Excavation by Machinery on City Water Mains Project
The steam crane machine from Madger Construction undertakes extensive water main extensions in the city. Foreman F Miller of Marav, with G We Seliruth as digger owner, and workers Ivank Bavon and Joe Mal sor from Fargo, will lay new mains valued over 1000 dollars. Streets affected include Mifth and Fourth streets, Seed Street, Third Street, Beeker Avenue, Fourth Street, and Lensan Avenue, with work aimed at improving outskirts. A trip east is planned for Lindvall, a machinist at the G. N. Roundhouse, to visit Hall Claire Wis and travel through Minnesota central lines en route to various cities.
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Vig St
Minnesota Ave
Sweetsters
F Miller
Min- HosOla Avenue
Sia
Fourth Street
Kandivell
IllewaVendes
Seed St
Minnesota
Third Street
Four St
Monongalia
Avetista Ave
Beeker Ave
E.tryin Hermard To Charlotte Sr and North Wlene Asche
New Machinery Installed At Willmar Creamery
Willmar creamery owners Holt and Curran remodeled the plant making it one of the area’s best. A cement floor and new equipment including five pasteurizing vats, a 1000 pound capacity starter, ice cream freezer for 250 gallons daily, and ice crusher. Capacity now 4000 pounds butter daily. ice cream on market in days. Creamery will begin churning in-house after months of shipping out. Las to East Grand Forks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holt and Curran
Erick Holt
Willmiar Creamery
Perfection Cburn
Swedish Descendants Fraternize Social Evening
The Swedish Literary Society hosted a pleasant social gathering Friday night. The program featured orchestra music directed by C. L. Collin, piano numbers by Harold Swenson Beat rice Eckwalt and Pearl Brown readings by Carl Wallin N. S. Swenson and W. E. Lawson, with strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swedish Literary Society
C. L. Collin
Harold Swenson
Beatrice Eckwalt
Pearl Brown
Carl Wallin
N. S. Swenson
W. E. Lawson
Little Helpers Plan May Meeting at 7:45 PM
The Little Helpers or the Swedish Baptist church will hold their regular monthly meeting next Friday evening May 5 at 7 45 o clock. A good program will be rendered and refreshments will be served by Mrs Olaf Ahlstrom and Mrs E A Peterson. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Mr and Mrs Edward Chard and daughter Jessie of Belle Plaine Minnesota are visiting W H Chard this week en route to Rolla North Dakota for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethel Lutheran Y. P
Young People's Society
The
Bethel Lutheran Church
Mano
Nora Swenson
Dorothy McLaughlin
Athel Wetherby
Helga Petterson Etwading
Marian Berrum
Laila Eckwall
Lillie Lindberg
Esther Olander
U. B
S. B. Carlson
Housekeepers’ Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Mesdames McNees
Losleben
Lewis
Long
Larson
McNees
McNairy
Millard
Olson
Miller
Moore
Madison
Maynard
Hackett
Little Helpers
Swedish Baptist Church
Olaf Ahlstrom
E. A. Peterson
Edward Chard
Jessie
Belle Plaine
Minnesota
W. H. Chard
Rolla, N. Dak
Ttt
Norw. Luth
O. A. Jacobson's
St. John's Church
Ladies’ Society
City
Olaf Birkeland
Third Street
Trott Aye
Paul Hallin
Two Local Deaths and Public Health News in Willmar
Obituaries note the passing of Mrs Anna Danielson at her daughter’s Kandiyohi farm from complications after long illness. Funeral held at the home with Rev Hjalmar Tilman officiating, burial in Kandiyohi churchyard. William Géranson dies in Tacoma after illness, with service held April 13. Lyle Martin Swenson obituary. services at New London. Public Health Association meets May 2 at Commercial Club rooms. new members join and dues paid. District Kepeca judge meeting attendees listed from Willmar. An illustrated lecture on Germany by Rev. W A Rice at First Methodist Church May 4 with Sun- day School support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Danielson
Andrew Norgren
Kandlyoht
Brétjdrna
Mockfjird
Sweden
Daniel Danielson
America
Andrew Halleqviet
Proctor, Minn
Gustaf Hallquist
Hey
Andrew Hallquist
Hjalmar Tilman
Kandiyohi
Public Health Association
Commercial Club
Germany
First
W. A. Rice
Epworth League
Ladies’ Aid Society
Christ Birkeland
Board OF Education
Willmar
Minn
Board of Education of Independent School District
Minnesota
Bank of Willmar
Lawson
Michaelson
Bjorsell
Carlson
Swenson
S. B. Qvale
Walter R. Youngquist
Richard V. Melby
N. S. Swenson
Oil and Rug Sale Promoted by Local Guild
The Ladies' Guild of St. Luke's Episcopal church hosts a Rum mage Sale at the Guild Hall on Saturday May 20 with a rug sale and public coffee. World’s Best Harvester event Friday May 19. gasoline and oil specials offered at low prices. Kerr & Chard Lumber Company erecting a plant on Pacific Avenue and 3rd Street. Dr. Benson adds nurse Miss Borghildé Sandved to his office staff. Free Christian Science lecture by Willam R. Rathvon on May 4 at 8 pm. Ladies' Aid meets May 11 at Swedish Methodist church. Miss Mabel Benson of Litchfield a visitor last Friday. Universal Castor Machine Oil offered at 35 cents per gallon. bring cans for low prices.
