Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-11

Wi1llStOn. - Six thousand and
seventy-tive visits to fields and plats
farming agent for Williams county.
according to his annual report for
1917 just made public. He covered
1871 miles, besides acting as ad-
visory agent in many cases and at
tended q public meetings. His visits
to other farms numbered AIT.
Wilton.-At. a contract price Of
$4,000, w. D. Lowell of Minnea polls
was awarded the contract for putting
in the water system for the city.
ed the contract for the construction
of h sewers at a bid of $40 600. The
contracts call. for the completion of
the wells by April Is and for the
tower and tank by May Is.
Fargo.-After being sentenced to
serve n year in the state peniten-
tiary by Judge A. T. Cole. two Fargo
young mon Of the gang of four ar
thefts in Fargo and Moorhead. We're
paroled and will :report to the court
regularly during the next IL months.
Wahpeton.-A big farmers meeting
is slated to be held at Weco Wednes-
day. February 10. The meeting will
be in charge of George =. Wolf and
H. o. Werner.
Fargo.-The girls booster club of
the high school has departed from its
intended purpose to support athletics
in the school and will probably take
up theSsale of thrift stamps. Forty
girls asSfsted in the sale of Red Cross
seals. Miss Viola Logan received "A
life membership, having sold 1000
seals.
Williston.-Ernest. A. Francis and
others associated with him have pur-
chased the Ludowese Abstract COM
c. Bell and after acquiring the prop
erty incorporated under the name of
the Fidelity Abstract & Title Co. of
Williston. The capital stock of the
new concern is $4,000.
Wyndmere.-The. Commercial club
in session went on record as favoring
continuous service from the Wind
Electric company, which had asked to
furnish the village with intermittent
service owing to the increased cost OF
material used in the furnishing of
electric power The company propose
the curtailment of light and power for
certain intervals each day for the next
two months.
Langdon.-With the arrest OF
Charles Hyatt in Connecticut, the last
deserter from the draft in Cavalier
registered here but failed to report
and left M address. Authorities have
on file quite conclusive evidence that
he was aided in moving from place
to place and lodging the officers by
relatives and friends.
Park River.-Farmers in his dis.
trict of the state are planning on TAX.
ing a vacation from February 25 tc
March 1, and will attend the fourth
annual farmers short course which
will be held in the Walsh county agri-
cultural school.
Towner.-Trafic was temporarily
delayed when a west bound freight
left the track about a half mile ives,
of Tunbridge station. The engine and
seven cars loaded with coal were
ditched.
Williston-The Mckenzie Farmer,
Telephone company have completed
their 40 miles of telephone and are
ready to connect up with Willisto,
and the farmers lines running out int
Williams county. The line will serv:
q. great many residents in MclNenzi
county. and extends over the Indiar
hill about half way to Alexander.
Dickinson-The Dickinson Cream,
cry, which burned down last week
will be rebuilt. The new building
will be a two-story with basemen'
brick structure, and will be built OF
the site of the old creamery. Mr.. Jen,
ser, the proprietor, is promising Dick,
inson the finest creamery in the atate
Ray-Deputy U. s. Marshal Scot
was here yesterday and took JOSEPH
Shinagl into custody. Mr.. Shsnag
was arrested at Stanley on q charg'
of violating the selective conscrtptiul
law In that he failed to register OF
June S. Marshal Scott took him :.
Fargo, where he will be tried in tn,
U. S. federal court.
Observation-Disclosures has bee
placed on a pool hall on the sout,
eide, the charge being gambling. 7
ls intirhated that surprising revela
lions may be made when the ca 5
comes to trial rs it Is understood
ssvArAl we'll known parties are inter
SstNA In thu venture.