Numerous local residents visit Willmar area on weekend
Melvin Johnson visited Fallin on Sunday while Christ Berg of Svea, Carl Klint of Kandiyohi, Miss Abbie Edgren of Kandiyohi, and Paul M. Peterson spent Sunday with friends in Willmar. Anna Strom visited Raymond, John Bengen traveled for business, and J. Larnon went to Graceville. Many others including Nordahl Botuen to Belgrade, Mabel Novell and Kate Sorenson in Kandiyohi, and Mabel Lien returning home from teaching near Kandiyohi were noted guests and travellers around the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Johnson
Christ Berg of
Svea
Carl Klint
Kandiyobi
Willmar
Abbie Edgren
Paul M. Peterson
Spicer
Anna Strom
Raymond
John Bengen
J. Larnon
Graceville
Oscar Ringstrom
Litchfield
F. F. Nelyson
Nordahl Botuen
Belgrade
Mabel Novell
Kate Sorenson
Kandiyohi
Arthur Bergstrom
Penneck
Hazel Elmquist
Atwater
Frank Gauge
Minneapolis
Helen Halvorsonharsday
China. Hornbeck
Superior
Wis
D. N. Tallman
Mabel Hendrickson
Dawson
D. Perry
Paynesville
Erick Ohsberg
Stella Hoglind
Dr. Ashcraft
St. Cloud
International School of Scranton
Mondy
Jane Thorpe
Barbara Bradford
Florence Benson
Joseph Goff
T. C. Gilbert
Watertown
8. D
Mr. Gilbert
J. L. Parmeter
Fred Olson
Marcus Williams
Lake Lillian
O. L. Moe
Crosby
N. D
C. L. Moe
Murdock
T. E
Hagen
Ruth
Dulith
Fred Ackerman
Flo Julien
George Otterness
Barbara Williams
Leah Stewart
J. Q. Meyers
C. A. Green
New London
John England
Pig Story Of Forty Years Ago At Willmar Farm Feud
Mr Peter Goli of Sacred Heart township in Renville county visited the Tribune office and recalled a pig theft tale from forty years ago. A hog raid tied up wheat deliveries at the Willmar elevators. a farmer’s pig was caught and slaughtered to punish the theft. The recovered pork was given to a local farmer, and thereafter pigs were not allowed to roam Willmar when Mr Goli was in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Goli
Sacred Heart Township
Renville County
A. E. Rice
Tribune
Goli
Willmar
Walsa
Mr. Goll
Faragi
Renville
Plans for a large feed barn in city lots
Lars Halvorson plans to erect a cement block feed barn 38 by 140 feet on the lot behind his garage. He aims for a sanitary up to date building that would be a credit to the city. Farmers have struggled to find stable space, and with cold weather approaching demand will rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lars Halvorson
Halvorson
Larson Ekblad wedding at Jalmar Larson farm in Dovre
A wedding occurred at the Jalmar Larson farm in Dovre last night as Miss Odella Gertie Larson married Mr. Enoch Ekblad son of P. J. Ekblad of Like Andrew. The ceremony was by Rev. I. d. Johanson of the Hauge Synod at 6 o clock with twenty guests. The couple will reside at the Thorstein Larson place in Dovre after a wedding dinner attended by close family and a few out-of-town relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jalmar Larson
Dovre
Odella Gertie Larson
Enoch Ekblad
P. J. Ekblad
Andrew
Anna Ekblad
Sophia Estwick
Willie Ekblad
Arthur Skoglund
I. d. Johanson
Hauge
Anti Slang Society Formed in Hutchinson
The Lester Prove News reports a Hutchinson group formed an anti slang society. The new president, in a playful acceptance speech, pledged firm action against slang while inviting married ladies to join and help curb the slang frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Prove
Hutchinson
Mike
Eli
Pioneer settler Lundgren dies after brief illness
ITUA FH Lundgren age 68 died at home in Falun after five days of lung fever. Born Sept 3 1848 in Mockfjord Dularne Sweden he emigrated 1871 with wife Carren Anderson settling on a Falun farm in 1873. Survived by wife and three children Ellen Albert and Mrs L Strand. Funeral Oct 18 Swedish Free Baptist Lake Lillian Rev A Ostling officiating. Burial at adjacent cemetery with pallbearers Erick Knutson M Tanman M Warner Gust Blomgren Pete Erickson A Lott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Lundgren
Falun
K. Lundgren
Mockfjord
Dularne
Sweden
Carren Anderson
Fablun
Albert
Ellen
L. Strand
Whitefield
Swedish Free Baptist Church
Lake Lillian
A. Ostling
Erick Knutson
M. Tanman
M. Warner
Gust Blomgren
Pete Erickson
A. Lott
Bethel Y P S Swedish Lutheran Y B S Meet Nov 8
Bethel Swedish Lutheran Bethel church Y B S plans a gathering next Wednesday November 8 at 8 pm in the church basement with refreshments. Program features Scripture reading and prayer. piano solo by Ethel Carlson. readings by Elna Swenson Elmer Larson Hildur Ryden Stella Hoglund. vocal duets by Halma England Jennie Bergquist Minnie Fridhind Myrtle Johnson. and multiple recitations. Several members recently returned from a weeklong hunting and camping trip at Long Lake with scant game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y. B.S
Swedish Lutheran Bethel Church
Ethel Carlson
Elna Swenson
Halma England
Jennie Bergquist
Elmer Larson
Hildur Ryden
Stella Hoglund
Minnie Fridhind
Willmar Social Roundup Enjoys Many Halloween Events
Personal notes recount Mrs. Goff hosting a card party. Miss Swanson and the Hooligans celebrate Halloween. St Agnes and Ladies Guilds stage a party at the Episcopal Parish House. Miss Leah Stewart and Marie Nelson host classes. visitors include Judge Gilbert and Senator Wallace. several marriages and visits across Willmar and nearby towns noted with people, places, and dates.
Public lecture draws crowded Minneapolis audience
W. J. Bryan spoke at the auditorium to the state teachers association last Thursday evening. The hall was full and hundreds were turned away. E. P. Peterson arrived early but doors were closed. Bryan lectured on The Making of a Man. In city news, F. O. Swanson and Mrs. Swanson remain at Dr. Riches hospital. Dr. Riches welcomes a granddaughter born Oct. 16 to his son Alwin Riches and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilds
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
W. W. Baldwin
Wim
Alton
Stillwater
W. J. Bryan
Minneapolis
State Teachers’ Association
E. P. Peterson
Mr. Bryan
Litchfield Independent
F. O. Swanson
City
Spicer
C. W. Riches
Alwin Riches
J. L. Parmeter
Becker Ave
M. E. Church
Lobeck Meeting Draws Large Crowd in Willmar
The Halloween eve gathering at Willmar Opera House drew about 500 people despite cold weather. Captain Fiistrup and Miss Ethel Reed opened with music, Attorney R W Stanford introduced Lobeck who spoke on clean politics and attracted strong support pledges for prohibition. he heads to New London tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobeck
Willmar Opera House
Hallowe'en
Fiistrup
Salvation Army
Ethel Reed
Ethel Reed School of Music
Willmar
R. W. Stanford
State Prohibition Committee
New London
Hallowe'en Party At Bonde Hall Entranced Guests
Misses Florence and Hazel Benson hosted a Bonde hall Hallowe'en party last Friday with about 100 guests. Ghosts greeted arrivals, witches directed entries, and right hands in bags were shaken. Rooms featured autumn leaves, black cats, and lanterns, with a Spanish fortune teller, Nuts to Crack contest, silvery moon game, and other amusements. Delicous refreshments followed as guests departed late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Parish
St. Agnes and the
Ladies’ Guilds
Bonde Hall
Florence
Hazel Benson
Hallowe’en
Arrest in St Johns township for beating wife
Kias Hide of St Johns township was arrested after his wife Bertha Hide accused him of a brutal assault near Oct 21. He faced assault in the second degree, bail set at 500 dollars, and was bound over to the grand jury. The husband offered a divorce but the judge ordered the case forward. The couple has four children, two at home near Pennock and two in an Iowa state institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kias Hide
St. Johns Township
Bertha Hide
Wilbar
Muller
Wide
Pennock
Iowa
Mayor Sprains Ankle While Inspecting Post Office
Mayor E A Wellin is confined to his rooms with a severe ankle sprain from inspecting the new post office yesterday morning. He may be unable to step on the injured foot for a week. Also noted are improvements by John Pallin on the old Free Country property including a planned basement and brick veneer in the spring. F L Smith moved a barn on Jensen and Second back from the street, with a new foundation and other Property improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Eaton
Alexandria
State Hospital
E. A. Wellin
John Pallin
F. L. Smtth
Jenson
NORW LUTHERAN SYNOD CHURCH EVENTS AHEAD
NORTHERN Lutheran Synod notes Sunday forenoon services at Willmar are canceled with Sunday school at 10:30 and English services at 7:30. Solomon Lake church holds 10:30 am Communion. Ladies Society meets. refreshments by local members. Confirmation class, Young People Bible class dates set. Various church activities and festival plans listed across multiple local churches including Oak Park M E Kandiyohi sale, Swedish Mission Missionsmite convention, and Swedish M E Church schedule with worships and meetings through the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norw. Luth
Synod Church
Willmar
Forenoon
Solomon Lake
Ladies’ Society
C. §. Olaga
J. J. Olson
H. Hanson
Lutheran Free Church
Bethesda
Lars Urdahl
Swedish Mission Church
Missionsmite
Pennock
Mamrelund
Local Social and Church Notes Highlight Willmar Week
Residents and visitors are named in a Willmar social column noting births including two daughters born Oct 27 and 28, visits by relatives from Kandiyohi and Raymond, a notable lecture series by Dr Thomas McClary at the First Methodist church, and a reception for Rev J L Parmeter.
