Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-12-13
.SHEAF SCRIBE
VISITS ALVARAD0
VILLAGE HAS MADE GREAT.
PROGRESS DURING THE
PAST YEAR.

PAST YEAR.
A Sheaf reporter visited Alvarado
this week and was greatly impressed
with the progress made by the will
age this year Many new residences
have been erected, among which are
the following: VIM. Bergan, resi-
dence, $500; S. S. Trickey, residence,
$4,000; Paul Paulson, residence, 81,
600; X. j. Moe, residence, $4,000;
Peter Iyerson, residence, $500; John
Engen, residence, $1,40O; Henry
Peterson, residence, $4,000; sanfrid
Johnson, residence, $1,000; Frank
johnson, residence, $1,000; Nels Lo-
dozen, addition to home, $500; Dan
Dahlstrom, addition to garage, ST.
600; Nels Hendrickson, addition to
hotel, $1,500; X. ]. Moe, addition to
store, 5000; New Telephone Central,
5000.
While the rdpoorrteI was there the
school board held meeting to con-
slider plans and specifications for a
new $4,000 school house, for which
bonds were voted a short time ago.
The new building is to have accom-.
modations for "Class AZ Consolid
ated School, including facilities for
teaching domestic science, manual
training and agriculture, alsosa large
auditorium and community room,
that may be utilized for athletics,
public gatherings, meeting place
for farmers clubs and other activ-
tiles Of a public nature.
A great deal of building has also
been done in the country tributary
to Alvarado. Martin H. Lindroth,
one of the progressive farmersiin the
vicinity has just completed and NOV
ed into new $4,000 modern resi-
dence, furnished with electric light,
water, bath room, septic tank and all
the conveniences Of an up-to- date
home. P. o. Larson, another well
known farmer moved into fine 49,
500 home few weeks ago, and
Nordahl Thompson, another success
full agriculturist, has built a home
costing about $4,000. And there are
many others.
The first building one notices when
one enters Alvarado is the brick
hotel, owned and operated by Henry
Nystrom. Next on the same side. of
the street is the general merchandise
store Of H. & L. Sands. Next is
John Aliens confectionery. The
State Bank of Alvarado comes next
with it's elegant banking rooms, pre-.
sided over by F. e. Dahlgren, cashier,
VIM. F. Malm, assistant cashier, H.
j. Porten and O. E. Dahlgren, clerks.
Next is the Farm Machinery estab-
lishment Of Lundgren, Wittensten &
Co, over which the versatile F.. E.
Dahlgren, with the assistanceaof his
brother O. r. Dahlgren, keeps a
watchful eye. K. J. Moe, confection
cry and restaurant and Carl o. Holt,
confectionery and general variety
StOlC SOlICt llCAC III OluC1. AlDCl VI
son is the clerk in Mr.. Holt's store.
Then we have liver Iverson's general
merchandise store and K. J. sTaral-
seth company's hardware store, the
latter of which is managed by San
frid Johnson, assisted by Mr.. Swanson.
A favorite stopping place is Hotel
Helen, owned and operated by Nels
Hendrickson and his wife. Peter
Lindell, the butcher, and s. Henry
Oberg's livery barn are at the end Of
the street. On the east. side of the
street is the Robertson Lumber Co. s
Office and yard, with our genial
friend Garfield w. Anderson as man
ager and O. Lindquist as assistant.
Next we find Henry Backstrom'sz gen
eral store and adjoining it the Sands
Mercantile Co.'S general merchandise
store, the pioneer store of the place,
under the management of Mr.. Otis
Holt, assisted by Mrs. M. HI. Sands.
Next door south is the u: S. Post
office, with M. Il Sands as postmas-
ter. Another farm machinery estab-
lishment is operated by the Farmers
y Elevator Co. Next we find the
Farmers State Bank, over which Iver
N. Lodoen has actice charge as cash