Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-23
WHEAT QUOTATIONS..


Rejected 30 /"
j Il. Cook has his wheat thresh-
ell and in the granary. 1t went Is
bushels to the acre.
= The attention OF our readers is
called to the announcement in this
issue OF Ed. Franson as an inuepen-
dent candidate for the Office of Reg
lister Of Deeds. Mr.. FransOn has
been engaged in business in this city
for many years, hence he is well
known to the people OF the county,
and needs no words OF introduction
on our part. He is well qualified for
the position he seeks, and il elected,
will discharge the duties OF the office
with credit to himself and satisfac-
tion to the people.
"A young farmer by the name Of
Gilbert Hebe1t, living two miles
north east OF Argyle committed sui
side by hanging himself on Sunday
morning. He had been in poor
health for some time,. troubled with
insomnia and other ailments, and he
feared himself that he would attempt
to take his own life. For that reu-
son he had told his wife to watch his
movements. She had done so, but
being tired out, she had fallen asleep
during the night for q little while,
and this opportunity the u:lfortun-
ate man made use OF to escape from
the house. When the wife awoke and
began to search for her husband he
was found hanging in the granary.
The man is said to have been in good
circumstances financially. Heleaves
IL wife and two children.
= The NJ. E. society of Warren
have hit upon novel plan for rails
ing money with which tolpay the
pastors salary, in these rather hard
times. Last spring they secured a
quantity OF n new variety Of seed po-
tatoes, called the "IInndre.lfold" !,
aud these they planted on u tract OF
land consisting OF about three acres.
Then they began to take orders for
seed potatoes at 500 per barrel, to
be delivered in the fall, thus giving
to farmers and all others an orpor-
tnnity to procure IL supply Of this
new kind Of potatoes, whirhare high
" recommended for their good quail.
tiles, and ut the same time contrib
ute towards Il worthy object. Those
who have not yet spoken for some OF
these potatoes should give in their
order ut once to f. W. Flanders, who
will see to that all orders ARE proper
ly filled.
= The editor and his family spent
Il day this week among friends in the
northern part Of Vega, and were
very favorable impressed with the
appearance OF things generally. Con.
siderable work has been done on the
roads this year and a great deal ol
l,litclling has been done. What
pleases the eve Of the visitor very
much are the fine groves of trees
now growing around almost every
farm house, breaking the monoCony
OF the bleak prairie. A few years
ago not a tree was to he seen. Bet.
ter farm houses and barns ere being
built from Year to year. Most Ol
the land is now under cultivation
and it was quite q sight to see tlit
extensive fields with their shocks o.
/! wheat stretching out before ones
vision as far as the eye can reach
Mr.. A. Person has large aud beau
tiful grove around his house. HI
has also good Kitchen garden
where he grows all kinds of vegetn
bles aud some berries. Being (. be
lever in mixed farming lie keeps {
number Of cows, and Mrs. Person i,
an experienced butter maker. produc
ing an article that meets a ready sal,
in this city. AZ the farm OF Mr.. E
Bystrom we s,lw a melon patch con
tanning q large number Of good sizel
/ wnter melons that were ripe. Musl
1 melons, citrons andsquash, were alse
growing there in great perfection
/. all OF which goes to show what {
great variety the soil OF the Rec
River Valley can produce. Mr.. BY
strom has fine artesian well tha
i furnishes an abundance OF water
flowing in q steady stream continu
lally.