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DOUKHOBORS
MAY MOVE
Their Leader, Peter Vergin, Pro
poses Migration to
Pacific Coast.
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Winnipeg, Man., April 13.Peter
Vergin, leader of Doukhobors in
Canada, says the climate of3*western
Canada is too cold for [M country^
men and proposes to^send^all "the
Doukhobors in"Canada to British
Columbia, settling them in^tfie
Kootenays. probably in the neighbor
hood of Nelson. If there lis ^not
room for all his people there he will
take the balance to the Pacific coast
and settle them near Vancouver.
He left for Vancouver'to-day. The
Doukhobors"'number "7,000J1persons.
comprising i,200 families.
POULTRY MEN [MEET
Th Red River Valley Poultry
Association in Excellent
Shape.
The Red River Valley Poultry As
sociation held a meeting and decided
that the next meet of the associa
tion should be held at Crookston and
a date some time between December
1' and January 1, be selected. The
officers of the association are: TTT.
Couch, of Grand Forks, president
W. F. Peterson,, of Crookston. vice
president: J. W. Lewis, of Crookston,
secretary-treasu rer.
WOMAN 102 YEARS OLD.
Red Lake Falls, Minn. April 13.
The funeral of Mrs. Margaret
Emard, a pioneer resident 102 years
old, was held from St. Joseph's
church to-day. She died yesterday.
She was one of the oldest residents
of the state and mother of twelve
children.
DOLLAR WHEAT RALLIES.
C. O. Drayton, president of the
Illinois State Union of the American
Society of Equity, will hold seventy
"Dollar Wheat Rallies" in the Red
River Valley in June. July and
August. The American Society of
Equity is a business organization of
farmers and home business men and
has nothing to do with politics.
John Dahlgren returned Tues
day from Cuba,where he has spent
the winter with former Gov. Lind.
He has not yet bought the island.
L. Lamberson has sold a tine Pol
led Durham bull to S. T. Dakin. of
Barnesville. Minn., and shipped the
animal yesterday. The bull was
sired by Golden Gauntlet, head of J.
H. Miller's great herd of Polled Dur
ham's at Peru, lnd.. and for which
the owner refused an offer of $4000.
The sonshiD is said to be just as
splendid an animal, his weight be
ing 2500 lbs.
The members of Rev. E. O. Chel
gren's confirmation class arranged a
pleasant surprise for him on Wednes
day evening of this week. While the
reverend gentleman and his wife
were at the church attending choir
practice, the members of the class
and their parents entered the par
sonage and took possession Upon
returning home. Mr and Mrs. Chel
gren were surprised to see all the
people there. One member of the
party explained about the intrusion
and on behalf of the confirmation
'Children presented to Rev. Chelgren
a leather upholstered parlor set and
a rug. Refreshments were par
taken of and an enjoyable evening
spent by all participants.
SCHOOL EDUCATION.
The Minnesota State Educational
Journal, for ADril contains:
Editorials on two views of Summer
Training Schools: Is Mental Traiu
ing a Myth? University Affiliation
and Love for and Ability to Study.
Other leading articles are: Flay as
Education McKinlev Day Disci
pline in the Home: The School
Garden Problems Without Figures:
Teachers' Queries, with Answers:
The High School Crisis, a story by
Frank H. Sweet: Illustrated Draw
ing Lesson Primary Department:
School Entertainment Elementary
Literature Arbor and Flower Dav:
Easter Time Seasonable Poetry etc.
Bead the Sheaf.
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LAND AT $45
PER ACRE
Angus Soil Sold to Winnipeg
Buyers for Nearly
$20,000.
Deeds were completed yesterday
conveying the west half of section 10
and north half of section 15. in
Angus township, from Grant Hous
ton, of Will County, Illinois, to VV
C. Garnett. of Winnipeg. Manitoba.
The consideration was $28,800. The
farm is now occupied by Walter
Storms and Clarence Bowley.
New Citizens Are Admitted.
At a special term of district court
held in this city last Friday, Judge
Grindeland granted second citizen's
papers to ten applicants. To acquire
citizenship now is much more of a
solemn and formal affair now than
it used to be before the new natur
alization laws went into -effect.
Consequently it means more now to
be a citizen of this great country.
