St. Paul daily globe., 1884-04-05
manv days before the blue waves with ex.

many days before the blue waves will ex-
change music with the feathery songsters.
Evening brings us to GAINESVILLE, and by
| the setting sun the train is bounding along
due north through the Red River valley. A
clearer, bracing, brisk atmosphere was no.
| ticed and soon drifts, or, rather, remnants
of drifts, here and there were seen. At every
station between Barnesville and Warren,
Marshall county, where the reporter stopped,
several passengers left. Quite number of
the Scandinavians from Wisconsin also left
the train at Warren.
/ WARREN.
The good people of this village claim to
have the largest wheat shipping port on the
Minnesota side of the Manitoba road. They
point with pride to their ten elevators-40,0 600
bushels capacity each three wheat ware
houses combined DC, 600 bushels, and steam
Touring mill of $50 barrels capacity daily. A
new two story brick school house, just com.
pleted, is certainly a credit to the place. The
brick is home made There are four church
es and only two saloons in the vii
lage. The congregations in the Presbyterian
and Methodist churches, where the reporter
attend service, morning and evening respec-
lively, were of the intelligent and refined
classes, to be found in new country.
Warren is four years old; claims 1000 peo-
pie; has probably 1000, and is one of the
brightest and healthiest towns ON the Mani
toba road. But one think is lacking-a good
hotel, and there is certainly an opening for
one at Warren.
SPRING SEEDING.
Returning on Monday to Crookston and
taking the train for Grand Forks, and thence
to St. Paul via Fargo, the reporter took in
both sides Of the Red river. On the train I
met Robert Fairweather, one of the leading
Scotch farmers of Marshall county. Mr.. f.
expects to begin seeding by the 8th. Spring
work on the Jumbo farm of Donaldson
& Ryan, in Kittson county, will be
in force by the 10th, and on the Ramsey Fur
long farm at Stephens about the same time.
Bernhard Sampson of Cookston began spring
work last Monday, as did Geo. H. Walsh of
Grand Forks. These are specimens of g early
birds, 'but the general opinion prevails in the
Red River valley that the seeding will be in
full force by the 10th or 18th. The SNOW has
disappeared so quickly yet gradually, that no
interruption to spring work is likely or prob
able to be experienced on account of too
wet SOIL and the reporter can, from personal
observation, confirm this view.
NELSON COUNTY, DAKOTA.
Emigration from Grand Forks westward
toward the DEVILS lake country is already
booming, and " standing room only" on the
train is often the rule, and not
the exception. This seasons influx
does not appear to have the Turtle Mountain
or Mouse river fever, but very sensibly drop
in at some of the stations west of Larimore,
principally in Nelson county, where, it is
credibly reported they find government land
withinin sight of the station at Mapes This
is better than to go hundred miles ahead of
the railroad. Col. Oscar Towner, of Nelson
county, who has just returned from his for
mer home in Missouri, brings with him
large German colony. The colonel would do
for an emigrant agent.
AT GRAND FORKS.
The United States Land office was very
busy and the streets were crowded with
strangers and the boomers were in happy
frame of mind. Several new substantial
four story stone and brick buildings, which
would do credit to metropolitan city were
noticed. Everything betokens broad
gagged liberal policy, backed by ample capital.
The valley people appeared to have forgotten
past grievances and troubles as no grumblers
were found, but all were hopeful, and cheer
full, and looking forward to prosperous
season, and bountiful harvest of No. 1 hard.