Warren sheaf., 1903-07-16
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Correspo i ldence.
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Big Woods,
The crop cond ditions mightbe worse
and might be greatly improved.
Late sown grain is not up. There
has no moisture reached it as yet,
and even if it should it. could be
used only for fall pasture o. for hay.
There are favorable features to be
considered. The thin, short grain,
especiallyw heat, has good heads and
will no doubt make a good quality
of grain. There is alarger percent,
age Of poor oats than any other
grain. The showers have been 10
cal. Farms one and a half miles
rs i south g el and east Of here missed the
last two showers, which were much
needed.
The South Snake church held q
basket sale in Mr.. Knutson's grove
today. It was opened with short
program and a temperance lecture.
! We were not fortunate enough to
hear it, but it was pronounced BY
those there as both entertaining and
unique. The saleof baskets amount
ed to s42 Buyers of baskets we're
treated to coffee and ice cream. The
zeal Of the ladies was severely test.
ed as the crowd numbered about
200. Mr.. Johnson, the auctioneer,
deserves like praise, and made many
good hits. ss
Snake river will soon lose its
identity, there is little else left but
its name and a bed. It is quite
hard to imagine its spring tantrums,
when looking at its placid pools. II
takes no lively stretch Of memory
to picture the terror stricken inhab-
itants along its swollen, turbule lent,
destructive waves, tapping up
greedily and taking along all within
its impartial grasp.
Liverymen are looking to The fax
fields for their winters hay as the
grass is till.very short.
Bernard Gielhaug and wife are
back from Kittson count here
they have spent a few weeks. They
report destructive hailstorm there
last week. 81 35 .ss
| John Cronkhite has returned from
Climax where he taught a three
months term Of school.
West Valley.
July ,13, 1903. The auction sale
at 2. Vinje's place passed off last
Wednesday; everything went at
fancy prices. AS time was too linn
tied for such a big sale, all was not
sold. The sale was attended by
people from far and near.
a temperance picnic was held at
Vebjornson and Goplin's place in
Marsh Grove, Thursday, last week.
Prof. Nydahl and .Knut Johnson,
two representa- tatives offthe w. G. a.
S., were the; speakers. "A number
of West Valley people we're present
and all had a good time. From there
the speakers went to Alma to lee
ture on the temperance question.
Messrs. Vebjornson, Goplin, Elias
Haarstad, Sund and o. p. Dyrud
accompanied them.
a dance took place last Saturday
evening at John Anderson S place,
in his new barn hall. AS we. were
not present we know nothing of the
"details.
2. Subdahl and ]. Bengtson, 81
Marsh. Grove, are up in the Roseau
country fishing for clans, home
stead claims or whatever they can
get.
Haying will commence in general
this week. The hay crop as we'll as
other crops is light on account o1
the prolonged drought.
=. Vinje is not going to leave, al
least not for a while. Having sold
all his machinery, he will now buy
.Ianew in order to get his harvest and
i fall work done.
County Commissioner Ole 1Thomp.
son, Of Fork, stayed here one night
IlastSWeek on the return trip from
4 Thief Lake country il company with
Commis sioner Rokke Thonp..
sIson expresses himself as much
pleased with this country
B. Cook came up from Warren.
ton, last week, to attend the Vinje
auct ton sale; the rest Of the week be
spent il looking over his interests
IIup here. This week Mr. Cook will