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MAGNIFICENT PRIZES Ttt
BE GIVEN BY THE SHEAF
Over $900 in Prizes will be Awarded
to the Girls who take Part in Our
Big Piano Contest
Contest of Short DurationGirls who
Fail to win a Prize get Ten per
cent of Money She Collects
The biggest subscription contest
ever held in this part of the country
starts today. A list of nominees and
a description of the prizes appear in
this issue. Do not let the number of
girls nominated deter you from enter
ing the contest, because not more
than five percent of the girls nomina
ted -will take up the work actively,
and any girl who wants to get a piano
absolutely free, can do so by collecting
and soliciting subscriptions for* the
Warren Sheaf during the next few
weeks.
In an affair of this kind, the few
girls among the many nominated, who
would be interested in earning a pia
no, usually hesitate a long time be
fore taking up the work, because they
imagine that among so many candi
dates they stand a small chance of
winning one of the pianos. Now as a
matter of fact, it is in hesitating that
they lose. No doubt you have heard
the old adage: "He who hesitates is
lost." If you want to get a high
grade piano absolutely free don't hes
itate! Start in our big contest to
day, by phoning to all your friends
and asking for their support.
Our contest is a Double District
Voting contest. All the girls who
take part in the contest will be paid
for their work in votes on the grand
prizes. When the contest is over
the prizes will be awarded as follows:
The two girls who get the highest
number of votes in their respective
districts will each receive a high
grade $350 00 piano. The girls who
finish second highest will receive $70
genuine diamond rings. The third
highest will receive $40.00 business
scholarships, fourth highest will re
ceive $25 Elgin watches, and every
girl who fails to win a prize, gets 10
per cent of all the money she turns in
during the contesjS, Votes can be se
cured in several different ways. First
cut out and send to this office all the
vote coupons that you can get. They
are worth 50 votes each. Then ask
all your friends who are taking the
Warren Sheaf to pay up their sub
scription and renew for as many
years as they wish, and try to induce
every one who is not taking the War
ren Sheaf to subscribe at once. Votes
will be credited to you for all the
money you collect as per the follow
ing schedule:
One year, $1.00600 votes.
Two years, $2.001300 votes.
Three years, $3.002300 votes.
Pour years, $4.003500 votes.
i Five years, $5.005000 votes.
Ten years, $10.0015,000 votes.
Lists of our subscribers showing ex
actly what each one owes will be
ready Wednesday. All you have to
do is to take one $1 these lists, go
around and ask the subscribers to pay
you what they owe. You get the
votes -on the grand prizes and sub
scribers get the same credit for their
money that they would if they paid
It into this office. Start now and you
will soon realize that it is an easy
matter to win one of the pianos.
Remember candidates! This is a
contest with two districts. There is
a separate list of prizes for each dis
trict. The girls In one district do
not have to compete with the girls
in the other district for prizes, al
though the girls in either district can
collect votes in the other district. Dis
trict No. 1 takes in the city of War
ren alone and District No. 2 comprises
all the territory outside of this city.
All our prizes are nigh grade arti
cles. We have purchased nothing hut
the best for our candidates and all
prizes have been bought of
responsi's
ble home dealerOs and willt be placed
o display
inspection.
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and where they are. We want you to
see all the prizes before you start
working for them and we know that
you will work hard for them if you
take the trouble to look them up, for
we are going to give away, good value
in our prizes.
The following is a list of the girls
who have received nominations in our
contest.
