Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-09-03
.SHEAF EDITOR WRITES OF
TRIP THROUGH WEST

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strong He was mayor for number
of years and also has held other re-
sponsible positions in the city govern
ment. He was one of the organizers
Of the State Bank of Warren and served
as it's first Cashier, and the Peoples
Trading Company which he also organ
lied, stands today as monument TO
his senterprising and progressive spirit.
He was also largely interested in farm
ing and made success in that occupa-
ton as well as in banking and as
merchant. After moving from Warren
to Seattle, Mr. Ostrom engaged in bank
ing and other lines Of business for
number of years, but he has now dis
posed Of these interests. While still
heavily interested in Seattle real estate
he is at present devoting his energies
to the herculean task of opening up a
new farm, or ranch, as they call it out
there, on tract of timber land which
he owns. He has built comfortable
house and other farm buildings planted
a lot of shrubbery, fruit trees and
large for that country, now growing
various crops, such as oats, corn, pota-
toes,,etc. Mr.. Ostrom enjoys the change
OF living on a farm and says he has
never been more happy or contented in
his life or had better appetite than
he has now. Since moving west, two
bright girls, now eleven and thirteen
years respectively, have been added to
I the OstrOm family. AS to the sons,
Arthur is an attorney at Bull, Idaho
Ralphis dentist in Seattle and enjoys
a lucrative practice, and Clarence is
employed in the U. s. Navy Yard at
Bremerton, short distance by water
from the Ostrom ranch. One day while
at Waterman we and the Ostrom family
went to visit. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mel
son at Pleasant Beach and we are great
" indebted to Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Estep,
a neighbOr Of the Ostrom's, for taking
us over in their launch. Mr.. Nelson is
a brother of the wife of Rev. F. N. An
derson, a former pastor at Warren.
! On Sunday, July q. we babe fare
well to the Ostrom family and boarded
the steamer for Seattle, Mr.. Ostrom ac-
campaigning us there. We had dinner
at Ralph Ostrom's home. He is married
and has a very lovely and accomplished
wife. After dinner, Ralph gave us an
auto ride and showed us all the glories
of Seattle. Ralph is an enthusiastic
boosteT for Seattle and he would never
forgive us if we should say anything
detrimental to the city in this write-up.
We saw the Lake Washington Ship
Canal which joins an inlet of the sound
with Lake Union, in the heart of the
city, and Lake Washington, thus giving
Seattle great fresh water harbOr.
This canal, constructed at cost of
So, 275,0OO, is s miles long, and will az
cOmmOdate the largest ocean going YES
sells. Next to those Of Panama, the
locks are said to be the largest in the
wOrld-a great engineering feat. We
saw also several of the beautiful parks
of the city, visited the great rustic For
estry Building on the State University
grounds, erected for the Alaska Y ukon-
Pacific Exposition in 1909, and now
housing large and interesting museum.
In order to impress us still more with
the greatness of Seattle Ralph brought
us to the water tower from the top OF
which we had a splendid view Of the
city A ride through part of the resi-
dence section revealed to us many
beautiful homes in charming settings
Of shrubbery and profusion of flowers.
Roses hydrangeas and other tender
Towering plants grow unprotected out
doors and attest to the mild and equable
climate on the sound.
Seattle is the largest city Of Wash
ington, but we dare not say how many
people it has because that might make
Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco and
Los Angeles jealous. In 1860 it had 200
in 1900, 8O,671, in 1910, 237 ,194, and
now it claims over half a million. The
|city covers an area Of IS square miles
including 35 square miles of water
The business and industrial sections are
located on the levels along the water
j fronts, while the residential district
occupies the heights to the east, from
(which one obtains magnificent views Of
the snow crowned Olympia and Cascade
ranges. 1t is the terminus Of seyera
transcontinental railroads and is reach
ed by many other lines, and it has also
:; q very extensive ocean commerce, thu
, bulk Of the Alaska trade coming to thai
lefty. Deep sea vessels from all parts
; Of the world are seen loading or un
loading goods at the wharves.
After our sightseeing tour with Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Ostrom, we were takel
to their home for lunch, after which
we all went to attend the evening ser
vice in one Of the large NJ. e. churches
Of the city, in order that we might in .
proper manner end perfect day. TIL
eminent divine, we have forgotten hi
name, discoursed upon the necessity o
improving the drama, especially tn
moving pictures, In order that tn