Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-21
Marshall County
Great Land Area
Area, 1,675.o4 square miles; 1,o72,o2412 acres.
RAILROADS AND HIGHWAYS.


Marshall County is traversed by the main lines
OF two great railway systems, viz: Great Northern
and 500 Line. There are 131 miles of railroad and
more than 1900 miles of fine automobile roads with
in It's limits. 1t is also the route of the great
Scenic and Jefferson Highways, and is known as the
"Good Roads County" Of the Red River Valley
SPLENDID EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES.
State High and Graded Schools There are three
State High schools in the county, located at Warren
Argyle and Stephen, each with four years high
school course, that includes Sewing and Domestic
Science for the girls and Manual Training and Apri
culture for the boys. Warren also has a Normal
course for the preparation Of teachers for the rural
schools. In the county three graded schools
namely at Oslo, Strandquist and Middle River the
Two latter villages having just erected fine modern
brlck school buildings costing $4,000 each There
are also five semgraded schools located at Boyile
Alvarado, Viking, Holt and Northeast Of Holt. The
schools at strandquist, Middle River Holt and Box
vile are in the class known as consolidated schools
and offer in agriculture and home economies
Rural Schools and Buildings Marshall County
has 156 school DISTRICTS Independent and CONSOLIDATED
100 rural schools and buildings, with property vaua
ton of 100000 while two new schools houses. have
been erected at Boxville and Holt at an outlay@af
po'OoV SehOOl attendance 4,O57,
over by 157 teachers with a maintenance expense
Of $151,405. The rural school districts received
special State Aid of $1o,9693S, and independent dis
tricts, $1O,706
North Star College, Warren, Minnesota, is an ed
ucationa institution having strong academic com
mercal, normal, domestic science, music and art de-
partments presided by noted educators Splen-
did, large well equipped college building and ample
campus with park grounds
Villa Rosa Academy, Argyle, Minnesota; an insti-
tuition for the education and training Of the youth
under the direction Of the Sisters Of st. Joseph
BANKS HAVE FOUR AND A
HALF MILLIONS DEPOSITS
Number Of banks, 1916 26; capital 100000;
surplus and profits, $154750; deposits 81, 90;
the per capita wealth, $4,000 for every man. woman
and child In the county, based on the 1910 u. S.
GREAT PRIMARY GRAIN MARKET.
In the matter Of grain shipments, this county
grows the grain of the Minnesota Red River Valley
Recent annual shipments from the various stations
were as follows: Argyle, 100000 bushels; Stephen,
100000 bushels; Avarado 100000; Warren, 6oo,-
600 bushess; Oslo, 100000 bushels; Viking, 100000
bushels; Middle River, 100000; Newfolden, 100000
bushels; Strandqust, $4,000 bushels. Total bushels 4
4115y00O. Big figures these.
: CREAMERIEs PAID FARMER
DAIRYMEN $16703O.25
There are thirteen cooperative creameres, having
1918 patrons; number Of cows, 1870; number Of
pounds Of butter manufactured 73337 average price
paid for butter-fat 20 cents; paid darymen
$167,O30.25; net profits Of creameries $3341108, all
of which foated back into the pockets of the farmer
l1.x.e
fat.
turquoise You may crafty your love of the beauti
full by such choice little lakes as are found near
Alexandria and larger in st. Louis county, in
fact, in nearly every county in the state you may
give rein to the emotions Of sublimty as you look
upon veritable inland seas The combined area of
the lakes within the state is estimated to be about
$3.50 square miles, forming network Of lakes and
rivers whose waters in triple sheds flow to the South
via the Mississippi to the Gulf Of Mexico, to the
East via the st. Louis, and smaller streams to the
Great Lakes and on to the St Lawrence, and to the
North via the Red and Rainy rivers and various in
tervening basins to Hudson Bay.
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