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Ladies’ Guild of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
Guild Hall
Ally
Kerr & Chard Lumber Company
S. B. Stansberry
Pacific Avenue
3Th Street
Willam R. Rathvon
Denver
Colorado
Christian Science Church
Rural Mail Carriers Record for April 1916
The report shows April mail on five routes in Willmar Minnesota totaling 4 579 pieces weighing 293 pounds 7 ounces Rural Route Five delivered the most with 8 288 pieces weighing 1 700 pounds 5 ounces due to Bethesda Homes. Parcel post growth noted against October 1912 figures.
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Willmar
Minn
Bethesda
Local and visitor notes from DeGraff area
Arthur Johnson visited DeGraff on Sunday. Aleda Dahileen stayed with Clara City relatives over the weekend. A G Larson spent a few days in the Twin Cities last week. Charles Wallin left Tuesday evening for a Morris business trip. Mrs Ed Marshall of DeGraff visited last Saturday. William Brandt did business in Murdock early week. Dr P C Davison was in the cities on business late week. P Harte of Melrose visited Monday afternoon. Florence Odell of Benson visited Friday afternoon. Mrs N C Sorenson of Randigo visited early week. Nels Rasmussen of Kerkhoven visited Willmar Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs H B Linderman left Monday for a brief Twin Cities visit. Mrs M C Lewis returned Saturday evening from McGregor, IA. A G Johnson was in St Paul on business late last week. Tom Rykken of Benson visited in Willmar between trains Friday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Lynn Anderson of Pennek visited Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs P B E Lundquist of Kandiyohi visited relatives Sunday. N A Swanson and son Wallace arrived from Minneapolis Saturday evening. J J Berg and family enjoyed an 85 mile trip Sunday to Belle Plaine in their new Reo. Y J Anderson, the new creamery man at Svea, bought an Overland from Handy Lewis Motor Co. The Misses Haines and Jenness will host the Altrurians next Monday evening May 8 at Jenness home. Gladys Marlow left Monday for home in St Paul after two weeks here. Mr and Mrs B M McNairy left Tuesday for Minneapolis and Stillwater to attend the State grocerymen convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Swenson
Swea Jare
Lyle Martin
Christian Swenson
New London
Arthur Johnson
DeGraff
Aleda Dahileen
Clara City
A. G. Larson
Twin Cities
Charles Wallin
Morris
Ed, Marshall
William Brandt
Murdock
P. C. Davison
N. C. Sorenson
Randigot
Nels Rasmussem
Kerkhoven
Willmar
H. B. Linderman
M. C. Lewis
McGregor
A. G. Johnson
St. Paul
Tom Rykken
Benson
Lynn Anderson
Penneck
P. BE. Lundquist
Kandiyohi
N. A. Swanson and Son
Wallace
Minneapolis
Y. J. Anderson
Svea
Handy-Lewis Motor Company
Lake Lillian
Christine Lutheran Church
John Olson
Emil Aspaas
Baptist Young People's
Cokato
Charles Miner
Charley Plain
John Seeberg
John
Edner Erickson
The
Free Baptist Church
Hjalmar Rasmussen
Ole E. Erickson
John Olsom
Esther Doris Lorien
Dist
Maggie Swenson
John K. Johnson
Henry Aspaas
Henry
Hank
Albert Nelson
Lawrence Anderson
Willie Lundquist
Albert Lundquist
Bird House Contest Concludes With Wiggins First Prize
The third annual bird house contest by W. M. Chase and Company ended May 1 with Lawrence Wiggins winning first prize. Prizes included 1.00 for first, 0.75 for second to Herbert Nelson, and smaller awards to Maynard Linn and others. Judges were Miss Amy Hanscom, Dr. H. F. Porter, and H. B. Chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Wiggins
W. M. Chase and Company
Herbert Nelson
Maynard Linn
Adolph Cleve
Hattie Hougland
William Johnson
Amy Hanscom
H. F. Porter
H. B. Chase
Willmar church notices and school board actions
Church services and society meetings are listed for Willmar and nearby communities including Bethel Lutheran and Swedish Methodist. The district Board of Education reports multiple meetings, staff appointments at $90 monthly, land sale offers, and a May 1 1916 session approving a Massey land bid with $400 down and $2,000 later.
