Sturdy Boys for Nation's Cause at Camp Grant Sendoff
Ninety five? eighty five new stars represented local boys leaving for Camp Grant Illinois on a service day. Crowds gathered at the Court House heard brief addresses by Rev G N Tegnell and Atty Chas Johnson praising liberty and duty. The Willmar Juvenile Band performed as a parade formed, with canteen fruit and farewell gifts as trains carried 28 Swift county and 20 Stevens County recruits and 124 North Dakota boys to training. Miss Elsie Blomquist joins Farmers State Bank Kandiyohi.
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Camp Grant
Illnois
Court House
William Elkier
Savoy Cafe
Atty. Johnson
Willmar
Kandiyohi
Minneapolis
Swift County
Stevens
North Dakota
McKenzie
Williston
Mont Trail
New Rockford
North
Boys Who Left Thursday For Camp Grant Illinois
List of boys departing for Camp Grant Illinois from various towns and states including Glasgow and Baker Montana Williston North Dakota with names such as Philip Digman Albert Oestrich Simon Stah Rueben Halldin and others. Indicates multiple groups with hometowns in Minnesota and surrounding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Grant
Illinois
Philip R. Digman
Albert E. Oestrich
Simon Stah
Alfred J. Wick
Glasgow
Mont
Fred W. Tatting
Baker
Eddie Sagedal
Williston
N. D
Entertaining Evening for Miss Esther Nickelson Hosts Trio
Miss Esther Nickelson entertained at her home on Wednesday in honor of the Misses Ruth Evelyn and Esther Anderson. A social evening was enjoyed by twelve intimate friends who attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esther Nickelson
Ruth
Evelyn
Esther Anderson
Johnson Studio Reopens In Willmar And Minneapolis
Gustavus Johnson resumes piano voice and harmony instruction at the Loney Block studio in Willmar and in Minneapolis. Friday and Saturday sessions will guide students toward Teachers Certificates and Diplomas. Also notes 1918 registration day for Willmar men 18 to 45 and lightning damage costs to the Lath Free church spire.
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Gustavus Johnson
Loney Block
Henry E. Meyer
Johnson
Stockholm
Christine Nilson
Lillian Blauvelt
Madame Hellstrom-Oacar
John Forsell
Music Store
Langager
Dahl
Free Church
Three soldiers to Fort Snelling and Dunwoody Institute
A quota of three will depart tomorrow for Fort Snelling and five more next Tuesday. The three men are Paul Victor Polman Thief River Falls Oswald H. Rosenwald Pequot Minn and Thomas Sabin Estrem of Sask Canada. A general call for six to Dunwoody Institute Minneapolis was issued with a list of seven possibles including Godfrey W. Holzinger Willmar George Emerson Irving Denis Metcalf Burbank Martin Knutson Colfax William Sletten Willmar Sigfrid Paulsness Willmar and Harold Hanson Willmar. Lieut. Arthur R. Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Swan Anderson 508 Second Street East is en route to France after training in San Francisco. The marriage of Miss Gena Elmona Berg and Sergeant Major Charles R. Berry occurred Monday in Minneapolis. further details will follow.
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Fort Snelling
Paul Victor Polman
Thief River Falla
Minn
Oswald H. B. Rosenwald
Pequot
Thomas Sabin Estrem
Sask
Canada
Dunwoody Institute
Minneapolis
Godfrey W. Holzinger
Willmar
George 8. Emerson
Irving
Denis C. Metcalf
Burbank
Martin P. Knutson
Colfax
William A. Sletten
Sigfrid A. Paulsness
Harold B. Hanson
Anderson
France
Arthur R. Anderson
Swan Anderson
Second Street
Atlantic
Presidio
San Francisco
New York
Rummage Sale At Guild Hall During County Fair
A rummage sale will be held at the Guild Hall west of the Court House beginning Wednesday morning Sept 18 and continuing during the County Fair days. Second hand and some new articles of every description will be on sale. Notify Mrs. J A English Mrs Fred Danielson or Mrs Earnest Olsson if you have rummage to donate or call for pickup.
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Willmar
Guild Hall
Court House
J. A. English
Fred Danielson
Earnest Olsson
Kandiyohi County Fair Set To Open Next Week
The Kandiyohi County Fair opens Wednesday with strong hopes it will be one of the county’s best. Labor shortages challenge exhibitors, but a patriotic spirit aims to showcase wartime resources. Premiums will be paid by check after the fair to reduce staff strain. The Home Guards of Willmar assist with policing and parking while Red Cross operates refreshment stands. Prof. Harstad leads band music with a juvenile ensemble, and vaudeville shows from Western Vaudeville. The Little Giant Amusement Company and Corey will bring carnival attractions, and Eben E. Lawson oversees the big exhibition hall setup.
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Kandiyohi
Johnson
Willmar
Red Cross
Harstad
J. M. Lambert
Savoy Cafe
Western Vaudeville Association
Corey
Little Giant Amusement Company
Eben E. Lawson
Alma Syvertson and Thorvald Rykken Wed at Solomon Lake
In a fern filled Solomon Lake church setting Alma Syvertson and Thorvald Rykken were married last Thursday afternoon with Rev J N Andersen conducting. Marie Berg played the wedding march, bridesmaids and groomsmen accompanied the couple, and a reception for about 150 followed at the bride’s home with a three course dinner in a tent. The bride, a Willmar Seminary graduate and longtime teacher and organist, and the groom, son of KT Rykken, will reside in St Paul after October 15.
