Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1915-11-03
Red River Valley Kernels

At Roosevelt the other day, John
Noble, 81 years of age, married Eliz-
abeth Noble whose age is 72 years.
Adolph Johnson, a thirteen year
old boy of Newfolden, fractured his
arm while attempting to crank an
auto.
The recent Kittson county fair held
at Hallock was great success, ac-
cording to the newspapers of the
county.
The Great Northern north bound
flyer ran over and killed some Is
sheep belonging to the Lohr brothers,
OF Humboldt, last week.
Three thousand pounds of tobacco
from spoonful of seed was raised
by Clay county farmer on well
fertilized piece of ground.
Work On the erection of the Claw
Becker counties tuberculosis sanator
lum has commenced. The building
will cost in the neighborhood of $780,
900.
Supt. Eiden, of the Ada public
schools, has resigned from that posi-
ton due to i'll health. Mr.. Eden has
been connected with the Ada schools
for six years.
A week ago Sunday, 35 trains load
ed with Canadian grain, passed thru
Warroad on one line. This is beliey-
ed to be the record for the number of
trains going on a single track.
Thlrty-five town lots were disposed
OF at Argyle at a recent sale of town
lots belonging the estate of Ira Brad
ford. This certainly proves that
Argyle property is still in demand.
A new $4,000 auto fire truck has
been purchased for the Sauk Center
ire department. It is rumored that
the fire laddies of that city are so
proud of the new apparatus that they
sit around the fire hall admiring it all
day.
Peter Thompson, a progressive
farmer Of Strandquist, recently
threshed his crop of oats which yield
ed on the average Of 113 bushels per
acre. This clearly shows what can be
done # the farmer farms the right
way.
The Red River Valley Dairymen's
Association will hold their annual
meeting December 9Th and 9th at
Fergus Falls. Extensive prepara-
Ttiens areabemg made by the CONNER
|clal club Of that city city to entertain the
visitors.
/ The Stephen creamery has just
completed a successful season and
will close for the winter months on
account Of the scarcity of cream.
While it is closed, extensive repairs
will be made and new churn will be
installed.
Lancaster is suffering from an ep-
idemic of typhoid fever. The village
schools have been closed as already
over half a dozen families have the
disease. The cause blamed is the
poor water that comes from the sur
face wells.
A 500 passenger train on the
Wheatline from Kennmare to Thief
River Falls carried over TOO passen-
gers. The train had seven coaches
and the bulk Of the passengers were
harvesters who were returning from
the North Dakota grain fields.
Fifteen hundred men lined the
streets and flied the saloons of East
Grand Forks during the recent cold
snap. Hotel Accommodations were
nigh and large numbers of men were
compelled to sleep under pool tables
IN pool rooms, for which they had to
pay 25 cents.
A. Hagen, former Norman eoun-
| ty boy, won the Championship at the
recent rifle contest participated in by
forty-five teams in the United States
Marines Corps. In addition to the
championship, Hagen also receives an
i autograph letter from the president
OF the United States, gold medal,
and s45 in cash.
Strandquist, the little town on the
500 Line north Of Thief River Falls,
has a population Of about 100 and
has electric lights. The housewives
Of the village are installing electric
washing machines and electric flat
irons. For modern conveniences in a
small town we believe that Strand
quist ranks among the first.
Flossie Olson Eldridge, aged 81, of
Roseau, committed suicide by taking
strchnine last week. The woman had
been addicted to the use of drugs, but
not being able to obtain more than a
limited amount on account Of the
new federal law, she dreaded being
deprived Of the drug, and the misery
which followed no doubt caused her
to end her life.