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Mabel Lien
Emma Rykken
New Londdon
Lars Hansen
Olof Hansen
Theo, Dahl
Minnesota College
England
Caryl Lundberg
Laura of
Beckville
Aleck Westerberg
Jennie Swenson
Pearl
Joseph
M. McGuire
Chilren
Martina Johnson
Kerkhoven
Lewis Hedlund
Esther Johnson
Olenda Lyon
Win. Benson
Qerteude Porter
Amy
Nelson
K. E. Onsgard
Madison, Wis
Priam
J.D. Partell
J. D. Parnell
S. Fay
Albin Starleaf
Dahlman
Gilbert Gabrielson
Fourth Street
Larson-Ekblad
Itua
E. A. Lundgren
Isabel Sanderson
Tarrison Township
Hugh Sanderson
Crookston
Minn
Crookston Daily Times
Pierce
Fort Dodge
E. W. Akers
Sivertson
N. Main St
James Sanderson
Olty
Harrison
Sanderson
Diamond Lake
George Sanderson
Edward Sanderson
Walter Tait
William Tait
ST. B. Spencer
Florence Porter Sang
Oak Hill Cemetery
Messrs
Albin Carlson
Sanerson
Henry Oxmundson
Long Lake
W. W. Hollister
O. L. Lien
Litchfield Ave
Margaret Swanson
Ohsberg’s Selvig & Co
Fred Monson
Ehen Lawson
A. J. Ryden
Hilda of
G. GeLinde
Waupun
C. B. Gerretson
GeLinde
Brd St
Benson Ave
Parks
Pacific Ave
Lillie Norin
11Th Street
Harold Frost
Clara City
Russell Ackerman
Chas. G. Bates of
G. A. Moore
Lake Cottage
Carl L. Wallace
J. M. Spicer
Green Lake
Rew. A. G. Sparrow
Sioux City
Mission Church
Misa Allene Sherwood
H.G. McDonald
Joel
George
Mrs. Ford Danielson
St. Paul
Mr. Danielson
Roy H. Nickoson
Portland
Ore
Lars Moline
J. J. Ekundey
J. P . Borgstrom
Duluth
Bennett Peterson
Mr. Peterson
Peter Peterson
W. H. Peterson
Christ Pearson
Peterson
Twin City Street Railway Company
Mayor
Oak Park
M. E
M. HE
Woodmen's Hall
Carl Rasmugson
Third
Jesus
Epworth League
John Bjorlin
First Methodist
Epworth
Red Cross Calendar
C. B. Carléom
Red Cross
C. A. Nelson
Ada Broman
William Benson
N. C. Nelson
Atwater Yeaterday
Eer
Owls
7Th Street
Caroling Moss
Baby
Dire. George Coffee
Alma Samuelson of
Ed. Monson
Alfred Amundson
Filmers
Johnson
Air
Mrs. E. Westlund
Thos, McClary
Thomas McClary
R. A
Elfe
Esther Anderson
4Th Street
C. L. Lien
P. E. Lundquist
Victor Holmberg
Dan Downs
Anna Nelson
Swan Anderson
Trott Ave
Gust Johnson
Mason St
Geo
Croyle
Manhattan
Kas
Fred Baum
South Dakota
Bagely
C. M. Sivertson
Christopher Easton
Minnesota Association For the Prevention and Relief of Tuberculosis
Colfax
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