The hearing has to take place in
open court. Both the applicant and
his witnesses are examined and
cross examined and if there is any
suspicion that the applicant would
be an "undesirable citizen" or if
there is any irregularity in his ap
plication, the fact will be brought
out. Judge Grindeland directed a
few simple questions to each appli
cant to test his or her knowledge of
some of the elementary principles
and facts in regard to our local,
county, state and national govern
ments. He advised all who were de
ficient in such knowledge to post
themselves in order to know
how to perform their duties as
citizens intelligently and not lay
themselves open to the charge of
being "voting cattle." All appli
cants were closely questioned as to
their harboring anarchistic,- or
polygamous notions or beliefs. The
U. S. deputy district attorney, John
C. Sweet, of Minneapolis, was pre
sent to see that everything was reUnited
gular. He appeared to be a stickler
for technicalities, and several objec
tions that he made, were overraled
by the court.
One applicant for citizenship, who
had named his wife as one of his
witnesses will have to try over again.
The wife, although born an Ameri
can citizen and was an American
citizen before her marriage, never
theless upon her marriage to a for
eigner, is held to lose her American
citizenship, and acuuire citizenship
in the same country as her husband.
Girls, therefore, should see to that
the husbands thev pick are Amerian
citizens before marrying them.
The following are the names of the
new citizens: James Allen Evans.
Frank Nordenberg, Johan Vaagne,
Edmund O. Ueland. Kristen Aagard,
Karl Emil Ranstrom. Anton Nelson
Burseth. Johan August Blomberg,
Gustaf Efraira Johnson and Ole
A nderson.
GOOD FRIDAY A
LEGAL HOLIDAY.
For the first time in the history
of Minnesota, Good Friday. April 17,
1908. is to be a legal holiday. On
April 19, 1907. after Good Friday had
passed, Governor John A. Johnson,
approved the law passed by the legis
lature, adding Good Friday to the
list of Minnesota's legal holidavs.
City and county offices will be
closed on Good Friday, for the law
Drohibits the transaction of public
business on legal holidays "except in
cases of necessity," and the serving
of civil processes is absolutely prohi
bited.
The Minnesota law in regard to
legal holidavs reads as follows: "The
word 'holiday' shall include New
Year's day. Jan. 1: Lincoln's birth
day, Feb 12 Washington's birthday,
Feb 22 Memorial day. May 30 In
dependence day, July 4: Labor day.
first Monday in September ejection
day. the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of the evenj
numbered years Christmas da
Dec. 25 and the Friday next preced
ing Easter Sunday and commonly
known as Good Friday. No public
business shall be transacted on those
davs. except in cases of. necessity,
nor shall any civil process be served
thereon."
Get your Easter postal cards at the
Sheaf office. Making your selection
early gives you a large line to pick
from.
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FARMERS CAUGHT
ON SEPARATOR
Ida County Agriculturists Inform,
ed Chicago Mail Order Pur-
chase is Infringement.
Ida Grove, la., March 25.*A great
sensation was created here when be
tween sixty and seventy farmers in
Ida County received notice from the
States circuit court of ap
peals to the effect that the so-called
Economy cream separator they had
purchased of Sears. Roebuck & Com
pany, had been declared an infringe
ment and they were restrained from
using the separator. The farmers
who have received notice *have con
sulted lawyers as to what they had
better do and the lawyers advised
them to break up and sell the
oldblev.
separators as old iron and then come
to town and buy new ones. The
mail order house has been restrained
by the court from manufacturing
and selling any more of the separa
tors, and they were also forced to
bring their books into court and
show to whom they had sold the
machines. The users are now being
notified that they must not use them.
SEEDING HAS BEGUN.
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Seeding commenced in this vicinity
latter Dart of last week, and is ouite
general this week. If the weather
continues dry as at present, the seed
will all be put in the ground this
month. This improves the prospects
for a good crop. Much clover and
timothy will be sown this year.
EVEN CASTRO WOULD COME A A REFRESHING CHANGE.
Musical Treat.
The band concert last Friday eve
ning was certainly a fine one andMoorhead
was immensely enjoyed by the large
audience present. The program,
which was published last week, con
sisted entirely of difficult and high
class music, and the fact that every
number was rendered with true
musical feeling and precision, re
flects great credit on the leader,
Mr. Ge^.v^tJ^iinsonu-ana also on
every individual member of the
band. The boys have practiced
deligently all winter in order to be
able to give this concert, and they
certainly merited all the encourage
ment, and in fact more, than they
got. We greatly fear that Warren
people do not fullv realize or appre
ciate what a crack band this city
lias. No town in the Nortwnest.
