Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-04
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Six marriage licenses were issued ii
Cass comfy during March and six di
vorce cases were started In the am
month. one divorce being granted.
Fargo police. omcers must wear full
uniform. white collars and 5havessh0e.
shtned while on duty. according to or,
,ders Issued by the chief.
Bordu,ac. a little village of IS pco:
pc. may appear in cans on the Ret
Cross map as the result Of raising
$500 at a Red Cross mle held Fri.
day A star feature of the sale wis q
sheep, which brought nearly $500.
The Griggs and Steele county Non!
partisan convention named John I,
Mtklethun for senator. He u a GrigK1
county man. and was defeated as !
league candidate for the house two
years ago.t@I 1t is said that Senator Ell.
ijngsonao f thes Grggs-steele district
Will be Z candidate for recollection
though nothing Is definitely known or
that score, . IL. S :
. 4. A.. Berg, the league candidate
FER senatortn Ransom county. for the
e now held by G. o. Heckle, IL q
neavy holder OF land in western Ran.
Ransom County Farmers bank 81
lsbon Mr.. Berg has been a residen,
OF Ransom county about II years.
Treasurer Powell of Ramsey coun.
". reports an unusually successful
spring drive in the collection Of the
III PERSONAL and real estate taxes. He
that from rs to so per cent
OF the taxes7have been paid in during
the flrat<sixs weeks-ins some town
ships. there isenot a single. description
unpaid. ,,8st@ ~
For the first time since its organi-
cation. the company known as the
Fix Valley Farming company at I4ari-
more, is not operating n part Of
the famous ELK Valley farm. The
company was organized in 1881 by N.
g. |Larimore, Thomas and John
Booth. all> grain commission mer-
chants and capitalist S OF st. Louis.
Col. O.. NJ. Towner Of st, Louis. was
the first superintendent. but was sue
ceeded in 1882 by Clay 1.arimorc. who
has remained in charge until now.
TWO buildings. costing more than
will he erected at Marmarth
this spring, contracts having been let
by the First National bank and.F. O.
Barber. 80. !.
At rhe~annual ball OF the Bemidji.
Mimi. home guard Tuesday evening.
in new uniforms. The hand pre-
seHted a splendid appearance. \
The receipts OF the Thrift stamp
drive in Bemidji Saturday to
S2.009.44. according to a statement
issued Tuesday by Postmaster A. F.
Ritchic.
T.. V. Boughton, formerly indicted
by the federal grand jury on a charge
of using the mails to defraud and who
to Fargo on March 20. was arraigned
at Fargo Tuesday and released IN
der $1,000 bonds,
A. b. Steniker of Lisbon. sold "a
sacks of sweet clover seed to w. G.
Chisman for $1,000. More than 1850
acres are now in clover seed in the
Lisbon district
mi JOHNSON, arrested Monday al
Fargo on a charge of falling to ap-
pear for examination after being reg
istered and called for duty. changed
his mind after spending one night in
the Casa county Jail. johnson was
examined Tuesday. and left the same
night for Camp Dodge.
Under the direction of A. H. lar
son. expert from the state; seed labor
atorS', Clay county, Minn.. will con-
DUCT a systematic campaign against
the SOW thistle. At a meeting OF the
county. board OF commissioners. a pc
tition signed by o than 500 Clay
county farmers. asking for the APP
was presented by II. e. Roberts. bet
ter farming expert OF the county.
Thrown from a horse on which she
riding. Hilma. eight-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. d. Doug
las. living four miles west Of Killdeer,
taken to a, local hospitalssufering
fractures OF both legs.
About ESQ tens Of hay was DESTROY
meadows cas- Of voitaire s.turdav al.
ternoon. The fire was started by q
passing 500 train. and the strong wind
spread the flames rapidly.
Plans for the new williston hospt-
tai are being considered. The pro.
posed building will cost about $40,-
900.
V. G. Dickey has been appointed
Williston city auditor to succeed Geo.
Harvey, who il now serving in the
national army at Fort Sheridan
New officers of the Dickinson Town
& Country club are DR.. v. H. Stick
ney, president: NJ. L. Mcbride, vice
president: ]. w. Sturgeon. secretary,
and William Kostelecky. treasurer,
John Reuter- is chairman OF the
green's committee. and F. l.. Roquette,
chairman OF the house committee.
It 1. a poor year for the marriage
license business, according to the re
port Of County Judge e. H.. Grimm Of
Ramsey county. who States that only
twenty state permits to wed have beer
issued this year. Furthermore. East.
err Monday passed for the first time
In the history Of the county. without
an Easter bride. and the same deplor
able record bids faiE, to be maintained
during the week.
j. v. lessen, merchant, was elected
mayor Of Dickinson at the election
Tuesday in a three-cornered fight in
which Alfred White. present mayor
and Roy Butler. were defeated. Jes.
sen won by q plurality Of over 400
Nearly TOO votes were cast in the
election and the wornen's vote Glfaost
.equalledh that. Of the men 49, ~
George II. Funk was elect6d mayor
OF Hebron Tuesday in a very exciting
contest by a vote OF 229 tn 1913 ove
P. s. Junsens. The contest the LAS
few days is reported to have resolved