Personal mentions from Willmar area gatherings and travel
Local residents and visitors are noted with weekend trips and visits across Willmar, Raymond, Litchfield, New London, Pine City, Browns Valley, Olivia, Mar shall, and surrounding towns. Names include Eben Lawson, F J Bigham, E Rachie, Margaret Nyetuen, Caroline Moss, Wilber Hyde, J G Morrison, H Larson, Andrew Larson, C L Brown, E S Frost, Ella Ekander, Ruth Peterson, and others among families, friends, and hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eben Lawson
Spicer
F. J. Bigham
Wautaqua
E. M. Chesbrough
Raymond
William Lundberg
Pine City
C. M. Lawson
New London
Elias Rachie
Litchfield
Margaret Nyetuen
Rochester
Willmar
Pupils Entertain Teachers and Farewell Gifts Highlight Bond
Eighth grade pupils honored retiring teachers Miss Mabel Williams and Miss Elenore Kelson with a lavender and white Carlson Hall reception. A program and games preceded a luncheon, with farewell gifts of a silk umbrella and silver tea spoons for the teachers. Other social notes include August bride Emma Hess hosted by Mrs. William McLaughlin, Hooligans club gathering hosted by Miss Lillie Noreen, and local school and church news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Williams
Elenore Kelson
Carlson Hall
Miss Williams
Roy Carlson
Emma Hess
William McLaughlin
Josephine Achterkirch
Myrtle Condors
Elizabeth McLaughlin
Hess
Winona
Wedding Bells in First Ward and Nearby Notes
Wedding bells in First Ward as Miss Edith Nelson and Jonas Lindquist wed in a home ceremony with relatives and close friends. The bride wore Persian lawn and carried roses, maid of honor Miss Anna Lindquist, and flower girl Marian Nelson. Groom attended by Harry Nelson. couple to housekeeping on South 10th St. Out-of-town guests included Mr. and Mrs. Peter Nelson and Miss Edna Freeman of Minneapolis. Also reported: Hultgren wedding at Teepetonka home of the groom’s mother with 30 guests. Mrs. T. M. Findley played music. couple to begin life together. color-themed rooms and a dinner. Also noted are senior Willmar High School cooking class dinner with four courses, and local civic updates including Foot Lake water matters, Minnesota Tax Commission visit, Alumni Association meeting, Park Assembly Chorus practice, and a birth in the Swenson family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Nelson
Peter Nelson
Jonas Lindquist
Andrew Nelson
M. E. Church
Anna Lindquist
Marian Nelson
Harry Nelson
Teepetonka
A. Hultgren
Hattie Smith
Heaton
N. D
Fredolf Hultgren
T. M. Findey
T. M. Findley
Mabel Hultgren
Aldrich Hultgren
Willmar High School
Cocoanut Waters
Ericson
Lake Elizabeth
Mra. Ericson
Mankato
H. Gates
C. H. Strobeck
Litchfield
Madison
Minn
Paynesville High School
Bertha K. Lawrence
Litchfield High School
C.K. Weight
Minneapolis
F. H. Knox
Litchfield Ave
Arthur Johnson
C. A. Green
Will Teach in Willmar School Next Year
The Willmar school board finalized the teaching staff for the next year with two high school vacancies, Miss Kingston and Miss Kelson declining re election. Principal will be Miss Josephine Jenness, with Supt. G. A. Foster reelected. Several teachers listed for high school and various grades across Central Lincoln Garfield and Lafayette buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Miss Kingston
Miss Kelson
G. A. Foster
Josephine Jenness
Blanche Coleman
Clara Gleaton
Mabel Wheeler
C. L. McNeely
K. L. Rudow
Clara Dunn
Charlotte Stevens
Marie Lange
Josephine Achterkirch
Elizabeth Baldwin
Central
Rose Breher
Mary Hiebert
Pearl Malmberg
Dagny Grimegard
Anne Lundquist
Ella Gould
Lincoln
Elizabeth Mel Laughlin
