Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1919-10-15


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The large, hand some house was almost
hid among shrubbery and trees 81 sub
I tropical growth, such as acacius, pepper.
trees, paradise trees umbrella trees,
locust cork elm, and other
varieties, ali AZ which Mr. Larson has
planted since. De me to the place six
4 years ago. m the orchard pear, t1g,s
4 apricot ne0ta fine, olive, prune, cherry
almond ana Walnut trees were in full
hearing and ii three year old vine
yard, big clusters Of several kinds Of
grapes were opening in the sun.
tan cypress he'd SURF unded the home
and garden SSHs
sss In this idyllic California home we,
found kind hearted hospitalit y and the
4 warmest5 Of welcome during our stay Mt
Il Turlock. y Both Mr.. and Mrs Larson
and their splendid family Of boys and
B girls did eyeryt thing that could be done
to make it pleasant for us. Mr.. Larson
\ took us around in his car every day to-
see the surro ding country and to
I: meet some of the farmers who formerly
used to live in Marshall county. Tur-
T lock and the country surrounding it is
surely a prosperous and up-to date COM
| !munity. AS the farms consist mostly
of 5, TO- as and 90 acre tracts, the farm
homes are close. together and that fact
In addition to the paved roads that
Tadiate in. all directions makes it look
as if the town had moved out into the
country. With irrigation and intensive
farming the farmer needs but small
piece Of land to keep him busy. After
the Turlock ation project was start
#ed, which was not many years ago,
anllinavian colony was establis
there and these settlers have in a CONS
paratively short space of time made
what formerly appeared to be a sandy
waste, to blossom as the rose. Among
the formeas aEshall county people
whom we met are the following Mr..
sand Mrs. Ole Stenquist, who have lived
here q number of years and have a
good home i. MI Louis Lofgren and
daughter, who moved from town of Fol-
dahl to Mississippi last fall and finding
,eondi lions il that state not to their
liking, moved tos Turlock, California,
where Mr.. Loft rem has bought fine 3
acre farm that win make him a good
home and enable him to live happy and
i'm comfort the srest gofishis da US; Mr.
a;and Mrs. Ole, Dahlgren and Mr.. and
AIRS. sX,alfEid pahlgren, who formerly
lived north of Warren, are now living.
On well improved; fruit and 3 alfalfa
farms close. to- the city and are doing
well. AT. sWalfrid Dahlgren's home WEI
stuffed ourselves with grapes and al
monds in their garden and later were
served q fasndid supper to which we
also did ampl justice; Mr.. 4 and Mrs.
Peter Nordquist, former residents Of
Marshall county and also sof Roseau
county, have good home in the town
and, like all the rest Of former Mime
sofa people, enjoy living in the genial
California climate We also had the
pleasure to meet at the Larson home
Mrs. r. NJ. Samuelson wife Of a former
paster of the Swedish Mission church
in Warren She is now a widow and
makes her home with two daughters in
! Oakland. Calf The family lived many
years in Turlock, where Rev Samuel
son died some years ago. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. Turnqu pioneer settlers Of
Viking, are living on a farm west from
Turlock and are happy and contented.
The John. Gehrke amily, who farmed
near Warren for several years, moved
to ~Turlock about 81 year ago and are
living on q ten.acre fruit and alfalfa
near the Larson farm. We visited
this faIniill were told by them that
they like to live in Califor-
MA Ves aska them how they can
keep busy on a s. O-acre farm, having
farmed q whole half section when they
lived here. They replied that at first
they thought they would be unable to
keep bus on. 50 small a plot Of ground,
hut tina now they have found out that
[ 1T takes more work than they can do
ito care for the farm roperly. All for
mer Marshall county people whom We
met send greet back to relatives and
friends il esota: They still have
q warm spot in their hearts for Mar
shall county and will never forget the,
happy days spent there.
The NJ s. larson family whose
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