Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1893-08-03
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Vega, last Friday.
A sample OF barley was left at
our office Tuesday ripe enough to be
harvested this week. ....
- knute Myhre, one OF Marshall
county's sturdy pioneer farmers, at
tended court this week.
- Lewis Larson, OF the firm OF
Powell 4 Larson, left Tuesday on
q visit to the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nichols, OF
McCrea, rejoice over the birth OF a
bouncing boy, No. 4, on Sunday
morning last.
- Read the advice OF the McCor-
mick Harvesting Machine Co., to
farmers, in the ad OF Lindberg &
Lundgren in this issue.
Andrew Melgaard. assistant
cashier OF the State Bank, left for
the Columbian Exposition yester-
day. Don't get lost on Midway, A.
NJ. "
The continued warm weather is
maturing the grain rapidly and the
cutting OF barley will commence next
week, and some OF the early sown
wheat may also be ready to cut by
that time.
Walter Winchester won first
money in the bicycle race at the Polk
county fair held at CroOkston last
week. He made the mile in 2:4O and
could easily have done still better if
it had been necessary,
- Reports are coming in from Ar
gyle that the army worm is doing
considerable damage to many fields
in that vicinity. Mr.. Lugger, the
state entomologist, went up yester-
day to investigate the trouble.
John Boquist, a workman on
the Irish farm, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed, on Thurs
day morning last week. He was en-
ployed in the barn and was standing
in the doorway OF the center aisle,
holding a pitchfort in his hand, when
the fatal flash struck him and hurl-
ed him to eternity without a mo-
ments warning. Deceased had been
in this country only about>a year,
and leaves Il wife and four-,ryoung
children, in needy circums tances, to
ssnourn his sudden and untimely
death. The funeral occurred Friday
afternoon.
L While Chas. Wittenstein, the
manager OF the Irish farm, was at
tending the funeral OF John Boquist,
lie received word that another OF his
workmen, named Mats Skoglund,
had been severely injured on a gang
plow, and he had to hurry back,
taking Dr.. Wattam with him. In
jumping from the gang, the mans
trousers had caught and unlocked
the lever spring, throwing the lever
forward, aud impalinS him on the
end in II very dangerous position.
The injuries he sustained were fortu-
natrly not as serious as was at first
supposed, the man being already up
and around.
a notable christening took place
in the Swedish Lutheran parsonage
.a: this city on Thursday afternoon,
last week, at Which no less distin-
guished person than Coy. Knute Mel
son stood godfather for the eighth
son of a sturdy Marshall county
farmer and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
G. Setterholm, Of the town OF Middle
River. The solemn rite was admin.
istered by Rev. O. S. Werner accord
ing to the beautiful ritual of the
Swedish Lutheran church, Knute
Nelson David being the name given
to the embryonic goyernor-a bright
rosy-cheeked hoy, born in
December last. Judge A. Grinde-
land represented Gov. Nelson on this
occasion, the other sponsors being
Mrs. Grindeland, and Mr.. and Mrs.
}. 2 Mattson. In reply to Mr.. Set.
terholm's note asking permission to
bestow the governors name upon
his eighth son, GOV Nelson sent po
lite letter, enclosing his photograph
and check for five dollars for the
boy.
Very few families areso fortunate as
to see the baptism Of an eighth son
and for that reason this event is one
of special rejoicing for these parents
Eight healthy, happy, robust boys
10 girls, ranging in ages, from thir
teen years downward, are growing
up, like SO many thrifty olive plants
in the Setterholm home. The seventh
SOD bears the name Benjamin Har
rison Merriam, in honor Of president
Harrison and governor Merriam
Such a crowd Of fine looking boys
would cause the heart Of any parent
to swell with pride. Notwithstand
ing the immense amount OF labor
and motherly care necessarily ex:
pended in bringing up SO many boys
Mrs Setterholm still looks young
healthy and robust. May the boys
when they are grown up bring much