Crookston not excepted, can shew up
a better band than we have. The
violin solos furnished by Prof. Trem
of Argyle. the recitations by
Miss Hulda Johnson, of the Warren
Public Schools, and the songs ren
dered bv Miss Nellie Cross, were also
much aDpreciated.
ILLINOIS LAND SELLS WELL
From the Bimlield News:
Will Whittaker, son of Robert
Whittaker. has just purchased an
80-acre farm, two miles east of
Toulon, paying therefor $19,000, or
$237.50 per acre. The place is finely
improved with a $5,000 residence and
excellent outbuildings.
The J. M. Keller farm of 80 acres,
in Millbrook, was sold last week to
Mr. Batchelor for the sum of $12,000,
or $150 per acre. This is a good
round price, but the land ranks with
the best in the country.
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REPUBLICAN
TRICHONVENTION
Presided Over by Dr. G. S. Wat-
tarn. Surprises for Some
Politicians.
The ninth district republican con
vention for the election of delegates
to the national convention in
Chicago, convened at Crookston yes
terday. Dr. G. S. Wattam, of War
ren, served both as the temporary
and the permanent chairman of the
convention, J. W. Carl, of_Mahno
men County, serving as secretary
and'G. A. E. Finlayson. of Polk
County, as assistant^ secretary. The
following committees were named:
ResolutionR. J. Montague, Louis
Hanson, A. G. Anderson. E. A.
Nelson and Edward Valentine. Cre-
dentialsD. W. Meekerr"FrT*LF
can^O. U. Wamperstein, I. W. East-
raahTand D. Robertson. Permanent
OrganizationJ. H. Grass, Dr. N.
M. Watson, Dr. Bjoreby, H. L. Falk
and Martin Widsten.
[^The^selectionjDf^delegates to the
national c6nveDtion~de veloped^into
quite a contestralthough it was good
natured and no harsh*feelings were
engendered. L. A. Huntoon of
Moorhead A. Kaiser, of Bagiey J.
P._ Hedberg^of Warroad E. E.
Corliss, of"FergusFalls.!:were
candidates presented to the conven
tion.^The hamYof senator Peterson,
oTMoorhead, who had up to that
time almost been conceded a place
on the delegation was not presented.
therefore^lost*the* honor
which it could have had. The result
of the vote was as follows: Hedberg,
89: Corliss, 83: Kaiser, 64 Huntoon,
5,8. Marshall county cast its 12 votes
{or the winning candidates. Hedberg
and Corliss.I .They are both strong
Netland. of Au
alternate for E.
Taft men.^A. O."
dubon was"elected
E, GorliSs*-and Dan Patterson, of St.-
Hilaire, alternate for John P. Hed
berg.
The delegates* from Marshall
County to the convention were as
follows:W. O. Braggans, C. A.
Nelson, A. N. Eckstrom, Dr. G. S.
L. Melgaard, N. S. Heg-
D. Robertson, E.
J. Falkheid. A. B. Isaacson, W. A.
Day, and F. A. Green.
Wattam. O.
nes, W. C. Addy.
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BAiLY/rei
If He Could Put th Continuous Society Drama Into the Background for
THE UNIVERSITY
SUMMER SCHOOL,
In Minneapolis the summer school
for teachers opens its sixteenth ses
sion this year on. June 22nd. The
attendance has grown steadily during
the past live years and last summer
was betwetn ten and eleven hundred.
Training is offered to both prosDec
tive and experienced teachers in all
the studies taugho in the elementary
and high schools of Minnesota and
credits mav be eained toward all
kinds of teachers' certificates.
Courses in algebra, arithmetic,
civil government. geograDhy. geom
etry, grammar, history, physics,
physiology, reading and writing are
announced in the elementary section
and courses in astronomy, botany,
chemistry, economics,* French, geol
ogy. German, history. Latin, litera
ture, physics psychology, rhetoric,
solid geometry, trigonometry and
zoology in the college section.