DISTRICT NO. 1
Warren
No. Votes
Bernice Melgard 1000
Helen Thorson 1000
Florence Lewis 1000
Clara Knutson 1000
Rosina Samuelson 1000
Annie Skoog 1000
Vendla Carlson 1000
Marie Thomas 1000
Agnes Rymer 1000
Olga Golden 1000
Jlbba Lundgren 1000
Ella Lundgren 1000
Saxie Nelson 1000
Lily Holson .100u
Helen Mathwig 1000
Lucille Farrell 1000
Nellie Seign 1000
Lucille Lundquist 1000
Fae Wadsworth 1000
Mary Scott 1000
Lily Shelstad 1000
Martha Ballard 1000
Mildred Johnson 1000
Elena Chmstensen 1000
Sylvia Hilleboe 1000
Elna Erickson 1000
Josephine Dixon .7. 1000
Florence Olson 1000
Mildred Wood 1000
Ruth Anderson 1000
Gladys Mitchell 1000
Hazel Seign 1000
Lily Nichols 1000
Ruth Carlson 1000
Agnes Hilleboe 1000
Helen Seign 1000
Tillie Johnson 1000
Buelah Robinson 1000
Laura Powell 1000
Minnie Clausen 1000
Inga Taralseth 1000
Emily Johnson 1000
I-Jelga Anderson 1000
Ruth Larson -f. 1000
Esther Lindquist 1000
Inga Swanson 1000
Hazel Schantzen 1000
Aileen Harris 1000
Audrey Swanson 1000
Agnes Berget 1000
Bertha Bossman 1000
Henrietta Edwards 1000
Happy Rudloff 1000
Mabel Shelstad 1000
Caddie Robinson 1000
Ingrid Waesgren 1000
Ida Johnson 1000
Verna Myers 1000
Hilda Stromberg 1000
Myrtle Winberg 1000
Alma Sether 1000
Jean Gibson 1000
Dora Vaitinson 1000
Louise Wold 1000
Edith Lindstrand 1000
Esther McGillan 1000
Anna Odman 1000
Bstelle Grindeland -1000
Hannah Anderson 1000
/DISTRI CT NO. 2^,^
Rural Routes, Warren
Marie Anderson
SHALL WARREN ISSUE MORE
BONDS?
The city council is considering the
advisability of issuing more bonds t(|
secure funds for enlarging the electric
light plant and the construction of art
other well. So many citizens are in-j
stalling electric lights in their homes
that the plant is taxed now almost up
to its full capacity and it is absolute
ly necessary to install another dynaJ
mo in order to take care of the de4
mands that will be made upon it iij
the future. The city needs also an!
other well and pumping station as a
safeguard against a water famine like
we had last winter, in case anything
goes wrong with the old well. It is
estimated that it will require about
$12,000 to install these public improve*
nients, and it is up to the people of th^
city to devise ways and means. T'heJ
easiest way, it would seem, is to issuej
bonds at a low rate of interest, payj
able at some future time, when the in
crease in wealth and population wil
make their payment easy. Let a dis'
cussion of the question be started.
LAST FILING DAY AUG. 28
Aug. 28 is the last day on which
candidates for nomination for county
offices may submit their filings at the
office of the county auditor in order
to get their names on the primary bal
lot. Thus far only one person has
filed for an office, namely Per H.
Kulle, of Alvarado, who has filed for
sheriff on the democratic ticket. Un
less there be some filings soon the
of having no one to fill the various of
county faces the serious predicament
fices. That would be a public calam
ity and we think the next legislature
should forthwith pass a law compell
ing a person to hold office, willing or
unwilling, so that there can be no
possible chance of the wheels of gov
ernment having to stop owing to lack
of men to fill the offices. It has been
found out that a county office is not
such a big snap as it was once sup
posed to be. However, we i frve no
fear but there will be a full list of
candidates for the inspection of the
voters at the primary election, Sept.^
17th. SEVEN STATES IN
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Louise Anderson ~&
Anna Abrahamson .J^DOO
Olga Cederlund 1000
Mable Cederlund 1000
Stella Copp 1000
Ida Copp 1000
Pearl Grange 1000
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BIG LAND
With the holding of meetings of
state exhibit commissions in Seattle,
Portland and' Lewiston, Moscow and
Sand Point, Idaho this week, arrange
ments have been completed for all
seven states in the American North
west to participate in the Northwest
ern Products Exposition to be held in
Minneapolis, Nov. 12 to 23.
