Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1909-04-29
Correspondence
NEWFOLDEN.

Hello fellow correspondents. 1 sup
pose you think we are all asleep up
here but we are waking UP now.
Jack frost has made some quite
sharp visits around here of late and
is trying to delay seeding some.
N. o. Finnestad returned this morn
ing from Spooner, Mimi, where he
went to visit his wife, who under
went an operation at the Spooner
hospital about a week ago. Mr.. Fin
nestad says she is doing fine and ex-
poets to have her home again in
another week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Twedt visited at the
home Of Mr. and Mrs. Steiner Green,
of Ellerth, Sunday.
Ole B, johnson has rented his
hotel to Mrs. I. Thomas. of Ellerth.
Ole johnson intends to move his
family out to his farm east of town,
Friday, while Mrs. Thomas in busy
hauling her household goods to town.
OR carpenters, Mr.. Knutson and
Mr.. Elseth, went out to Marsh Grove
Sunday evening, where they will
erect residence for Peter Bake.
n crowd gathered at the school
house Friday evening to listen to a
debate given by the students OF the
Newfolden public schools. The
question debated was: Resolved, that
= business college education is more
profitable than High School educa-
ton. The Affirmative side was led by
Martha Kleppe, assisted by Ellen
Johnson, Harvick Ekman, Eva Myhre,
Annie Stamness, Einar Johson and
Gotfrid Ekman.
The negative was led by Elizabeth
Kleppe, assisted by Olga Gustafson,
Lars Kleppe, Ida Grimstad, Olga Lok-
ken, Gilbert Lokken, and Martin Elk
man. The judges decided unanimous
ly in favor of the negative.
Miss Ida Nelson and her brother,
Victor, arrived here last week, from
Normanna, Texas, for an extended
visit with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Nels Strandquist was here last
week, to have DR.. COrrigan perform
an operation on her little three
months old daughter. She returned
to her home Sunday morning, the
little girl feeling fine.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Korstad visited Mr..
and Mrs. Seilstad, of Ellerth, Wednes-
day.
Roy Ingalls,, of Spruce Valley, was
business caller in this town Mon
day.
A. G. Peterson and family left Fri
day evening for Seattle, Wash, where
they intend to make their future
home. They have made their home
in New Maine, about three miles from
town, for number of years and we
hate to see theem leave, but what is
our loss is Washington's gain.
A company of young people from
this place went out to Ellerth Satur-
day evening to be present at the sur
prise party given Mr.. and Mrs. Sell
stad. A good time was reported.
Misses Ruth and Hilda Osterberg,
Of Minneapolis. Mimi, who are now
visiting friends and relatives in
Middle River and vicinity, gave a
short visit at the Grimstad home Mon-
day, last week.
Mrs. A. Sollom visited friends and
relatives at Ellerth for a few days
last week, returning Monday.
A telephone line is to be built from
here to Middle River in the near
future
G. o. Nordrum and family intend
to leave the last part of this week for
Moorhead, where Mr.. Nordrum has
gone into business. Mr.. Nordrum has
sold his place of business at this
place to Peter Twedt
Mr.. Sorenson, our medicine agent,
has been home visiting his family for
a. few days, but left to-day for his
field of labor.
The Ostrand Bros, finished saving
Monday and is looking around for
more work.