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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
CLASS OF 19O7-WARREN
STATE HIGH SCHOOL.

The greatest interest in school
circles now is centered on the 'Com-
mencement. " the festivities of which
will take place the last week in May.
A class OF eleven will be graduated
this year, the names of the members
being as folloWs:-
Otto Bysrom, Helen Carlton, Nellie
Cross, Lydia Dagoberg, Chauncey
Easton, Cora Head. Grace Lewis,
Laura Moulton. Barney Peterson,
Ina Powell, William Wattam.
Barney Peterson is the valedic-
torian and Ina Powell. the salu-
tatorian. The baccalaureate sermon
will be preached by Rev. Grant Stroh
aJ the city hall on Sunday evening,
May 26, 1907. Class night will be
Monday evening. May 27. and the
commencement exercises will un-
doubtedly be held on Friday, May 81.
DIR. George James. dean of the
College of Education at the State
University, has been secured to
deliver the address at the commence
ment exercises.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
NEED NO SPECIAL STAMP.

J, NEED NO SPECIAL STAMP.
4 Postofi1ce, department officials are
looking forward with interest to the
into effect of the law per-
mitting the transmission of letters
and packages for special: delivery
where the ne cessary 10 cents postage
is attached. in addition to the ordin-
airy postage. The law will become
effective July lst, next, and is in
tended to do away with the usual
special delivery stamp. 1t is believed
at the department. that consider
able increase in business will result
from the new system of special de-
livery and that the public will ap-
preciate the saving of trouble in not
beihg required to purchase The
familiar blue stamp so long in use.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
BUYING BLOODED CA TILE.

H. H. Oberg, of SandsvilIe. is one
of our most progressive farmers in
this famous Red River Valley. His
$50 acre farm (which by the way is
clear of encumbrance), is an ideal
grain and stock farm. and Henry is
now beginning to lay the foundation
for herd of pure bred cattle. In
addition to some pure bred COWS
bought last fall, he has just added
fine pure bred Polled Durham bull
bought Of L. Lamberson's Riverside
Farm. He is superb animal-lacks
one month of being two years old.
and weighs between 1900 and 1900
lbs. When people recognize the fact
that we have here one of the best
tame grass and clover sections of
Uncle Sans domain, more and better
stock will be grown, and this step
forward in the evolution of farming
means better results on the farms of
this wonderful Red River valley, al
ready made famous as the bread
basket of the world.
Another enterprising farmer,
Christ Moe, from Red Lake County,
has just bought fine herd of young
grade. heifers and pure bred
registered COW with bull calf at foot,
from l.. Lamberson's Riverside
Farm. Mr.. Moe is one of the good
substantial farmers who believes
that the creameries being built in
this valley will, if properly handled
and patronized by our farmers, prove
one Of the best mortgage lifters ever
tried in the Red River Valley.
Diversified dzsfaEming ina county as
rich as this means better farming
and more profit. The sooner this
fact is recognized by us all the
better. More and better stock, tame
grass and clover will do the business.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
G. N. FLYER
WAS DERA|LED
Because Watchman Was Asleep
Saturday Morning. No
Serious Damage

The Great Northern north bound
flyer was derailed Saturday morning
at the interlocking plant by the 500
crossing in this city owing to the
negligence of the watchman, James
HcDunn, who was in charge of the
tower. He had evidently gone to
sleep at his post, the signals being
set so as to give the Great Northern
trains the right of way. Waking up
hastily he noticed the headlight of
500 freight train approaching, and
hurriedly turned the switch so as to
give the 500 the right OF way. never
noticing that the Great Northern
flyer was close and had already en-
tered the zone of the interlocking
plant with the signals. set for passage.
The engineer on the flyer noticed
the signal lights turn on him and
Immediately set the brakes and re-
versed his engine, but although the
train had slowed up considerably, as
the depot is but a short distance
ahead, yet it was impossible to stop
before the engine had rolled off the
track. Luckily it was not ditched,
but rested on the ties, which broke
under it's heavy weight. Had the
flyer been running at full speed the
whole train would have been plunged
into the ditch. AS it was, only the
enigne and one truck of the mail car
left the track. The mail car was put
ON again without difficulty, and then
an engine from Crookston came up
and pulled all the cars back to
Angus. A wrecking crew from
Crook Rston arrived and succeeded in
getting the engine on the track again
and it was net worse damaged than
it could proceed unaided with its
load. 1t was nearly noon before the
track was cleared and the local as
we'll as the flyer able to pass.
1t is needless to say that Mr..
Medium lost his job forthwith.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
SCHOOL REPORT.