Minnesota as a state will have the
largest exhibit, Governor Eberhart
having named the commission months
ago and the commission at once buy
ing extra space.
Montana will have the most section
al exhibits, every valley or district
worth considering being represented
in the exposition.
North Dakota and South Dakota
will have state exhibits made by their
commissioners, both of whom are ex
perienced men with large numbers of
assistants.
The counties of northern Idaho will
combine to put on the state exhibit
from that state this year.
Oregon will make its bow to the
public this year with a large and com
plete exhibit collected by the Portland
Commercial Club and Oregon Devel
opment League. It will be the first
time the state as a whole has collect
ed a display for any land products ex
position and the pent up energy of a
number of years is being expended on
the'exhibit this year.
Governor Hay of Washington named
a commission a month ago. This com
mission met in Seattle last Thursday
and put men in the field to collect anid
install the exhibit.
Alaska's exhibit will be secured and
installed by Falcon Joslin of Fair
banks assisted by Seattle interests
who made the exhibit possible last
year.
RECOG-
VELVET CHAFF WHEAT
NIZED
St. Paul, Aug. 15 Velvet Chaff
wheat, that prolific producer, after be
ing tossed about by the grain ex
changes has this year been raised as
No. 1 Northern. At the time it was
first developed it was not thought to
have sufficiently good milling qualities
to entitle it to high rank, Thj Min
nesota Board of Grain Appeals^ has
been making steady tests of its quali
ties and found constant improvement.
Last year it was raised to No. 2 Nor
thern. The new ruling goes into
feet August 7.
NELSON PARK PIONEER
PASSED AWAY
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SULTING IN DEATHCOMMUNI-
TY LOSES GOOD AND USEFUL
CITIZENOTHER NELSON PARK
NEWS
TheVnews of the death of N. C.
Rood on Sunday morning at eleven
o'clock came like a shock to the
whole community. He had been well
and strong but Friday morning he was
to take some stock that had been sold
to market. He had hitched the oxen
to,the wagon and was in the wagon
Minself. The wagon had a hay rack
on and he was going to jump out of it
from behind, when the oxen started
with* a jerk. The result was that he
fell backward to the ground striking
on his spine which was injured caus
ing paralysis of all his limbs. Dr.
Turnbull of Karlstad, was called im
mediately and Dr Bratrud of Warren,
was also summoned but they could do
nothing He lingered until eleven
o'clock Sunday morning when he fell
asleep never to wake again.
Mr. Rood has been a well respected
man in the neighborhood and has al
ways been prominent in public affairs
in his town. He has lived here al
most thirty years and during that time
served this district as county com
missioner one term and has been
chairman of the town board for the
remainder of the time. As a man he
has been looked up to and as a hus
band and father, he has been loved
and relied on and will be deeply miss
ed. He leaves besides a wife, three
daughters, Mrs. George Benson, of
Augsburg, and Ida and Mabel who are
staying at home, a son, Hjalmar and
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Christ Rood of Bast Park,
besides several other relatives and a
host of friends. The funeral will be
conducted Wednesday from his home
and the remains will be laid to the
last rest in the Fir cemetery. The
entire community extend their deep
est sympathy to the bereaved family.
Thou art gone. Beside us stands an
empty chair.
We know that we shall never see
thee there,
Tut always still the hope with us re
mains
On ressurrection morn to meat
again.
Thou art gone but we, we do not
know
When comes the Master's call that
bids us go.
We can but look to Him who helps us
still
And bow in meek submission to
God's will.
Aug. 12Magnus Johnson of Lin
coln, called on friends in this town
yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Johnson spent
Sunday in East Park visiting their
daughter, Mrs. A. H. Lund.
Lillie, Hulda and Charlie Gustafson
autoed to West Valley yesterday for a
visit with their sister, Mrs. Elseth
there.
The young peoples society of the
Swedish Lutheran church at Strand
quist met at P. Isaacson's place yes
terday.
Gunval Torkildson left Saturday for
the twin cities with a carload of stock
that he had gathered up in the neigh
borhood.
