Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1918-02-06
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Hon. J. w. Peterson, OF Moorhead,
attended to legal business here on
Thursday Of last week.
e. L. Tornell, the furniture man, will
leave this evening for the twin cities to
attend the auto show and also spend
several days on business matters.
Gustaf Ekman, one of the pioneer
farmers of town of Newfolden, attend
! ed to business matters in the city Tues
day and while here made pleasant
; call at the Sheaf Office. -~
Levi Johnson, Albert Skoglund and
Edwin Hagen, all progressive young
farmers of FOldahl, are in town today,
the two former to attend the tractor
school and the latter to appear before
the draft board.
The basket social advertised last
week to be held in the city hall on
Thursday evening, has been postponed
until Tuesday evening, Feb. 10Th. The
social is to be given by the Ladies' of
the SITS. Peter and Paul church. A por-
ton of the proceeds will be donated to
the Red Cross Society.
Alfred Roland, who has been employ
ed at the local meat markets for num-
Der Of years, has accepted a position at
Hibbing, and together with his family
expects to leave for that place next
Monday. Their many friends in this
city regret their leaving but wish them
success in their new location.
Roger Sandberg, a former student in
the Warren high school, graduated on
Jan. Oath at the East high school in
Minneapolis. Rogers many friends and
former schoOlmates in Warren con-
graduate him upon his success. He in
tends to enter the State University
sometime in the near future.
George c. Boobar, who was employed
by the Marshall County, Cow Testing
Association as official tester writes the
Sheaf to have his paper changed from
Nary, MIMI, to Fort Moultrie S. c..
He says: Il am with the Regulars in
the Coast Artillery Corps but cannot
state anything further. We are enjoy
ing the winter in the sunny south
sleeping in tents and taking our meals
in an open dining hall. SO far this
month it has been cold enough to freeze
ice only three nights. 10 read the
Sheaf is just like visiting my old
friends around Warren, and newspapers
certainly are we'll read in the army
Joseph Erickson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gotfrid Erickson, in this city, has been
transferred from the field artillery SER
vice at Camp Cody, New Mexico, to the
engineers corps at Washington, D. G..
Having learned Of JOseph's experience
in road and ditch construction in Mar
shall county, where for several years he
had served as foreman of his father.
contractor ErickSon's, construction
crew. the government considered that
his knowledge in this line of work was
too valuable to be unused and therefore
ordered his transfer Joseph will be
found a very useful man for digging
trenches and constructing roads ''some-
where in France"
The following message was received
by Superintendent G.. &. Selyig, of the
Crookston Agricultural School, from
Dr. George e. Vincent, former Presi-
dent Of the University of Minnesota
'The Farm Crops Show posters are bet
ter than ever They bring back the days
at Crookston wildly. What fine, Wig
orous, friendly lot of folks assemble for
the show! They can be counted on in
this crisis. the gravity Of which is not
fully realized. Do everything you can
to promote increased production. to or
ganize labor and to preach the doctrine
that food and ships will win the war
The thousands who have heard DR..
Vincent at the Farm Crops Show meet
ings appreciate this friendly interest in
the Red River Valley and look forward
to the time when he will come here
again with his insplrational message of
hope, good will and cheer.