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In New Fall Goods Silver Suits

A few advance models now on display. Blue Tricotines' and wool mixtures. Priced very reasonably

$37.50 to $60.00

Sweaters 'Woolen Tuxedos in the following 'popular co­lors; Green, Navy and Blue Heather and with white collars and cuffs.

$7.50

Just received a complete line of Dr. Denton's Soft Knit sleeping garments for children. Just the thing for these cool nights and for the coming fall and winter

FabreSilk Jersey Tux-edo Sweaters in black, blue, oriole, poppy and canary. Very popular for use as either -a blouse or as a top sweater.

$8.00 and up

For real quality woolen goods, see our Indian Blankets and Automobile Robes just received from the Oregon City Woolen Mills. Woven where the wool is grown.

Priced at $4.00 and up

- Willmar Minn.

NEW LONDON : August 2—Dr. W. H. Geistweit, pas­

tor of the 3rd. Baptist church of St. Louis, Mo., and his Bon, Dr. W. IL Geistweit Jr., iM. ;D., who is 'also of St,

B. E. Lawson returned to Willmar today after a stay at Lake Andrew.

The Big Store is repairing' the bal­cony in the rear" part of the store

LouSs, arrived iPriday lor a "visit at the'John Berslien is doing the carpenter '""" ~ * " *~ ^ ~'* work.

Mrs. CI K. Lund wi'.l entertain a numlber of lady friends this afternoon in honor of Mrs. G. O. Kamjbestad.

'Mrs. Hans Johnson and children of Korkhoven are staying at the Oscar Quam home for a lengthy visit. Her husband, Dr. Johnson, has gone for a trip to the Pacific coast to see his father at Everett, Wash., and to visit other places. '""..-, /Oscar Peterson and family of Mon-

ticello and George, Ernest and Ellen Hagquist of St. Cloud apebt Sunday visiting at the J. M. Morisfen home.

(Mrs. Ida Lund entertained an after­noon party of about thirty ladies on Thursday to honor her friend, Mrs. Christ Ek of 'St. Paul. A very elabor­ate and most delicious (buffet lunch­eon was served at 4 p. m.

'Mr. and Mrs. Hagberg of Minneap­olis are visiting at the Gust,Green home. iMrs. Hagberg is a sister of Mr. Green.

IMiss Mary Green and Lawrence Eckman will leave next week for a visit with relatives at Niagara, N. D.

August Gustafson and family are spending this week at the Lung&(rom cottage at Lake Andrew.

iMrs. A. E. Olson visited at Willmar from Thursday until Monday evening.

'Mrs. Eimil Olson and two children returned today from] a couple- of months visit with relatives and friends at Thief River Palls.

A. T. Thome and daughter Wanda and- Clarence Archer of Pinley, N. D., arrived by car Sunday ifor a visit with relatives and friends.

Henry Martin of Minneapolis spent Sunday visiting at the M. B. Gun-derson home.

Everett and De Loyd Johnson of Minneapolis are here for a couple of weeks visit.

Inigeborg Hedeen left this1 afternoon for a visit with her sister Mrs. J. EL Lundquist at Donnelly.

IMiss Eleanor Warness left this af­ternoon for a visit at Willmar.

IMiss Mildred Eklund arrived Mon­day from Willmar for a visit at thjj Henning Olander home. ••'

Ole Nelson is at present under sur­gical care at 'Minneapolis.

iMisa Alice Johnson of Blue Sky,

Mrs..Mary A. Geer home north of town The latter left today for San .Dfego," Cal., at which.place he will practice.

Olof iHagen and (family of Wllfanar •visited iSunday at the E. R. Kambe-efad home. .. .

'Mrs. John Erlandson returned last' week ifrom a two months visit near 'Stanley, N. D.

Sidney, Lobben• visited at Brooten frGm Friday until Sunday evening. \

Harriet Johnson resumed her dut­ies' at the 'Farmers. State Bank last (Monday morning after a week's vaca­tion which she spent in the twin cit­ies.

