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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
FARM BUREAU
UNITS ORGANIZE.
County Agent Is Active In Building
Up Local Farmer Organ
iZatiOns.

The work Of forming Farm Bureau
units in the various townships of the
county is going on rapidly under the
directionaof B. r. Houser, county agent.
Paul Engelstad, a representative of the
state federation is addressing the meet
lngs and aiding in the organization
work. Committees are appointed at
each Of the local unit meetings. which
draw up complete program of work
which is applicable to that particular
community.
The formation Of a bureau is COM
pleted with the calling together Of all
OF the members of the Farm Bureau
in that section and the election Of the
officers for that unit From then on
the work is in the hands Of the unit
under the general supervision of the
county and state.
The formation Of the farm bureau
unit has been completed in eleven va
rious communities and officers elected
and it is expected that by the end of
the week hte work will have been COM
pleted in % Of the townships in the
western part Of the county. The com
munities which have organized with
their officers are as follows:
Warrenton- first unit to be Or
ganized was in Warrenton township
with Geo. w. Head, director; A. c..
knudsen, vice director, and M. e. Ce-
derlund, secretary. Next meeting to be
held February 5th.
Vega-Vega township unit was or
gained with Nels Palm, director; Leo
nard Westberg, vice director, and John
A. Berg, secretary. Meetings are sub
ject to call from either the unit direc-
tors or the Farm Bureau office.
Oak Park-Oak Park township unit
was organized with J. A. Nelson, direc-
tor: Ole A. Eden, vice director, and
Hiram Hawkinson, secretary. Call
meetings.
McCrea-McCrea township unit was
| organized with Ole Neraal, director
Andy Morkassel, vice director. and Les
lie Grange, secretary. Call meetings.
Comstock-Comstock township unit
| was organized with Peter Turnlund, di-
rector Joe McGregor, vice director, and
Frank Gilmore, secretary. Call meet
ings.
| Tamarac-Tamarac township unit
was organized with Geo. w. Merdink,
director R. S. Campbell, vice director,
and Matthew Lorange, secretary. Call
meetings. -
Donnelly-Erhardt Anderson, direc.
tor; Joe J. Pagnac, vice director, and
Geo. w. Avery, secretary.
Eagle Point-Logan Conner, Stephen
MINI G. B. Mussell, Drayton, N. D..
and Martin. Paulson, Drayton, n. D.
Fork--Albert Buro, Fork; j. T.
Brosdahl, Argyle, and Harry s. Thibo
do, Stephen.
Parker-C. Soderlund, Stephen; Der
Lundstein, Stephen, and Forrest Hen
ersOn, Stephen. .,
4 Big Woods. T. Imsdahl, Oslo, r
~; p. Morberg, Oslo, R. 2, and Car
Haugen, Oslo, r. 2. Meet second and
last Saturday in every month.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
N. S. c. FACULTY TO GIVE
RECEPTION TO STUDENTS

One Of the big social events of the
school year, will be the annual banquet
rendered the students of North Star
College by the faculty at the college
'e ~ on Friday evening, Feb. 4th
.eoml1epcing at seven o. CLOCK. All stu
dents enreHed in any Of the various de
partments aof the school, are invited
guests Of the faculty. Members of the
board Of directors and their families
will also be entertained by the faculty
on this occasion
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
SIX MORE WEEKS WINTER
VERDICT OF GROUNDHOG

SIX more weeks Of winter was.
the verdict rendered In the case Of
Winter ". sprins today by Mr..
Groundhog, who. according to the
ancient myth, awoke this morning
from his sleep and became .
weather prophet for the day. An
early riser might have expected q
dinerent verdict but It was net
long sitter the sun Had sealed the
eastern horizon that It burst forth
In winter bri1lianey. Mr.. Ground
Hog had little dimeulty IN seeing 4
dark shadow On the whiteness Of
the snow before returninS for tie
second LAP 81 lis lsns aleeD.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
CHILD WELFARE BOARD
ASSISTS FEEBLE.MINDED
State Board of Control Will EXAMINE
Those Reported at County
Seat Soon.