Emma Mosied and Annie Benson of
Augsburg, visited friends here yes
terday.
Harvesting of wheat has commenc
ed and in a week more most of the
grain will be ready to be cut.
The raspberry crop this year is
more abundant in this neighborhood
than has been usual. They seem to
grow where It was never known to
have been raspberries before. Wild
currants and cranberries are also get*
ting ripe.. |gSI ?&&'
Mr. and Mrs. F. Woolery and the
tatter's father, Henry Olson, of War
ren, came in their auto, called here by
the sudden death of Mr. Rood. Mrs.
Woolery remained here with her aunt,
Mrs. Rood. Mr. Woolery and Mr. Ol
son returned to Warren in the after
noon.
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Samuel Kneeland, of New Ulm,
Minnesota, was looking over land here
early this week.
TOWNSHIP EXHIBITS AT COUNT\j
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A new feature at the Marshall couij jJ
ty Fair, to be held Sept. 23. 24 and 22
this year, will be township exhibits b]L-
the various townships in the countjl
The fair management will give a pri^*\^-S
of $50 for the best exhibit by ail
town, $30 for the second best and $20
as a third prize. It is believed that
many towns will avail themselves of
the opportunity to exhibit their pro
ducts and at the same time have a
chance to win one of these prizes.
Booths, 8 by 10 ft. in size, will be fur
nished by the Fair Association. All
grains, grasses, vegetables and fruits
must have been grown in the town
ship from which shown during the
season of 1912, and must be exhibited
in their natural condition. Applica
tions for space must be made to the
secretary on or before Sept. 10th. The
town of McCrea has already applied
for space. If a healthy rivalry can
be worked up between the various
towns, much will have been done for
improved farming in the county.
EXPOSITION PLACE WI LL
$75,000
COST
The great exposition building being
erected in Minneapolis as the home of
the Northwestern Products Exposition
ds nearing completion. It will cost
the business men of Minneapolis
about $75,000. It is 257 feet long and
174 feet wide with a grand stand
along one side 37 feet wide and 256
feet long.
Built to make possible entertain
ment and instruction for all visitors
to Minneapolis, it is fitting that the
building should be opened by the
Northwestern Products Exposition, a
show given by the seven northwest
states for the benefit of the states
themselves.
The great hall will be transformed
into a panorama of farms, ranches
and gardens, its walls and ceilings
made to resemble the beauties of na
ture out doors, and arranged within
this picture landscape will be the
choicest products or the soil from
seven states and Alaska.
This exposition with the building
will cost about $225,000 and shows
the enterprise of Minneapolis and St.
Paul. MARSHALL COUNTY WI LL HELP
The Northern Minnesota Develop
ment Association has undertaken to
maintain exhibits of the products cf
the state at various points in Illinois
and other states, same as it now does
at Minneapolis. A similar exhibit
will also be kept in St. Paul. To do
this-will cost money, and Marshall
county is asked to contribute $350 as
its share in the enterprise A meet
ing of the county development asso
ciation was held here last night, at
which W. R. McKenzie, secretary of
the Northern Minnesota Development
Association was present. At this meet
ing the necessary funds were pledged
and a soliciting committee consisting
of O. H. Taralseth, Aug. Lundgren and
A B. Nelson, of Warren, A. E. Pfiff
ner, of Argyle, and Chas. Gillespie, of
Stephen, was appointed to secure the
money. Such exhibits are the most
effective means for attracting new
settlers, and Marshall county will ao
its share of boosting.
Thomas Allan Box, a brother of a
former citizen of these parts, Wm. N.
Box, after whom the town of Boxvdlle
is named, he having had a farm there,
is visiting in Warren today. He used
to visit with his brother here consid
erably about twenty-five years ago, be
ing then a young man of 18 years, and
he remembers many of our citizens.