Report of the Warren Public
Schools for the month ending May
2, 1907.
NO. of boys enrolled
during the month, 100
No. Of girls enrolled
during the month, 236
No. of pupils enrolled
during the month, 426
NO. of boys enrolled
during the year, PA
No Of girls enrolled
during the year, 266
No of pupils enrolled
during the year. 400
No. Of days of attendance, 17S
No. of days Of absence, SIS
No. of cases Of tardiness. ~
Per cent Of attendance, 93.S
No. of pupils perfect in
attendance, 1876
q e. keenan,, Supt.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
A GOOD RECORD.

Joe and las. McGregor, two enter
prising farmers Of Comstock, who
not only preach but practice diversti-
ed farming, report good increase in
pigs. One SOW during 1906 dropped
them p pigs. a litter OF 10 in the
spring followed by a litter Of II in
he fall. The wonderful productive
ness of this Red River Valley in
Minnesota is hard to beat. Who can
beat the above record? Next?
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
BAND CONCERT
WAS fine
Warren City Band under the
Leadership Of Geo. johnson
Play to Crowded House.

"A large and appreciated audience
listened to the concert given by the
Warren City Band, under , the
direction of Geo. q. johnson, the
band leader, at the opera house last
Friday evening. All were pleased
and delighted with the fine high class
music that was furnished and almost
amazed at the remarkable improve
ment the band has made since last
heard in public. Every selection
was played with an intelligence and
technique that would have been a
credit to a much older band. Every
number was given hearty encore to
which the boys cheerfu]ly responded.
Mrs. o. F. Mellby. of Argyle, sang.
two soprano solos, each of which was
heartily encored. Mrs. Mellby's
singing is always appreciated and
Warren people would like to listen
to her fine and cultivated voice more
often.
Forest Wadsworth sang a song
which showed fine musical talent in
one so young.
The net proceeds OF the concert.
exceeded 500, which will 90 toward
paying for the new Instruments re-
Gently purchased. The people of the
city showed by their liberal patron
age that they appreciate the work Of
the band and it's efficient leader, Mr..
johnson.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
CRACKER COMPANY
GOES TO THE WALL,

The American Biscuit Company Of
Crookston has been forced into bank
ruptcy by it's creditors. The factory
closed down about March lst on ac-
count of mismanagement and it's
manager, A. G. Clausen, left that
city for greener fields. The
liabilities Of the concern are estimat-
ed at $4,000. Nominal assets, S2l,-
600; real assets about So, 900. Capital
stock, $4,000. But about s400 of
this stock was owned in Crookston,
the balance being owned by mer-
chants IN Northern Minnesota and
North Dakota. Journal.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
FIRE VISIT SHELLSTAD ID HOME.

Firel broke out shortly after one
O'Clock this afternoon in the house
The fire department. responded
promptly and in very short time
had a stream of water turned on,
putting out the fire before it had
made much headway. The house
and the contents, however, we're
damaged considerably by water, so
that the family nevertheless suffered
quite loss. But their home was
saved.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
EX-GOV., VISITED WARREN.

Ex-Governor; J ohm lindswas in the
city last Saturday arguing a motion
before Judge Grindeland. Mr.. Lind
has many both personal and political
friends in the city and after finishing
his legal business enjoyed pleasant
visit with them during the afternoon.
A reporter of the Sheaf called on MIR.
Lind and found him to be the same
genial and approachable person that
he always has been. He is now devot-
ing all his attention to his profession
in which he has made signal success
since removing 60 Minneapolis.
Though he is out of politics for the
time being, yet he keeps a weather
eye out, Oh everything that transplres
IN that line, both state anc national,
and waches with interest the contest
that is now on in the Republican
party for a presidential candidate to
succeed Roosevelt. He regards secre-
tary Taft as one Of the cleanest and
most courageous men in public life
today, and believes he would make
good president if elected. His
favorite of course is Bryan, yet there
is enough Of fairness and Republican
antecedents left in Lind to acknow-
ledge merit even when found in one
of opposite political faith. Mr.. Lind
was accompanied by his young son.
who thus early was given an idea of
the great size of the state of which
he some day may be governor.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
MORE FACTS

