Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-01-18
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- Student P. NJ. Linden returned
to Rock Island, ILL.,, on Tuesday.
- Attorney Greeley e. Carr, OF
Stephen, was in Warren the fore part
OF the week interviewing our boys.
* Prof. J. W. Noyes, principal OF
the Stephen school, was visitor at
the Warren schools on Friday last
week.
County treasurer Sorenson has
been kept busy for some time send
ing out notices Of personal property
taxes.
- Oscar Dahl is back from Duluth,
aud has taken possession OF his
blacksmith shop where he is now ply
ing his trade.
- You can subscribe for any paper
published in the world at.the SHEAF
office. Subscriptions received for all
Scandinavian papers. s.
-1F0R SALE. A new s-ft. wind
mill, all iron and steel, made by the
Aermotor Co., of Chicago, for sale
cheap at the Sheat office. Just the
thing for pumping water or light
grinding. ... ~. r.
The SREAF force has been busy
this week with the county's financial
state.ne It, which we hope to be able
to lay before our readers next week,
and hence this weeks paper is some
what slighted.
-Chas. Sager came in from his
kittson county ranch on Monday,
and returned next day. He looked
hale and hearty, and reports his
family all we'll and the ranch busi-
ness prosperous.
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fetal paper.
"A thaw in january does not oc-
cur every year in this latitude. Sure
ly, tie people of the Red River Valley
have been treated to some phenom-
email wea thcr for more than week.
Everybody went out sleigh riding
last Saturday, which was a remark
ably pleasant day. The snow disap-
peareu last before the warm rays of
the sun. Sunday, Monday and Tues
day this week were also very fine
days, warm enough to melt snow.
Yesterday was colder, and the chan
ces are that we will have Il few days
OF cold weather again. But we are
exceedingly thankful for the breath
ing spe! thnt we were given Only q,
few weeks more and spring will b.
here.
= Lem. Rafferty,, manager of the
Wonlwartl farmI went out with MIR.
Lougliridge one day lastweek to see
his ranch Oh the Middle river, about
70 miles from here, and I was sur.
prised to see such an excellent place
tor stock raising purposes. Large
comfortable buildings have been
erected for sleltering the stock in
winter, and immense quantities OF
hay and feed have been provided fol
the cold season. Good pure water
is furnished by tie river. Mr.
Loughridge has about 100 horses
and colts at the ranch now, besides
mnny hogs, sheep and cattle, am,
oil the stock looks well and thrifty
The ranch is located in Il fine grow,
OF timber. Thousands OF acres q
meadow land growing the NOS
nutritious grasses furnish excellen
pasturage for the stock in the sum
mer time. ....-..
= At the annual meeting of tn
Warren Fire Department ON Mon
day evening the following officer
were elected for the ensuing year
Dan Main, chief; NJ. a. Aubol. assis
tant chief; Carl Youngdahl, secretn
ry; w. a. Knapp, treasurer; G.. S
Wattam, surgeon; Chas. Woolery
foreman. The cash in the treasur,
amounts to $3425. The compan.
has twenty active members who at
tend the meetings regularly, am
participate in the drills. The boy
receive no pay, hut keep up their OF
ganization voluntarily, for the gou
Of the town, and for that reaso
they deserve the gratitude and er
cOuragement of cur citizens, who's
property they may. at any time, b
called upon TO protect. While W
hope.the boys may never he cnlle
out to ~ fire, yet, ~ fire may occu
atnny time, and then we expect, {
course, to find them ready. LIZ
our citizens encourage the brave Fl,
lnddies.
Big W0odS.
Jar. lS. 81.