The.Nordlie young tfolks spent-Sun­day Visiting friends and relatives at Belgrade.

IMP. and Mrs. Nick C. .Nelson and four children arrived Saturday from the northern part of Norway where they' have spent the past eighteen months. They left -Christiania on the ISth of July coming over on the Os­car II of the Danish American line. The trip across the ocean was made in ten days. The Nelson family has rented a house next to the Zion church in Irving township.

iStuartFink left Monday for Fort Shelling where he will spend a month at the Citizen's Training Camp.

iClarence Hanson is having a cou­ple of weeks vacation from his duties as engineer at the light plant.. De Loyd Johnson of 'Minneapolis is1 tak-

' ing his place. •The (Misses Aiina, Blanche and Eil­

een Batterberry' and a number of friends are spending this week at the Elmer Bfoberg cottage at Lake An­drew. *

A. N. Mickelson motored to Clinton ; toddy. He is having his grain Jthresh-

~ ed on fhls farm at that place this rweek.

Lawrence OhrlBtopherson is assist­ing John Young erecting a dwelling house;'

'Nelin Skeie returned last Friday from Nprthiwood, N. D., where he has spent a couple of months playing shortstop for the base ball team at that place.

Rev. and Mrs. E. M. Hanson motor­ed to Willmar today.

Mr. and Mrs. Victor Holm and two children Harriet and Rachel left by c'ar Sunday morning for a week's stay^ at Pokegama Lake near Pine City. They will be joined at that place by Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Holmi from At-water who have been staying at that lake for the past week and will motor for a_ trip *o JXuluth. .

J , f P. Johnson of -Minneapolis •ar­rived last 'Monday for a business visit

- in this vicinity. He was accoovpan-ied from Minneapolis by Clarence and

•Alice Jacobson who have been visit­ing with the Johnson family, Mr.

~Johnson is 4 at , present, shock thresh­ing on'his farm hear this village.

(Miss Ethel Peterson returned to St. ^'Cloud Sunday after a week's visit with «1her fister, Mrs. Victor Holm, .' (Mr. and Mrs. Patterson and other ' trends? of St. Paul arrived Monday Jetieninir for, a visit at the J. M. Bol-

stad-home. Miss Anna Batterberry is enjoying

• • a week's vacation from her duties at the Big Store. She is spending the

.week at Lake Andrew. Miss Louise Nordlie is filling the positon at the

o store durng her absence , Ere** iMickaiaon and family of Bel­grade are spending a few daysat Lake

t> Andrew.

Canada, waa a guest of her uncle, Jim Johnson on Friday. She left on Sat­urday for a visit with friends at Bala­ton. , The New London crack base ball team crossed bats with the Belgrade team last Sunday at the local grounds to a 1 to 1 tie. Game was called be­fore the tenth inning was over on ac­count of the six o'clock state law. .Ogren, the hurler for the home team, pitched a fine game and outclassed his opposing twirler in every depart­ment of the contest. Gunder was on the mound for the visitors. Ogren struck out 11' men and made a two bagger. Gunder struck out 10 men and did not connect for any hit. Bel­grade trtade five hits and New London1

made seven hits. Belgrade scored their only run in the first inning on three successive errors. New London scored their run in the sixth. Butala was hit toy pitched (ball. Sbiere tan: tor Butala,-and was out at third when he attempted to get there after Thom­son made a two base hit. Swanson singled and scored Thorson. Those who made-the hits for New London Were a two bagger and a single by Thorson, two bagger by Ogren, sin­gles by the following: Nybetg, Swan-son and two by Scbuller. The batting' order and positions Were as follows; Skeie, ss; Nyberg, c; Butala, lib} Thorson, If; Swanson, 2b; Quam, rf; Sbiere, 3b; Ogren, p; Schuller, of. New London made four errors and Belgrade 3. ;. IMrs. Hattie Nyberg and children Will leave soon by car forv Seattle, Wash., where ttfey intend to make their future home. U;

Rev. A. F. Aimer returned Friday from a ten days visit in the state of Wisconsin where he substituted for his son Alvin who has a charge in that state.. (Student Alvin Aimer vis­ited at his home in this village during tbat time.

