Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-24
Nubs of Ncws
By BRIGGS.
Ray will celebrate the Fourth with
rousing community picnic.

Ray will celebrate the Fourth with
a roustng community picnic.
Hatton will have a five-day Chau-
tauqua. commencing June %.
The governor Of Nebraska is q true
blue American-he ousted the Nom
partisan league from that state.
An old settlers picnic was held at
Flaxtop Saturday. Lieut.. Hill Of the
speaker.
DR.. VIM. Foss of FIatton has left
for Washington in response to a mes
sage calling him for service in the
medical department Of the army.
l.. E. Gould, one Of the old pioneer
farmers Of the Balfour district, died
last week after an illness Of several
weeks from concer and kidney
trouble.
Several towns in North Dakota are
running short of wire. Dealers say 1t
is almost impossible to get orders
filled, as the government has put an
! embargo on this article.
Diamond Point. Bemidjts beauti-
full recreation center and bathing
beach. has been officially opened to
the public. The city has appointed P.
Il. peterson to manage the place.
The Equity Farmers club held a
community picnic at the Henry Eng
stad grove, five miles, from Ray,
Thursday. 1t was attended by prac-
tically everybody in the neighbour
hood.
E.. G. DISCARD, cashier of the Nc
Willie state bank. has been elected as
Insurance company of Minneapolis.
He will leave for there shortly. He
will be succeeded at Neville by E. H.
Norby.
The Newburgh branch Of the
American Red Cross will give q picnic
at the Halvor Pladson farm July 4.
Judge Cole Of Fargo has been secur-
ed Is the principal speaker and the
Goose River church choir will render
several numbers. Rev. Eikeland and
Rev. Rowland will also take part in
the program.
The recommend that Congressman
Baer gets from Claude Kitchin won't
get him very far with those who know
kitchin has fought the president all
through the war. The first thing we
know the rest of the Nonpartisans will :
be getting their recommend for loyal
ty from Kaiser Bill.-Mandan Pioneer.
Rev. J. o. Ensrud, pastor of the
Edmores Lutheran church, has been
called as camp. pastor to the Great
Lakes a training station. The
congregation extended him the neces-4
sary leave Of absence. Rev. S. NJ.
Meisel Of Garske will have tempo
rary charge of the parish.
The Edmore schools closed this
week with DR.. E. P. Robertson Of
speaker. : Lulu Crouch received a
diploma for completion Of the high
school, and those graduating from
the Fig nth grade were: Crank Van
0sdel. !F%lorence Welcome. Reuben
Evanson, Violet Wright, Mary Furu-
seth. Warren Sagen, Neil Erickson,
Ruby Smith and eileen Tooney.
A serious accident happened east
of Bismarck Thursday evening when
a large Buick car containing seven
girls turned turtle. Miss Marjorie
| "oOU, WIZ was sUTlVlnS, was passing
another car>when h lost control and
the car went over the grade, turning
over two times and landed bottom
side up. Miss webb received q badly
cut arm and hands, and Miss Agnes
Parsons. who was cut severely on
the leg. The rest of the party escap.e
ed with only q few slight bruises.
"A. Mockel and William Harstein
Of Wtlliston have been arrested by
federal agents under the espionage act
flor dtsloyal utterances. Both have
been placed under $1,000 bonds,
which was furnished. The Wiuiston
Loyalty League investigated both
cases and made recommendations to
the federal authorities. who took the
necessary precautions.
Earl Tostevtn, The Horald'o corre-
spondent in France, has Undergone q
dangerous mastoid operation, accord
ing to a cablegram received by Ill
father. e. A. Tostevin Of Nandan.
according to the message, he Is out
of danger and doing we'll. An ear
trouble from which he had suffered
Tor many years had caused him to be
twice rejected for service. and last
tfall. after a minor operation, he was
accepted for enlistment. The old
trouble, however, had become agra.
lyated because OF exposure to cold ana
damp weather during the winter and
spring months, and he had >been In
q hospital for several weeks. and ho
| was afraid he would DO sent homo,