming meetings and coffee events on March 11 and 17. Annie Hallbourne, Dora Davis, and Tom Davis honored at a Mary Olson gathering. The Chase-Lister Theater Co plans a week at the opera house featuring The Man From Kewanee, with ladies free on Monday. Mrs. Pederson hosts a surprise 54th birthday party. A. H. Brown sold the A. B. Johnson residence to Alfred Trusson. move planned by April 1. A. O. H. Ladies Auxiliary hosts a March 17 dance, apron sale, and supper with free program by the Murphy orchestra. Wallace Martin returns from Minneapolis with measles, plans to miss school for weeks.
Church notices list multiple denominations with service times. Forenoon and evening worship at First M B Regular, Presbyterian and Norwegian Lutheran Synod. Salvation Army holds weekly meetings. Swedish mission work noted. Colfax Swedish Mission and Bethel plans, midweek services and upcoming district meeting details.
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