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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23
OUR CORRESPONDENCE
The News of the District as Gathered
by the Sheaf's Corps of Wide
5s5 Awake Correspondents.
NewfOlden and New SoIum.

L. Larson and G. Sjevland assisted
NJ. Tunheim in spring work lately.
Miss Moland visited with Mary
and Emma 1unheim last Saturday
and Sunday. ,..~s
Fl. Messrs. Ole lhle and Bertil Bake
killed thirteen (?) wolves on recent
hunting trip.
A. Olson, the Bakketown black
smith; made trip to Thief River
Falls last Friday. -~@ %... .
George and Sigvart Tunheim, re-
spectively 13 and 8 years Of age,
have cleared good sized piece OF
ground, and are to work it for their
own benefit. .:@s,%
Last Friday S. Garborg's pony
disappeared from home, and on Sun
day Edward and Arnold Ronneberg
brought the news that she was at
their place, and had little colt.
William E. Mack, l see, is of a
poetic turn OF mind. The long re-
ligious poem by him in the last issue
OF the SHEAF is quite near perfection
as to form and quite credita BILE as to
poetic quality.
The prayer-meeting, at NJ. Tun-
helms was we'll attended, though
room might have been made for not
a few more. 1t was interesting,
profitable, pleasant. The next meet
ing will be held at Mrs. Moland's.a
Sunday-school was held at H.
Bjorsness' place last Sunday
Among those present were the Misses
Emma and Minnie Ekman, who
walked three miles to get there. 1t
will be held at M. Tunheim's place
next Sunday.
A 1oor-scrubbing cooperative as
.sociation: has. existed for some time
at Rev. S. Tunheim's, it's members
being the Misses Mary and Emma,
who for a few days last week, in the
absence Of their parents, were the
supreme joint rulers of the realm
where otherwise they are dutifu]
subalterns. George was at the same
time the chief manager of the farm.
Their father was then in Thief River
Falls and elsewhere, and their
mother was and is visiting in Spruce
Valley. -." T., s4 ~. ~.~
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Ingalls,.

Gardens are all planted and some
are up.
Rain Rain. Every one is wanting
it and wishing for it.
Wheat and oats about all in the
ground. Barley to come next.
Rain is.needed, especially on spring
plowing. Some fields are so dry the
grain will not grow until it gets wet.
There seems to be a great attrac-
tion over in the western part OF the
town for some of our young men; we
wonder what it is. :.s
Roy Ingalls, has planted a one-half
acre of beans; says he will supply
Roseau county with them next year,
besides his home market. ~
We have very fine weather now.
Last Thursday and Friday were
very warm, 90 and 1O10 respective
u, above zero, 50 we were informed.
Harry Erickson struck it rich last
Friday; he found VOLTS nest with
six young ones in it, four females
and two males; says he made 500
that day, and saved some OF our
sheep, too. ,...
Martin Nicholson and Roy Ingalls,
will start to-day for Warroad look
ing for homesteads; will settle there
if they can find land to suit them;
they are both rustlers and will make
their mark .if they have half show
for it. They are looking for some
timber, if it is possible to find such
an article. 5
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23
F0dvang.

The wheat is looking good.
R. Olson had a slight attack of
rheumatism last week.
T. Bagaas, OF Wanger, was seen in
this neighborhood last week.
Q: Nyflot is building granary on
the farm Of Christ. Engelsrud.
Port Gus and Larson have drilled
several wells east OF here this spring.
Most of the farmers are now en-
gagged in blowing for oats and
barley.
The Misses Ida Boe and Emma
Pearson visited at the Ophus school
Thursday.
The people of this neighborbood
are beginning to talk about Fourth
Of July" celebrations.
Mrs. O. Nyfot and children, and
Miss Gunda Strand we.e visitors at
the Ophus school Friday, the 18th.
The grain on the sand ridges is
greatly in need of rain, while that on
the low lands could stand several
weeks of dry weather yet.
Hans Hanson, the son OF Mr.. Her.
man Hanson, has now recovered
sufficiently from his nervous troubles
to resume his work in school.
Those who were complaining of the
cold last week are now kicking be-
cause OF the heat. Well, the weather
man cannot please everybody.
NJ. Haugen has a crew at work
grubbing on his farm. They have
already cleared quite large piece
of land and are still laying the brush
low.
John Rayson, of New Maine passed
through here last week on his way
to Argyle with load of spruce trees.
He intends to make another trip
this week.
The acreage of wheat will be a
great deal less this year than last
year, owing to the fact that very
little plowing was done on the low
lands last fall.
The "Hail Insurance. agent has
already commenced his search for
'suckers''. We would advise the
farmers to select only old reliable
companies, if they wish to insure.
Mr.. Bolton, of Breese, who is haul
ing lumber to Grand Forks, was seen
by your correspondent Saturday.
He hauls two small loads of lumber
as far as Newfolden, and then loads
it all on one wagon and proceeds on
his way. -s.s. +
w. E. Mack visited with his sister
in Spruce Valley Saturday and Sun
day. He reports the roads in fair
condition through Newfolden and
Holt, but still too rough for wheel
through Spruce Valley.
Among the flowers in bloom at
present may be mentioned the violet,
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23

