Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-18
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All Home Guard companies Of
Dunn county will meet at Killdeer
July 21!a

All Home Guard companies Of
Dunn county will meet at Killdeer
July 21!A
Officials Of mutual insurance COM
panies met in convention in Harvey
Thursday and Friday.
Mandan is still hopeful Of getting"
the N. P. railway shops, which they
have had their eyes on for some
time.
? Farmers and threshers of Walsh
county will meet at Park River JulN
10 to discuss the wage scales for har-
vesting. -'
The Bottineau county fair, which
will be held at Bottineau July "a and
25, will be the greatest In its history.
according to reports.
The exact date Of the Grant county
fair to be held at Leith has not yet
heenfannounced. but it is believed that
it will be pulled of on September 49,,
10 and 90.
Charles Tilickewy was arrested 1t
Darlington as a Stacker. He had reg
istered at New Rockford and was
classified as AL. His home is in Bur-
leigh county.
In the official count OF the votes
cast at the primary election in Dunn
county, it would seem that Attorney
Thoreson has defeated T. G.. johnson
for states attorney.
The army worm has made its ap-
pearance in, Stark county. This Is one
Of the most destructive pests of the
farm, and farmers are urged to keep.A
close watch for its appearance.
The young son Of Hans Goffden Of
Shevlin. Mimi, was kicked by a horse
while out with a party Of berry-pick-
ers. He was Immediately taken to
the Fosston hospital, but died soon
after.
Ole Peterson. who hasf served on
the Fosston board of education for 10
years. feels that he has occupied this !.
position about long enough, and is
declining reelection.
In the resolutions passed by, the
Minnesota Chippewas at their annual
council held in Bemidji last week,
the Indians asked for a refund Of
SIS, 900. 900 and the adjustment of
the Indian bureau at Washington and
equal privileges for Indians of intel
ligence. :
A Kate O'Hare republican said the
other day that 1t made no difference il
they had nominated a nonresident .
for county Office, says the Bottineau
Farmers Advocate. They intended
to Stick" anyway. Well, they might
get Townley's legislature to legalize
At a meeting at Fessenden the
Wells County immigration and Deyel-
opment association was formed az a
unit in what Is known as the Jim
River Valley region, an immigration
whereby six counties will combine and
co-operate in order to encourage im-
migration to that region.
Yellow paint artists in the Capital
sentiment for change from the
name Of Bismarck. A few months
ago the Daily Pioneer suggested thaf
the name be changed to that Of East
Mandan. That apparently did not
make. q hit. We will now make ans
other suggestion--how would the
name OF "Townley" do? asks the Nam
dan Pioneer.
The Edinburg Farmers Elevatof
company. at the annual meeting. de-
clared 2 dividend Of 10 per cent IN adj
dition to returning TO the .stockhold.
ers four n one-half per cent for
each bushel of wheat, FAX and rye.
and two and a half per cent q bushei
Tor oats Ind barley boughtsfrom the
stockholders. The secrefaryss renort
showed assets of ~$2S,363.Si ana lia-
bilittes OF $7,627.S5; capital took of
3b.426 and surplus Of Sl3.0O6.ol, a.
FAuske is president Edroy Gunhus
secretary, and 9. o. Torgerson mana
aser. Of the company.
The charge against John steen III
regard to that interest money has
been dropped BY the Townieyitee.
They we'll know that Hteens was not
trying to getsthe money for hinself.
They knew that Ct the time the
i chargeIWas made that he Wa Z man
Of unquestioned honesty. But lsathey
needed something With which to Dol.
son the Voters. They made uae 81
the friendly suit brought by eteen Is
settle the question III reeHr6 "a n
IOwnership fof the Accumulated Inter.
est. And they used II euccesefniiy.
EAoWever,s some of tire Nonpartfaa2
papers refused 70 1oins tie attacE.
some OF the league memhaFS WHO I'M
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