An effort to weed out all of the
feeble-minded adults and children who
may reside in Marshall county, will be
made by the county Child Welfare
Board during the next few months,
according to Miss Loretto c. Newman,
executive secretary Of the board. With
all Of the feeble-minded persons in an
institution where they may be cared
for by competent persons, crime and
low moral conditions would be consid-
erably lessened, according to the Sec
rotary. Reports from the state re-
formatory show that 25 per cent Of
the boys at that institution are of low
mentality and therefore hardly respon-
sible for their acts.
It is to raise the moral and mental
atmosphere Of the county that the Child
Welfare Board is undertaking this work
of wedding out all who may be weak or
feeble-minded. The marrying of people
| of low mentality or practically feeble
mindedness, will doom the country to a
gradual decline from sound mental
basis 70 more or less unsound basis.
according to experts on the subject.
The school for the feeble-minded at
Faribault, Mimi, is one in which the
patients receive every care and con-
sideration and an effort is made to
teach them useful occupations with the
result that should they improve over
their former low mental condition they
are again allowed, to return to their
community or former habitation. They
are not released, however, unless it is
definitely ascertained as to the advisa-
bility of their returning.to their former
freedom. ,--> ~
"A: number of cases are under consid-
Grafton in. Marshall county by the board
at present and it is expected that soon
they will be examined by the state
board of control and should there be
any found that the board believes
should be sent away, they will be sent
to the state institution for feeble mind
ed where they will receive the best of
| treatment and every consideration and
should they then prove their ability to
properly care for themselves they will
eventually be released and allowed to
return to their former homes.
The state institution for the feeble
minded at Faribault was opened in
1882 and it's present capacity is given
as 1,775. The area Of its grounds is
1,145 acres. The value Of land and
buildings is $1,585, 731.OO. The total
number of officers and employees at
the institution are 1926. The gross per
capita cost, current expense, is $210.58
according to the yearly report.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
County Spoilers To
Meet Next Week

The two winners in the. Marshall
county spelling contest, which will be
held ct the Office Of the county, super
intendent Feb. 10th, will get free trip
to the annual Farm Crop Show the day
following to compete with spoilers from
other counties of the Red River Valley.
They will also travel to the state fair
next fall tic compete with the various
county spoilers from all over the state.
Last Saturday afternoon six spoilers,
winners In the spelling contests Of dis
trfcts IS, 40, AZ and II, competed for
the right to enter the county spelling
match next week, at the Office Of the
county superintendent. Ado Boden Of
district q, won first place and Aida
StornsoiH Of district 40, won second
place The others competing were Roy
Fulton, district So; Wanda Cheney,
district 40; Olvera Appelquist, district
Il; and Emily Carlson, district So.
The contests were both IN written
and oral spelling and they have been
conducted In the various sections Of the
county to decide those pupils who Will
compete at the superintendent's Office
on Thursday Of next week at two
O'Clock In the afternoon. The winners
viii 30 20 Crookston to compete the
next day and at state fair time will
represent Marshall county against the
| Othercounties.o OF the state IN q spelling
Iconteot at .Hamline. & 81:
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
WOMEN VOTERS TO MEET.

Miss Emily Kneubuhl, director Of
political education Of the Minnesota
League Of Women Voters, viii hold a
school in Warren foEsthose interested
in the work on the 18th and 18th OF
this month, according to an announce
ment received by Mrs. N. O. STADIUM,
who is in charge Of the work here.
Miss Kneubuhl has travelled consider
ably in the interests Of the work and
has held many schools In the various
parts of the state with commendable
success.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
BORROWERS PATRONIzE
new PUBLIC LIBRARY
More Than Two Hundred Books On
Shelves of Institution FOstered
BY Mothers Club.