Now he lives in New York City, where
he is the president of the Differential
Railway Axle Company. He Is now
making an automobile tour thru the
United States, accompanied by his 16-
year-old son, and came here to see his
old haunts. He went out to the old
Box farm, now the Riverside farm,
owned by the Johnson brothers and,
had some views taken. His father
owned the first hotel in Crookston and
he is now living In Los Angeles, Cal.,
where the son will visit him on this
trip.
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Fred Swanson returned this morn
ing from his trip to Sweden, where he
saw tbe great Olympic games and
had a pleasant visit with old friends.
He says there are good times in Swed
en now and that everybody is busy.
There is a great industrial awakening
all over the country. In northern
Sweden there are many pulp mills
and the lumber industry la great.
IETHING ABOUT.v.
BINDER TWINE
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MOUS AMOUNTS CONSUMED
BY N. WESTERN STATES
Minneapolis Journal: If all the
twine needed to bind the crops of
Minnesota and North and South Da
kota this year were wound upon a
brobdignagian spool in Minneapolis,
and a man took hold of one end of the
string and started away he would
have to travel 279 times around the
world to unwind it.
If he went around the globe in
eighty days and traveled continuously
he would have to travel for more than
sixty-one years to get it all unwound.
If he could jump out to the moon
and back, a distance of 239,000 miles,
he would be able to make 29 jumps
out and back or 14% round trips, and
still have hold of the end of the string.
That 67,000,000 pounds of binding
twine is the requirement represented!
by the great bumper crops that stand
on a great acreage in the three states
has been estimated.
Sisal and standard twine has 500
feet to the pound. Standard Manila
550 feet, Manila 600 feet and pure
Manila 650 feet. The first and third
named varieties are most commonly
used. The average pound of twine
has 550 feet.
That means 36,850,000,000 feet. It
means 6,979,000 miles.
Sixty-seven million pounds of bind
ing twine by far the greatest require
ment ever known, will be needed to
bind the crops of Minnesota, North
and South Dakota, according to esti
mates of Minneapolis men familiar
with the situation.
About 48,000,000 pounds is available
or will be delivered on contracts, but
the crops are so phenomenally heavy
that mere is need -for 19,000,000
pounds of twine that does not exist
at this time. Prices are up sharply,
twine that sold, in Minneapolis, in
carloads, in February, when tihe year's
prices were first announced, at 71&
cents, being quoted at 11 cents and
higher. Thousands of letters and
nearly as many telegrams are pouring
into Minneapolis beseeching dealers
to send out twine.
Thousands of letters are going back
advising country dealers to be calm.
Even if it comes to a pass where some
of the grain has to be bound by hand,
dealers are writing their customers,
not a bushel of the great grain crop
need be lost if all pull together to re
lieve the situation.
Nothing like the existing condition
was ever known before in the north
west, but dealers say that while they
see no immediate prospect for obtain
ing the t^ine that is needed they be
lieve means will be found to prevent
the loss of any grain.
The amount of twine needed this
year is estimated as follows:
Minnesota 25,000,000 lbs.
North Dakota 30,000,000 lbs.
South Dakota 12,000,000 lbs.
4S SUSHELS TO THE ACRE
Winter wheat threshed at the North
Dakota Agricultural college at Fargo
last week yielded 49 bushels to the
acre.
It was raised under unique condi
tionson ground on which corn was
grown last year, and where the corn
stalks were left standing through the
winter.
It was seeded with a one horse seed
er so that the seeder was able to go
between the rows.
Wheat from an adjoining tract
where every fourth row of corn was
left standing yielded 38 1-2 bushels to
the acre.
OFFER8 $1,000 FOR WHEAT
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A member of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce has written
Will A, Campbell, manager of the
Northwestern Products Exposition, of
fering $1,000 for the best five bushels
of wheat at the show in November, no
difference what the variety or where
it is produced. He asked that his
name be withheld but offered to send
a certified cheek if the management
would consider it the first bid for. the
prize wheat. It is not decided as yet
what will be done with the beet
wheat It will probably be placed in
the exhibit rooms of the Northwest
Development League in S Paul
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