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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22
OAK PARK and BIG WOODS
NEWS.
Feb. 10, 1900.

Feb. 10, 1900
Editor SHEAF -
A cold wave has stayed with us
now long time, but we can't expect
to have summer weather all winter.
Today it is falling down some snow,
but it is hardly enough for sleighing
The M. w. A. ball at the Big
Woods hall, Feb. 18th, was well at
tended, nearly every one being
masked. Those receiving prizes for
being finest dressed were Josie Dalen
and Oline Dalen, Anton Haugen,
Bernhard Swanson and John Kettel-
son. Those receiving prizes for be-
ing the worst was Miss Nora Knutson
Messrs. G. E. Knutson and liver
Iverson are ceiling and fixing up the
school-house near A. Storbakken's.
John Walberg, of Lower Snake,
was over in this vicinity and pur-
chased a team Of horses, bob sleigh
and a wagon of Ole Bredok last
week. =
Valentines have now begun to sail
around the earth.
Messrs. Gilbert Gilbertson and
Kittel Nelson came over from New
folden the other day. They report
plenty Of snow for sleighing over
there.
The social affair at Knute Gilbert
sons last Saturday eve was we'll at
tended. About IL O'Clock supper
was served, after which they again
were seen on the floor balancing on
the corner. About 2 o'clock great
number of the M. w. A., of the Big
Woods camp, came marching into the
room to attend this dance. All re-
port good time. 1t is always jolly
at Mr.. G's. Another dance will soon
be there again. B. VIC.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22

to the "anti'' portion of their name,
but feel free to deal with other sub
jects exclusively. Thus, at the last
meeting, there was not a word ut
tered on tobacco or gum; but the in
teresting subject of the horse was
the center of attention. Short reci-
tations, essays and readings on the
subject were given by the children.
Mrs. p. Olson read Il story showing
how smart hog, by disturbing II
fore foot OF a horse eating oats, sue
ceeded in getting a share OF the oats
for herself and her piggies. Mr..
Ronneberg read a poem about the
young fellow who, on a journey
abroad, had among other wondrous
things seen dogs as large as horse,
and who, before crossing a certain
bridge unfriendly to liars, reduced
those dogs to the ordinary size.
Tho program was interspersed with
sopgs, generally with two or more
parts. A trio, rendered by the Miss
es Annie johnson and Alice and Min
ME Ronneberg, and duet, by the
Misses Emma and Nellie Hagen, were
especially pleasing. The whole pro-
gram was enjoyable and profitable.
After the program the children and
young people amused themselves
with various games till - O'Clock.
l believe all felt better for having
spent SO agreeable an evening to-
gether.
|; A phrenologist has given ':more
amusement than a show and also
much instruction, doubtless, to the
people about here. Many have been
examined by him, and are, l sup
pose, many steps nearer to knowing
themselves than formerly.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22

for the foundation for a new resi-
dence which he intends erecting in
the spring.
The Bystrom family visited at
home Sunday. They are staying at
Warren attending school.
Miss Ida Johnson is at Warren
attending the confirmation school,
conducted by Rev. Mattson.
Emil Pearson, Charlie Carlson and
John johnson visited at their re-
spectiye homes over Sunday.
Emma and Otto Bystrom are
home from school, to-day visiting
their parents,
Miss Hanna Jacobson. has gone to
Warren TO attend confirmation
school. @.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22
VIKING REVIEW.