6S0mmands Canada's Rough Riders.
ssllhe second contingent Of Canadian
troops sent to South Africa is com.
,manded by Lieutenant Colonel Fran
st1oG.:L coils Louis Lessard. r. c.. D. He went
out with the first Canadian contingent
~ the hope Of being attached to some
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23
PROGRAM
State High School Examinations,
Comme ncing May ~, 1901.

State High School Examinations,
Comme ncing May ~, 1901.
Monday, 8 O'Clock a. M, English
grammar; 9 a. M, Vergil; 10 a. M,
Latin Grammar; 1:3O p. M, Physi-
ology.
Tuesday, 8 o'clock a. M, Arithme-
tic; 8 a. m, Solid Geometry; 1:3O p.
M, Elementary Algebra; 1:3O p. M,
Cicero.
Wednesday, 9 o'clock a. m., Geog-
raphy; 9 a. M, Caesar; 1:3O p. m, :,
English Composition.
Thursday, Memorial Day. ~
Friday, 9 O'Clock a. M, U. S. His
tory; 8 a. M, Higher Algebra; II a.
M, English Literature; 1:30 p. M,
History of Greece and Rome.
. Saturday, 8 o'clock a. M, Plane
Geometry; 9 a. M, Botany; 1870 p.
M, Physics; 1:3O p. NJ, Physiogra-
ply; $3.50 p. M, Medieval History.
Any one will be allowed to write
upon any subject whether pupil Of
this school or not. =.
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New Maine.

J~ Sjogren made a trip to Warren
this week. VI.
Mr.. Skadson went to. Argyle on
business this week. '.... a. .s
j. S. Rayson has just returned
from Argyle. He reports the roads
in fail shape. E..5t "& 2
J.S. Rayson made a trip to Argyle
with a load OF trees from his nursery,
mostly spruce and birch. /.
Mrs. j. S. Rayson and Mrs. Blims-
moen attended a sewing circle at K.
Li]legard's last Wednesday,. .s. /
Mrs. W. E. RUPERT arrived home
Monday from her visit at c. F.
Williams. She reported a nice time.
Jerry RUPERT is building a new
milk house; owing to the increase in
his stock, he found the old one too
small. The next move, he will buy a
cream separator. s
Your correspondent made a trip
to the west side and found the water
nearly all gone, except in some OF
the lowest places. AS we came to
Stiner Blimsmoen, we saw a fine
house being erected, also at Fred
'Gibson's place, which shows pros.
perity for some if not for others.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23
COmst0ck..

Miss Clara Broten came home from
Warren Saturday. .5.4
Archie Carlson lett for his home
near Red Wing last week.
The last week. heat made every
thing grow ct 9 rapid speed.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23
CREAM ,>,>s';'s
: Sc. y>:11lORS
Some Tests Made by Expert
mental Farmers.