Eighty-one of the 100 borrowers
cards to be given out at the public Ii
brary, have been taken up by borrow
ers, according to Miss Mabel Rounse-
vile, school librarian who is also in
charge Of the public library. The pub
lie library, which was organized under
the auspices of the Mothers club and
opened to the public for use the week
before Christmas, is situated in the
same room with the school library at
the school but is kept distinctly sepa-
rate from the school library.
There are now approximately 25o
books, mostly fiction, on the public IL
brary shelves and available to borrow.
ers. The public library is open to the
public from 3 10 until 4 80 on school
days. So far the circulation Of the
public library has been compiled with
that Of the school library so the figures
for the circulation during its. life Of
five weeks are not available.
With some action by the city council
making monetary provision for the
library, separate record would prod
ably be kept and more volumes added
to the lists. There is plenty Of room
for many more books IN the part q
the school library room which has been
donated and set aside by the school TOR
the public library.
School children under the age Of 10
are not allowed to take out books from
the public library but are confined to
the school library in this respect. Miss
Rounseville, who Is in charge Of the
school library, aso takes care Of tn
public library.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
WARREN DROPS CLOSE
GAME TO STEPHEN
Failure To Make Free Throws Gives
Opponents Is to IL Win Over
Local Team.

Failure to successfully make oppor-
tame free throws when each point
ooAnted, contributed to the defeat of
tho Warren high school basket ball
tenn and resulted in a 10 to II win for
thkStephen high school ever the local
4 lsinelsshoeters on the Stephen floor
last Saturday night. Stephen made
Aye out Of eight free throws while War
rea was only able to make two out Of
AVE field baskets.
Raymond Swandby, usual heavy
scorer for the local high school team,
Was closely watched from the opening
whistle and was able to make but a
single field basket throught the fray.
Landstrand led In the scoring for War
rem with three field baskets to his
credit. Warner made the other two
point heave.
FL. Kroke and e. Kroke each made
two field baskets for Stephen while 81.
Stevning shot one and dropped in five
free throws.
1t the end of the first half OF the
contest Warren was leading by an eight
to seven score but the second period
proved the undoing Of the locals and
when the final whistle blew they were
trailing the Stephen quintet by three
points Zimmerman Of Pembina acted
40 referee.
Next Saturday night the Warren high
school quintet will clash with the Ada
high schol basket ball team on the
Warren floor.
The lneups last Saturday night were
a. follows: Warren Swandby, Warn
!. e., Lindstrand, Hanson and Melgard
Stephen II. Kroke, p. Kroke, a. Stey
ning,J. Carlson and r. Nyland.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
GOVERNORS SIGNATURE
MAKES INITIAL DEBUT.

The hrst omcial signature ON q
der the new state administrator.
was received at the ONCE Of the
clerk OF court last Thursday after-
noon. The document contained the
signature Of Gov. ]. A. o. Preus
and Mike Holm, secretary Of state.
It was certificate Of notary public
to A. NJ. Nilsestuen Of the st.
Hilaire Lumber company bearing
the names Of the two new state
omeers. and was dated the 10tA 81
January. 1921.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
MATHWIC HEADS
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Annual Meeting Held Tuesday Evening
Reviews Work Of Year-A. B. Mel
son is Reelected Secretary

At the annual meeting Of the Warren
rooms on Tuesday evening, Mr.. r. c..
Mathwig was chosen as the head of
that Drganizatio for the coming year.
Mr.. Mathwig has been very active
member of the club and a consistent
and persistent booster for Warren and
the Red River Valley during all the
years he has resided here, and his
elevation to the position Of President
is well deserved and fortunate indeed
for the club and for the city and COM
munity whose interests it is the pur-
pose Of the club to promote. Mr.. L.
Henderson who has served very accept
ably and ably as president during the
past two years declined to serve in
that capacity any longer and the mem
bers thought it no more than right to
accede to his wishes: Mr.. G. E. Lund-
uuist, another active booster for the
community, was elected vice president.
Mr.. A. B. Nelson, who has given eff
cient service as secretary during the
past year, was reelected to that posi-
ton. Mr.. G.. A. Nelson was reelected
as treasurer.
The report Of the secretary showed
that the membership Of the club is los.
The report of the treasurer showed
that the financial condition Of the club
is satisfactory. Reports of the various
committees in regard to the activities
of the year were encouraging and in
Dictated progress even though no very
big things can be set down as the ac-
complishments of the past year. Mr..
Mathwig as chairman Of the Publicity
committee, complimented the local
newspapers for the good work they had
done in boosting for the community,
publishing matter relating to agricul-
tural interests, and sanely and truth
fully advertising the advantages and
possibilities Of the valley. Mr.. Math-
wig also paid tribute to the enterprise
OF those citizens who have had the
courage to build and make improve
ments during year Of high building
ssossss. He mentioned also the great
work that the Spaulding farm is doing
in building up a splendid herd Of Hol-
stems which just now has captured the
state record for milk and butter pro-
duction and will make Warren known
among progressive stock breeders all
over the United States, and even the
world.
G. e. Lundquist, @. II. Taralseth and
others spoke in favor of adding an
agricultural committee to the list Of
other committees Of the club and favor
able action was taken on that PROPOSE
ton. A committee was ordered APP
pointed by the president to attend a
meeting Of the st. Paul to Winnipeg
highway organization at Crookston. s.
The annual club banquet will be held
in the near future and the president
was authorized to appoint committee
to make the necessary arrangements.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
COUNTY BOARD WILL
CONSIDER new DITCH
Farmers of Oak Park, Big Woods and
Fork Townships Would Be
-, Benefited.