| 81 +
Murder will out, it is said, but
news OF whatever nature won't at
present. The fault is the reporters
and everybody else's almost
Bnt the SHEAF contained some real
news from here last week. How are
you--W hot are you, we mean, A. B. c.?
Well no matter, shake hands (ment-
ally we'll be friends, OF course, as
We Worksin the same field and receive
equal compensation, weekly.
Our boys on % are off to the
woods, now and then. August Pet
erson returned yesterday with a
splendid load. Emil Tornell is off to
"Klondyke," it is said, and will soon
be back. ...
Another wedding. This time it's
MIR. Hans G. Hanson and Miss Ida
Il. johnson who made up their
mindsto share tickle fortune togeth-
er. May this same fortune ever
smile5on them as she distributes her
expressions among us. ...
The following items are taken from
the Modern Viking Of Feb. 8, 1900.
The sponsorship for it's authenticity
rests with the editor OF that paper:
"The thin blanket OF snow that
TELL ssat,ay evening tempted Mr..
Peter Erickson to a sleigh-ride onsa
load OF grain to Warren last Mon
day. 1t was SO much easier to get
off and walk when he got cold, he
declared.
"Christ. Lofgren rode to Viking on
the reach-pole OF a wagon last Mon
day. He seemed intent ON bringing
a load of wood to Warren on his re-
turn trip.
Gas the editors OF the two Viking
newspapers drove home from the
meeting OF the society last Friday,
they had the misfortune Of breaking
part of buggy spring. No screams
were heard. The buggy belonged to
the editor OF this paper (Modern
Viking). The above mentioned
spring was sent to Warren on Satur-
day and duly repaired at CO.. King
borg's famous blacksmith shop.
That same spring broke again the
next day, last Sunday. On the day
after, it went to Warren again, but
we cannot say what has become OF
it, for we don't know as yet. Ye ed
itor traded buggies to save himself
from further disaster for some time.
"Mr. Peder Christensen, daughter
Bertha, and son Charlie, were visit
ors at, the Viking Literary Society's
meeting last Friday. Mr.. Christen-
sen, ST., was appointed one OF the
Judges to decide the question for de-
bate, which important Office he filled
without a murmur of dissent or a
sign of remonstrance.
"Misses Hulda and Beda PETER
son, and Mr.. Engvall Peterson were
listening to the society's proceedings
last Friday. Engvall was especially
thoughtful, for he was one of the
Judges chosen to decide the question
debated Bob B.
sa EXCFT
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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22
NeWf0lden and New SOlum.

The Anti-Tobacco and Anti Gum
Literary Society had it's weekly
meeting Thursday night at Mr.. Per
Hagen's, New Solum. Mrs. Mary &.
konneberg: who started the society,
presided. 1t seems that they do not
feel bound to contine their attention
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22
EXCEL.

School district No. II has voted
$500 for the building OF new
school house on a site one-half mile
south from the present school house.
The old school house is too small to
accommodate the constantly in
creasing number OF children.
J.R. G. Karlen, one OF the leading
farmers Of the town, made Warren
a visit this week.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-02-22

Buy DR., Parker's Remedies. They
are reliable. Wares drug store.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-02
FORGETTING THE PAST.

Ii is n sign Of moral health when a
man does not readily forget MA sins aud
errors. Repentance tor evil doing or
for that intellectual slovculinrsS which
leads M into So many hlundvrs is not to
I've measured accurately by the depth
and intensity Of the pruituutinl feeling
but its safe to say thIt hr who easily for
got his otfcuscs is not likely speedily or
effectively to make reputation to himself
or others With mOs~t.Scnsittvc natnres
difficulty lies in another direction II is
u great deal rlsier Tor such natures TO
dwell upon their ~ot'eus"S and h1mtImte
themselves in the dust IN remembrance
of them than Ia put these nilrn~eS,iu
tie background and move resultfClv
forward to better days and works The
idea of the divine righteousness has
been wrought 50 thoroughly into the
| very fiber of men aud women who have
felt in their ancestors the Influence of
the Reformation that it seems at times
almost impossible that the divine jus.
ticp can overlook human l~nwhrCaking
This is, however, Il kind of atheism. al
though a very noble kind. it involves u
doubt of the love Of God since the 81
preine manifestation ct that love j. the
forgiven 'ss of sins rs expressed in the
life and death of Christ II would seem
to be impossible even tor Deity to go
further in making known to men the
certainty of the rraSurc OF an evil record
when such II record has excited in the
man who has made il Il deep sense ct
of unworthiness and u genuine feeling
- tN.y
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-02
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-02

