Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-08-25
OBSERVATIONS.

Our readers might think that a long
article on the Red River Valley, or
Value of an Education, or Advantages
OF Attending School at North Star
College, might De in order; it might
be, but we don't think so. We shall
not take the FLYER" this time; it
might take us farther than we want
to go. We shall rather take the
"street car; we can then drop off at
any crossing we come to-and they
will not be far between. If you step
off and rest a bit, perhaps you can
take the next car. At any rate let's
step on and see what we can see.
Weather.
It's rather dry and dusty to be out
travelling just now; and it is warm,
too. But we will have to try not to
mind it. When we have such perfect
summer weather we ought not to
complain; but it's this here way, we
are never satisfied. If we have the
best kind of weather, and the best
kind of roads all the time, we would
rather have some rain, and some mud
and mosquitoes, and some other dis
comforts, just because we think we
won't have some other things we
want, or will have some things we
don't want. We are always more or
less dissatisfied; and sometimes only
because we are satisfied.
Do you remember what Jim Hill
said the other day? "Well', he said
otis all right to make mistakes as
long as we can produce more than we
need. It's when we can make only
just enough to get along that we have
to be careful. Then we can't afford
to make Mistakes" If it wasn't Jim
Hill that said it, it was someone else
Farms.
This here country is great just the
same. The Red River Valley is hard
to beat. Some years ago it was all
one field of wheat; but now it is brok-
en- up into smaller farms, as we can
see from the car window. Every. Sec
ton line seems to have a well graded
road; and there are little groves dot
ting the country everywhere.
Soil.
Do you see that long line of woods
in the distance? We will soon go thru
it. There is where the Red River
flows northward on it's way to
Lake Winnipeg and the Hudson Bay.
Here we are. We cross the river. 1t
looks like a canal cut into the lev
eli country. The water is rather low
now, isn't it? But they tell me that
the whole country was under water
many many years ago. In fact, this
is supposed to have been the bottom
of a great lake which, altho it does
not now exist, is known as Lake Ag-
ASST. Perhaps that is why the SOIL
is so rich up here. When you drain a
lake or a swamp, and then begin to
cultivate the soil in the bottom, you
know or have seen how rich it is.
Woods.
Here we come to another bridge.
And here is another river. That is
a branch of the Red River. See how
nicely those farm houses are located
in among the trees. They have splen-
did protection in the winter time.
And there is school house, all paint
ed, and the yard fixed up, ready for
school, See how nicely the building
seems to fit in the scenery with the
woods in the background. The timb-
er seems to grow along the river as
far as we can see. And there is not
hill or knoll in sight. The land
seems absolutely level.
What did you say? How the seats
are turned in the school ouse?Where
/ used to go to school, the desks were
facing the south I suppose that is
why my geography is all turned
around. New York seems way out
west, and San Francisco is east, and
the Mississippi flows north. Is that
what you meant:
1t must be rather early, for there
isn't anyone out working in the fields
yet. Here we come to a town. Why
doesn't the conductor call out the
Oh yes, you didn't know that
they had those tangled rolls with the
names in the front of the car. Yes,
you see it points to the name Of the !
place where we are. And it gives
the time, too; only six o'clock.
thot we were out early. But the sun
IS way up already.
County Fair.
Here is a crowd of passengers. I
wonder where, they are going so ear
"? Did you say there was a county
'air? Yes, I attended, did you? Why,
asst year they had all kinds of things
It the exhibit, althO the fair. was hold