IMiss Alice and Oliver Johnson of Blue!Sky, Canada, arrived.'the fore part of last week for a visit with friends in this village and vicinity.

The tie between New London and Belgrade will be played off at Bel­grade next Sunday. This will be a game worth attending and every base ball fan in the New London vicinity should turn out and cheer for the home team.

The-Eden Valley team shut out the Brooten team last Sunday, at Eden Valley by a score of 3 to 0.

Lawrence Holm returned Saturday from a week's stay at Pokegama Lake

Two more teachers are needed for the New London Public schools be­fore the roster is comjplete. The six who have accepted the positions are Prof. Howard H. MoNiven of St. Paul Who taught here last year; Miss Lund-berg of Taylor Falls; (Miss Myrtle Waylander of Litchfield, 'Miss Grisel-da Olson of this village, Misses Inez Hanson and Peachey of Minneapolis.

Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson and daughters Winnifred and Eunice, ac­companied also by Miss Eunice Bro-berg autoed over from Barron, Wis., Thursday to visit at the Peter Bro-berg home.

iMrs. Emil Olson and children El­mer and Verna drove to Paynesville Tuesday morning to make their re­turn, trip, to their.home at Thief River Falls. They have been guests for some weeks with 'home folks, the Even Erickson family.

Mrs. Breta Hanson and daughter Ruth and nephew Reynold Hanson, came up from (Minneapolis Saturday for a visit here. Reynold Hanson will spend the remainder of the summer with Mrs. Martin Halvorson in Harri­son township.

'Mrs. Chas. Mickelson of Lake An­drew spent Wednesday of last week with friends here.

Frans Brogren and family of Min­neapolis' were here Wednesday on their return from an auto trip to Du-luth and other northern points.

The New London friends of I* M. Clancy, the Wym'amPartridge travel­ing salesman are pleased to know he is now convelescing from a long ill­ness due to heart trouble. Mr. Clancy has "made" this town so long he is a familiar figure here and very much liked for his uniform courtesy and extreme kindness..

Harry Soland 'has (been off duty at the New Store the past week and 'has been helping Lake Andrew farm­ers with harvest work.

IMrs. Hazel Olson and friend, Mass Bessie Watson of Minneapolis, spent Sunday at the M. F. Lundquist home. 'The Lundquist's accompanied them to St. Cloud on their return Monday. * Carston Anrandson and a party of friends from Willmar visited at the John Amjundson 'home Thursday. ' Fred Fiers of Grand Forks, N. D., spent Thursday here calling on old friends. iMr. and (Mrs. Fiers are

guests of his aunt, Mrs. EUa M. Ram-sett of Willmar. , Fired has not been in our town since 18919, so finds his ^boyhood friends' quite older grown. * Rev. E. M. Hanson expects the his­tories this week "containing the his­tory of- the 50th anniversary of the Brandon Norwegian Lutheran Free church of. Ctouglaa county which he wrote 8omex time ago. He attended the iour days big; celebration at that place from June 23 to 26th. Rev. Han­son, served that church «as pastor for seven years and it was there that he w a s ordkine<£~ 25 years ago. He was also married there on March 11, 1897. During the big, celebration about half of the fourteen pastors who have ser­ved the church were in* attendance. * Mr. and Mrs. F. Wanous of. Glencoe were in< attendance at the Gallea fun­eral here last week and spent the fol­lowing day visiting here. Mr. Wanons is employed in a garage at Hutchin­son, • ••; Cv. '-'"

A. F. Johnson and family were at Doyre Sunday to. attend the funeral ot<Mrs. Johnson** mother, ,Mrs. Bjork.

The*M. F. Lundquist family attend­ed a large family reunibn at the E. CL Glesme.home* in Norway Lake on Sunday.

?• (Mr.: and Mrs. A. A: Anderson and j.son of Willmar stopped here to call on friends Thursday enroute to visit at Belgrade.

