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Page 6 This changed over the years as cars became more popular and . rules of Behaviour changed. In 1957 the hall was burnt down, during a thunder storm. It was presumed that it was struck by lightening. It has been sadly . missed by all who enjoyed this hall.. Some years later Oscar Carlson built a pavilion on his Island property near the Johnsons's Store. Times have changed and records are played for dancing and a few old favourites are played. The hall roof caved in from too much snow a few years ago so the community has no hall. The Warren Arena and Warren Senior Centre have taken over as the places for larger get togethers and dancing. -utr2tAtttbggtLr-usg The first was a saw mill built at the falls at the south end of Deer Lake. A water wheel was used here for power and it was owned by Knut Johnson. In 1904 till 1910 a mill was built and run near the Johnson store at the north end of the lake. This mill was later run by a co-op group. The first: sawyer was o. Torkelson and the first engineer was Giffen Bisgard. The sawing cost $30.00 a 1000. Shingles were sawn as well as lumber. A Mr. Staferine was the first to run that machine. Then in about 1912 a hurricane blew the mill down on a Good Friday. It was rebuilt almost immediately as a few roofs were blown off in that hurricane and needed mending. Maurice Pilon's grandfather had a mill at Kirk before the one in Kipling was built. The people of Kipling took their logs there making a winter road for this. This mill burnt down later. It . was a very busy place and had two shifts working. Mr. Pilon had the timber rights for Hugel township and others cutting for him. Mr. N. Roy of Markstay bought the Kipling mill and moved it up there some time later. Many a farmer cut pulp and hauled it by sleigh loads across the lake and down to the Kirk siding and loaded it onto freight cars. Mr. Demoss Roy of Warren paid them for their pulp. A cheese factory was built about a half a mile west of Olaf Englands farm about 1910. It ran for four years but had to close for lack of enough mil' brought to the factory. Not too many details are known about this. A mining venture was begun by the Hojheil Brothers, Oscar and Ole. They bought the Christianson farm and did some prospecting. They found good sample of gold, then proceeded to sink a shaft 1 about 1911 near the shore of the lake. Like most ventures they ran out of money and had to close before it was established. Arnt and Rudolf Carlson set up a mill on their home property and it ran for some time. later their younger brother Oscar took over and ran it till his death in 1963. Robert Olsen also set up a mill near their home and ran it for some time but as big trees became scarce in the area there was no . work for the mill any more. Ernest: Rosene bought the mill from Carlsons and ran it for several years. Now Arthur Goslin has a mill at his property and does the sawing and planning to this day. .