SOME MORE FACTS
ABOUT CANADA.
Arthur Edgeley. of Crookston, re-
turned last week from a two weeks
trip to Canada, visiting the section
around Calgary. Regarding that
portion of the Canadian northwest
Mr.. Edgelv said:
''The thing that struck me most
was the dead stock l saw lying along
the track. 1t was something awful.
Hundreds of car-cases were streWn
along the road where they had been
frozen or were starved to death.
The country about Calgary while
it is advertised as stock country,
should really be called horse raising
country, as cattle do not thrive
there. Another thing, the price of
hay is prohibitive, being from SIS to
s22 per ton and at the present time
it is 500 per ton. g. z.s.s.=.=.
1.-The stock there at the present
time is in very poor condition,
many of the animals being scarcely
able to walk. Of course they will
pick up later, but it will take all
summer to get them in good condi-
tion again.
"Another thing against that Sec
tion of the country is the cost of
living. The wages are good, but
everything is very Eigh. Canned
goods such as tomatoes, corn. peas,
etc., are two and: three times as
high as they are here.
"Another very funny thing is that
while you can ship two cars OF goods
from here there for $40, -to--get them
back will cost you. s400, so that
second thought is best before head
ing that way. Norman County
Herald. ...-
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09

H. J. Beardmore: l am not a bit
discouraged on account of the crop
prospects this year. Who has ever
seen a season in the Red River
Valley that was not warm enough
and long enough to mature a good
crop of wheat and other grains?
None, dare say. This spring we
have not lost any heat and We have
sir all a-coming. The ground is in
fine condition, and with a week or
two of favorable weather the crops
will be put in good shape and may
turn out as we'll as any crops We have
ever raised. No, the outlook thus
far is good, and no one has reason to
be discouraged. l have made money
raising wheat and other grains on
my farm in town Of Farley. especially
since l got it we'll drained. and two
years ago.I made more money than
any year since commenced farming.
On lands that a few years ago was
considered too wet to grow anything,
! raised so bushels of oats to the
acre, which. we're soldyat 10 cents a
bushel. No. the Red River Valley
is not likely to disappoint any farm
er who works hard and intelligently.
The valley will always, believe
produce bread enough and to spare,
and is not likely TO ever experience
a famine like they have now in
China. My faith in the Red River
Valley is stronger than ever.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
SPECIAL CREAM CA r..

A special milk car is in use on the
Great Northern st. Vincent line at
the present time to handle the cream
which is shipped from one point to
another along that..line and to bring
the cream to this city where it is
used by the Crookston Creamery. 1t
is a car borrowed from the North
western System. m.-Crookston Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
FARMERS FORM POOL
Mayvi|Ie Men Agree to Hold Wheat
for a Dollar a BusheI.

Mayville, N. D., May 6.-At
meeting Of the American Society of
Equity branch union at Mayville, the
farmers present pledged 6, 400 acres of
wheat to form a pool and make the
price ST. per bushel this fall
Dollar wheat is the slogan of the
state, and during the summer a
strong campaign Will be made.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
EPWORTH LEAGUE ELECTION

EPWORTH LEAGUE ELECTION.
The following officers of the
Epworth League of the Methodist
church were elected at their last
business meeting:-
President. Miss Jennie A. Wood;
J. W. Thomas,
50 20. Vice x-- G. E. Tindali,
1. Presidents: Fay Waddsworth,
Sec'y, Albert q. Kezar.
Treas, !. 2. Nelson.
The new officers will be installed
at the devotional meeting next Sun
day at p. NJ. All devotional meet
ings will henceforth be held in the
new Lecture room, and all members
are urged to be prompt and regular
in attendance. A cordial invitation
is extended to the public-to all who
may desire to attend these meetings.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
BASE BALL DOINGS.

