Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-27
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J. E. Sailing has been elected presi.
dent OF tho Jamestown Trades, and
Labor assembly recently Organized,
lR.s e. Giese. we'll known in state la
Dor circles, has >been elected as vice
president and John O'Brien. recorder.
The Nonpartisans Of Stutsman
Icounty. at their convention in James
town recently; left one sof the places
on the county legislative ticket va
cant with the suggestion that labor
organizations OF jamestown name a
candidate.
New Salem last Saturday had one
in that town for the big Red Cross
auction sale. Farmers brought in all
kinds Of produce and big prices were
secured for all articles putt About
$4,000 was realized. >
The Red Gross sale ut Killdeer on
Saturday netted over $4,000 and was
one OF the liveliest sales ever held in
the county. Everybody was ready to
buy and. the competition seemed most
spirited as to who would pay. the
lof cigars s165. a nag SIS, a sack of
flour $26. two bushels Of barley, SIS.
A bull. donated by one Of the farm
ers, brought $3.50.
The progress Of Mclean county il
revealed by the fact that the county
commissioners have awarded a con-
tract for the installation Of ornament
al electric lights around the block in
which is located the handsome new
court house, recently completed at
Washburn. Sixteen big lamps are
being put UP at the principal CROSS
ings at Washburn.
The washburn Home Guard has
been organized with a total member
lian1s, county attorney, has been chos-
en- captain; j. Starbuck, first lieuten-
ant; Adolph Vacker. second lieuten-
ant. and Ben Everson, second SER
gcant. The guard will consist OF if
ty-fivc drill members, yet t o~be Sc
lected. who will not only comprise
some Of the young men in town, but
also some Of the neighboring forms.
President H. l.. Menke, Of the Man.
dan. city commission, by special pro-
clamation, has made every member
Of the Mandan Home Guard a special
policeman. This step has been taken
by the president Of the city due to
the exigences of the hour and because
he believes that the situation de-
mands such a step. The members of
the guard in their capacity as police
men. serving without pay, are under
the orders Of their commanding ON
Ger.
BY a vote of 10 to 80, New Eng
land citizens have adopted the city
form of government. There was no
contest except for the office of mar
shall. which had four aspirants. John
total of "a votes. There will be a
meeting next Friday evening when
the officers will turn the affairs Of the
city over to the newly elected men.
The Benson county chapter Of the
Red Cross has completed It's cam
paign for "Red Cross acres The
plan proposed by the chapter is to
have each branch carry out this work
in it's own territory. The farmers
who pledge an acre to the Red Cross
threshing and turn the proceeds owe
to the Red Cross.
The drive to secure funds in sup
port of the budget system for Gran
vile local Red Gross branch is going
forward very satisfactorily, The COM
mittee reports that something like
$125 per month has been subscribed.
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Sales OF war, savings and thrift
stamps for McHenry. county during
the month Of March amounted to $5,-
1AS.O4. Velva leads the other towns
and cities Of the county with sales
totalling $1,45S.33 for the month.
Out of a fund of $~3.s97.s7. the sum
| Of $3.o05.aS liz now available for road
| work in this section Of the state, &C
cording to figures given out by Miss
! Sylvia Shields. secretary of h Mel
son County Auto club. Considerable
crawling will be done during the
coming year. 4.
/. The herd OF Holstein mich cows
owned by NJ. Hauge.. Of Michigan,
tested by DR.. B. c. Taylor. state veter-
marian. and found to be tubercular,
The entire herd. consisting Of 20 head,
was killed and the ~carcasaes burned.
Formation Of an irrigation district
at Wil,iston is now under way fol
ton question. John Wagenman was
elected director of Division NO. 8; W
A. Palmer in Division No. 2, and
Erick Kather1n Division NO. I.
Private w. G.. Carroll. who was re
ported in the casualty list of Aneri'
cans al ed and who was boliev.