Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-07-05
THE FOURTH, WAS ..
A REc0&* :: - :%SREAKER {
Largest Gathering of People in the HS%> Of Warren
Celebrated Safe and Sane Foudth
PATRIOTIC EXERCISES AT THE CITY LISTENED TO BY
A PLEASED ENCE ELOQUENT ADDRESS
BY SENATOR F. H. PETERSON OF MooRHEAD

When the morning of July 4th
dawned with threatening clouds in
the sky and roads and streets in
poor condition for autoing owing
to the heavy rain that had fallen
during the night, there were many
misgivings felt as to the success Of
this years celebration and county
fair. But as the day advanced the
sun came out smiling, the roads i'm
proved quickly, and before noon
automobiles by the hundreds rolled
into the city with their human
freight, of men, women and children
in holiday attire and in a happy,
cheerful frame of mind. Although
the condition Of the roads had de-
TERED many from coming Warren
nevertheless had the pleasure of be-
ing host to more people at one time
than ever before in it's history.
There were cars here from all the
towns in the county, Argyle, Ste
phen, Oslo, Newfolden, Viking,
Middle River, and Alvarado being
specially we'll represented. There
were also cars here from Karlstad,
Roseau, Kennedy, Hallock and
many points in North Dakota. The
established fact that Warren always
has good celebration of the
Fourth, and the further fact that the
Marshall County Fair was being
held here, and in addition to these
attractions the world famed pro-
duction "The Birth Of Nation"
was scheduled for this city, all
combined to make Warren the
Mecca to which all eyes turned.
> r iilere were .42O0 paid admissions at
the Fair Grounds yesterday, and
over 400 automobiles entered the
grounds, less than half the number,
perhaps, that were actually in the
city, as the streets and alleys were
literally lined with cars. Notwith-
standing the enormous traffic, no ac-
cident happened, as far as we have
heard, to mar the pleasure of the
day.
! Patriotic Exercises at City Park.
: The patriotic exercises at the
City, Park was Of a high order of
merit this year: After a selection
of music by the band an earnest
prayer was offered by Rev. D..
Samson, Chaplain of the Day. Prof.
C. E. Sjostrand, the President OF
the Day, next delivered a fine ad-
dress of welcome and gracefully
handed over the key of the city to
the visitors. Next followed a song
by a chorus of Warren's best sing
ers, under the direction of Nels T..
Bystrom and another patriotic Sc
lection by the Warren Band. The
Declaration of Independence was
read by Abner Wilson, a product OF
the Warren High School, and this
was followed by another song by
the chorus.
The oration by Senator f. Il.
Peterson, of Moorhead, was an
able and eloquent effort, proving
him to be a speaker of more than
ordinary power as we'll as a man
who has given a great deal OF
thought to the great questions OF
the day, national as we'll as interna-
tional. His speech thruout breathed
true Americanism and was an in
spiration to better citizenship. He
alluded the fact that this nation is
enjoying profound peace and pros
perity while on the other side OF the
ocean the great nations are arrayed
on a battle line 5000 miles in length
determined to annihilate one
another. He pictured the horrors Of
the gigantic struggle, the suffering,
the heart ache, and the fearful cost
in treasure and human lives-and all
for no good purpose. The differ
,ences that caused the war could all
have been settled by arbitration.
Mr.. Peterson favored a world feer-
alton and an international court to
which all differences between the ma
tions may be referred for settlement
and also an international army and
navy strong enough to enforce the
DEGREES of this court. Having this
international army and navy there
will be no need for the various ma
lions to maintain military and naval
organizations of their own, and the
money and energy hithereo expended
for war purposes, may then be ex-
pended in furthering peaceful pur-
suits. After this cruel war the ma
tions now at war will be glad to