Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-05-29
STEPHEN
From the MESSENGER :

ii. y. Hanson arrived here this
morning from Robbindale, Mimi, and
is busy shaking hands with his many
old friends. Owing to the name Han
son being so common he has taken the
old family name of Lerum.
Mrs. II. F. Elfrink, of Seattle, WASH.
arrived Wednesday from Baker, Mont,
where she had spent a few days visit
ing with her daughter, Mrs. j. A. Peter
son, while enroute here to spend the
summer with her daughter, Mrs. julie
Pagnac.
James Whalen, our auto livery man,
informs the writer that it is just 40
years ago today at p. M, since he
first came to Marshall county and
camped on the banks of the Tamarac
river. Now girls. how old was he at
that time?
Mesd. Fred Bakke II. Bake, and
the 1atter's son Raymond, came up
from Warren Friday and spent the day
here with their many friends. Ray
mond, who is married and resides in
Minneapolis, is in the draft and expects
to leave with the next increment.
I. NJ. Brown returned Saturday from
an all winters stay at Pass-a-Grille,
Fla. His wife and daughter, Miss Nan.
who also spent the winter there, stop
ped off enroute home, Mrs. Brown to
visit relatives and friends at Danville
and Peoria, ILL.,, and Miss Nan to visit
with friends at Minneapolis.
Confirmation ceremonies for a class
Of eight girls featured the services at
the Lutheran church on Sunday. The
ceremony was conducted by Rev. J. r.
Gronseth, the pastor. The church was
prettily decorated for the occasion with
fragrant blossoms. The members of
the class were: Misses Myrtle Sell,
1ngeborg Wollebeck, Ingrid Nelson,
Laura and Pauline Paulsen, Viola and
Mary Gustafson and Ella johnson.
: James Gillespie let the contract We'd
nesday for the erection of 10000
bushel elevator to be built on the site
where part of the old one now stands
to the south. This elevator will have
seventeen grain bins, modern in every
way, which together with those of the
present main elevator, will give Mr..
Gillespie total of twenty-three bins,
which will furnish ample room for stor-
ing and sorting grains
The Presbytery Of Adams met in the
First Presbyterian church of Stephen
last Tuesday to ordain and install Rev.
James Buckt0n, the new
pastor. The installation service was
held in the church at 80, and the
former paster, Rev. S. NJ. Kelly.
preached the sermon. Rev. C. P.
Lewis, Of Euclid, DR.. F. J. Hubbard, of
Crookston. and Rev. E. A. Grant, of
Orleans, also took part in the service.
Miss Ruth Hurlbut sang a solo. Re-
freshments were served by the Ladies
League after the service. Among the
other visitors were Rev. r. S. Pryor,
of Warroad, and Rev. r. L. Barack-
man, of Thief River Falls.
Richard Hamann committed suicide
last Thursday evening by hanging him.
self. He had gone into the hay loft of
the barn to carry out his intentions.
and it was here that his brother Henry
found him when he had occasion to 90
up into the loft at about s o'clock that
evening. The county cornorer was
notified Immediately. The motive for
the deed is not known, althO some say
it was thru fear of punishment for his
failure to register for the draft last
June. Others, however, state that he
was beyond the draft age. He was
fairly we'll fixed financially. He came
here about year ago from Davenport,
Iowa, and being a single man he re-
sided with his brother Henry and his
family. Henry escorted the remains of
his brother to Davenport, Iowa, last
Friday, for burial, returning home on
Tuesday.