M<rs. F. C. Thorson and family have returned from a two weeks visit at Harrison.

Why People Buy Rat-Snap in Prefer­ence to Rat Poison

(1) RATVSNAP absolutely kills rat* and mice. (2) What it doesn't kill it scares away. (3) Rats killed with RAOVSNAiP leave no smell, they dry up inside. (4) Made in cakes, no mix­ing with other food. 05) Cats or dogs won't touch it. Three sizes, 35c, 05c, $1.25. Sold and guaranteed by F. J. Hallin and Nelson & Gabbert, Will­mar, Minn..—Adv. ,* Aug.

"LID" WANTS TO SEE YOU New Stylish Fall Caps

LEBANON LUTHERAN CHURCH A, iP. Aimer pastor

Next (Sunday services at 3 p. m. Sunday school at 2 p. m. x ,

; Evening service at 8 o'clock. 5 IThe Sorbsfe* Society will be enter­

tained by Alice Lund Friday after­noon, i- * :'• : •

Concert will ne given Monday, August 8, inf the church auditorium by Prof. Nyvall from Minnesota Coll­ege, ! conumencing at 8 o'clock. No admission will be charged, but a col­lection taken >for the benefit of the Minnesota Colleges lAll are cordially welcome.

The following* are New London items intended for last week.

Peter Ogren and family spent one day last week at Kandiyohi in cele­brating his birthday with his twin sister, Mrs. Arthur Skoglund.

-Mrs. Carrie Quarnstrom from Hal-stad is visiting 'her brother Andrew Anderson of NeW London.

IF. I. Whitney and Atty. Hank of St. Cloud met with the Village Council here again Monday night.

The iMisses Lottie and Nancy Pe­terson entertained nephews Marvin and Waldo Larson of Kerkhoven and

'Hallie Lundberg of Centuria, Wis., on Sunday and Monday.

Mrs. C. E. Monson entertained at a dinner parity on Friday evening to honor Mi and Mrs. August Norstedt of Minneapolis,

IMiss Ethel-Eckman returned to her employment at Minneapolis on Wed­nesday acconajpanied by her father who attended.. the Thursday session of the annual convention of underta­kers. IMr. Eckman returned via the Soo on Sunday. •

C. J. Axencjhas returned from Kan­diyohi where, ho found the 12 hour shifts on the^road paving just a little too strenuous, work for an old fellow.

Miss Ruth Lundquist spent Wed­nesday until-Monday at Minneapolis.

Rev. Liljedahl of Salina, Kansas, is a guest of E. E. Lawson at the Lake Andrew cottage.

iMrs. Seynjpiir Dahlberg went to Willmar Thursday to receive surgi­cal treatmtents.

Prof. Swenson of Gustavus Adolph-us College spent Friday in New Lon­don soliciting ^students.

Albert S. Nelson is again in the employ of the Farmers Store Co.

Neer Park was the scene of a big watermelon feast to a large party of young folks on Friday night. r Phyllis Batterberry came in on Sat­urday to be the guest for a week of Arline Covell.

Mrs. Aug. Jordin has leased the rooms over the Frank Covell home, and will vacate the Moline residence.

. JMISB Fay Ooolidge returned to St. Paul on Monday.

Miss Orletta Larson bas been dis­missed from the Willmar Hospital and is convalescing at her home here.

SPICER-ON-GREEN-LAKE Aug. 2—Miss Clara Kloster who

has been spending a month's vaca­tion with her mother, Mrs. J. O. Klos­ter, left for Willmar Friday evening from where she departed Saturday for Minneapolis1, where she is em­ployed.

•Christ. Peterson arrived here last Friday from Kenmare, N. D., for a week's visit at the home of his bro­ther-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Iver Pederson.

IMiss Lien who is employed at the Old Folks Home at Eagle Lake and who is spending several weeks vaca­tion at the Aug. Moller home visited friends at Willmar from Friday imtil Monday.

