Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-09-24

ponent, in a series Of debates. Doyle
was anxious to take him on. Is it
possible that Doyle made . mistake
Is not challenging Townley instead
of Frazier, says the Bottineau Farm
ers' Advocate.
State Superintendent Mcdonald is
going to have hard shedding in this
campaign. He ran about thirteen
thousand votes behind Frazier at the
June primaries. And since then Miss
The Fargo Courier-News has be-
come alarmed over the situation and
is attacking Miss Nelson's qualifica-
lions. 1t makes nc specific charge,
but a rather bitter attack. The at
titude of the Courier-News is pretty
good evidence that McDonald's
friends are worried.
Trail county Townleyites are up
against it. Some time ago they
bought the Tribune-Farmer al May
vile and lately the Buxton Outlook.
1t was the intention to move the
Mayville paper to Hillsboro, the coun-
ty seat, and, the Buxton paper to May
vile. Under the new war board rul-
ing no paper can be moved to a town
already 3aving a newspaper, so Hills
boro will be immune from the Town
leyites during the war at least.
According to a letter from France
North Dakota boys recently captured
a German, who said he had four sons
in Crosby. Enquiries at Crosby, in
Divide county, failed to reveal four
German brothers there, but as there
are many other towns in the United
States with that name the old man
probably knew what he was talking
about. u
Chist Odegard. "a young man en-
ployed on the FEEDER Peterson farm
in Upland township, Divide county,
committed suicide Wednesday night
by placing a shotgun to his breast and
discharging it with a short lath. He
has a brother in France and on &C,
count Of dependencies he was placed
in class four, but it is said that he
worried because he was so situated
that he could not enlist.
Attorney F. A. Leonard of Crosby
has been notified that he has been
accepted for the central officers
training camp at Camp Pike. He will
report for duty on November IL.
Private Ben Mooney, who enlisted
with Company A, First North Dakota,
and who went overseas with the regi-
ment last December, has arrived at
his home at Paradise, Grant county.
Mooney is minus an arm, lost as a
result of a wound received at Can
tigny May 29.
The following are the new officers
Of the Hazen fire department: F. P.
Wernli, chief; C. Ulmer, assistant
chief; L. G.. Smith. secretary, and o.
N. Linden, treasurer.
An effort is being made at Rolla
to have n churches unite for the
duration of the war.
The government, which is purchas-
ing immense quantities of beef for
u soldiers and our allies, is not buy
ing any cattle hat will not dress $50
pounds. For this reason, John N.
Hagen state commissioner of agri-
culture and labor, advises farmers,
where possible, to keep understood
weight of around 1000 pounds.
There is a great scarcity of thresh.
ing hands throughout this part of the
state on account OF the war, says the
Turtle Mountain Star. On saturda,
there was a demand for two hundred
men in Rolette county, as soon as ii
was learned that a hundred soldier.
from Camp Dodge, Ia, were avail.
able. Towner county had made ar.
rangements for tour hundred men
but decided to release a hundred ,te
Rolette county.
New Ulm has been invaded and al
organization was perfected for tn.
purpose of conducting a campaign fol
the prohibition constitutional amend.
ment thisIvear, according to official,
of the Minnesota Dry Federation. I
was also announced at the Minnesota
Dry Federation headquarters tina
William j. Bryan will be in Minnesota
for three days, from September rs t,
Fl. Mr.. Bryan will speak afternoon,
and evenings. $