The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1917-07-13
News From Correspondents

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club picnic the Fourth.
Miss Della Olson, daughter OF Mr.:
and Mrs. Emil Olson, was married
to Ernest Falls of Bemidji July 3
in Bemidji. This was somewhat OF
q surprise to her friends and ac-
| quaintances. The young couple
have the best wishes Of the commu-
nifty. They will reside in Bemidji
where Mr.. Falls is employed.
The Norwegian Ladies Aid society
with Mrs. liver Myhre Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ludwig Hagen and
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Hagen of Ben
son, Minn., are spending delight
full vacation with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Stai. They are taking their va
| cation via the auto route. Last
Monday, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Blom,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stai and Otena
Stai accompanied the Hagens on an
auto trip and incidentally spent sew
eral hours in Bemidji. The Hagens
bring us the intelligence that crops
are looking much better in the
southern part of the state than here
due to the fact that they have had
more rain than we have and the
fires didn't burn up everything there
as they did here this spring.
War, What Fora" To kill cut
worms and if the crops are to be
saved this year unrelentness warfare
will have to be waged against them.
One man has put in four crops Of
beans and onions this year and the
cut worms have destroyed three of
them.
Mrs. Bertha Thompson and Mrs.
Soland, who have just returned from
the Hardanger fair in Wisconsin,
were both at the Farmers club picnic
the Fourth. MRS.. Thompson was de-
lighted with the trip and she says
she had the time of her life.
Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Myhre have
been enjoying a visit from Mr..
Myhre's two brothers, two sisters
and a niece. They are Miss Emma
Myhre, Mrs. William Johnson and
daughter, Celesta, Elmer and Clar-
ence Myhre of Kerkhoven. They
came on an auto trip. During their
stay they took an auto trip to Red
Lake and were accompanied by Mr.:
and Mrs: Lars Myhre and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Myhre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alonzo Nellis, our
newlyweds, were present at the
Farmers club picnic, due to the
death of H. T. Huldahl. Mr.. Nellis
is secretary of the club.
John Orville of Candy, Minn., is
spending his vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ness. He was a guest at
the Farmers club picnic.
Among the Bemidji folks who
were at the Farmers club picnic
were Mr.. and Mrs. Robert and Nat
| Given, Garfield and Arthur Aker-
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Richard
son and family, Mrs. Walter For
sythe, Dorothy Ziegler, the Messrs
Wilson, proprietors of the Fair
Store, ex-Postmaster Anton Erick-
son, Henry Funkley, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Richardson and family.
The Socialist local met at the
home of Ole Jacobson last Sunday.
Mrs. John Erickson has filed her
application to be candidate for
| chairman of the school board, with
the school secretary, James F. Hayes.
The only other candidate thus far
is J. w. Mckee.
The regular meeting of the Lib
| erty Farmers club occurred July 4
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
w. Smith on Deer Lake. The pro-
gram committee put in a lot Of hard
| work to make this never-to-be-
forgotten meeting. The weather
man was most propitious. Dinner
was served to everybody attending
the picnic from II until 2. Several
hundred people were on the grounds.
At 2 o'clock the pavilion was filled
| with a fine audience anel the pro-
| gram began. J. c. Mech ee, assist
ant superintendent of schools, was
| orator of the day and gave, us fine
orthodox talk on human develop
ment. Mr.. McGhee hOmesteaded In
Liberty 16 years ago. He taught
school here for a number of years
and so was able to give us some
! fine pointers on Liberty develop
ment. The others on the program
were Frances Fladhammer', Mrs.
Walter Helmear, Mrs. Herbert
Smith, Mrs. A. Coy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alonzo Nellis, Gertrude Jerry and
Doc Jr., Coy, Jack and Melvin
Wright and Mrs. James F. Hayes.
The ice cream stand was in charge
of NJ. Rygg and Mr.. Smith, formerly
| a popular clerk in Nangle's store.
They were kept hustling all day.
| Mesdames ]. A. Coy, Wes Wright,
Wilbur Smith and liver Myhre de-
serve much credit for their faith
fulness and hard work in making
the affair a success. The new mem
bers are M. E. Marshall and James
F. Hayes. The next meeting will
be held at the home of M. Rygg, the
first Wednesday in August. The
only thing to mar the day for the
Farmers club was the death of its
secretary, H. T. Huldahl.
| Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Wall and FAM
lily of Minneapolis, who have come
to live in Maple Ridge recently, at
tended the Farmers club picnic. Mr..
Wall has charge of the Wilcox farm.