Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-12
FLICKER TALES

nave Formed a local association. with
Geo. r.. Everson as PRESIDENT; joseph
Donahue, vice president; T. C..
Hutchinson. secretary, and B. c.
cry system will be established, and
credits ~systematized to reduce the
cost Of doing business.
\ Walcott-Luella Larson daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hans Larson, resid-
ing near here, was severely burned
about h hands and face when she
fired her clothing with a match Will:
members Of the family were absent
from the home.
Jamestown-O. D. F.. %sonqauist,
state secretary of the Y. M. C. A., was
here Friday with A.. L. Carpenter,
recently elected secretary Of til.
Jamestown Y.
Walcott-Farmers of this district
held a meeting at the call of George
e. Wolff, county agent. They iormeG
a club and elected the following off.
GERS: President, Fl. H. Bakko: vice
president. j. II. Riegler; secretary, A.
o. Heglie; treasurer, r.. l.. !arr:
chairman of program committee, NJ
G.. Myhrc.
Walcott-At the annual meeting Of
the First State bank of Walcott, the
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, A. F'ossum; vice presidents, II
~. Hagen and A.. H. 1sta; cashier. NJ.
tG. .Myhre; assistants, G.. A.A1Fossum,
and II. G. Bakko.
Walcott-Iver Void, residing near
here, carried a piece of wood, Al inch
long and about a fourth of an inca
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didn't know it. Void thought ;,
muscle of his eye had been torn ZOOS F.
in an accident, and was right su1pris.
ed when a. local doctor extracted the
stick. which had been driven below
the eyeball. The doctor also found
an oat kernel in the eye.
Observation-Disclosures Washington,
rolored. was placed under arrest at q
farm near here. He was wanted in
Bismarck for assault, and when Off
Gals visited the farm to Jail him, they
found him under a bed.
Dickinson-Joe Brodie, now with
the American EXpeditionary Forces
son company, has been appointed 70
West Point by United States Senator
Porter ]. McCunlber. He will take
his examinations in France, and if
successful, he will be returned to the
United States to enter the academy.
Joe Brodie is a son of j.. F. Brodic.
we'll known pioneer Of this city.
Dickinson--The Loyalty league Of
Dickinson appropriated 800 to pu,-
chase tobacco for Dickinson soldiers
in France. The club adopted a res
olution asking congress to legallZe To-
cal military units for drilling pur-
poses.
Tower City-Rev.. T.. H. Talbot o.
this city has gone to Indianapolis.
! Ind, in response to orders from the
Playground Association of America.
The association will give attention to
the problem of providing recreation
at environments.
Flaxton-There was a large attend
ance of farmers at the annual meet
ing of the Burke County Teachers
association held here. G. Fl. Wort Of
Bowbells was elected president; Miss
Matilda Clement, Flaxton, vic9
. president; Carl Gilbertson, Ignite.
secretary; S. p. Van Voorhis. Portal.
treasurer.
Bowpan-For three days last week
this part of the country enjoyed a
chinook. The grass is making its APP
Z pearance and the cattle will shortly be
out grazings and the stockmen who
thought they would run short Of hay
are smiling all var
Kenmare - w. G.. Bennett has
bought the stock of the Kenmare
Plumbing and Heating company.
Alexander-The citizens Of Alexan-
der raised $45 last week for the to-
!, bacco fund of the Company T. boys
now in France.
Dickinson - Satisfactory. arrange
: ments have been made with the Far
go parties. who propose to put in
pected that stock selling will COM
i mence at once. h ia
=: Alexander - The Alexander home
guard has elected the following Off
GERS: Ben Aaen, captain: VIM Pol
lit. first lieutenant. and NJ. 3. John
son, second lieutenant. Captain Aaen
has appointed q. E. johnson top ser:
geant, and J..A. Martin first duty SER
eeant. The 3oficers have all had some
Il military training. Capt. Aaen has the
q distinction Of being the first enlisted
Imam in Company e when 1t was Or
ganized at Williston. ~ 49,.
Devils Lake-Clem Redmond has
been appointed %revenue collector and
has already commenced on his duties.
For use in French colonial waters
u where vegetation would foul subn,erg-
ed wheels shallow draft boats have
been built that are driven by airplane
motors and propellers.