Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1911-10-26

New Great Northern Depot, Warren,
sons hospitable home, while our car
was being fed its usual supply OF
gasoline, and then OF again.
We did not get very far, though,
before one of the rear wheels gave
us trouble. The roller bearing in
which it revolved got out of order
and, just as the human system does
when something goes wrong in the
bodily mechanism, it got hot. Yes,
it got very feverish. The writer and
his kind sympathetic wife carried
water in old tin cans from Lake Mil
tona to cool the injured part and re,
duce the inflammation, but in vain.
It was no easy matter to diagnose the
trouble exactly, and besides we were
many miles from an auto-doctor ire
pairer) and an auto hospital ,garage).
First aid to the injured was furnished
by an auto-doctor summoned from
Alexandria, but did not prove effec-
tive. We would have had no objec-
ton to stop at beautiful Lake Milto-
ma for two or three days fishing,
but Mr.. Bystrom was getting anxious
to proceed and. managed to get the
car and oecuraIs into Parkers Prair-
lie late in the evening. During the
night there came one of the heaviest
rainfalls that we had seen this year
and the roads became utterly impas-
sable, With such a poor condition O.
the roads confronting us and realiz-
ing also that the car needed repairs
decided to make the rest of the trip
by railway We boarded 500 line
freight for Henning, and there we
caught Northern Pacific passenger
train for Fergus Falls, where we ar
rived at about 5 P. M.
Fergus Falls, is noted for its learn
ing and it's schools as we'll as for its
idiots and fools, being as we all know
the home of Northwestern and Park
Region colleges and also Of state in
sane asylum After partaking of
supper at restaurant we Went cut
for an auto trip about the city. On
this trip we called at the home of
Rev. James Moody, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church, whom we
knew intimately from boyhood and
who even is related to us in way.
Both he and his estimable wife had
sat at our feet and learned words OF
wisdom from our lips when i'll the
long ago we were engaged in peda-
gogical work. AS we stepped into
their home they were on the point OF
leaving for the church down town to
attend an entertainment given by the
Luther League, and we gladly accept
ed an invitation to accompany them
there. AS we were seated in pew
listening attentively to an excellent
program rendered by the young peo
pie whom should we see come and
seat himself in an adjoining pew but
our old friend. Leonard Erickson, ac
companied by a genteel looking lady
whom we assumed to be his wife and
later were introduced to as such. We
| rem ember Leonard back in the latter
eighties when he, as boy in his
teens Just over from the old country
attended the Warren school and
worked for his board. But the greer
old country boy had the right grit in
him and he advanced rapidly in his
studies. In a few years he acquired
sufficient knowledge to pass teach.
er's examination and began teaching
country school. Next he attended
the Moorhead Normal and graduated
from that institution. Then we re
member him as being employed in
the e. S. census department at Wash
| ington at the same time taking 9
course in law at Columbia college
Returning to Minnesota as full.
fedged lawyer, he hung up his shingle
| in Fergus Falls, where he has sue
ceeded in building up good prac
tice. He also has met, wooed and
won sensible and highly cultured
/ Young woman there. We were told
that they own beautiful home neal
the city. Mr.. Erickson has an ele
CANT office and valuable law library