Social Roundup of Thanksgiving Travel and Visits
J 8 Lee traveled to Belgrade on a business trip last week. Numerous locals including Miss Cora Smith, Miss Norma Ruoff, Miss Emma Johnson, Miss Gertrude Sandberg, Mrs. August Holmberg, Miss Birdie Ramselt, and many others planned Thanksgiving stays or visits across cities like Minneapolis Atwater New London Willmar and Bellingham. Prof N B Swalia played music at a Brooten wedding. Maurice Borstein of New York arrived to promote the New York Department Store. Several families prepared for holiday gatherings with relatives in Sisseton Tyler Wahpeton and Benson while others planned dinners in Willmar and Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Ruoff
Granite Falls
Emma’. Johnson
Atwater
Gertrude Sandberg
Minneapolis
August Holmberg
Maurice Borstein
New York City
Willmar
New York
K. L. Hyde
Wilbur F. Hyde
Albert Odell
Loren Hodgson
Albert Porter
Geo
Tyler
Elk River
Mr. Tyler
G. Tyler
H. L. Nelson
Benson, Minn
Chas. Peterson
Prof
Mary's
Willmar to Host Development Rally December 13 14
Willmar will host a large booster meeting of the Western Minnesota Development Association on December 13 and 14. Sessions will be held at the courthouse with speakers including Dean Woods, Prof. Holden, Prof. Higbee, and Hon. F W Murphy. President Vincent and James J. Hill may address attendees. Delegates from farms and cities are urged to attend as part of a major regional development effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willmar
Western Minnesota Development Association
B. F. Woodard
Wheaton
Minnesota
Willmar Commercial Club
Dean Woods
The
Agricultural College
Holden
Ames
Iowa
E. C. Higbee
Morris School
F.W. Murphy
Vincent
the State University
James J. Hill
Willuna Commercial Club
Marriages and notices at Lutheran parsonages in town
Last Wednesday evening two weddings took place at Lutheran parsonages. Olga Quam and L E Gooch wed with Rev Michaelson presiding. dinner followed and the couple visited Minneapolis. A Swedish Lutheran ceremony united Miss Nannie A Johnson and Edward Peterson. Rev Gustaf Peterson officiated. Bertha Benson and P R Stromberg married with witnesses from Svea. A district school concert is planned for November 28 with North Star Orchestra and various solos and ensembles. Notices list licenses to wed for Gooch Quam McKinsty Busack Peterson Johnson Barnes Stromberg Rodberg Holtz La Clair Slagter Hjelle Roelofs Lindquist Samuelson Slagter Roelofs and other details. Agricultural Society to meet December 4 at 1 pm at the Commercial Club rooms to elect officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lutheran Free Parsonage
Olga
Minneapolis
Gooch
Gustaf Peterson
Misa Nannie Alvira Johnson
Edward Peterson
St. Johns Township
Peterson
Gust. Peterson
Bertha Benson
P. R. Stromberg
Milaca
Roy. Michaelson
Ostrom
Svea
Stromberg
Madison
Leonard Gooch
Olga Quam
James McKinsty
Edna Busack
Edward T. Peterson
Nannie A. Johnson
Lawrence Barnes
Peter A. Stromberg
Willmar
Sioux Falls
Mike Rabrlein
Jessie Street
Marie Rodberg
G. Holtz
Barnes Louisa D. Birkemeyer
Sary
William D. la Clair
May Luella Samuelson
Agricultural Society
Alexander Roelofs
Kandiyohi
Barnes
Rena Slagter
Ciation
Andrew Lindquist
Local Businesses Expand Services at Model Pantorium
Hicks and Sperry buy Model Pantorium from Amenrud and upgrade with modern dry cleaning gear. A tailor is hired, steam pressing to follow, plus a cigar stand and Hole-Proof socks line. Elks memorial service planned Sunday at Willmar Opera House at 2 30 pm with Hon. Thomas Davis of Marshall delivering the address. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
8. C. Hicks
Horton Sperry
Carl E. Amenrud
Elks
Willmar Opera House
B. P. D. Elks
Kandiyohi Poultry Meet to be Held at Willmar Club
Kandiyohi County Poultry Association will meet at the Willmar Commercial Club rooms Friday evening December 6 at seven o'clock. A recent deed dated November 20 transferred ownership of the Willmar Steam Laundry to E. J. Boomer who plans improvements and new machinery, renaming the business the American Steam Laundry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kandiyohi
E. J. Boomer
Willmar Steam Laundry
Local Society Notes Highlight Illness and Travel
Personal mentions recount Swan Anderson's improving health and a flurry of visits and trips. Elsie Monson and Miss Magnuson travel to friends and New London. Mrs. Heald and Mrs. Sanderson visit relatives in twin cities and Atwater. Families in Willmar host guests from Morris, Sandstone, and Bronx Falls. St. Cloud Normal attendees return home for vacation. Several announcements note Thanksgiving plans, visits to Mendota, and residents moving for work or study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Anderson
Elsie Monson
Raymond Friends
Ben Benson
Benson
Frank Heald
Twin Cities
Charles Rasmussen
Morris
St. Cloud
Phoebe Paulson
Thanksgiving Prayer of Gratitude for Blessings and Guidance
A devotional tribute expressing gratitude for God’s manifold blessings across months and years. The prayer acknowledges prosperity, hard work, community improvement, honest criticism, protection from calamity, and hope for a better life both now and in the world to come.