Farmers do you know that the
butter making industry of the Unit
ed States amounts to the enormous
sum of S1,ooo,ooo,o 600 year and
that it represents an invested capi-
tai OF another such an amount or
four times the combined value of
the annual product of the United
States in silver, pig iron, wool and
gold?
Do you know that you have in
your city today one of the most
successful promoters of that indus
try, the IMPROVED UNITED
STATES CREAM SEPARATOR,
sold only by G. c.. Winchester?
Now let me state a few facts:
An estimate has been made that
this separator will save three
fourths of pound of butter, over
and above what you generally re-
ceiVe from every 100 pounds @of
milk, and that 5000 pounds of milk
is an under estimate of the amount
of milk that COW will give during
one year, thus saving you 50. 80 to
every COW, and if you had ten COWS
it would save enough in one year
and half to buy $4,000 sepa-
rator. And remember it does not
stop there, but saves that three
fourths of a pound of butter every
time you separate one hundred
pounds Of milk. ts.<.s..;s.. =. !.
q. Do you know that this United
States separator will take from milk
manure, undigested hay, molds,
hair, shavings, woolen threads,
earth, cobwebs, particles of skin,
human hair, pieces of skin and
down of birds? With these are
carried away the most destructive
of all microbes, the bacteria, which
if left in the milk for twelve hours
or over night would multiply enor-
mously.
Do you know that when you sell
enough milk to bring you a profit Of
one dollar that you could sell the
cream off of that same milk and it
would bring you profit of 1886?
Or if you would take that same
milk and make it up into butter it
would make you profit of a dollar
and thirty cents?
These machines range in capaci-
ty from $50 pounds to 1900 pounds;
that is they will separate that much
milk in one hour. The u. S. sepa-
rator will skim closer by ten per
cent than any other machine that is
made today and will skim twelve
per cent closer than the DeLava]
Alpha separator.
One of the many redeeming fea'
lures of this machine is that there
is only three pieces that have to be
cleaned after you are through using
it, while in others there are from
twenty to fortyfve pieces that have
Ito be taken out and cleaned, a saw
ifng Of many hours of labor during
q @>r.
The price Of this machine is with
In the reach Of all, and you should
Tome in and see me before you buy,
sas we certainly can interest you if
you will only investigate what we
u have said above, as these machines
are used by all the best Experiment
gtal farms in the United States today
and took the premium at the
Worlds Fair. am always at the
pleasure of all whom this machine
may concern and am confident that
there is no machine on the market
stOday that is as we'll built and that
sf do as good work as the I'm
proved United States Cream Sepa-
7ator. Yours truly,
g. G. WINCHESTER.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23

LfEUTENANT COLONEL FRANCOIS yoU1s LES
.., sARD:
British regiment. p. Lieutenant Colonel,
Lessard is French-Canadian. He
has been on duty at Toronto as com
manding officer Of A squadron. Royal
Canadian dragons. and inspector Of
cavalry. He saw service only in the
Canadian Northwest rebellion in 1885
and wears the medal struck for that
event, n ,.. ,.....
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-05-23

The first board of directors of
the First National Bank of Warren
has been organized by W. F. Powell,
6. c. Winchester, c. A. Tullar, C. L.
Spaulding, H. NJ. Swanson, G. o.
Cross and F. w. Flanders, and the
following officers chosen: W. F.
Powell, President; c. A. Tullar, Vice
President; and F. w. Flanders,
Cashier.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
On Tair Pototnae'$
$loping Shore.

Mount Vernon! who can tell the charm
or life on that Virginian farm
Before our country's birth?
For there was simple godly fear.
And woman's grace. and royal cheer.
High thoughts, and tempered mirth.
At twilight, when the chimney glowed.
What wit and wisdom freely flowed.
Laughter and quick retorts,
And then the old-time games-what
When George and Lady Washington
Joined in the youthful sports!
And when the night grew dark with
out.
What mighty themes they talked about
In those historic days
Or how their souls with rapture scared
When Nelly at her harpsichord
Sang gay and gallant lays,
Oh, brave and bold were women then.
And pure as women were the men
For that was long ago;
The old then felt the Zest of youth,
The young were sober, and in truth
1t ever should be so.
On fair Potomac's sloping shore.
Mt. Vernon, as in days of yore.
Is still a lovely place;
But they are gone that gave that scene
Its air domestic and serene,
Its joyous life and grace.
No cavaliers in pointed shoes,
In powdered hair and braided queues,
Converse in high-flown clauses,
While ladies listen, all arrayed
In tabbinets and stiff brocade,
Lustrings and gold-wrought gauses.
No more they dine and make their
Duns.
Eating love puffs and Sally Lunn's
Laplands and beaten biscuit;
While little darkies. single file,
Bring plates of wafiles in pile
AS high as they dare risk it.
But there today the tourist fingers,
And round the sign, Keep of your
fingers
Are relics to be viewed.
And passing boats all toll the bell,
And lower the flag as If to tell
A nations gratitude.
Exchange.
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WAsHINGroN,s LIBRARY I'M THE posTo NATHENARuM

Washington unfalteringly and un-
-fiinchingly to the gaze of future gener-
ations.
Every mother and father will think
of the great and stalwart Washington
with new tenderness for the little
scrawls his childish hands traced on
convenient material, mainly on the
title pages of his fathers books. Ira
dition does not state whether he own
ed up to their DETACHMENT as bravely
as he did to the cutting down of the
cherry tree. But the series of sigma
lures there, one written when he was
surely under nine years of age, and the
others written when he was 10 and II
years of age. appeal with singular ten
acity to the mind, as do even the love-
lorn ditties of his later boyhood when
he extolled the charms of the lowland
beauty" in verse. The grandeur and
the dignity and the completely which
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

vens collection of George Washington's
books, largely composed of books be-
dueathed to Bushrod Washington,
should not go to the British Museum,
hnd subscribed enough to secure this
part of the Mt. Vernon library to their
tity and library. For this reason, Bos-
ton can boast Of the largest collection
bf Washington's books gathered in any
pne place.
In the fine explanatory catalogue.
(which was made possible by the gener-
lous bequest of 81 900 from Mr.. Thomas
SDowse. the entire collection is CLASH
Slied as follows by Mr. Lane:
l to 239-Books mentioned in the in
fventory of Washington's estate, with a
few volumes not in inventory, but CIV
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

grower. agriculturist and fruit grower,
the first president of the United States
has never been duly presented to the
reading public. The Introduction of
mules instead Of horses in the south
for agricultural work was largely due
to Washington's efforts. ably supple
mented by the King Of Spain. The re-
demption Of peat bogs was studied ex-
perimentally. Consequently, many of
these books relate to practical SUBJECTS
of this sort.
That Washington's mind anticipated
the great questions of the nineteenth
century is amply attested by his will.
viz. due regard for his wife's prop
erty rights and of her wish in regard
to freeing the dover negroes" as he
calls them; wish to free all his own
slaves! to see the old and decrepit pro-
vided for and the young educated in
their new found freedom the very prob
lens that the United States of today is
trying to solve.
The library u Washington was large
for its time, although in these days OF
immense public libraries, the depart
ment devoted to these volumes seems
small indeed. But the books are great
in interest. and reveal the many sided
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

! heveiation IA General and OF the Sccip-
| ture Revelation in Particular. Both
| as to the Matter of 1t, and as to the
Proof of 1t! and that New Revelation
Cannot Reasonably be Desired and
Would Probably be Unsuccessful" by
Offspring Blackall, Late Lord Bishop
of Exeter, which tempted the infaptile
hand of George Washington. His auto
graph is written twice upon the title
page. The names of Robert Wickefr
and Samuel Bowman appear as owners
of the book at various times. On the
last page and Immediately after the
collect for the second Sunday in Ad-
vent is the following quaint certificate
of ownership evidently written in the
hand of Bowman:
This book Lint to me by the owner,
he being dead l believe it mine for
ever"
The margins of the volume are worm
eaten, and the title page is defaced by
marks which suggest that the boy
might have attempted drawing also,
but as this book bears the earliest
speciments of Washington's writing
extant. 1t is of untold value to the
antiquarian.
Short Discourses upon the Whole
| Common Prayer" by Thomas Comber,
the dean of Durham, was selected by
the 13-year-old Washington, upon
which to write his own and his moth
er's name.
Against the former his nephew.
George c. Washington, has written:
The above is General Washington's
autograph written at 13 years of age"
and under the latter he writes: The
above name of his mother is in the
handwriting of Washington at 13 years
of age, as will be seen by comparison
with his writings OF that date in
Sparks work"
The same fyleaf contains the auto
graph of Washington's father and
mother-'August Washington. his
book, 1927" and Mary Washington"
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Eductted In,iinns

The foremost advocate of the Indian
in the United States Congress is him
self an Indian. His name is Charles
Curtis. He is a member of the Kaw
tribe, and he represents the First con-
gressional district of Kansas. He has
given much of his attention to the In
dian question.
Chief Porter is a Greek Indian, but
he is also a man of good education, an
eloquent orator, and able to speak no
less than seven languages. He is well
known in Washington, where he is re-
garded as the greatest statesman of
his race" He is strongly in favor of
dropping the tribal relation and accept
ing national citizenship. He is just
fifty years old. and dresses and acts
like a cultivated white man.
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ing evidence that Washington owned
them.
300 to 362-Pamphlets bearing WASH
ington's signature or known from cor
respondence to have belonged to him,
except those mentioned in inventory
which are arranged with first division.
400 to 414-Volumes assigned to
Washington by Mr.. Griffin, but bearing
no evidence of Washington's owner
ship.
500 to 663-Pamphlets before 1900
bearing no evidence of ownership. but
may have been Washington's.
$50 to 687-Pamphlets bearing the
names of others, but included by Mr..
G.ifin.
- purchase these books $4,250 was
raj Id the Athenaeum subscribing $500.
Part OF this was expended for book
plata vignette of the interior OF the
library-and the paper for the cata-
logues. A collection of books was also
purchased from S. G. Drake.
The acquisition of this valuable Ii
brary was largely due to the efforts OF
Mr.. George Livermore and 7S we'll
known Bostonians who subscribed $50
each.
1t may be surprise to many to learn
that so large a part of Washington's
library is owned in Boston.
The library is guarded with the
greatest care. 1t is housed in the trus-
tees room, where other rare volumes
owned by this corporation are in
stalled. The visitor is conducted by a
courteous attendant UP stairways and
through corridors until confronted by
a grated iron door. The door locks be-
hind the visitor, who then may COM
mune with the past.
This place is only visited by students
of history and collectors of Washing
tonia. 1t is not sought by the busy
man OF the street.
Ofthe varied and interesting charac-
ter OF the volumes in Washington's IL
brary 1t is difficult to speak in limited
space, and opinions differ as to what
constitutes interest and value. The
bibliomaniac, used to the interminable
and argnmentative titles, the italicised
and long-sd type and the quaint die
tom will seem quite iconoelastic. doubt
less, to the young student. who is just
discovering the wealth of information
1t first hand which lies in these self
/, >Ame volumes.
A. political economist, planter. wool
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che Beginning.

