Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-02-01
Sometimes
Called News

Ali Hadi had bought a horse that
was too swift for him. You see this
happens at Crookston, and the horse
had acquired the habits of the place
and occasionally made things move
so rapidly his tracks would smoke.
Hassan Ali had more sporting blood
in him and engaged to take over the
nag for five dollars cash and a deferr-
ed payment of ninety-ive dollars.
Before Hassan had a chance to get
a speed trial out Of his nag one Ka-
lad came along and after walking
around the animal twice, squirting
his right eye half. a dozen times, tip
ping his cap over his left ear once,
and expectorating a few, declared
that there was the Identical animal
what belonged to him, or what would
be of the same effect in choice AS
syrian. That necessitated an appear
ance before the cadi, locally known
as Judge Mclean.
The judge dispensed Justice as
though he had studied jurisprudence
in the valleys of the Euphrates and
Ali, Hassan and. Kalad departed with
words of praise for the most right
eous judge.
But the nag had been boarding at
"hostelry' and now who was to
pay for that. Again the trio hied
themselves before the cadi and again
the most righteous one gave his deci-
sion, but this time it apparently was
not received with such unanimous
satisfaction, for one of the aggriev-
ed parties proceeded to do some foot
work on the anatomy of the party
with the horse. Here's where the
cadi became plain American justice
of the peace and promptly fined the
assailant SIS and costs. The fine he
RENTED but the costs, never. He
made the culprit listen to talk that
was worth the S., however.
Do you know Steve Whitney? If
you have paid fare on the Great Nor
them local more than once, you GER
tainly do. He is one of the conduc-
tors on that train that never was
known to be unhappy. He went
rabbit hunting with Lem Smith the
other day and never got shot. A
farmer, with a musket Of the make
of 81, had a bushel basket full of
rabbits that he had killed the day be-
fore. This farmers name was Lord.
Steve went to him and said: "Lord,
wilt thou give me pair OF rabbits?
Faithfully have [ hunted, but none
have 1 killed. 1t was the first
prayer Steve had uttered since he got
away from the slipper, but it was
answered and he got his rabbits.
Whitney usually spends week or two
deer hunting each fall. There is now
a suspicion that he has spent his time
out in the country where the deer
are eating the settlers hay this win
ter.
Over at Red Lake Falls boy was
sent out across the river with bran
new ak to cut some wood. While
crossing the river a chunk of ice
split off and took the boy and ak
with it over the dam. Johnnie took
slide on the dam apron and when
he got to just where the spray will
be the finest during the next sum-
mer's swimming season he dropped
the ak and swan for. solid ice. It
was a cold swim but he chuckles
every time he thinks of how many
times he can tell mother he is going
after that ak, when the water is
warmer.
Frank Skroggins, down near Frazee
City shot a grey owl-one of the
speckled variety, sometimes seen in
the timber. He sent it away to bt
mounted, and his friends kept an eye
out for it's return. When the boz
arrived at the depot it got 'mixed'
with one the friends had provided
and when Mr.. Skroggins unwrapp(
a robust plymouth rock hen his
friends were all there and severa
more. When he had made prope
acknowledgment that it was OF