Personal notices from Willmar and nearby towns
A long list of social visits and travel mentions from Willmar Minnesota and surrounding communities. People visiting relatives in Litchfield Pennock Minneapolis Fergus Falls and other spots across Minnesota include Mr. and Mrs G C Hedtke Miss Anna Swanson Miss Ida Olson and many more. Several residents travel for visits medical reasons and church events. Notable items include Geo W Johnson’s jury duty in Fergus Falls and Ellen Evangeline christening at the Synod church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvina Sorenson
Pennock
Anna Swanson
Litchfield
Ed Swanson
F. G. Handy
Geo. W. Tyler
Minneapolis
O. P. Rice
Spicer
Sam Anderson
Gladys Birch
Benson
Carrie Bowera
Anna Olson
Ida Olson
J. L. Jarrett
S. P. Johnson
Harold B. Handy
Rev. G. Peterson
Cosmos
Swedish Lutheran Church
Willmar
P. R. Sletten
Philip
Geo. W. Johnson
Fergus Falls
United States District Court
Joseph Estrem
L. AO. Thorpe
Ed Benson
Esther Palm
Nela Monson
Wadena
Frank Hokanson
Fahlun
Irene Sharpe
Summerside
Prince Edwards Isle
Canada
Harry Frost
Merriam Park
C. B. Glarum
Chicago
Baker
F. F. Larson
Milaca
Skykomish
Wash
S. B. Carlson
Hattie
Florence
Thomas Scotton
State Sunday School Association
Crookston
Robert Rasmusson
Huron
S. D
E. R. Dahlheim
C. A. Green
Georgetown
Misa Ida Stone
Odessa
Norway Lake
H. P. Staples
Marjorie
Alfred Bergeson
Miss Thorne
Whitefield
New London
Widespread Wrecks Bloodline Minnesota Line Casualty Report
A string of rail disasters along the Great Northern and nearby lines results in multiple injuries and property damage. Passenger and freight trains suffer derailments near Delano and Kandiyohi with several cars wrecked and track damage extensive. A separate injury occurs to C F Gison after a horse kick, while local social notes describe a Lake Elizabeth wedding and community club activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
British Columbia
Minneapolis
Delano
Kandiyohi
Willmar
Last Saleen Building Redeemed and Reopened
The Madison or Crystal Palace on Third street and Benson is undergoing interior and exterior overhaul and will be occupied by Sam Govig by June 1 to open a first class restaurant. Mr Going currently runs a lunch counter and restaurant in Kandiyohi, but he is ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saleen
Third Street
Benson
Madison Building
Crystal Palace
Sam Govig
Going
Kandiyohi
Charles Olson
Louis Granhill
Hub Hotel
Willmar
Century Piano Co
Olson
Fey
Cea
R. H. Goodenough
Wendes Band of Sweden Delights Willmar Audiences
The Wendes Regiment Band of Sweden performed two concerts in Willmar despite rain and snow, thrilling Swedish American audiences with brass brilliance and lyrical solos by Hilma Matsgon. The event drew strong civic pride, arch decorations, and receptions, with director John Ekblad reporting strong homefront support for the western tour.
Early Forts in Minnesota History Puzzle Pictures
Fourth installment of Minnesota History Puzzle Pictures offers six cash prizes. Readers must mail answers by a set deadline. lists multiple participants and towns. The item references tribal leaders and events connected to Forts and treaty-era battles, with scattered OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota History Puzzle Pictures
Pushing Good Roads Project Advances at Local Club Meeting
The Commercial Club met to push road improvements with seven new members admitted to the Dew circle. About $700 is available to start gravel work on First Street and the west road within city limits. The State Highway Commission seeks a state road across the county. Atwater businessmen plan to press for designation at the May 17 County Board meeting. A state rock-crushing plant at St. Cloud may supply two hundred loads this fall. The public improvement committee offers $50 in cash prizes for best kept boulevards and yards, to be awarded as seven prizes. The Good Roads fund continues to grow with multiple pledges, and more firms expect to contribute. Social notes mention visits from local residents and regional poultry lore surrounding a famed egg-producing hen and its owner Mr. Flaten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Club
Dew
J- B. Boyd
John Skoolheim
A. Bjorgell
O. A. Sandgen
J. F. Millard
A. F. Hanscom
C. £. .Gerretaon
Tallman
Mr. Hatton
Good Roads Committee
First Street
State Highway Commission
Atwater
St. Cloud
Good Roads Fund
D. Elmquist
Anderson Bros. & Co
Erick Holt
Willmar notes include carloads, dances and licenses
Willmar items report Clark buggies arriving for Gudmund Karwand, an apron sale at the Presbyterian church basement, and a dance at Bonde Hall with tickets at one dollar. Other notes mention a state auto license number 3, a school convention at Atwater, and local business shifts and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Willmarfest
Gudmund Karwand
S. A. Rasmussen
Oestr
Car Bre
the Indies
Presbyterian Church
Cafarelli
Bonde Hall
Olive Pritchard
Merrill
Iowa
Mies Pritchard
Mrs. Hodgson
Also Mentioned on This Page
G. C. Hedtke
Delamne
Great Northern Flyer
Lane Wwaes Seine
Injo
Hale
S. B. Chapin
Mill City
Ther
City Hospital
Great Northern
Cara
C. F. Gison
Watkins Remedy Company
Madison
Tinius Olson
Lake Elizabeth
Kandiyohi County
Willmar Seminary
Bergquist
the Tribune
Hanscom
Hill
Anoka
Lawrence
Crosby
Mr. Crosby
Hayes
Venezuela
Reynold Johnson
Henry Johnson
J. Boyd
Oscar Thompson
Dell Rapids
Minot
N. D
Boyd
Mr. Thompson
County
Minojs
Vendes Regiment Band of
Sweden
Fourth Street
Paira
Pee Eee
Charmant
Utmirkt
Nickeleon
Opera House
Wendes
Randell
Sédermann
Hallstrém
Englund
Grieg
Landkrending
Lindblad
North
Ranjoyt
Hilma Matsgon
Mima Matin
Moat
Peterson-Berger
Irmelia Rose
Ogensten
Sjigren
Carlson Hall
John Ekblad
Kristianstad
Imusic
Svea
Ekblad
Matuson
Mea Bers
Nordin
A. 0. Forsberg
A. P. Nelson
Grove City
Amr
St. Peter
Victor Nilsson
Willend
American Federation of Labor
Presbyterian Cere
Mim Ids Mattson
Kerkhoven
Aere Griffin
Ragress Pustle
Walser
Joumson
Alfred
Lindersec
Charly Stracland
Victor B.ueases
Thompson
Cemins Barber
Gabel Wette Ts Grane
Saeph Bowen
Hae A Lundatend
Ee Re Man Eign Bere Jan
Arthur Greenfield
Mary
Ita Iz
Sloux
Hastlwood Republic
Ente Gneck
Betor
Goquest
Spirit Lake
Jonas Monson
Emil Monson
A. K. Lilleby
Andrew Martenson
Asbury
I. P. Flaten
Flaten
Fred Stenberg
Harrison
Lamberton
Alberta
C. L. Newman
Arthur Erickson
Mrs. Newman
Beardsley
Newman
Mesdamea
Wm. Johnson
Oscar Sattergren
Andrew Hanson
D. N. Tallman
Brooklyn Amusement Company
Ladies Guild
Guild
Steen
John Westberg
L. A. Gaut
Youngdad
Palmer
Cresent Beach
Eral
Gould of
Green Lake
Brooklyn Amusement Co
Foster's Hall
Fairchild Wis
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