The Warren High School team will
play the High School team of Ste
phen at Stpehen next Saturday.
The Argyle Juveniles will play the
Gophers in this city next Saturday
afternoon.
The Warren kids played at Argyle
last Saturday and met defeat by a
score of to II.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
DIGGING THE PANAMA CANAL

1es' Wen dig the Panama canal.
With Uncle Sam it's not will but shall.
me work to be sure may go very slow,
But Wen dig it Or bust says Uncle Joe.
And the way to do it. do maintain.
Is to dig away with both might and main.
1t is dig, dig. dig, in shine and rain.
Dig. dig, dig. and dig again.
Culebra cut is hard to dig thru.
But we've the men and the money. too
Upon the canal soon from sea to sea.
The big ships will sail so proudly and free.
Bearing the commerce of far away lands.
triumph of peace forever it stands
II we dig. dig. dig, move rocks and sands.
Dig, dig. dig. with both our hands,
DeLesseps one time did try his luck,
Wallace and Shonts they both gave it up.
But Roosevelt will find some other good man
Who'll stick to the job. and be in the van,
And the way to succeed, do implore.
is to dig. dig. dig, then dig some more.
It is dig. dig, dig. and dig galore
Dig. dig, dig, from shore to shore.
IN
:Ahd so in life. for me and for you.
Many Panama's s must be dug, thru.
= Though we may waver sometimes in despair,
When great Culebra's before US do flare.
Remove mountains OF rock and clear the way,
II only we dig, dig, dig away
Pray and dig, and dig and pray.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
WANT CITIZENSHIP.

Two applications were filed for
citizenship yesterday. Andrew Olson
Landgang, from Marshall County,
and Olaf Edward Lodgard. saloon
keeper from East Grand Forks. The
hearing on the petitions will be
given in. ninety days.-Crcokston
Times.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09

TRAINING SCHOOL
There will be six weeks training
school for teachers of Marshall and
Kittson Counties held at Warren
commencing June u. Prof. II. G..
Hess: of Glencoe will be the con-
ductor, and Mrs. E. X. Jaques. of
Robbinsdale; E. A. Freeman, of
Grand Rapids; and E. B. Bottle, of
Hallock, will be the instructors.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
DIED AT GRAND FORKS.

A. Sensky, a young man of Tabor,
died last Saturday at Grand Forks,
where he had been taken several
days before to be treated for typhoid
pneumonia. He was taken home for
burial.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
NOTICE TO BRIDGE
~.... CONTRACTORS.

On Saturday the 18th. day of May,
1907. at 2 O'Clock P. NJ, I will let
contracts to the lowest responsible
bidder, for the building of bridges
on c)unty bitches No. lO-l1-l2-l3-l4.
Information desired by prospective
bidders furnished upon application.
The right to reject any or all bids
is reserved.
P. B. Malberg,
County Auditor.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09

PETER SINCLAIR Is DEAD.
just as we 60 to press we learn
that Peter Sinclair, we'll known
and respected citizen Of this city, has
breathed his last. He had been sick
only a few days with complication
of typhoid and pneumonia.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1907-05-09
NOTICE..

If you wish to invest in farm lands
or any kind of business in the State
of Washington, Oregon or Idaho, l
believe I can interest you it you call
on me as l am now interested in
business in Spokane, Wash, where l
will move to about June lst. Call
or address e
J. q. BrinkerhOff,
..s Stephen, MINI.
The Peoples Trading Co. handle re-
liable seeds. File your orders for
what you will want so they will be
filled on time and without wait ing.
Typewriter supplies in. stock at the
Sheaf Office.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05

