Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-09-01

their supervision. In word, the Warren sheaf is a
big manufacturing plant and it's payroll of high
priced men has added it's share to the prosperity of
the retail merchants and Warren's upbuild as res
ldence city 1t is then not strange that the Warren
Sheaf is the recognized of publicity only in
Marshall county, but throughout the Valley
Footsteps On The Sand.
In parting with the Warren Sheaf after three
months of delightful association with it's master mind,
John P Mattson, feel like paying him passing
tribute, and leaving foot steps in the sand as he
has done to pilot others through the rain and sunshine
of life
Mr.. Mattson born at Savannah, Illinois, Dec.
Is, 1857, and to Minnesota in 1853, with his par
ents who settled at Watertown, Carver county thirty
miles form Minneapolis, in what was then a new
country, known the "Big Woods" of Minnesota HIS
first home was one-room log cabin, where his mother
DIED when he six and one-haff years old, leaving
IN addition younger. sister and brother without a
mothers When the civil war broke out, his
father enlisted, leaving the children in the care Of
reighbor This the beginning Of the early career
OF young Mattson How well he succeeded in climbing
the ladder shall see In starting his educational
career, he first enrolled in the public schools then ST.
Ansgar's Academy at Carver, Gustavus Adolphus
College at ST. Peter, Curtss' Business College Mime
apolis, and the Winona Normal School, graduating
from the latter institution in 1882. His education
finished, he became attracted by the literature of the
Red River Valley, coming to Marshall county in the
fall Of 1882 His first employment was on the Wood
ward bonanza farm at threshing This gave him a
foohod for he accepted the position Of teacher and
taught the first term of school in District No. s. War
renton where he remained for terms In 1888
he elected county superintendent of Schools where
he served five years down to January l. 1885. His
reputation was made for he publisher of the
Warren Sheaf, and for sixteen years retary
the board Of education of Warren during which time
both e he h17idi
seventeen years service postmaster under the
Mckinley, Roosevelt and Taft administrations, down
to June l, 1914. He of the founders of the
North Star College and is secretary of the board of
trustees, director Of the Building & and Loan Asso-
citation Of Warren besides having other positions of
honor and trust. His has been that any man
might feel proud of, and that the years Of his
fulness drawing to close, he say with modest
pride II have done my full duty and there is nothing
to regret"
We have hesitated great deal before giving place
to the above eulogy of the Sheaf and its publisher by
John A. Monger, who has been employed as special
writer and solicitor for comprehensive wrte-up of
Marshall county It may appear to some as savoring
OF self glorifcation yet in much as few bouquets
have ever been strewn in path during our long
Journalistic career decided to admit the article,
which shows how well Mr.. Monger knows how gather
up all the good points about fellow and considerably
eliminate all the bad things that might be said Not
until read the article, did we fully appreciate the
value of the Sheaf newspaper and what an import
ant factor it has been in the development of the city,
county and this section of the state We were in the
same boat the farmer who had listed his farm for
sale at agency. In advertising the farm for sale,
the real estate wrote fine description of it, which
the of the farm CHANGED to read and then said
that that just the kind of he had been look
ing for all his life He FASTENED to the land man to
buy it and found it was his own farm Then for the
first time he began to appreciate what he had SO do
we think more Of the sheaf now than ever # Mr..