county board OF Marshall county will
meet at the court house to hear and
consider a petition and the engineers
report on a proposed ditch, No. 81,
which would run in a northeasterly di-
rection through the townships Of Oak
Park, Big Woods and Fork, with it's
outlet in the Snake river. The petition
was filed with the county auditor on
the 10th of November, 1920, and con-
tains the signatures of q Of the pro-
perty owners who would be benefited by
the construction Of the ditch.
According to the petition, the ditch
would start nearSthe southeast corner
Of section 33, township 1856 Of range SO
and thence north and east and finally
terminating in the Snake river. A sur
vey of the ground was made by Irving
E. Quist, ditch engineer, which result
Led in several minor suggestions and
the suggestion Of a lateral to the main
ditch running north from near the
junction Of sections 26, u, 81 and 81
of township 1856 Of range so in Big
Wods township.
According to the engineers report
the total estimated cost of the main
ditch would be $35,375.OO. He esti
mated the cost Of the main ditch to-
gether with the lateral at $4S,45O.OO
He estimated the total number Of
yards of dirt that would have to be
moved from the main ditch and the
lateral as 10000 cubic yards. Accord
ing to his report, II bridges and 20 cul
verts would have to be constructed.
During the past few years the drain
age projects of Marshall county have
in general, been confined to the eastern
part Of the county. This is the first bis
project Of the western section iii some
years and, should it pass, will be Of in
estimable value to the farmers in TIL,
part Of the county which it will affect
Following is a part of the engineer:
report on the soil situation in the three
townships which would be affected b!
the proposed ditch:
He finds THAT the outlets are int,
the Snake river about five miles abov,
| the terminus in the Red River of tn,
North This stream has ample cap
acity under ordinary conditions an,
lies sufficiently lower to always provide
a good outlet.
"He further reports that the entir
area is overlaid with a fine rive
alluvium soil to depth of one to tire
feet. The lower soil consists o
Lacustrine silt, giving a good natura
undertakings. The large difficulty eS
perienced by the farmers in this local.
| ty has been due to the occasional flood
ing of the Red River Of the North dur
| ing the spring Of the year and as thi
land is lower than the river banks, tn
receding river leaves the fertile fiat II
undated only to drain over the surfac
and soak into the wet subsoil. Thi
delays the spring work to such an e.
tent as to make crop failure almos
certain.
| HE further finds that the road cond
ltions are bad along these describe
routes and that great benefit woul
acrue to the towns Of Oak Park an
Bigwoods on account Of the constru,
ton of these bitches.
. He finds that the cost would b
about five dollars per acre with fu
4 ho,,o43f -
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02
ALL OFFTCERs RE-ELECTED.

All Of the officers and members Of the
board Of directors were reelected to
serve for the ensuing year at the annual
meeting Of the stockhold ers Of the PEG
pies Trading company held In the com
pany's Office last Wednesday evening.
Aug. Lundgren will serve again as
president, A. G. Swandby as vice presi.
dent and 6. p. Lundquist as secretary.
treasurer. The members OF the board
are Aug. Lundgren, A Sndby. g
Wittensten, ]. A Bloomduist, q
johnson, j. Mitgard and g. =. Lund
fquist
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-02

