Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-03-05

preparation he made a tine speech.
III which he showed clearly the
necessity of new charter. He
pointed out the many limitations in
the old charter. 1t was framed
eighteen years ago. and it was a
good charter then, and filed the
wants of that day. But since then
the city has grown. and conditions
have changed, and the old charter
has been out-grown. 1t does not fit
any better than suit for boy
would fit grown man. In the rum
ming of the Electric Light Plant,
and many other things, the city
council is hampered by the old
charter in conducting the affairs of
the city in business-like way. 1t
is safe to say that no one who listen
ed to Mr.. Braggan's address will..vote
against new charter.
r. B. TaraIseth discussed the Ques-
tiOn of market day in a very able
and exhaustive manner. He pointed
out the benefits that towns are get
ting from their market days. He be-
lieves it should be day when farm
ers Of the surrounding country may
bring in their live stock and produce
of every kind for sale. and that an
auctioneer should be furnished free
for their benefit. Buyers should also
be encouraged to come here on these
days. The merchants of the city
should also expose their goods and
provide special bargains for the
benefit Of the farmers. In this way
market days can be made of mutual
benefit. He believed it should be a
day of business and that sports of all
kinds be banished. Mr.. Taralseth's
address was we'll received, and judg-
ing from the enthusiasm which it
engendered a market day may soon
be established at Warren.
"Warren as an educational
CENTER" was the subject of an ad-
dress by county superintendent. L..
M. Mithun. He called attention to
the educational growth of the city,
the time about twenty-five years ago
when couple dozen children we're
huddled together in a small wooden
building. and the conditions today
when two large modern brick school
buildings accommodate about five
hundred pupils. The people in War
rem believe in education and tax
themselves liberaly for the support
of their schools. With it's good
public schools, public library. busi-
ness college, and the North Star
College. soon to be established. War
rem is certainly an educational
center. And when the County Agri-
CULTURAL School. or when the state
builds another normal school. or
another State University. thev can
not help coming to Warren, because
Warren is the educational center.
Mr.. Mithun's remarks made a good
impression and were accorded a
hearty applause.
Mr.. A. M. Foker. the teacher of
manual training. was next introduce
ed and entertained the members OF
the club with series of rapid
sketches of ''faces we meet.'' He
sketched with rapid succession and
with a great deal of skill president
Roosevelt, Uncle Sam, Bryan,
Cannon. Cortelyou, Taft. the Newly
weds. Buster Brown. and other not
ables. Mr.. Foker displayed consi-
derable skill as cartoonist, and the
only regret was that no local ceIe-
brities we're introduced. ,'' "
Sidewalks, was the subject that had
been assigned to Attorney A. N.
Eckstrom. and he handled it with
the skill of one who has taken many
strolls on the walks of the city. He
called attention to the great risk
which property owners are taking by
keeping defective sidewalks. Walks
with big openings in which
pedestrians might easily receive
great bodily injury, had been allowed
to remain for months without being
repaired. It is more owing TO luck
than to vigilance in this respect
that the city has escaped costly law
suits. The wooden walks ought !. to
be superseded as fast as possible
with walks of cement construction.
A town is judged to a great extent
by it's sidewalks, and the sidewalks
are usually the first Ching that q
stranger will notice. The cross
walks also require better attention,
both as to construction and proper
grade. His speech was full Of pith
and point, and contained many
valuable suggestions. What he said
about keeping the walks free. from
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