Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-09

' XIV"
]. L: Harrison. engineer economist
lie roads, arrived. in Bismarck last
week and will spend some time with
the state highway commission form
ulamns a system of accounting which
VIII in every way conform to the re-.
Quirements of the federal department.
TINS Williston Industrial Fair asso-
cation has been organized at Willis
ton. The association will purchase
the fair grounds formerly owned by
the defunct county fair association.
The first fair will be held next fall.
The board Of directors include r. ".
Nudd, G. G. Rieger, John Bruegger,
j. v. Coulter, G. F. Peterson, Albert
Aaberg. T.. F. Craven. Gilbert Jorgen-
son and w. H. Denny.
John Harris is the new president Of
the Moorhead Commercial club, elect
son was made vice president; j. S.
Erickson. secretary; Ben. .. Hanson.
treasurer. and &. Eklund. Ralph An
derson. Geo. I. Walker, O. D. Hide
and Fred NJ. Brophy, directors.
The annual meeting Of the Benson
County Educational association will
W AehA W VII AVIll 10
and ~. h program, now being ar
ranged. will feature several promi-
nent educators Of the state.
The contract for the construction
at Finley of a $4,000 bushel capacity
elevator has heen awarded by the Fin
ley Farmers Grain e. Elevator Co.
Work will he commenced at once.
REV. II. H: Owen. Chippewa Falls.
Wis. has accepted a cali to the pas
torate of the First Presbyterian
church of Mandan. In. a letter to the
official board OF the church, Rev.
Owen, advises that he will take up his
new duties about June !.
DR.. J. r. Cranond Of Rugby. who
offered his services to- the government
some time ago. has been notified that
he has been accepted and that he has
been commissioned a. captain. He is
now under government orders and
may be called at any time.
Solomon Miller of Gack]e was
thrown from his wagon while unload
ing coal in the railway yards. his
horses becoming unmanageable, and
received a broken leg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Norby OF Lar
son. Burke county. have lost two chill
dren by death within a month.
MaEnus Iverson Of Fosston died last
week at Camp Grant. where he had
been recently transferred from Camp.
Dodge. He was % years of age and
left Fosston on February 90. The re-
mains will DC shipped to Toastcn for
burial.
The Benson County Educational as
ISOLATION will hold its annual meeting
at Minnewaukan n April is. and 10.
Stark county raised $~1.252.oa in the
recent Salvation army drive. its quota
being only $500. s *
The state will start condemnation
proceedings to obtain ground for the
new Dickinson normal school.
The th~ree-year-old son Of Mr.-and
Mrs. Orville Kitchen. living northeast
Of Dickinson, was SO horribly burned
one day last week. that he died the
following day. Mr.. Kitchen was burn
ing thistles and weeds and the young
boy, who was watching the IRE. fell in
and before he could be rescued his
clothes had become burned to such an
extent that it Proved fatal.
Dickinson young ladies have raised
a third Of the mile Of pennies they set
out to gather or $247.63. The work
is still going on and they will have
their mile some day, they say.
BY the way the Minnesota Nom
partisan league candidates are re-
fusing to stick to the ticket. it would
mean that Townley will have to call
a n4fhap ctafo nnuo~<NM AZ >Ao~
Pioneer.
There will always be abuses to cor
rect. There are abuses with which
the farmers of this state have to con-
tend: but it is unfortunate that they
should put Themselves under the
leadership of a man from outside the
state who is allied with /. w. WIS and
Socialists to accomplish this purpose.
We may be wrong but we cannot get
over the thought that Townley is
working for Townley.-Slayton Ca
zette.
Fire originating probably from an
overheated % during the absence
Of the family completely destroyed the
farm residence Of Mrs. Ella Horner,
near Mott. with a loss Of about So
600. Farmers and t~ownspeople are
now raising a fund for the benefit of
the family. for they lost. in addition
to their home, all Of their personal
effects. f#5
w. S. Shaw. president Of the Minot
city commission. is at Corso, Mo-, at
tending the funeral of his aged father,
who passed away there this week.
A shortage Of prison labor at the
state penitenttary at Bismarck will re-
suit in a decrease in the output Of
binder Irvine from 5000, 900 pounds
last year to 100000 pounds this
year. The inhabitants of the irstitu-
sons last year to 1854 mon and four
women.
f. S. Delaney Of F~sssenden, the
we'll known horaeman. loft Sunday
for Calgary. Alta. to act as Judge Of
Percheron n Belgian horses at the
Alberta Spring Live Stock Exhibition,
April =, 10 and II.
The state tax collections for March
totaled 1853 .51o.61, as compared with
1921. S57.7S last ear The state ALL
ditor's office received in collections
from all sources ST. 356.s57.44 during
the month OF March. The collections
$1.s15.s17.ss and for 1915 $c.1ss.-
34S.32.
Secretary Of State Hail will no
hereafter accept personal checks for
automobile tags. Several complicA-
tons have resulted from checks being
drawn without sufficient funds in the
banks. and Mr.. Hall Is tired Of bay
ing such losses out Of his pocket.
Fostmaatsr A. l. Reiehsrt has been