Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-01-19
new SETTLERS
were ENTERTAINED
Nearly 100 Former illinois Residents
Who Have Been Located Here by
the Pionser Loan and Land Co., En-.
JOY Good Social Time at Home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. 6. N. Morkasse,.

Alfred and John Erickson, sons OF
ALFRED Erickson. a former we'll known,
Marshal! county resident, now living
at Maryville, sask. Can, are visiting
relatives and friends here since oe.
fore the holidays. A sister Of theirs.
Mrs. Gothe. resides at Alvarado. They
report their parents we'll and happy
in their Canadian home.
The largest and most enjoyable so.
cial gathering that has been seen for
many day, in these parts, took place
last Saturday afternoon and evening,
when nearly one hundred new settlers
who have been brought here through
the agency of the Pioneer Loan and
Land Company, met by invitation at
the beautiful farm home of Mr. and
Mrs. G. N. Morkassel, east of town.
Most Of these splendid, sturdy men
and women who have come here In re-
cent years to help develop northern
Minnesota, are from the old state of
Illinois, a state with which we have
much in common, both as regards soil
and countour of the country as we'll
as in the character of the population.
Illinois gave us the immortal Lincoln.
but it was Minnesota that first re-
sponded to his call for volunteers to
save the Union. The blood of brave
Minnesota and Illinois young men
was mingled on many a battlefield in
that memorable struggle. Since then
the bond of friendship between 1lli-
nois and Minnesota has been continu-
ally strengthened. Many Of the sons
and daughters Of Illinois have come to
our newer state to establish their
homes, and the Pioneer Loan and
Land Company deserves credit for
having brought many here, thus
ngthening the bond of D union be-
tween these two states.
That It was a great pleasure for tho
new settlers to meet together under
Mr.. Morkassel'si hospitables roof for 4
social time and to renew acquaint-
ances, goes without saying. Both
Mr. and Mrs. Morkassel are capital
entertainers and everybody was made
to feel right at home, in fact more so
than they ever did in Illinois. With
music, songs, stories. social converse
and games of various kinds the hours
. sped pleaantly away. Everybody
felt cheerful and everybody felt
young. Why, staid old deacon John
!; ", Thomas and the generally sedate
! dignifed and decorous Mrs. A. 4
! Ayres, did "cut up'' worse than any
young folks ever would.
At six O'Clock a dainty and substan
tial seven course supper was served
in the dining room. the table beine
set for twelve. Seven different tables
We're served in succession. and so ner
feet were all the arrangements that
the serving of the many guests pro
5ceeded without friction and unneces
. s '
ssary haste.
= Following are the names of the
I: guests present:
! John Oberg and wife,, Andrew
Stark and wife: Mr.. and Mrs Craine;
! Sam LarsenAand wife; w. C. Shen
pard and wife: John P. Mattson; Miss
! Trott: Levi Munger; Miss Ethel Nun
ger: Henry Lantz and wife: Will
sshoop and wife; G t. Ostrom and
wife; Harrison Palmer and wife; joe
| McGregor and wife; w Fl. Grange
and wife; Morris Munger and wife:
John Gehrke, G. H. Hopwood, Mrs. n
NJ. Powell; Miss Powell Roy Youne
and wife: Victor Johnson and wife:
M. Z. Warner and wife; J. w. Thomas
and wife; G. A. Nelson and wife; j. P,
Trott and wife; Chas. Wood and wife
A. A. Ayres and wife; Andrew Bengt.
son and wife: Mrs. Ellen Dahl and
son; Herman Thomas; Ole Forde: