Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-08-30
Our Auto Trip to Roseau


son, Gerald, and the editor Of this
paper and his wife autoed to Roseau
last Saturday evening in the form
er's car. The start was made at
about five o'clock and by nine o'clock
the reliable Buick rolled into Roseau
county,s capital, the distance trayer-
seq being 81 miles. From Karlstad
20 rRoseau, a distance of about 40
miles, the highway follows the great
/ hoseau ridge, a perfect natural
foadDed that makes the best auto
mobile road in America. In rain or
shlne' this great road is equally good
After leaving Karlstad we pass thru
Felan, which was thriving VILLAGE
Il years ago, when we made our
former trip to Roseau by horse team.
put IS now wholly deserted, the bust
ness being transferred to Karlstad
when the 500 failed to build thru
the town. Greenbush and BADGER
are prosperous looking villages on
the road to Roseau. Located right
on the ridge, where the streets are
naturally gravelied, no paving pro-
Diem will ever have to be solved NV
the inhabitants Of these towns.
AT Roseau our party was royallv
ana hospitality entertained at the
homes OF MIR. and Mrs. Emil Lima
blad and MIR. and Mrs. Israel Slo-
berg. MIR. Lindblad il the local
manager of the st. Hilaire Retail
Lumber Company. AS young man
ne came 70 This country from Sn1a-
land, a province in Sweden notable
Tor It's poor soil and it's strong and
pralny men and women. JOHN LIND
ana John a. johnson, Io1mer cover
aofs OF Minnesota, are samples Of
tne men VINO can trace their ances-
try to this poor province. It goes
without saying that Mr.. Lindblau IS
man O. the same stamp, one who
has original ideas, and is shrewd
practical business man.
israel Sjoberg is one Of Roseau
county's successful pioneer ner-
chants. lie halls from northel n
Sweden where they mine great
deal Of iron, and he has also been ell
lowed by nature with 4 great deal C
iron, thai IS intellectual, moral and
physical force, in his make up. MIR.
SJoberg is great student Of poilti-
cal and economic questions and has
strong convictions of his own as to
how many Of the problems now agi-
tatlng the public. mind ought to be
solved. Especially has he given a
great deal Of thought to the matter
OF taxation, and he has some very
original ideas on this subject In
the matter Of taxation, our country
still retains systems and methods
that have been discarded long ago
by other enlightened nations. In
short, he favors system of taxa
ton based on incomes and ability TO
pay. On the question of drainage he
also has views Of his own based on
his observations and familiarity
with the practical operations Of
drainage A man like Mr. Sioberg
would be very useful one in The
state legislature, as he would not be
content to follow beaten paths hut
would strike out boldly on new lines
Of legislative activity. Many years
ago, the republicans in this legisla-
tive district wanted very much to
place Mr. sjoberg in the field for
representative, but he refused fatty
to accept a nomination. Apparently
Mr.. Sjoberg's ambition is not in the
line of politics. In our humble
opinion, however, Roseau county
would honor itself and do a good
tar2 to the state by sending Mr.
Sjoberg to the legislature some time,
whether he wanted to go or not.
Mr.. Sjoberg has gone into farm
ing Extensively in late years and he
prides himself Of being a farmer.
While we we're in Roseau we call
ed on Mrs. Peter Slxog,, now past 80
years old, and who lives and keeps
house for her son Fred in a small
house on the edge Of the village.
The family formerly lived in War
renton in this county, removing to
Roseau about 20 years ago. When
employed as a teacher in the Dali
quist district we boarded at her
home, and we were glad at the OPP
portunity to see her and to thank
her for all the kindness which she
showed to us then. She still remem-
bers many Of the old settlers and
neighbors of those days and sends
greetings to them. Her husband
died many years ago and she is now
quite feeble owing to her advanced
age and the hardships she has suf-
fered in her long life.