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Edith Estrem
Stella Syvertson
Lucile Andersen
Emma Alvig
Elmer Rykken
Harold Tallakson
Martin Hanson
J. N. Andersen
United Lutheran Church
William Rykken
Marie Botnen
Clara Skoolheim
Miss Syvertson
Misa Andersen
Alvig
L. O. Thorpe
Andersen
Rev
Struxness
K. T. Rykken
M. O. Thorpe
Sigurd Moe
Merie Berg
Sivert Botnen
Will
Misa Gratz Named Chairman of County War Fund Drive
Misa Gratz has been appointed chairman for the county war fund drive. WG Alpastoe is noted in connection with the campaign and its funding efforts.
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Misa. Gratz
Westlund Writes to Mother From Hospital in France
Arvin Westlund of Atwater reports to Base Hospital No 20 in France with unknown wounds. A telegram dated September 1 told his mother Mrs. Olof Westlund that Alvin had been missing since August 6. A hospital letter last Friday gave no details.
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Arvin Westlund
Atwater
No 20
France
Olof Westlund
Alvin
Westlund brothers serve in WWI from Montana and Washington
Pvt. Arvin Westlund was drafted at Ryegate Montana and left Oct 3 1917 for Camp Lewis. He sailed overseas May 6. He is the second of Mrs Westlund’s three sons in the war. Elder son Moren joined last winter, trains in Fort Totten Coast Artillery. Youngest Virgillus serves in the Navy in European waters.
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Pvt
Arvin Westlund
Ryegate
Montana
Camp Lewis
Washington
Arvin
Westlund
Moren
Fort Totten
Coast Artillery
County's Liberty Loan quota tops one million dollars
County Chairman C W Odell set a Friday meeting at the Court House for all Liberty Loan committees to plan the Third drive. Henry Deutsch of Minneapolis will speak, with the county quota around 1 045 000 based on a six billion loan, and a public address at the Kandiyohi County Fair at 2 30. Old Walgren Farm sold for 135 an acre to a Nebraska buyer. Goranson Farm sold for 10 800 to Jake W Miller. Nelson farm sold for 15 000 to Edwin L Engstrom. Miss Anna Hawkinson visited Miss Lillian Nelzon between trains.
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C. W. Odell
Court House
Henry Deutsch
Minneapolis
Odell
Kandiyohi
Deutsch
Kandiychi
Walgren
Lake Wagonga
Willmar
Lewis Johnson Agency
Ed. Erickson
Gustaf Johnson
Tripolis
Goranson Farm
Ida C. Stromert
Goranson Place
Jake W. Miller
Winnebago Lake
A. H. Brown
Lewis Johnson
G. I. Nelson
Edwin L. Engstrom
Madrid
Iowa
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Rockford
Elsie Blomquist
C. H. Blomquist
Farmers State Bank
Lof Kandiyohi
Lois Weber
Mildred Harris
Willmar Hospital
B. J. Branton
Becker Ave
Fourth St
Rueben A. Halldin Alger
H. Erickson Everet J. Breems
Arthur E. Freed
Sydney C. Summerset
Nick Theget
Oliver Larson Adolph O. Tatting
Ar W- Christianson Ernest H- Honebrink
Victor M. Danielson
Christian Evenson
Andrew V. Lundgren
Ben H. Benson Melvin C. Kvamso Gustaf Wall
George H. Ritter Otto Alvin Monson
Edward Christianson
William Sluka Arthur J. Mattson
John H. Cameron
Alfred DeRuyter
William E. Peterson
Oscar Lohn Gustav A. Peterson
Mence Meyer
Elmer J. Fremberg
Oscar Dokkesveen
Alfred Johnson Christian C. F. Jensen
Homer R. Curtiss
Clarence R. Pearson
John P. Soderlund
Clarence J. Brouwer
Ingvald Torkelson Gustaf 5
Peterson
Martin L. Shipstead Thomas A. B. Thomas
Harry L. Lundquist
Ettens van Hueveln
Alexander Steenerson Nels G, Nelson
Guy W. Burgess
Paul S. Peterson
Reamey Pelkey
Herman Skutle
Carl G. Anderson
Ralph Weiberdink
Olie H. Iverson
Harry Westlund
Theodore A. Iverslie Elon Schelin
William Steinke
William T. Stob' Gerret Bonnema
Walter A. Skoglund
Ray F. Lee
Walter Lundbom
John G. Johnson
Albert C. Olson
John Maier
Irrarr
F. H. Wold
City
Fort Snelling and
Edith Storey
the Drews
Mary
Pickford
Wallace Reid
Bate
Jean” Mary
Enid Bennett
the Vamp
Douglas Fairbanks
Morocco
Hogland Hardware
Minnesota
P.S
Davison Hospital
Fourth Street
Willmak, Simmesota
F. C. Davies
Telefhone
Big County
Deutsch of
HesTll
Anna Hawkinson of
Maynard
Lillian Nelzon
Nazimova
Garrick Theatre
Willmar Home Guard
Federal‘Reserve Bank
Wi R
U. S
Millard
J. C. B. Heng
A Struxness
G. Saat Coates
Lewis E. Goss, D. G. Deetor
Chiropractic
The
Palmer School of Chiropractic
MC. A
Loney Brvek
Fuh St. Phees
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