The Ada high school basket ball
team will be here Saturday night to
meet the Warren quintet on the local
floor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
J. .SlSETS FORTH
 IDEA OF SCOPE OF CONFERENCE
Government Holds Important Object Is to Get Powers to the Council Table for
 Frank Action
By Associated Press

Washington, July 15.-Japan's re- luctance to take part in an unre- stricted discussion of Far Eastern at- led the United States to set forth anew today its idea of the probable scope of the proposed negotiations.
 Details of the latest American rep resentations to the Tokio government were not disclosed but they are held by officials here to be sufthiently definite to permit of a comprehensive reconsideration of the whole subject by Japanese statesmen, American of- ficials look forward to the result with entire confidence.
 Although holding to its firm belief that far eastern and Pacific problems are linked closely with any effort to reduce ornaments, the position of this government is understood to be that the important object, after all, is 10 get the powers together around a council table where each is will ing to speak and act in entire frank ness in the interest of good under standing. The feeling here is that once that object has been attained E as to subject of discussion, provided none of the powers ties its own hands before the conference begins.
 No Idea of Dictation
 There is reason to believe that American officials, who stand in the capacity of hosts to the conference, have no idea of dictating in advance just what subjects shall be consid- cred At the same time there Is man. ha1ief xrhpO the moment f of decision comes that no nation will care to take on it's shoulders the responsibility for refusing to discuss any question which seems vital to the peace of the world
 All of these considerations, the of- ficials here believe, will make Tor full Japanese participation in the conference when the sentiments anu intentions of the American govern ment are fully understood in Tokio. Those in charge of the negotiations are so confident of an agreement that the purpose to proceed wish the issuance of formal invitations was re-affirmed after the whole question had been reviewed at today's cabinet meeting.
 So far as the present plans of the administration go, these invitations will be extended only to the powers originally approached on the subject Great Britain, France, Italy, Japan and China. It was indicated today that although there was no disposi- ton to exclude any nation which might feel itself entitled to seat, 1T was felt that if the list were ex- tended 1t might be difficult to set 3 limit with the result that the ne- gotiations would become so compll- eated as to endanger the outcome.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
Members of Grand
 Jury at Mobile Want
 Aduice as to Charges

Mobile, July 15.-Members or the grand jury that adjourned last fri- day recommending the removal or the present Austin forces from this city and returning indictments against four of the officers of the state law enforcement department consulted le- gal advice tonight on the sensational charges made by Connie Austin The grand jury want to find out "ha legal steps can be taken Jn the mat ter of provid' ng or disprovinS the charges of the state law officers.
 County Solicitor Bart B. Chamber lain was called on by w. J. Norville, foreman of the grand jury which in dicted the state law officers with regard to what procedure. if any. could be taken regarding the charges of the stats law enforcement chief.
 The state law officers today dock eted D. H. Pritchard a man well known about the city on the charge of operating a gambling table. The charge grows out of raid made on the Phoenix hotel by the officers several nights ago.
 w. Fl Knox, in charge of the work here of the state law departmen stated today that they would be here for several weeks. Chief Austin is looked to return to Mobile on Monday The state officers raided house in the southern part of the city today and seized several bottles of home brew.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-07-16
Lightning Plays Hauoc in Many
 Places Thursday

Gadsden, July (speciaL) )-The thunder storm last night was one of the heaviest in recent years in this section, being almost tropical in it's intensity. Considerable damage was done especially in the northern part of the county where it seems to have been the heaviest.
 At Crudu lightning struck the barn of Dill Herndon setting it on fire and killing a calf. Although there was in the barn at the time a team of mules they were not injured in any way. The fire was put out before it could do very much damage.
 At Hokes Bluff lightning killed a horse belonging to Rev. E. II. Q. Cochran, and at the farm or Ed Heus- sy, about three miles above, light ming set the barn on fire completely destroying it together with quan- tity of hay, Il bales of cotton and one horse. The loss will amount 10 around $2,000. MT. Heussy did not carry any insurance and wili sustain a complete loss of barn and con- tents.
 Sam Johnson. who owns farm adjoining Mir. Heussy, was struck by lightning during the storm and for short time it was thought that he could not live. He was severely burned about the body but this morning he is reported as not being in dangerous condition.
 Very little wind was noticeable I during the storm and it travelled yer. slowly. lasting about two hours.