Marshall County MN Archives History - Schools .....Our New School House 1895
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Warren Sheaf (Warren, Mn) Thur Nov 14, 1895 pg 5
        OUR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE
   The new school house was taken possession of
on Monday morning by the teachers and a throng
of eager pupils. And that they were pleased
with their new quarters was very apparent by a
look at their bright and  beaming faces. "Oh,
how nice!" and "Isn't this grand?" were 
expressions of satisfaction heard all around.
   Yes, the new building is a beautiful and
substantial structure of brick and stone,
supplied with all modern conveniences. The
foundation walls are stone masonry as high
as to the surface of the ground, where the
brick work commences. The brick used is 
Warren brick, manufactured by Lundgren Bros.
The size of the building is 56 ft. by 102 ft.,
two stories high, besides basement, and 
contains eight commodious school rooms, a
laboratory, ample cloak rooms, and a large
hall on each floor. All the interior wood work
is in "oil pine" finish, and is superb. The
wainscotting in the school rooms is of Washington
fir. The floors are Michigan maple. All interior
doors have an opening set with plate glass. A
belfry, eye-brow windows in roof, and stone 
window caps and sills ornament the exterior,
which presents a pleasing apparatus, installed
by Spriggs, Black & Co., of Grand Forks, 
supplies the heat, and the system of ventilation
is the very best.
   Aug. Wallentin, of St. Paul, has had the 
contract to build the building and he is to
receive for his work the sum of$9, 362.75.
The steam heating apparatus costs #1, 485,
making the total cost of the building and
heating plant $10,847.75. The cost of
supervision and a few incidental expenses
of the board are not included in that amount.
   Four school rooms are left unfurnished, and
these may be finished whenever the needs of
the school require it. There is ample room
for growth, and that is a good thing.
   The new school house is a credit to the
city, and looked at from a business standpoint,
will prove a paying investment, saying nothing
of the far greater benefits, moral and intel-
lectual, which the community will derive from
a good school.

Warren Sheaf (Warren, Mn) Thur Jul 20, 1893 pg 1
   Last Sunday was an important day for the
Swedish Lutheran congregation in the town of
Vega. Their beautiful new church was then
dedicated to the worship of God in the presence
of a large gathering of people. Rev. James Moody,
of St. Hilaire, preached an impressive sermon
in the forenoon. The kind ladies of the congre-
gation served a sumptuous dinner at the church,
and they allowed no visitor to get away hungry.
In the afternoon, Rev. J. Fremling, vice
president of the Minnesota conference preached
the dedicatory sermon. Dr. Norelius, who was
expected to be there on that occasion could
not come. It was the biggest gathering of 
Swedes ever seen in Vega, and the church could
not hold them all. The congregation is to be
congratulated upon the completion and dedication
of their handsome church, which can be seen
for many miles around on the beautiful prairie,
pointing its tall spire heavenward.


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