Blyttle E. Conners
Bertha Ramsett
N.D. March
A.F. Foster
Litchfield
Regal
Celia Vander Voort
Hutchinson
May 17 Celebration At Lutheran Free Church
A 17th of May celebration will be held at the Lutheran Free church this Wednesday evening with Elias Rachie as speaker, singing, recitations, and refreshments. An Augsburg Seminary collection will be taken. Monday Afternoon Club held its final meeting of the year with luncheon and remarks on Hamilton biographies and a picnic planned for May 29 on the rectory grounds. Degree of Honor will host a musical at Odd Fellows hall on May 18 with a 15 cent admission. The Metho dist lecture course continues with Rev Gratz’s Bow Car talk after a strong turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Free Church
Elias Rachie
Augsburg Seminary
G. E. Qvale
Mesdames Thomas and
Wiggins
Laura
Amy Jorgenson
Chhosen
Mesdames
W. J. Pinney
Fred Larson
E. S. Frost
S. B. Quale
Odd Fellows
Methodist Church
W. E. J. Gratz
Eminent Nebraskan To Speak July 4th
Public duties in Washington prompted Hon Ollie James to cancel his July 4th Willmar Park date. Gov Shallenberger of Nebraska will substitute. Also notes highway district engineers and county allocations under the R C Dunn bill, with districts formed and engineers named for Chippewa Swift Kandiyohi and Meeker Wright counties. Mozart Music Club meets May 28 in Ames with Chopin program and student performances. Licenses to wed and Ladies Mission Society meeting announced for Nest Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Ollie James
Willmar Park Assembly
Shallenberger
Nebraska
James
State Highway Commission
R. C. Dunn
J. A. Rowat
Chippewa
Swift
Kandiyohi
N. Y. Taylor
Meeker County
Wright County
Willmar Highs Win Close Baseball Tilt At Litchfield
Willmar High defeated Litchfield 6 2 at Litchfield grounds with late surge after trailing earlier. Williams pitched well aside from one bad inning, McCusker allowed nine hits for Litchfield, Nelson relieved in ninth, and Willmar played errorless ball. Return game set for Friday May 19 at local grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hest
Willmar High
Litchfield
Willmar
Williams
McCusker
Nelson
Hallings Meet at Brooten for Halling Stevne
Hallings assemble in Brooten Minnesota June 22 23 and 24 with an annual meeting and usual program. H Imsdahl assistant cashier State Bank of Brooten says townspeople will provide amusements and business men will welcome attendees. Graduates from Kandiyohi County listed for St. Cloud Normal School May 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hallings
Brooten
Imsdahl
State Bank of
Tribune
Halling Stevne
Minn
The
Normal
Kandiyohi
St. Cloud Normal School
Malve M. Anderson
Esther L. Gilbertson
Margaret Johnson
Esther Mickelson
Selma Senechal
Atwater
Ladie Margaret Barrett
Caroline Hodgson
Elsie E. Hoglund
Lillie M. Johnson
Bertha Elizabeth Ramsett
Ada F. Jorrix
Julia Kleve
Willmar
Obituary Notices For Bratberg And Rosenquist
Obituary notices report Karen Bratberg of Dovre aged 86 dying May 31 after paralysis with survivors including husband John L Bratberg, daughter Bergitte and son Gunerius, at Long Lake Harges Synod church funeral led by Rev. Johanson. Separate notice for Matilda Rosenquist of Lake Elizabeth dies May 6 from uremia after birth of a daughter, burial services May 9 with multiple pastors. Community mourns both losses. services held in Lake Elizabeth and Innit settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maren Bratberg
Karen Bratberg
Dovre
Spicer
Peter Hendrickson
Karelius Hendrickson
Henrik Johnson
Lars Arneson
Otto Olson