1oSoA , W.
Much of this land is. broken ant
inferior of course, else it would hav'
been filed upon before this. How
ever, there is probably thousands o
fractional pieces of good land ant
much that is now considered too
stony to be desirable, is after al
splendid land, needing only a little
extra work at the beginning in clear
ing the land of. the stone, which are
on the surface only.
There are still many good homes
to be had through contest where
claimants who filed years ago have
failed for one reason or another &c
| comply with the law as to residence
and cultivation. The railroad lands
have passed into second, third and
fourth hands and are now quite gen.
orally occupied.
Much of the area of the Bismarck
not only from all parts of the United
States, but from Europe, eclipsing all
immigration records.
And still the ~home-seekers come,
Minot, Dickinson and Williston land
districts is underlaid with coal and
the fuel question, such a problem in
some regions, is solved in western
North Dakota.
Soon the man with 100 acres Of
good land under good state of cuIti-
walton, with a little bunch of stock
and the necessary farm machinery,
will be the nabob, the independent
American citizen. In the struggle for
life that will be so strenuous fifty
years hence when the population will
be dense and the consumption enor-
nous, OUR children to whom We be-
queath. the farms of today, if they
husband their resources and keep out
of the clutches of the mortgage fiend,
will be the most contented and most
prosperous of struggling humanity.
Land is the best investment. today.
products constitute the very founda-
ton Of our existence and will fluctu.
ate the least in value of all inherited
interests.
While the free government lands
in North Dakota are passing rapidly,
the era of cheap lands is still here.
The opportunity for the investor is
greater today than before the govern
ment lands were taken. There is less
speculation and more security for the
investment.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05

Thus it will be seen that while the
person making application for sale
of isolated tracts must declare that
The desires to purchase same for his
own individual S and actual occu'
pancy." and that he has not here
10 fore purchased any public land
sold as an isolated, tract under an
application Tor such sale presented
by him, and has purchased no such
lands heretofore" the person actual
ly buying the land at the sale is not
required by law to lralia any such
declaration.
All that the new regulations does
is tn make it more difficult to order
isolatri tracts INTO the market. The
"speculator" will now have to find
some person who wili' lake the aft.
davit required - which he himself
cannot make. He. clahot, himself,
directly the land to
BE- placed upon thr4 market as here
tofore and to a certain extent. there
tore liz is discouraged fem invest
nents in isolated tracts. And what
will b. the result if the s,:eculator is
eliminated , Those who liv.~adjoin.
ing o, in the vicinity of lands sold
will, in nine times out of ten, COM
,blnc. parcel out the tracts and bid
III" minimum price only sAd obtain
the land. Instead Of being mid up
to IS, So. SO and even SIS, as has
been the case h~eretoto:s. with the
clement q: speculation eliminated,
the government will .iereaftar receive
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05
LAST OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.

LAST OF THE PUBLIC DOMAIN.
In Western North Dakota and east
ern Montana is located about all the
agricultural government land open to
homestead entry there is left. Uncle
Sam, who has been reputed in song
and story as "rich enough to give us
all a farm" will soon be out of raw
material. There is but little land left,
except mountain and irrigated prop.
ositions.
Originally there were 17,945,5 500
acres of land in the Bismarck distri 1t.
The creating of the new district Of
Dickinson and the cutting off of the
two tiers of townships by the Fargo
district left an area something like
II, 100000 acres. On July 1, 1906,
there were but $4,000 acres left in
the Bismarck district, and on July 1
1907, there were but 333 $3.50 acres left
h,, oo,,p+;o, 80 fo11ouyc.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05

1t is reported that machines for
spraying mustard infested land
have been shipped into the valley
counties, and as soon as the mus,
,tard shows up these machines
will be sent out in charge Of ex-
perts from the experiment station
to show how mustard can Be des-
troyed. Sulphate Of iron will be
used for spraying and is claimed
to do the killing act without
damage to the crops.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05

At last connection has been made
by rail via the 500 to Minot, thus
making two routes via the 500 from
the twin cities to Minot and two
routes from Washburn to Minneapolis
via the 500. This will give Wash
burn people the choice of two routes
east. Washburn is very nearly equi-
distant, Coleharbor being exactly the
same distance from the twin cities
by either route-Bismarck or Drake,
where the Minot cutoff from the
south and west strikes the main line.
Mclean county is now we'll supplied
with transportation facilities, and
competing lines, and Washburn and
other communities will reap great
benefits.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-07-05

The Garrison baseball boys are
the ones who know how to do
things. They spent three days
building a grandstand and enclos-
ing the baseball grounds, Last
Sunday when the Max locals play
ed Max the gate receipts were
$4,000 and the grandstand slI.M.