Multiple church services and society notices in Willmar area
Lutheran Free announces Thanksgiving services at 10 30 with offerings for the Home Mission preached by Rev E M Hanson of New London plus evening meetings and Sunday schedule with Sunday school and Bible classes. Norwegian Synod and Swedish Lutheran Bethel list Thanksgiving services and Sunday plans with society meetings in city and outlying churches. Presbyterian and Swedish Mission hold morning worship and evening programs with social events and religious education. Salvation Army and County Horticultural Society schedule meetings and community events. George M Winney reports the death of his sister Mrs Nicholas Savor in Jackson Michigan and travels there for the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gade
Lon Wallace Gade
First Presbyterian Church
Willmar
E. V. Campbell
D. D
St. Cloud
W. A. Hutchison
Camp Point
Herbert. McHenry
Atwater
A. G. Lacey
Emery Parnell
Lutheran Free
E. M.hanson
New London
Kvindeforeningen
Ladies’ Society
Theity
Ole Thorson
Nellie Nelson
Fixen
Ole Sletten
St. John’s
Mathias Austen
Priam Ladies’ Society
Martin Sanderson
St. John’s Church
Glad
Corbin
Rabe
Kasten
Presbyterian
C. E
M. Bs
E. L
Lee
Livingstone
Oak Park
George M. Winney
Nicholas Savor
Jackson
Mich
Mr. Winney
John Lundquist
Sandberg
Minneapolis
Elmer Johnson
Andiyoht
William Englund
Monroe School
Lydia Erlandson
Parnell
Florence Lee
Ardanier
Lake Andrew
Sibyl Sullivan
Spicer
A. E. Gynild
Ledell
San Delgo
Calif
Frank B. Ledell
EC. Rudie
Driscoll
N. D
O. E. Ruble
M. 4. Guilard
Cresco
Towa
P. Adams
10Th Street
BR. W. Phelps
South Dakota
Cyrus Sullivan
Kansas
Presbyterian Church
Jane Thorpe
Synod Church
Nelson
Minnesota Central Telephone Co Sold Under Hammer
The Minnesota Central Telephone Company assets were sold at Kandiyohi county courthouse to satisfy a trust deed for about $172,000. Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company bid $600,000, with $400,000 in notes from Minnesota Central used to cover the difference. The sale ends the Willmar-based line system once tied to Northwestern Bell, with office moves and a five year hospital banquet noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Central Telephone Company
Minnesota
Kandiyohi County
Minnesota Loan & Trust Company of
Minneapolis
North Western Telephone Exchange Company
Minnesota Central
Atty
J. M. Martin
Trust Company
E. A. Prendergast
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Company
Baker
Williams
Bonde
Martin
Mr. Prendergast
Northwestern Telephone Exchange Co
Northwestern
Willmar
Northwestern Bell Company
University
The Doll Bazaar by Presbyterian Church Ladies
The Doll Bazaar will be held in Carlson's hall on Thursday December 6. The event offers a wide selection of dolls and home items such as beds bed linen coats bonnets anor aprons kimonas and more for Miss Doll and helpers to keep home life organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Presbyterian Church
Carlson's Hall
