Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1914-12-23
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| The public school closed here this
afternoon. The children in the pri-
mary department had a Xmas tree
and celebration. Gifts were exchang-
ed and candy given to every child.
Miss Mortenson will spend vacation
in Warren and Miss Wahlund leaves
this evening for Minneapolis to visit
with home folks.
1 Axel and Hilmer Lundberg from
Canada, arrived Saturday morning to
visit at the Henry Backstrom home
here.
Services were conducted in the
Swedish Lutheran church by Mr.
Hoorn, theological student from Reck
Island, H., last Sunday morning. He
will spend Xmas vacation in this COM
munity and we extend to him a hear
ty welcome.
Misses Mortenson and Wahlund en-
ioyed a fine dinner at the liver Iverson
home Sunday. Another fine dinner
at the Iver Lodoen home Monday
evening and at the Nels Backstrom
home this evening before leaving for
their homes. Alvarado is noted for
its feasting and fine cooks.
Anna and Clara Peterson of War
rem, are visiting their sister Mrs.
Henry Backstrom.
Olga and Emma Blomsness and
Agnes Sands arrived Saturday morn
ing to spend their vacation at home
| here.
Julotta services will be held in the
Swedish Lutheran church Xmas
morning at six o'clock. Children's
festival will be held same evening at
1880. All are cordially invited to be
present on both occasions.
The home talent play, "The Village
Post Office" given last Saturday ev-
! ening was decided success. The hall
was filled to overlooking and cash
amounting to sixty-one dollars and
forty cents were taken in. John w.
Sands as the village postmaster prov
ed very capable one and Stella
Sands as Sophia Titterington, his as
sistant, Bill Buster the rural mail
carrier, who was Ray Ferring, all
made a decided hit from beginning
to finish. Alfred Sands as Obediah
Wayback, was true imitation of an
old man both in speech, looks and ac-
tons. Hans Larson made splendid
Deacon Skinner and Ole Peterson car
ried the part of Washington Jones
the colored man to perfection. George
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Marks with his humorous part and
large amount of mail, and Conrad
Lodoen as Benjamin Bullet kept the
audience amused. Garfield Ander-
son took the two parts of Artie Wise
boy and Bob Worthington and did
both to perfection. The duet Cru
ben and Rakel' assisted by chorus,
but led by Bob and Hannah Larson,
who was Maize Ketchem, showed mu- !,
steal ability. Maize did all her work |
splendidly too. Dick Quill who was
Pete Swanson, made splendid editor
and made a decided hit in trying. to |
show Cleopatra Jones, which part was |
successfully taken by Jennie Ander-
son, why her story would not be ac-
ceptable. Clara Peterson as Rose |
Highbrown the town milliner prov
ed splendid one and Carl Sands as
W. R. Wright, the post card pusher
again showed his capable ability as
actor in trying to sell Rose post
cards for her millinery store.a Helga !
kulle made splendid Aunt Mirandy |
and hundred the audience with her |
sterness towards Bob and causing !
him to turn a somersault when hitting |
him with her umbrella. George |
Sands as G. D. Dooles and Clara |
Holm as his wife both did very well, !
and George again showed ability as
an actor. Alfred Ferring deserves |
special credit for the wonderful and !
unusual way he gave his part and for
his humorous actions. He surely |
made decided hit from beginning to
finish. Little Marvin Sands who al !
ways amuses any audience with his
cleverness was the youngest charac-
ter in the play and did his part re-
markably well. His song was also
very we'll rendered. Miles Sundin
as pupil also did very we'll and his
musical number was highly apprecia-
ted. Martin Blomsness as Prof.
Sleeper the hypnotist and Arabella
Tittletale whom he fell in love with,
who was Martha Johnson, did credit
to themselves. Nels Blomsness car
ried the part of Seth Swallow to per-
lection and Selma Peterson as Dor
thea Dimple proved a perfect village
belle. The choruses and drills given
| by pupils were also very good.