Whence came the river, so strong and
clear.
That waters the meadow far and near?
From a clear little spring,
Like a lustrous pearl,
Where the mosses cling,
And the fern-leaves curl,
On the hilltop's height
Bubbling up SO bright,
Fed by mountain rain,
Without taint, without stain.
Whence came our Washington, good
and grand,
Whose name is honored in every land?
From stainless youth;
From the upright ways,
From the strength and truth,
OF his early days;
From boyhood true,
Pure as mountain dew,
AS unsullied thing
AS the clear hilltop spring.
-Persis Gardiner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12


(Modeled at Mt. Vernon in 17S5 now still
keeps Its vigil surmounting the case
containing the books at the Athenaeum.
Gilbert Stuart pronounced this the
greatest portrait of Washing ton. The
signature is that of Washington during
his presidency. and of his best time.)
events and his distinguished services
threw about him melt away to give
place to the picture of the callow at
tempts of the clever little boy trying
to write his name large. with all the
aourishes possible to his childish pen
all unconscious that it was to be writ
ten in years to come with no uncer-
tain chirography In the roll of fame.
1t was weighty volume with the
title of "The Sufflciency of Standing
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
Tho Power of the Pr.s..

II 4 common expression. but few realize
It's actual power. Great as is the infiu-
ence of the press. 1t cannot begin to equal
the power of Hostetters Stomach Bitters
over disease. The Bitters strengthens
dyspepsia, Indigestion and constipation.
1t will tone up the nerves, stimulate in
active kidneys. and an appetizer 1t is
unequaled. II you want to get we'll and
keep well.us Hostetter's Stomach Bitters.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12
WesHiNeToNs Book-PlRTe

H E ancient and
dignified Athenae-
um at Boston con-
tains one collection
of relics which will
always excite rev.
erence in the heart
of every citizen. In
1S4S a company Of
pu b Ii C spirited
Bostonians deter
mined that the Ste
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Pr.ctitIoner Crosse. STATE LI.e.

DR.. w. E. Grimm of West Virginia,
who went over on call to attend some
smallpox patients in Cumberland
county, Maryland. when no local physi-
clan could be obtained is under arrest
on the charge of practicing medicine
in Maryland without that states H.
cense.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

We refund 10c for every package of
PUTNAM FADELESS DYES that fails
to give satisfaction. Monroe Drug Co.,
Unionville, Mo.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

Garfield Tea purifies the blood and
cures all forms of Indigestion; good
health and a clear complexion result
from its use: it is made from HERBS.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

A Chicago paper is worried because
there Is no information as to the politics
of the mountain lions that were killed by
Roosevelt. But since his election the
new vice president is being lionized by all
parties.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

"Come, children" said Mr.. Widower,
introducing the second Mrs. Widower,
Come and kiss your new mamma"
"GraciousW exclaimed little Elsie, IF
you took her for new they stuck you,
pa"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

Little Harry-Why haven't we ever
had lady president, papa? Papa
Because, Harry Il man-made law
makes 1t imperative that the President
be more than thirty-tive years old.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

Didn't / tell you to let well enough
alone? said the doctor to the GONZALES
cent who had disobeyed and was suffer
ing relapse. Yes Doctor" whined tn
patient; but 1 wasn't we'll enough"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1901-02-12

No reflection is intended on the govern
ors of Arizona and New Mexico when i
Is said they are here on an irrigation
mission.-Chicago Record