Warren sheaf., 1910-05-05
STURDY POLISH
SETTLERS COMING
BIG COLONY WILL LOCATE NEAR
GRYGLA, IN EASTERN MAR
SHALL COUNTY,
Fran, Mimi, April 26 1910.

Fran, Mimi, April rs, 1910. !
Special to the Warren Sheaf.
Hon. Frank Grygla, better known
as Father of the Polish National Al
Hance,' and Commissioner Of the Al
harce for Minnesota and Nebraska, in
wi ,e honor the town of Grygla. in
eastern Marshall county is named,
was here over Sunday to confer with
A. w. Clark, President of the Set
tiers Drainage Association, on mat
ters of the highest import to north
western Minnesota,
Mr.. Grygla comes of one of the an
cient noble families of Poland, his
father being Count Gryglaszewski. In
the revolution Of 1854 young Grygla,
q mere boy took an active part and
was left for dead on the battlefield
and fell into the hands of the Rus
slams. Desperate as were his seven
wounds he recovered, was tried and
transported for life to Siberia. In
making his escape from Siberia he
walked $4,000 miles, probably the
longest authentic journey on foot ever
made and under most periious cir
cumstances.
To shorten up most interesting
story OF peril and suffering, over
come by castiron will, Young Grygla
landed in the United States, where his
patriotism and services for his coun-
try were at once recognized and hon
ored by his election to the high Office
of president of the Polish National Al
lance, comprising at this time near
three millions of people.
Entering trade in Minneapolis Mr..
Grygla soon became known IN tae
politics of the city and state, head
ing the Hennepin county delegates to
the Chicago convention that nominal
ed Garfield and again when Mckinley
was nominated the first time.
After serving his countrymen fol
ten years as president of the Alliance
Mr. Grygla resigned and was elected
Honorary President for life. He is
also commissioner for the Alliance fol
Minnesota and Nebraska, the onlj
one who has two states.
Being an agricultural nation, The
organization has accumulated a fune
of oyer two million dollars to assis
their countrymen on to farms, usual
" in small colonies. The first requi
site of membership in a colony il
United States citizenship or declara
ton to become a citizen. The secont
is that the family, has accumulate
capital to the amount of s1,5OO.OO.
Mr.. Grygla has been active in thi
work and has himself located severa
of these colonies, one at Stephen
Minnesota. For several months tn
great drainage works in eastern Mai
shall and western Beltrami countie
has been under the eye of the leadinl
men of this organization, and fee
ing that he should do some honor t
the town which took his name, Mi
Grygla proposed to settle colony Q
200 families around the town OF thi
name in eastern Marshall county, an
at a conference last winter succeed
cd in having 100000. 90 set aside 10
the purpose.
It would be unbecoming in US to sa
more than that, after searching II
yestigations, Mr.. Grygla's unexpecte
visit was. principally to engage MI
w. Clark to take charge of the Il
cation both on vacant lands and o
;mnroyed farms of this number Q
people. There is vast amount G
work in this, and as Mr.. Clark Is neal
ing 70, he has not decided, as IT WI
involve some changes in his oW
n,ans and location, whether to acceI
the responsibility or not So. the ma
ter was left open awaiting an ager
from the cities with plans and spec
fications.
That Grygla will get the colon
there is little room for doubt and v
hasten to congratulate the pioneers
that young city on its bright pro
poets.
1net received a car load OF hon