Six Churches Plan North Dakota Jubil ee
Six Norwegian Lutheran congregations will join in a semi centennial jubilee at Norway Lake in July with East and West U S churches and Synod groups. A memorial volume will feature pioneers up to 1866 and a picture of the old log church. Svea Farmers Club meets May 4 with speaker Mr. Crane of Great Northern Railway. Mrs Alfred Olson and son return from Stanley North Dakota after a month with her mother Mrs O N Grue. daughter Myrtle to spend summer here.
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Mons Sotendahl
Tribune
Norway Lake
Kandiyohi
Ole Kundeor
Svea Farmers’ Club
Crane
Great Northern Railway Company
Alfred Olson and
Stanley
N. D
0. N. Grue
Myrtle
Lawn Mowers From August Hoglund Hardware At Low Prices
August Hoglund Hardware reports receipt of 50 high grade lawn mowers offered at very low prices. Compare quality and price, with figures around 13 dollars cited. Local shoppers urged to visit the store to see models and rate value against other brands.
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Hoglund
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Wedy Lindvall
Qumnlar
G. N. Roundhouse
Hall Claire
Wis
Young People’s Societies
Swedish Baptist Churchs
C. J. Croondniat
Pacific Coast
Kensel
J. Hy Holmdahl
Andrew Petersen
Cities
Majestic Theatre
Dorothy Gish
Jordan
Grifith Fine Arts
Fatty
Sam Bernard
Weber and
Fields
William Collier
Edwa Wallace Hopper
Chas, J. Ross Muriel Ostriche
Sachs Mane
Fitthdame Baird
Mary Miles Minter
Emmy O € Biorks Nest Ae
W. S. Hart
B. J. Branton, M. D
H. E. Canfield
M.D. Mysicians
B. J. Branton
Willmar Hospital
Becker Ave
Willmar Creamery
Handy-Lewis
Handy-Lewis Motor Co
J. A. Rowat
James Matson
Ovrland
Otto Bergquist
Reo Six
Tom Christian
Pennock
Overland Roadster
C. A. Bangtson
Overland 83
Sivert Benson
Overland
C. A. Nelson
William Gottfrid Guranson
William S. Géranson
Ole Géransom
Tacoma
Wash
Renova
Dorothy and Wither
Ida Géranson
L. G. Lundvall
Mathilda Johnson
Goranson
LE Martin Swenson
L. Rodlun
Kepeka
Ida Kent
Ellen Westgard
Lillie Forsberg
Christine Larson
William Bjomberg
H. J. Ramsett
H. B. Lidstone
Bertha Ramsett
Charles Nelson
J. P. Carlson
Betty Pearson
Etta Kasten
Ella Williams
Ladies' Aid
Ladies’ Aid
Swedish Methodist Church
C. Birkeland
Mabel Bensor
Litchfield
P. Harte of
Melrose
Florence Odell
J. J. Berg
Bellerade
Hoglund Hardware
BE. L. James
O. N. Berkland
Dagny Blixt
Merriam Park
Berkland Piano Co
Cedar Street
John Anderson
Barron, Wis
Willmar Citizens Band
Lionel McKinley
Herman
W. Luth
SYNOD
Solomon Lake
P. Overgaard
K. Johnson
M. Enger
Chas, Kalbal
Rrr Bethel Lutheran
W. E. Pearson
A. M
Cea von
Skeog & Anderson
C. Ackerman & Co
Board of Education of Independent School District No
S. T. Massey
Qvale
Supt
Foster
Eldridge Entertainment Co
Andrew Peterson
W. M. Chase & Co
Oman Machine Works
Paul A. Schmitt
World Book Company
G. A. Foster
Board of Education of Independent School District No. 47
Carl Hook
Capital Shoe Store
Kandiyohi County
Hook's
Iver S. Benson
Petrongluean
Mine
E. H. Frost
Pere Stacous
Willmar, Minn
Hogland Hardware
Hogland
C. H. Anderson
Anderson Bros. & Ge
315
Boomer Scenic Co
Lewis E. Coss
D. C
Chiropractic
M.C. A
Resmes
Loney Bisok
5Th St
Phene
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