Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-07

VIKING.
Evening. July 1, 1898.

Mrs. P. j. Drotts. He is also expect
ed to attend the mission meetings
to be held here and in adjoining
towns.
Mrs. P. J. Drotts is said to be
growing weaker from her continued
illness.
Rey. and Mrs. A. Tornell had an
other member added to the family
when little over week ago an inno-
cent little girl joined the household.
Revs. Rodfelt, Sj0berg, Drotts and
Forsberg are expected to be present
at the meetings next Saturday and
Sunday, July 9 and 10.
It reflects credit on many farmers
here who keep their fields green in
stead of the yellow color SO often no.
ticed. Yellow should not be tolerated
on American soil-neither in fields
nor in flags, except foreign flags
friendly to our nation.
The low spots in fields of grain will
no doubt suffer from the heavy rains.
Farmers in this section of the coun-
ty should discuss the matter wheth-
er it were not to their interest to have
the grades on which they have to
travel kept free from French weeds.
There is no doubt but some seed will
adhere to the wagons, to be worn off
on the farms. can ounce of preven-
ton is better than pound of cure"
Haying time is hard at hand, or
would be if the meadows we're not
under water.
We spent the 122nd anniversary of
the Declaration Of Independence IN
our home town expressly for the pur
pose of witnessing patriotic demon
STATIONS and noteworthy celebrations.
The following is brief but neverthe-
less true account of what TRANSFERRED
within our range of vision:
Starting from the house and turn
ing the first bend in the road beyond,
we noticed about half-a dozen half
rows of potatoes newly hoed. From
this we inferred that some work was
in progress on the Fourth. Progress
ing east and south all was quiet or
seemingly so. Having gone as far as
advisable in said direction we took
the ridge north for a distance, and
while advancing thusly observed
across the slough to the eastward,
man. He was evidently at work hoe
ing. The next miracle (?) to engage
our attention was the sight of rail
across the road on each side of the
slough where the public highway
runs between sections % and 80. A
plank standing upright midway be-
tween the rails and supported by a
brace was another obstruction to be
surmounted. Think of it! Obstruct-
ing ime-honored road quite indis-
pensable to the commercial facilities
of many people! Being thus greatly
surprised at what to all appearances
strongly indicated an atrocity worthy
of public disapproval and blame, we
thought it duty to be public-spirit-
ed on Independence Day, and decid-
ed to risk an investigation. Upon do
ing SO, it could be plainly seen that
the bridge bore unmistakable traces
of having had an encounter with a
new high-water mark. It had foated
up and changed it's position slightly,
but after the water had lowered, it
had settled solid again. Only a miss
ing plank and the changed position
of the bridge was in any way proof
positive that it had been molested.
On we sped after lifting the plank and
its support carefully to one side to
admit of passage. Dodging the 9th
er rail for not feeling justified in tax
ing it down, we had passed by and
between three danger signals without
any mishap whatever. After this ex-
citing experience how pleasant and
exhilarating to watch and partake of