Local Brevities Highlight Regional Socials and Visits
Mra AF Garwell, Mrs. Oscar Larson, Rev. Arvid J. Astling, Miss Lydia Erlandson, and others were noted for visits, travels, and social events in Willmar and nearby towns. Listings include church activities, a Monroe school social, and residents attending visits in Minneapolis, New London, Kerkhoven, and Willmar. Several families planned winters in California and Texas, with multiple Thanksgiving and holiday preparations documented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra AF
Garwell
Owater
Oscar Larson
G. A. Foster
New London
Arvid J. Astling
Twin Cities
Hilda Broman
Tripote
Rele Tives
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Belgrade
Cora Smith
Marie Bothen
Pennock
Esther Lawson
N. B. Swalia
Brooten
Beda Anderson
Murdock
Mabel Geer
W. L. Geer
P. L. Peterson
France Brogren
Anna Tallakson
Theo, Livingstone
L. G. Edgren
Farwell
Fred Larson
Little Son
Gertrude Tallman
John Brown
B. J. Branton
Emily Erickson
Sisseton
M. D
Peter Swenson
Fred Ackerman
H. J. Ramsett
Wahpeton
N. C
Mesdames G. Peterson
S. B. Carlson
II. Ohsberg
August Hoglund
Litchfield
Swedish Lutheran Church
M. Russell Wilcox
Russell
E. H. Frost
Dr. Wilcox
Frost
Sophia Bednorz
J. C. Bednorz
Waverly
C. Lindberg
C. A. Nelson
Kimball
West Central Minnesota Association
R. Rasmussa
Wetaskiwin
Alberta
Canada
Ingward Wicklund
Rasmusson
Alterla
Swedish Literary Society
Myrtle Lindstrom
Nora Swenson
Amy Severinson
Lewis Johnson
Erick Obsberg
Scania
Atty. Chas. Johnson
Rev. Livingstone
Collin
Ruth Carlson
Esther Sorenson
Robert Otterness
Swedish Lutheran Bethel Church
Fern Magnuson
Edgely
Joseph Blanco
S. E. Magnuson
Benson-Stromberg
North Star Orchestra
Ovide Musin
King Murdas
JS. Lee
Bolo
Ole Bull
N. B
Swalin
Miss Mostue
N. B, Swalin
Grieg
Brude Firden i Hardanger
Pantorium
Elks Memorial Service
Baptist Church
Effiel Holm
Free Church Ladies’ Aid Social
Ladies’ Aid Society
NEW
Zaymord
Florence Magnuson
E. M. Sanderson
At- Water
J. H. Taylor
E. A. Ealing
Sandstone
Fergus Falla
J. Are
Franklin Hansen
Lyle
Bronx
Falls
Carl Peterson
Andrew Peterson
Esther
Chester Swenson
Jfor
C. C. Birkeland
Oscar Benson
Anton Bakke
Mabel
A. P. Brandt
Pitt
Lois
Sanden
Fifth Street
Dagmar Hartwick
Granite Falla
Robert Bosworth
Campbell Avenue
H. C. Miller
Edgerton, Minn
C. M. Nelson
Minot
Great Northern Railroad
Samuel Nelson
East Litchfield Avenue
Swedish Lutheran Bethel Sunday School
Bethel
Bethel Church
Swed
Mercy
Chicago
Salvation Army
Salvation Army Hall
Gam
Salvation
BELL
Hammer
Sherif
Gage
Willmar Hospital
Ladies’ Social Union
International Falls
A. L. Jones
Doll Bazaar
Esther Hoglund
Hannah Norin
A. P. Adams
Long Beach
Adelia Harrison
Graceville
Beda Carlson
J. D. Parnell
H Stansberry
Gumis
Mienespatia Civic and Commerce Association
Hotel Raddie
Xandifomi
N.C
Sorenson
P. KE. Lundquist
Baby
J. V. Holmberg
Thureday Land
J. Lundquist
Benson Land
Donnelly
Rose Magnuson
Harrison
Mta
Hans Lewis
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