No MN can make great discovery
leti u Grrtt movement, or carry a diti
emit "cni"rpr,S" to 4 prosperous c%oucln,
sion II h'-tp1t every hD1r to question
HIS ability or to doubt whether he il the
right person to accomplish the work in
hand 50 tong ~ life ram ,ins essential
" Il rt"e, the goat wilt be- within tonrh
~ those vino hook ahrnd, not of tliOSt.
wlo look hnAIUl There IS perhaps no
finer fruit " = real faith in God than
the ability to forget what lies behind,
and to press forward with concentrated
energy III order 70 possess what lies be,
fore. y new life ia always open to the
man or woman who believes that. how.
ever the past may have been sold for
small returns of forfeited hy unfaith
i]nlne,s. III" tUlnre is n fresh possession
which may be held upon the highest
terms.
1t does not follow that because Il man
has made unfortunate Investments with
one fortune it is inevitable that ha
should - ON to lose other fortunes
Many a man learns by losses how to
conserve and increase grains II a man
has wasted one moral fortune. he has the
blessed certainty that there is another
nj his djspos1l, and the lesson Of disas
ter can always hr turned to account IN
n new set control. a Slender will, and
a finer Insight II there were n %nniver.
slI biography in which the fortunes of
alt the rnc1 were set down, it would be
full ct thrilling r~rri'als Of moral victo
rlrs won after long disasters and moral
ronQucSts achieved after many moral
defeats They are not the most uufor-
iunatr WHO are taught the lesson Of sue.
res through the bitter lessons OF failure.
There IS always u future before the
man who sets his feet in the right path
and he who doubts his ability to gain
the highest moral possessions because
he has wasted his substance in the past
really doubts God The llanl Outlook.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-02
EDITOR COMMONWEALTH

The write. ls proud of Mis-issippis
record in the matter of justice aud fair
dealing towards women, Along with
Chivalrous sentiments which inspire
and produce o II tcuus and refined bear.
ing toward women in our social and
business relations toward them, we, Ar
commonwealth. have given them fun
legal recognition,
Women have long held full rights Of
property in our state. This being II day
OF education we have given them not
only access to both our stat e schools on
equal footing with Young men, but we
have given them a high class school Of
their own In this IA in many other
movements, Mississippi has lesd the
way. Surely no one can complain that
this state is not friendly to female edu
cation.
From the beginning Il girls college
At Columbus has done good work and
Ntl'ltl ii0 Il'NfDl tIillifIt flNiitStIlltl
is not only doing good work, hut NOV
ing on with = minimum Of friction.
Just now when the question Of appro
p~rintion for its maintenance during the
mex two years is before the legislature
Of the state it might he we'll TO consider
the fu'nr" policy of the state towards
the institution. Four policies are open
to adoption.
|. Enlargement If accommodation and
thus Of attpndnuce, into low curriculum.
y. Enlargement with high standard.
=. Maintenance of present size OF ac
c"ommOdatlOn and attendance with low
low curriculum.
4 Maintenance of present size in &C.
c~ommodation and attendance, with high
curriculum,
Such attentions n total suspension.
or reduction of attendance do not seem
to be delAtahlr The fourth proposition
above seems to this writer to be the
true policy for the state. II the state
sdhercs to the policy of furnishing free
elementary education to all her citizens.
that policy if efficiently carried ont, will
tax her resources to the uttermost. No
state is able to do this The state can no
more afford this for women than for
men Collegiate education must for p
long time continue to hc y prize to he
for by the most determined and the
most capable. For such the state nj
ready furnishes higher education in
part.
The existence of II multitude of n low
grade girls schools is sufficient reason
for the state not adding to this nun.
Der, The state is not able to furnish
free colleGe education to all that wish
It IL it were offered the mere matter
OF room for all attending pupils would
be n problem. From the free buildings
and equipments together with the lib.
eral appropriations it is evident that
the state is furnishing education to the
pupils attending the |, !. aud G. at
much below its cost, The question is.
Shall the state enlarge and continue
the policy
All state favors indtheir way to those
who least need them For that reason
states should do as little eleem osynary
work as possible. The greatest good
our state can do for female education Ia
TO permit n well managed high grade
school; a, u standard by which the
public may Judge others. We cannot
furnis h below its cost. collegiate eiuca.
ton to our girls. We can do this for
only a small fraction. And the bsne
fcinries IL this state benevolence are
apt to be those least needing state aid.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
MIGHTY FINE WHEAT
Raised on Upland Land With Common
Salt as a Fertilizer

