Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-04-27
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an countries are arriving almost
daily.
- Geo. F. Fuller, of Fargo N. d.,
general agent for the Plano binders,
was in the city Tuesday.
A social will be given by the
ladies of the NJ e. Church on Fri
LAY, April 2Sth, at Slee's hall.
Il. W. Woodward, of Eau Claire,
Wis, arrived on Tuesday morning
to look after seeding on his big farm.
- MIR. Umbreit, of Excel, was in
the city on Tuesday, and reported
lots OF snow and water in that part
OF the county. "-..
A. c. Schmidt, the genial Queen
Guy painter and decorator, inter-
viewed friends ',t- the depot on his
way north on Tuesday.
- The spring term OF district court
has been adjourned from May Sth
to June -. Jurors and others hay
ing business before the court will
make IL note OF this.
"A number OF Warren people went
to Crookston on Monday afternoon
to see and hear the famous humor-
lst, Bill Nye, draw some OF his old
clestnuts ont OF the fire.
p. II. Holm has bought the cor
ner lot south OF Edwarlh's saloon
and will erect a building thereon,
size 20 :}G, two stories high, in
which he will establish II restaurant.
"A good restaurant ought to be !,
paying investment in this town.
A petition was signed and for
warded to Judge Ives in the fore
part OF the week, asking him to al-
lourn the spring term of district
court which was to convene on the
Sth OF May to Il later time in order
to accommodate the farmers and
give them time to do their spring
work. The Judge has granted the
request aud court will be adjourned
to the 18th of June. The term OF
court this year would have come
right III the busy seeding time, and
the change in date will be a convent
ence to many.
y. n. Priester, of Crookstou
Mimi, Grand Dictat tor of the Knights
OF Honor, has spent several DAYS in
our city for the purpose OF organi-
zlng lodge here. a meeting was
called at E.lwardh's Hall for Mon-
day evening this week at which time
lodge was organized to be called
the Warren City Lodge. This fra
ttrnlty combines the charitable and
social features usual in such socie-
ties, with life insurance on the ASSESS
ment plan. 1t is claimed to be the
cheapest insurance known. Anoth-
er meeting is to be held tonight.
john F. johnson OF Marsh
Grove came into town yesterday nf-
ternoon and told that he had been
unfortunate to lose II young team of
horses on the way home from War
rem Monday night. When IL little
north of G. 5. Huli's place he missed
the road, and being dark he WAS un-
able to find it again. Then he left
the horses, and started out n foot to
find the road, but was unsuccessful,
Returning to the place where he had
LETT the horses, he found them gone.
Finding Il high place he rested there
until day light when he renewed the
search for the team, but no tr,fee
had been seen OF them Yesterday.
and M fears they are drowned. II
that should not be the case, Mr..
johnson will be glad to get infor-
nation OF their whereabouts. lie
lives on Sec. 32 of said town, 1G|
miles northeast OF Warren. Word
may also be left ut the SnEAr office.
One horse was a!brown stallion six
years old and the other a black mare
five years old and the buggy was
nearly new.
Snake river has been on a con-
tlnuat boom ever since Wednesday
morning last week. 1t is very fort
unate that cool weather has prevail
Ell during I'LL this time, allowing the
snow to melt very slowly and tile
water to be drawn off gradually.
Had it not been for this the town
would surely have been flooded with
water, and. perhaps, a good deal OF
damage done. Though the water
has been high all the time and flow
ing with q swift current, the high
water mark OF last year was not
reached until yesterday morning
when it raised above it, and, atnoon.
was several inches al Owe that mark.
lit should raise much higher, Il few
residences and barns will be flooded.
1t is feared that the wooden bridge
across the river will not be able to
stand the strain when the ice moves.
Whata Il tremendous amount of snow
must have fallen the past winter, is
apparent from tile large volume Of
water carried by the river for more