Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-05-03

Rev. L. NJ. Skunes and family re-
turned yesterday from a visit at
Crookston.
W. Wattam, Geo. F. Briggs and
+. W. Garlock, from Angus, were in
the city Sunday.
Herman Lindberg arrived from
Carver, Mimi, on Monday, to spend
the summer here.
p. A. Dalquist writes that he is
serving as mail clerk on the st. Paul
and Duluth road.
A big sturgeon weighing 50 lbs:
caught in the Red river, was market
ed here last Friday.
j. p. Lem, postmaster and asses
sor OF Fork, gave the SHEAF scribe a
pleasant call last Saturday.
= Fred Lundherg will be at Lind
berg & Lundgren's warehouse next
Saturday to deliver nursery stock
ordered from the jewell Nursery Co.
Rev. H. S. Chilgren, Of Nelson
Park, and a Mr.. Johnson, OF Strand
quist p O., were in town Tuesday
and left on the evening train for Fer
gus Falls. ~,
AT the populist state convention
at Minneapolis, R. Glavin was chosen
as one Of the delegates from the
seventh district to the national con-
vention at Sioux Falls.
- T. Morck has let the contract
for the erection OF Il handsome resi-
dence on the east side. VIM. Cuthill,
OF Argyle, will be the builder and has
already begun the work.
Licenses to wed have been issued
by clerk OF court Morck to the follow
ing parties: Ole n Skaaraas and
Christana Hanson; Rudolph NJ Gun
derson and Agnes NJ. Hollhan.
C. E. Carr received Il decision in
the Supreme court this week, in Favor
OF his clients, Mary and Ma thea o.
son, who were respondents in an ac-
ton brought by B. E. Engeison -
Stephen Leader.
= Plans for the new Swedish I.uth.
church, drawn 10y a Chicago archi-
tect, have been accepted, and the
building committee will soon be ready
to advertise for bids for the construc-
tion OF the building. ...
w. J. Wood is making extensive
repairs and improvements on his
property across the street from the
SHEAF office. The gallery part is be-
ing covered with reproof iron sheet
ing, which looks well and is said to
be cheaper than common siding.
- Henry Hopper and Tom Gurvin,
OF Stephen, started Monday on a
European tour, which will include a
visit to the Paris exposition. Mr..
Hopper will visit his old home in Ger
many before his return. He is a good
example Of what man with thrift
and energy can do in this country.
With empty hands he came to this
county less than 20 years ago, and
now he owns IL fine and we'll equipped
farm Of more than section Of land
in town OF Sinnott and can we'll af-
ford to go. to see the Paris exposi-
ton and to travel around the globe
for that matter.
- A movement is on foot to pro-
cure tracts OF land for a public park
and for a driving park. It is pro-
posed to procure for the public park
a tract of about eight acres OF land
beautifully located in a horseshoe
bend OF the river, opposite Martin
Hedman's house, on Grindeland &
Wentzel's addition. 1t is place Of
great natural beauty, well wooded,
and would make very pretty park
For the race track it is proposed to
buy a 4O-acre tract from the Pembina
farm company situated east OF the
cemetery. Both these tracts can now
be secured at reasonable prices, less
than they will be ever offered for
again. The question is whether the
city can afford to buy one or both
out Of the funds in the public treas
ury at the present time. or whether
it is possible to raise the money by
private subscription. Situated as we
are at long distance from any lake,
it would be very desirable to have a