Warren sheaf., 1899-12-07

and Leonard Erickson belong to the
graduating class.
During the last two or three months
there have been chiefly four topics of
discussion among newspaper writer's.
These have been: The Philippine
War, Football, The South African
War, and "The Grindeland Law - as
it is generally called. Among these
four topics, the last mentioned one
has had it's full share of attention.
No single enactment or whole legisla-
ture in the history of Minnesota, save
the statute upon which Hon. H.
Steenerson based the arguments of
his famous case, has ever created SO
much agitation and discussion among
business men and lawyers as this one
bill, which, through the ceaseless
and able efforts of Hon. A. Grinde-
land, was made law by the last
legislature. No Legislative enact
ment has ever been more radical in
it's defense of the farmer and the pro-
ducer than this law, nor has there been
any measure of late years that has
been more fiercely and violently at
tackled and assailed by men, either
ignorant or of questionable character
than this statute. Unable to meet
the pointed arguments of our senator,
the enemies of this measure under
took to wilfully violate the new law
that its validity might be determined
before, the highest tribunal in our
state. Judge Lockren emphatic
ally declared that the law was
in no way interfering with
the interstate commerce law.
Bafhed. but not hopeless, the enemies
of the "Grindeland Law ATTEMPTED
to induce the Railroad and Ware
House Commission not to enforce the
law. To what extent they are sue
cessful the future will reveal. There
are many commission men, however,
who have long ere this complied with
all the requirements of the law-pre-
sumably those who have always trans
acted their affairs in an honest and
Legitimate way, and evidently those
who are working to have the law re-
pealed, are the men who have delud-
ed so many farmers of remunerations
honestly earned "by the sweat of
their brow.' Too long have the
farmers been at the mercy of the
class where dishonesty has altogether
too often been hid beneath the cloak
of an honest man. And every pro-
ducer and all their sympathizing
friends should rejoice that the out
rageous practices must now be CON-
mitted in such manner as to enable
the offended party to reach the
offender. Mr.. Grindeland's success
in his first year as senator is bevond
all doubt the greatest achieved by
any one in recent years. And every
farmer in Marshall, Kittson and Ro-
seau counties ought to feel proud for
being thus ably represented.
Immediately before Thanksgiving,
there was an evangelist in Moorhead
WIN. A. Sunday, of Chicago-the
most remarkable man that I ever
saw or heard. Possessed of the
greatest degree of earnestness as we'll
as deep flow of wit and humor, a
most extraordinary command of
language and highly pleasing voice,
he did not fail to attract large
audiences and also convict many of
sin. It was stated at his last meeting
that 124 had been converted and
were protesting a Christian faith as a
result of his preaching. He was as
sisted by Prof Oliver, who conducted
the song services at each meeting.
Services we're conducted each after
noon and evening during four weeks.
On Sundays, three different services
were held, in the forenoon, afternoon
and evening. Mr.. Sunday preached
in the forenoon to men only, while
Mr.. Oliver spoke to the ladies.
Never before have | seen a man so
completely filled with his subject, so
thoroughly a master Of the English
language, or a man Of greater con-
centration power over other men.
He is man of mOstexcellent mind.
His thoughts come faster than his
tongue can speak them, and when-
ever he spoke the deepest attention
prevailed. His sermons on "Danc-
ing and Card Playing' and "What
is the objectionable SIM" were the
most remarkable ever listened to.
If any reader OF the SHEAF ever can
get an opportunity to hear this won
der of human intellect. it will pay
him or her to 60 and listen to him, if
for no other reason than to see the
man and learn to what extent hui
man brains can be developed.
The weather this fall has been the
most unusual~in years and the tenn
perature of November has been 100
warmer than any previously regis
tered in Minnesota. November 3Oth
the ground has usually been frozen
quite deep, but this year plowing
could have been done very we'll
indeed 49,.
The Normal School has had foot
ball team in the field this year, and
it has four defeats, one tie and seven
victories to it's credit. The elast game,
on Thanksgiving Day, was the great
est OF the season, when the Agricul-
tural College Of North Dakota and