Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-24
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The eleventh meeting Of the Rose
wood Farmers Club was held at the
District No. Al school building last
Friday evening with about one hum
dred persons in attendance. The
meeting was opened at $50 b. m.
by President Axelson; Roll was call
ed, minutes read and approved.
A. Axelson introduced the follow
ing motion and recommended it's
adoption as a bylaw, viz: 'That
the membership fee Of Is cents paid
by each member upon entering the
Club shall constitute a definite fee
and not an annual such" This, after
showing that the treasury had been
on a steady increase all the year
and that this taxation annually upon
the members was unnecessary. In
case Of possible shortage of funds
he advised either direct taxation or
q raise In lunch prices.
The next motion by member Alex.
Hellquist was to the effect that the
club should pay to the school district
during the months when school is
in session pay a fee Of so cents to-
wards help for cleaning and fuel.
Both motions carried.
A treatise on the injustice of the
new wheat dockage law to farmers
and farmers cooperative elevators
was introduced by Secretary Sho-
berg, who recommended that the
Club get into contact with the Sleepy
Eve Commercial Club in a united
effort to secure revision Of these
laws when the Minnesota legislature
meets this winter. The sub
ject was endorsed and it was decided
that the Club write said Sleepy Eye
club to this effect.
The program committee rendered
the following program:
Song-Suwanee River Bv the Club
Dialogue-"Mv Mother-in-Law'' ;.
.......... Two girls and one boy
Song-The Dearest Spot ........
The acknowledgements 5000.
- harvey SOPp
Song-Work for the Night is Coming
Hello NV Babv-Reading. A. Axelson
song-1t's Long Way to Social
ism ................ By five boys
A farmer produces certain kind
Of food product for which he re-
ceives so cents at market. The con-
sumner a short distance off purchases
the same at a cost of 81. Who re-
ceives the other so cents? Intro
duction by Alick Hellquist.
It was decided that the next meet
ing be held at the same place on
Friday evening. Feb. 16. E. v. Styr-
lund was appointed as program COM
mittee and Adolph Haugen, E. He'll
quist and e. Anderson as lunch COM
mittee.
Lunch was served and games were
played, the meeting adjourning at
1916.
Mrs. T. Mellen returned home
from Thief River Falls last We'd
nesday.
Rev. Arnquist conducted services
at the Swedish church on Tuesday
evening and left for Viking on the
Wednesday mornine local.
Mrs. Fosse of Thief River Falls
snent Wednesday at Rosewood Wis.
ting at the A. T. Thoreson home.
Chas. McDaniels of Bemidii arriv-
ed here on Wednesday morning, hav-
ing purchased the floating dredce
west of town and has been busy the
rest Of the week hauling same to
from where he will ship
same by railroad. He has been as
sisted at this work by Alick and
Emil Hellnnist and two teams.
Jalmer Rafteseth and Emil Ander-
son were Viking callers last Tues
day.
T. Frosness of Thief River Falls
was around purchasing cattle for
and also spent a few days
visiting at the Nels Rye home.
Miss. Clara Johnson visited at the
school on Wednesday aftnrnoon
Jalmer Rafteseth and Cnrl Rloom
were business visitors at Thief River
Falls one day last week.
Mesdames Fosse and A. T. Thore-
son were Wednesday afternoon visit
ors at the Albert Vorseth home.
A. A. Thoreson of Thief River
Falls spent counle of days this
week at Rosewood, looking after
business interests.
Miss Hazel Rye and Mrs. Melvin
Rive were Rosewood shoppers on
Wednesday.
Herbert Carlson, our postmaster
and grocery man, left for Thief
River Falls on Monday evening for a
weeks vacation among friends and
relatives in that vicinity.
Avel Bloom attended the play,
"Civilization'. at the Thief River
Falls auditorium last Thursday and
returned "much civilized" the next
John Rafteseth and Olof Nordha-
pen left on Friday evening fer a
brief business call at Thief River
Falls.
.Mrs Ranhard Pan,,,,o and so,, Stan.