Miss Emma Roberg who is employ­ed at Fargo, is spending her vacation visiting Mrs. Hannah Anderson.

'Misses Birdie Rykken and Hazel Overspn from Solomon Lake were guests of Miss Emma Roberg last Sunday.

Some of the officers of the Salva­tion Army at Willmar held a meeting at the Spicer Park Sunday afternoon.

A number of people from Spicer at­tended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Ol­ander held at New London Sunday af­ternoon.

iMr. and Mrs. Howard Larson had their baby christened- last Sunday af­ternoon by Rev. Tegnell of Willmar. .The little one received the name of William Howard.

Rev. and Mrs. M. O. Silseth and daughter of Litchfield were guests f relatives here the first of the week. Rev. Silseth conducted services in the Norwegian Zion church Sunday evening.

Wlm. Olson and daughter Miss Re­becca autoed to Minneapolis Thurs­day morning.

Victor Ahlberg departed Friday for the vicinity of Devils Lake, N. D., where he will be employed.

Mrs. Marius Hagen who has been visiting relatives in thi9 vicinity for some time left Tuesday for her home at Minneapolis. * .

Mrs.. Olaus Thorvig and daughter Alice departed the first of the week for Siren, Wis., for a visit with rela­tives.

Emil Arthun and family of Kandi­yohi were guests at the Mrs. L. Ar-tnun home Sunday.

iMrs. Bergetha Nelson is having an addition built to her residence which she recently purchased from John Johnson.

A professional sign painter arrived ' here the first of the week and as a result quite a number of the business men had their signs painted.

iMrs. Quarnstrom returned to the Sam Anderson home Tuesday after a several days visit with her brother, Andrew Anderson and family, who reside near New London.

iMrs. P. M. Peterson and daughter Alice May who have been visiting the former's mother, Mrs. Wm. Olson, left the latter part of the week for a visit with friends in Willmar.

IMiss Ellen Ahlberg who has been employed at Minneapolis for some time, is making an extended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Ahlberg.

(Rev. A. M. Lunde will conduct ser­vices in the. Norwegian church next Sunday evening at 8 o'clock.

•Service^ will be held in the Swed­ish Lutheran church next Sunday fore noon at 11 o'clock and Sunday school at 10 o'clock.

(Rev. T. M. Findley returned last week from Ludington, Mich., where he has been visiting relatives for some time.

George Henderson left last week for Kandiyohi where he is employed.

The regular meeting of the Green Lake comniunity club will be held next Friday evening, Aug. 5th. A good program is being prepared.

—Edwin Stenson spent Sunday in the twin cities.

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WILLMAR - One night only Friday August 5

Under Waterproof Tent George E. Engessers Big Railroad Shows

Presents The Four Act Play

ORSL "OLE O L S O N " " O L E " hat made millions laugh and forget their trouble

High class vaudeville between acts. The highest class band show in America.

f ro . 6. Edward Mathers uniformed band aid orchestra

SALEM Aug. 2—Mr., and Mrs. Oscar Johan-

son, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Marker, Mr. and Mrs. M. Magnuson and families and Mrs. & A. Magnuson and daugh­ter Eleanor of Minneapolis were en­tertained for dinner at AH>in Bro-berg's on Sunday.

"Mrs. S. A. Magnuson and daughter Eleanor arrived at ML Magnuson's from Minneapolis on Wednesday to visit a few days. They left for their home on Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. John Carlson and fam­ily visited at New London on Sunday.

IMiss Ruth Gilbert of Willmar vis­ited in this vicinity last 'week. She left for her home Saturday.

Miss Ruth Hohrigren visited in Pennock on Sunday. • The families of Otto Holmgren, Os­

car Johanson, M. Magnuson, Joe Holmgren, Albin Broberg and Peter Marker spent Sunday afternoon at Norway Lake.

An ice cream social and program will be held in the Mission church on Thursday evening, Aug. 4th.

A number of friends were enter­tained at John Oman's on Saturday evening. >

R0SEULLIAN Aug. 1—Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Ren-

strom were Willmar visitors Monday. Mrs. Nels Holm of Willmar spent

last week at the home of her brother, Edwin Eastlund.