Special courses are arranged in
music, drawing and physical culture.
in cooking.sewing and manual train
ing, in nature study and in the
elements of agriculture. Instruction
in methods is offered for rural, grad
ed and high school teachers and pro
fessional courses in the history and
theory of teaching, school adminis
tration and secondary education.
The teachers of the summer school
come this year from the state normal
schools of Mankato, St. Cloud and
Winona, from Carleton and Gustavus
Adolphus colleges and from the
University of Minnesota, and in
clude, in addition, some of the most
experienced and successful teachers
and superintendents of city schools.
All of the equipment of the
university is available in the sub
jects annnounced. Libraries, labora
tories and enigneering shops are
open, the observatory is used by the
students in astronomy and thecould
armory and gymnasium bv the class
es in physical culture. Excursions
are planned for the students in
natural science and special series of
afternoon and ^evening public
lectures have beenj^|provided. The
registrar of the university has thecall
bulletins of the school for_distribu
tiou to alf interested. ~*$
BOY SENTENCED
TO REFORM SCHOOL
For Placing Obstructions OR
Great Northern Railway Track.
Boys, Take Warning.
Otto Kuehne, the 12 year old son
of August Kuehne. of Excel, was
taken before Judge Grindeland. of
the district court, on Tuesday this
week, charged with placing an ob
struction on the track of the Green
bush line of the Great Northern rail
way. He had taken big railroad
spikes and inserted them in the
openings between the rails at the
ends. This was done, April 5th.
When Monday morning's passenger
train came along it was nearly
wrecked when it struck the pro
truding end of one of these nails. If
the nail in bending had not turned
a little to one side, the train would
surely have been derailed and per
haps many people killed. A Great
Northern detective was sent to look
up the culprit and found him in the
person of this boy, Otto Kuehne.
Asked by the court why he did this
he said he did it "just for fun," and
that he wanted "to see the train
jump." The boy did not appear to
realize the seriousness of the offense.
The judge thought that a year at
the state reform school at Red Wing
was the proper punishment, and
the best thing that could be given
the boy, whose schooling hitherto
had been much neglected.
The railroad company has been
troubled a great deal of late by boys
putting obstructions on the track.
A few days ago one of our local boys
was caught in the act of moving a
switch. These are serious offenses,
and all boys should take warning.
Big Fire at Oslo.
cThrvrtl&gf of Oslo had a $35,000
fire last Saturday night. Four of the
bic cold storage houses were com
pletely destroyed. The tire started
in the Minneapolis brewery at 10:30
and took in the three other cold
storage buildings of the Anhueser
Busch Brewing Company, the Val
Blatz Brewing ConoDany and the
Hamm Brewing Company. The Soo
railwav company lost considerable
as 500 tons of coal, the water tank
and four cold storage cars were de
stroyedv
The tire comDany. of Oslo, did
well, but could do nothing to save
the cold storage buildiners on ac
count of the strong wind which was
blowing from the south. The atten-"
tion of the fire department was di
rected to the main business portion
of the town and it was not without
considerable difficulty that the town
was saved from the flames. Aid was
asked from Thief River Falls, and
the tire department of that town
came over on a suecial euigne to
help right the lire. But the big
beer houses had then nearly been
consumed by the flames.
All concerns will probably re-build
in the near future.
WILL WARREN PLAY BALL.?
WiU Warren have abase ball team
this year?
Areryle. Stephen and Hallock have
already made arrangements to Dut a
team in the Held and would like to
have the Red River Vallev League
re-organized.
Warren certainly must be repre
sented in the great national game
and something should be done at
once to put out a team that can oro
Dftrly support the city's slogan "War
ren Will Win."
While last year's team was not a
paying proposition, financially, it
widely advertised the fact that War
ren was a live city. Though it may
not be advisable to put a salaried
team in the field, a team composed
of local players should be organized.
It is believed that a home team
would create more enthusiasm at
the games and thereby greatly in
crease the gate receipts.
Anctner set-back to the gate re
ceipts is the great distance to the
present grounds. A down town park
easily be secured and would
pav for itself in a year.
Will Warren play ball?
FOR SALE OR RENT.
Blacksmith shop wath tools, in
Radium, for rent or.saie. Write or
on E. Torgeson. at the Farmers'
store in Radium, or tihtj undersigned,
Altre'cf Horgan.
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