Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1921-02-23
BANQUET REFLECTS
CITY ACHIEVEMENTS
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| ~ AS~oOoAD SAvA0OO
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the foundation Of the prosperity of the
community lay in its homes and that
WarInn might well pride itself on its
beautiful and splendid homes.
G. L. Spaulding, who possesses for a
year, the Red River Valley Dairymen's
association silver Challenge Cup, then
answered the toastmaster's call and
between sprightly anecdotes told some
thing of his herd.
3MayorER B. Taralseth was then call
ed upon for a toast to the old town
which he very fittingly gave. He also
! introduced a booster poem very apprO-
pirate to the occasion and then pointed
to the booster banner on the dining
room wall and all present rose and
repeated it twice. It was, "Get up
earlier-Go to bed later, Live better
Fight harder, Than any other tribe on
EARTH
aB.R. Houser, county agent, next told
Of the new methods of farming and
outlined briefly the new cooperative
movements being worked out through
out the. state in conjunction with the
! Farm Bureau movement.
| G. r. Patten, of the Warren Sheaf,
then spoke few words on the country
press and urged truth in advertising.
Charles Gillespie. of Stephen, was
called upon for toast and responded
with'a short talk on business in which
he radiated optimism.
.st1< N. Lodoen, banker of AlvaradO,
distinguished as having the greatest
per capita wealth of any community
in the county, was then asked to ex-
plain how he gets so much money In
the bank there. In his reply he stated
that lately he had been receiving horses
instead of silver. He complimented
Warren on its get-to-gether spirit.
-, Victor Johnson Of the Boxville Com
munity club, answered the POSTMASTER
with few words on the Boxville club,
| stating that it's objects were the secur-
ing of social benefits and the further
ing of cooperative projects He stated
that the club was very anxious to CO.
operate with Warren in every possible
way.
Jack Edgar of the Room Community
club, then made one of the briefest and
| most pointed toasts of the evening. He
spoke Of the Room club and proved a
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5"George Head, director of the War
renton farm bureau unit, closed the
evening toasts with a talk urging di-
versif1ed farming and stating that all
farmers are boosters in the farm bu-
reau work. 49,: :,
With the conclusion Of the toasts a
rising vote of thanks was given to the
musicians, the hotel management and
the speakers. Ed. Quistgard, chair
man Of the arrangements committee,
then led in singing "Auld Lang Syne''
and the curtain dropped on the Com
mercial club banquet Of 1921, which
will go down in the annals of that
club as one Of the most successful ban
quets ever held.
- Out of town guests of the Commercial
club were: Charles Gillespie and r. B.
Schoonover Of Stephen. Victor johnson
and A.aC. Knudsen from Boxville, Jack
Edgar of Room. George Head and Elmer
Rosendahl. Warrenton, Ed. Nelson and
Leslie Grange, McCrea, I. n. LOdoen
of Alvarado s. Erickson, recently ar
rived in Warren, and t.. P. Owens Of
Iowa, who is a recent arrival in War
| ron and will be engaged in the land
business here for several months.
| Too much credit cannot be given the
arrangement committee, composed of
Ed Quistgard, chairman, c.. p. Sjo-
strand and D: Farrell, for the way in
| which they handled the affair; r. G..
Mathwig, president Of the club, in the
masterful handling.o of the postmaster
ship; the entertainers. Mrs. +. 6. Wit
tensten, Mrs: Nora SUlland. Miss Olga
Hermanson, Miss Sophia Hernlanson,
Miss iEivia Bjorkquist. Miss Ebba
nuhdgren and Mr.: .Ingolf Grindeland,
fer the excellent musical program they
presented the girls who served the
dinner, for their courteous attention ;:
and The hotel management, for its part
inS'inaking the banquet a big success.