George A. Fry drove out to his
farm, some eighteen miles southeast
of lola, Sunday and got some samples
of wheat which are about the finest
every seen i'm lola. The stems are
from four to five feet high, rich green
in hue. and the heads are many of
them five inches long. well filed out.
The interesting part of the story is
that the wheat was grown on the poor
est part of an upland farm and 200
pounds of salt sown with the wheat
is responsible for the unusual yield.
On fine bottom field in the same
neighborhood the wheat sown the
same day last September is not nearly
so high or good. 1t is unusually fine
wheat for this part of Kansas or any
other part, and if it natures and full
fills its present promise it will run
from twenty-five to forty bushels to
the acre. Ali the farmers of the
county are interested. as should the
experiment prove a success. an out
lay of a very few dollars for salt
will permit them to raise fine wheat on
land which has been considered too
poor for any crop. The salt has
made better wheat than bone dust,
which was used as fertilizer on an
other of Mr.. Fry's fields and Mr. Josh
Butler is making the same experiment
west of the river, so the exact virtue
of the salt as fertilizer will be de-
termined.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
Bravo! Humboldt.

Humboldt Union Three thousand
and two hundred dollars spent 10y the
city of Humboldt in prospecting for
gas. and no luck. It's to bad. but
could have been worse. The worst
feature of the whole business is that n
Majority of the voters. who voted at
all. wanted the prospecting done two
or two and a half miles northeast of
the city. and not one of three wells
was drilled any where near that loca-
ton. OF course all will agree that
had we found strong wells in the
prospect holes drilled it would have
been more desirable, but very few had
much if any hopes in finding the de-
sired big low 50 near town. But it
is done. and there is no use crying
over spilled milk. We will have to
buckle on the armor and keep trying
until we get something.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
or For the Harvest

The REGISTER noted last week the
departure of six young men for okla
homa to help gather the wheat. Sat
urday night about twenty-five young
men employed at the shelters, after
reaching an agreement among them
selves, quit their jobs and will leave
for western Kansas where it is report
ed the crop will be ready for harvest
in about ten days to two weeks and
where they expect to draw two dollars
a day or better. a number OF the
cement company's employees quit also
Saturday for the same purpose and so
lola will have nearly fifty men in the
wheat fields. The boys all expect ia
return to lola in the fall and resume
their Jobs for the winter.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
Another Gas Lease SUI

The success. which a few people
have had in contestirg the gas leases
on their firms has led to a longing on
the part OF every owner of LEASED
land to escape, hui only a few man
age TO discover grounds on which to
base n claim. The latest Is Mrs. NJ.
A. Fish, who owns the southwest
quarter of 8 % 10, two miles south of
Gas City. She alleges that there was
no time limit in the lease, that the
acknowledge nent was irregular, that
the rent clause was added after the
acknowledgement and that no rent
has been paid. In fact, according to
the papers filed by her lawyer, w.
A. Choguill, the lease might have
been drawn up by five year old boy.
The chances are that the Lanyon
Zinc Company, which now holds the
lease, VIII ask the courts attention tc
few allegations on the other side o.
the question.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
Willis Gleed,s Misanthronist.

Willis Gleed, the well-known COR
poration lawyer OF Topeka, brings
back the following story from the hills
OF New Hampshire. 1t seems ne had
occasion to make drive of consider
able length from a small town to
Dover and ne was not far on the way
before he discovered that his driver
was rank misanthrophiSt. He ap-
peared to be acquainted with every
resident along the road and not a
GOOD word did he have for single
one of them. Gleed says that after
he had ridden few miles he felt that
he was travelling through "NImderer's
Lane"
"See that big, fine house on the side
hill" growled the driver. "Well,
that there Teller amt got any use for
rum. howsomever, l reckon he would
not have that fine place. His brother
was in the rum business down in New
York, and died, leavin' him that
whole thing"
The bitterness in his heart here
stonnod his tall, for q moment when
no addod Inv wov Of consolation.
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The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
HOW do we look.