Ole. Nerold
Matilda Rosenquist
Louis Rosenquist
Lake Elizabeth
Ead
Rosenquist
Swedish Baptist Church
A. Nelson
Innit
E. 0. Erickson
A. G. Hultgren
Atwater
Local notices brighten counties and schools in May
Miss Marie Botnen returns from Roseland for an over Sunday visit while the Silent Club plans a guest evening for Mrs. Harold Frost. Mrs. F A Rogers hosts the Eyelet Club on Thursday. EB S. initiates six candidates May 24. Local names include Losleben, Munson, Vander Voort, and Vander Voort. Church talks, school appointments, and a May 24 meeting dot this brief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Botnen
Roseland
Silent Club
Harold Frost
F. A. Rogers
Eyelet Club
Siloam
EB. S
J. Losleben
Superior
Clara Munson
Renville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hugo Hoglund
Browns Valley
Caroline Moss
Sewing Club
Wilber Hyde
K. L. Hyde
Herbert Hengstler
Roy Bingham
Diamond Lake
Minnie Bingham
Ruth
Hazel Lundquist
Celia VanderVoort
Olivia
E. P. Bjomberg
Marshall
J. G. “Morrison
Margaret
Willmar Briday
Bellingham
H. Larson
W. Larson
Safford
Arizona
Andrew Larson
Weiser
Idaho
C. L. Brown
B. d. Branton
Rosella Rosby
F. G. Handy
Muriel Tappan
Iver Aspaas
East Lake
Lillian
Oscar Wallin
Kerkhoven
Charles Wallin
Col
C. H. March
Ella Ekander
Duluth
E. Elkjer
Pearl
Fosston
Ruth Peterson
Will
J. H. Brown
Housekeepers’ Club
J.J. Barrett
Mesdames Bergeson
A. O. Bryant
J. F. Branton
Richard Butler
J. P. Carlson
Alton Crosby
H. Craswell
Olive Crosby
Lillie Noreen
Mrs. Noreen
J. D. Parnell
H. G. Meyer
Margaret Kennedy
Edith
Celia Frost
Miss Noreen
Lake Lillian
McKinley School
Mias Ellen Skutle
Cecelia Jonsson
Emil Aspaas
Victor Hed
Rev Borg
H. McHenry
Presbyterian Church
Atwater Presbyterian Church
McHenry
Harrison Church
Anna Thyden
Litchfield Hospital
Thora Peterson
Benson
Rev. G. Peterson
P. L. Sorenson
Rosendale
Willmar Military Band
Smith Hultgren
C. M. Holm
John
Norgard
Granite Falls
D. F. McDermott
Clontarf
Foot Lake
Court House
Lord of
Willmar Park
Swedish Bethel Church
Remus Swenson
Thelma Boyd
Grace Sperry
Tone Carlton
Maryus German
Fern Magnuson
Cora Osmundson
Helen Hansen
Chauncey Frye
Emery Parnell
Ruth Sanderson
Blanche MacNees
G. W. Johnson
Ella Boyd
Ethel Baker
Mies Christianson
Sigrid Soquist
Mozart Music Club
Ethel Reed Music Rooms
Ames Block
Chopin
Ethel Carlson
Edna Sanderson
Vivian Olson
Esther Tallman
Geraldine Haley
Cora Osmundeau
Fiano
Alexander 'Sand
Evelyn Dale
Harold Swenson
Chopin Valse
Alice Hoglund
John P. Lindquist
Edith Alicia Nelson
John F. Bly
Alma
Wilhelmina Nelson
John M. Martens
Anna Birkemeyer
Ladies Mission Society of the
New London Sc. Luth
J. A. Olander
Nest Lake
Georgia Sherman
Marie Acklund
Seminary Hall
Anderson
Hay
Robinetta—Wiggin
Udell
Wright Mias
Selina Sue—Daviess
Folks—Laughlin
Italy
Mason
Princess Flower
Hat—Wright
Mary Cary—Bosher Red Pepper Burns
Richmond
Lizzie—Bachellor
Molly Make-Believe
Abbott
Martin Denny
Bennett
Caroline
Copas
Rose
McCutcheon
Nicholson
White
Rinehart
Waston
Galsworthy
Cynthia of the Minute
Vance Golden Silence
Williamzon the
Rosary—Barclay
Shenatone—Barclay
S -His
Kester
Orentt Prince
Perry
Harker
Willmar Seminary
Seminary
Frappe
Emanuel Erickson
L.S. Dale
St. Cloud
Wheaton
Dale
F. L. Stone of
Kate Mossberg
Mrs. O. A. Grangeard
Rogers, N. D
Hanson
Minnesota College
OP. Geer
C. A. Geer
Burbank
H. P. Geer
Ths Place
Seattle
Wash
New London Times
Misa Mamie Peterson
Windom
Watertown
5. D
Anna Schollin
Opera House
Anderson Brae
H. E. Frost
C. E.gerretson
Rembrandt Photo Studio
Rembrandt Studio
Marions Ateae Ei Simors
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