Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-10-26
SEEING MINNESOTA
IN A TOURING CAR
AN ACCOUNT OF THE VARIED
EXPERIENCES ON THE RE-
TURN TRIP.

We left the readers of the Sheaf at
STONY Point between Atwater and
Willmar, Just as we were about to re-
sumo our journey, after the damage
to the steering apparatus of our car
had been repaired. We did not, un-
til this accident happened, realize OF
how much Importance the steering
mechanism of car really is. With
out it, car will founder around on
land like ship deprived of it's rud-
der, will at sea. In life also every
person is in need of steering gear
in order tl be able to keep a straight
course until the journeys end is
reached Such a steering gear is a
firm character, without which every
little obstruction in the path, every
temptation by the wayside, will cause
DETECTION in the course and make
life more or less a failure.
Willmar was reached in the early
part of the afternoon, but as we were
eager to get home, our stay there was
limited to half an hour, while we re
plenished our gasoline tank and pro
cured a few other supplies for the
car. We had spent about two years
in Willmar thirty-fve years ago, but
we're unable to look up any friends
from that remote time in the few
minutes at our disposal. We had the
pleasure of meeting, however, our
old friend, Hans Peterson, now in the
lumber business, with whom we had
| worked together as clerks in the
store of Dale & Royce. Then we
were both filled with the enthusiasm
and optimism of youth and looked
upon life with different eyes than we
do now The intervening years had
brought many changes and expert
ences to each of us but we had no
time to talk about them. Only a
hearty handclasp and with tearflled
eyes we parted. Oh, the friendships
formed in youth, they are of the real.
lasting kind, after all! There are
no friends like the old friends. We
made a hurried call at the Office of
| the Republican, Gazette where we sur
prised Miss Charlotte Christensen,
formerly with the Sheaf, by asking
/ her if she needed more copy, she
! being at the time busily occupied at
the Simplex type. setting machine,
just as she had been for years in the
Sheaf Office, where she learned the
business. Our visit to Willmar made
us feel somewhat like Rip van Winkle
did when he returned from his long
nap. The town looked entirely diff
ferent from what it did when we
walked its streets. We didn't see a
street or house that we knew, unless
it was the Great Northern depot, and
we are not quite certain as to that.
! From experience we know that there
are few things that can equal Great
Northern depot in stability
/ Leaving Wlllmar, we proceeded
northward on a good road that has
been built and maintained largely
| through the efforts Of the Willmar
automobile club. The villages Of
Spicer and Green Lake are passed,
the latter being located on a beauti.
full lake by that name, a well known
summer resort. New London and
Belgrade are passed by in turn and
not before Brooten is reached do we
put up for the night. Next morning
we resume the journey, going north
thru Grovelake and Westport, and
reaching Alexandra q little before
some coffee and lunch at Rev. Matt