(Emil Lundquist of Willmar assist­ed A. EL Blomuuist with stacking a few days last week.

Myrtle, Bernice and Evangeline Renstrom left Thursday for a few days visit wjth relatives at Boyd.

Frances Hed visited at R. P. John­son's Sunday.

iMr. and Mrs. Chas. Eastman and family of Willirtar visited at A. O. Renstrom's Sunday.

IRosemond Holmgren and Elvera Blomquist .visited with Violet Ren­strom Sunday.

•Mr. and Mrs*. Ole Blomquist and family and Erick and Andrew Blom-•uist visited with Johnson Bros, at the old folks home near Eagle Lake Sunday.

iMr. and Mrs. P. M. Renstrom and family visited at E. Heglund's at Boyd Sunday.

Eiffel Holm of Willmar made a call at Edwin Eastlunds Tuesday.

The Young People of the Fahlun Baptist church will give an ice cream social at Ole Blomquist's Wednesday evening, August 10. Everybody wel­come.

KANDIYOHI DEFEATED LAKE LILLIAN

The Bargain Day base ball game between Kandiyohi and Lake Lillian at the Willmlar ball park was won by Kandiyohi by a score of 4 to 1.

R H E Kandiyohi 4 8 4 Lake Lillian 1 1 5

Batteries: Kandy, Coleman and V. Holmberg. Lake Lillian, Kiland and Christian.

Sumlmary, 2 base hits, A. Arneson, Thunstedt, Coleman. Bases on balls, Holmberg, Thunstedt, Coleman, Chris­tian and Johnson.

©truck out, by Coleman, 9, by Ki­land 2.

•Stolen bases, A. Arneson 2, Cole­man, 2.

MARRIAGE LICENSES Aug. 2—Edward C. Slettedahl of

Chisago county to Ellyn M. Anderson. Aug. 3—Gerret E. Roelofs to Hen­

rietta Ryskamp.

BIRTHS Aug. 1—Girl to Mr. and Mrs. Her­

man Tallakson. Aug. 1—Boy to Mr. and Mrs. W. B.

Ferrell.

—L. H. Landberg will commence a three weeks vacation from his duties as assistant postmaster on Saturday of this week.

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THURSDAY

"The House with a Reputation" What is the deepest insult of the We8t? .See Neal Hart in

"BLACK SHEEP"

The greatest "western" of the year. Also a comedy.

VAUDEVILLE Dixon A Schroeber

Dancers De Luxe, Waltz, Clog, Buck and Wing Eccentric dancing. Miss Blanche Foss in "New and Old Songe." A big show at 15c and 35c

FRIDAY - SATURDAY

James Oliver Curwood's "ISOBEL" or

"THE TRAILS END"

featuring House Peters and Jane Novak. _A thrilling tale of that far-off land that lies north of 53. One of the strongest Northwest stories e.ver filmed. .Take the whole family and Let's Go. AJso on Friday—

t h e 9th episode of "The King of the Circus." On Saturday a com­edy.

MONDAY • TUESDAY

Douglas Fairbanks in "THE 6 0 0 D BAD MAN"

One of his "best." Also the last episode of "Fighting Fate."

. WEDNESDAY . THURSDAY Mildred Harris Chaplin In

"HABIT" A picture that's different. Don't miss it. Also a comedy.

Coming, the picture of the year, "WET GOLD." A thrilling hunt for treasure buried at the bottom of the sea. Watch for Dates.

BIRTHDAY SURPRISE PARTY A very enjoyable birthday party

took place on last Monday evening when the Willmar members of Cbl. Heg Poet No. 126, were royally enter­tained by the excellent host and host­ess, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar A. Larson, at their beautiful modern home, 327 Becker ave W.- This fine home was recently completely finished by the energetic efforts of Mr. M. D. Manning who, on surviving the task in a smil-^** ing manner, was considered anvpljr "Worthy of this acknow'.adsnrcat en his birthday on that date, and the 'banquet appeared a coinn'eto s-: .-prise • to him.

The sumiptious feast, consisting of 'the best on the market, prepared in such perfect manner was delicious, and of a large variety of appetizing eatables, and drinkables^ too numer­ous to mention, confirming the gener­al reputation of the host and hostess as being good entertainers and ex­perts in the preparations of delicious viands. ' During the repast. Comrade A. E. Rice presented our efficient comrade Adjutrfnt M. D. Manning, with a nice watch chain from the six G. A. R. members present, as a fitting memen­to for his excellent services, on his birthday. This accompanied with the .. sincere best wishes of all present, in­cluding the host and hostess, for many happy returns of the day.

Comrade Commander Rice at the same time expressed a very com­mendable reminder, regarding our decreasing numjbers in this post, sin­ce two of our most valued members 'have passed away during the past^ -year. In our advanced age we are « marching a!ong the line of the so call­ed eleventh milestone on life's jour­ney.

The entertainment continued in a . happy manner with more refresh­ments and enlivening music, and re­miniscent talk of 18G1-G5, regarding old times, until the 12 o'clock mid­night hour, when youngsters should retire.—Contributed.

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NORWAY LAKE NEWS Aug. 1—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bjur and

children of Sunburg, visited at the Gil-berg's home last Monday afternoon.

Threshers are busy tripping up their threshing outfits now.

Lena and Helga Swenson called at G. Stene's last Monday night.

Mrs. Hoaglund and son of Willmar, are visiting with Mrs. Hoaglund's par­ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gordhamer.

Miss Lytlia Swenson returned from St. Paul last Friday, where she had been for a couple weeks visiting with friends and relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Nels Prescot of Will­mar, visited in this vicinity Friday.

Clara Stene helped Mr. Ludvig Fos-sum during threshing, and Bertha Ben-dekson is at present employed at the Jens Skaalerud home.

Ruby Swenson called on Clara Stene last Friday night.

Hilda Aasen is staying with her aunt, Mrs. Johannes Engen.

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ANNOUNCEMENT V .. V

NEW GROCERY STORE

To the People of Willmar: I have purchased the Pallin corner,

opposite the freight depot, and will open a grocery business there next Saturday morning. Telephone orders solicited. My goods are new and fresh.

A. R. BROWN.

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Friday, Aug. 5 Saturday, Aug. 6 Wm. S. Hart in «

"THE TESTING BLOCK" The days of old, the days of

gold, .the days of '49.—And under a giant Redwood on a wild Sierra slope, a little troupe of wandering minstrels. A trembling girl, with a violin, playing "Nellie Gray." A band of outlaws listening. Then —the spell is broken. The Demon awakes. Who shall take her A maddening battle. The bandit leader wins, and—Come and see the rest. AJLSO—One reel comedy and one reel News. 4IIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIMIMIIIIHMIIItlMIIWMIIHIMHHIIIiMHnMWMin

Monday, Aug. 8. Tuesday, Aug. 9. Henry B. Walthall in

"THE LONG ARM OF MANNIS-TER"

The story of a man the world sought to destroy. This man em­bittered by the treachery of wife, friends and all whom he held dear, after a world wide pilgrimage of vengance he discovered it is nob­ler to forgive than avenge—that love and not hate is the great thing in life. Comedy: "GUMP8." 4MIHMHIHIIimilllHIHIHIIHIIIHUHMIHIIIUHIIilllNUNHNiW Wed., Aug. 10. Thurs., Aug. 11.

Bryant Washburn In "A FULL HOUSE"

A gambler in love, he tried to discard a "Queen," but she would­n't quit the game. And when he won another Heart and was Just about to flash a Diamond—Well you'll say the queen jazsed his cards. A picture that deals to all a Royal Flush of Laughter.

Comedy: "Fatty" Arbuckje In . "MOONSHINE." " C

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Georgia Hopkins In "Bachelor Apartments." t

All Star Cast, "Breath of the Gods."

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