Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1902-12-25
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Thief Lake.

and seems to continue. Farmers
are busy hauling their grain to mar
ket. The sleighing has been very
poor SO far, but now it is getting
alright.
The lake is now frozen so that
settlers from the north are able to
cross over to our side. Thief River
is still running open and it seems
as though the whole country has
moved nearer the equator.
But there is hardly any fishing
going on, as the river is too high,
and the fish seem to be wintering
in the lake.
Quite number of farmers have
disposed of their farms and are con-
templating to move to Canada in the
spring.
Hans Hanson has sold his farm for
$1,000 to a fellow from Freedom Co.,
ties from the same place for $1,000
and $140O.
Anton Rolstad disposed of his
farm to company in Thief River
Falls for $3.50, and also his brother
Martin sold his farm and left for
Canada.
Emil Lind came home from War
rem where he has been doing carp
enter work during the summer.
He is now engaged as clerk for
Aug. Olson, who is running a store
here for Jonas Sjoberg, OF Roseau.
Adolph Gillund and family are
soon going to leave us for Nome, N
D., where they are going to visit
during holidays before going to
Yorkton, Canada.
Severine Gillund came up from
Foldahl to visit few days before
going to Canada.
Aug. Olson sold four bronchos
last week to Philip Larson Bros.
G. F. Bjorklund was over to S.
Gillund's one day last week butch
ering big steer which he was 60
ing to take with him to Canada.
Charlie Bjorklund is always stay
ing at home this winter; he says he
has not been off his farm since the
election@last fall. He is busy every
" day trimming his birch grove and
hay meadow.
Our general merchant, Aug.
Olson, came over to G.. F. Bjork-
lund's one day and purchased load
of hay.
Jonn Monum from Fertile, MIMI,
who bought the farm of Adolph
Gillund some time ago, came up last
Sunday; he has got the best span Of
horses that has ever been in the Thief
Lake country; he is very much
pleased with the country, and says
he will buy a cable ditching machine
and show the settlers how to get
rid of the water.
A sad accident happened in Como
one day last week while Mr.. Hawk
inson's oldest son was hauling hay
He carried shot gun wrapped in a
blanket and in pulling the gun out
took hold of the barrel and pulled
toward him, and the hammer half
cooked, discharged the shot in his
thighbone. The doctor was imme-
diately ordered from Thief River
Falls but could not come and the
poor fellow had to be taken to Thief
River for treatment
Religious meeting was held at the
school house last Sunday with Rev.
Flakke, from Ringbo, reading the
gospel of the day. A very big
crowd attended.
Talking about progressive coun-
tries, certainly no country could be
more progressive than the beautiful
valley Of Thief Lake has been dur
ing the last four years. Settlers
have moved in from all parts of the
United States and have cultivated
the land and raised big crops, in
fact more bushels have been pro-
duced to the acreage than western
Marshall county. Thirteen years
ago when people first navigated into
this country everything looked and
appeared like a wilderness and
moose and other wild animals were
the occupants then and nobody ever