The REGISTER comes out this week
with bran new dress, recently from
the millinery parlors OF the American
Type Founders Company. 1t has
natural feeling OF modesty suitable to
the occasion. and would have its
friends know that the expensive pw-
chase was not made for the purpose
of display but solely ina the interest of
the readers of the paper as the new
type prints up fresh and clean and is
more easily read. A new dress for
the REGISTER means more than ID
formerly did, the present new one re-
curing five hundred pounds of BREWER
and two hundred pounds OF nonpareil'
The REGISTER intends to keep right at
the head OF the procession and the
generous patronage which the people
of this city and county have given and
are giving it will be returned to its
friends in the very best service OF
which the paper is capable.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
Didn't Make the Rifle

AS stated Some time ago in the
REGISTER considerable interest was
injected into this years census be-
cause il the total population Of the
county passed the 10000 mark the
county officials would be inflated.
The returns are now all in and show
the aggravating result that we lack
just about 100 people of having
enough. The rough count of the pop.
ul alton from the returns is $4,000. OF
course another year will easily make
the required number, but the REGIS
TER had hopes to pass the mark this
year.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-06-08
KANSAS cLIpS ANp COMMENTS

When Mr.. John Bottom. farmer
near Troy, won law suit, the court 5
decree should have read Bottom
side up"
Moses. a State Normal student, is
oo+ober for the ball nine, but one
would expect from his bull-rush to see
him lined up with the foot ball eleven
Burlington's marshal killed zen and
collected tax on sixty dogs. buO If he
would reverse the rroportion he could
bank on the solid support of the cats
and the old maids.
One of Eureka's confirmed Old
bachelors says: "When you find n
married man that talks in his sleen
YOU can set it down that it is the only
time his wife gives him chance to
say ANYTHING.
A halloonist the other dav made an
ascent and came down 1900 feet in n
narachute at Eureka and the town
folk GLADLY raid the 500 agreed unor
i for IL halloonist is not worth his
"hirher" what laborer is
Are Kansans becoming Fffemira'e
| Pictures of graduating CLASSES shows
that large ner cent of the bows nart
their hair in tho middle. Re""ufv
such n thine would have cauSed tho
average school board to withdraw n
| diploma.
According 20 the Clay Center Times
the motto Of the oraduatiro clnsS ~
| Concordia was "Bevond this lies che
wash tub and the saw buck" Tho
motto will he recognized as of inesti-
mable practical suneriority over the
thread-bare Beyond the Alps lies
Ttalv."
The little town Of Highland i'm in
Dominican county county last veal
voted Sl4. 900 n bonds without p
struggle for two different nroposed
railroads. but is now holding IT,
d third election to try and raise small
bonus for much needed schoo
building.
A younq man from the efIete east
SAYS the Recorder. who was i'm Holtor
last week. heard for the first time. {
vocal recital given by n naternal an
cester of the humble mule. "Sgv.'
'he young man innocentlv inquired
"what kind of horn is that fellow
practicing on ANYHOW -
Speaking of the soft answer which
turns away wrath. the Muscotah Rec
ord notes that little Irish boy in ia,
local school was recently removed b,
his teacher for some miSdoiup. "
saw you do it. jerry" said th'
, teacher eyes. " replied the lady, 3"
tells them there amt much YOU don
see wild them purity black eyes o
yourn.'
\ western Kansas editor. courage
= Gus 10y reason of his iracccssibility
has dug up new cyclone story. II il
that a COW which was picketed on
rope was picked up 10y the cyclon
and carried up the length of her rop,
, about sixty feet-where she re
mained until the storm had passed
when she quietly climbed down tn
rope and resumed her grazing.