Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-19
Nubs OF News
\ Antler business men are still talk
ing electric lights for the town. They
have done SO for some time.

liz SlcClTAN lASAlIS " LAC lazy
done SO for some time.
A small son Of Martin schulberg
of Dunn Center is laid up with a
broken leg and several bruises. when
horse he attempted to feed wild
oats kicked him. '"r % -.
Complaints are coming in, says the
Crary Public Opinion, that grass
hoppers are doing considerable dam
age to flax and other grain In that Z
locality.
The Railroad Cooperative store at
jamestown will open in the near flu
ture. . The Farmers Cooperative
weeks later.
Valley City health officials have
issued orders requiring all dealers in
foodstuffs to not display foods except
under glass. as a protection against
flies and other disease carriers.
Water. will be turned into Lang
don's new water system next week,
1t is announced. Little work re-
mains to complete the system. The
new sewerage system is also near
completion. - ! - 4#.% ~
a. 0I4dGOu Id6 d C1IlE61I QO1lC0 1OTC0.
The first one to volunteer was Rev.
r. Johnson The mex two months
the citizens will look after the polio
ing Of the village.
Five young men of the 1918 class
have volunteered to take the places
of 1917 registrants in filling the
county, and will go with ten others
to Camp Lewis. .a-
The steel viaduct connecting the
500 and Great Northern at Minot will
be completed by the latter part Of
October. report the . engineers in
charge. T~wenty-three carloads Of
steel has already arrived at Minot.
Warner K.l Philips, son OF 8. K
Phillips, four-minute-man at large
for North Dakota, has received a
commission, according to word re-
ceived at jamestown. Lieut.. Phillips
left with a Montana contingent
Frank Netson. for several years
cashier in the 500 depot at Hankin-
son. is missing in action in France.
He was in the second draft quota
from Rich1and county, and shortly
before his departure was married to 4
Miss Nina Minis Of that city.
New Rockford city~ and county Of
ficials, in a wild baseball game. net
ted a large sum for the Red Cross.
The city officers won. % to 1t, with
Sheriff Stensby and Chief Of PoEce
Reynolds as the individual run-get-
ting s<ars. I
snake. George German, Xm,don. aeed
9, will recover, though it was 6ver
five hours before. he-was given med
ical attention. Poisonous rattlers are
growing in numbers in that district.
Slope county farmers are organic
ing a campaign against prairie dogs.
These animals cost the farmers heav-
lily, and 1t is proposed to make a
campaign Of determination similar to
that conducted by other counties in
the state. W.
Herbert Wilhelm Of Minot. Who
wa reported missing from the train
taxing him to Camp Custer. arrived
men. The telegram stating that he
was missing was undoubtedly a. hoew.
as he was on the train all the lime
Conductors, and train crew. gen
orally who make the Hannah run and
lie over there, have assured the edit
or Of the Hannah Moon that they are
willing to leave every afternoon at,
3 to work until dark in tho harvest
fields whenever called upon.
The walsh county .."fair price
Icommittee has issuedA- a statement
covering what Is believed should Be
the price for foodstuffs sold in the
county. The table overs everything
from flour to eyapprated prunes,
corn syrup, etc. The committee has
established headquarters at Grafton.
In the fall Of 1901. oat leaves were
found around Roland, Man. bearing
a distinct r." appearing lib water
Allison. farmer in the district, re-
ca, .haye again appeared despite the
fact that they have not been seen
since 1901. He wants to know II the,
war, will end before next July with 4
Ivictory for tho Allies.
An agent has been canyasstnE thu
country the past week, sailing VIC
Tory Oats--at : 3 per buShelS That
81 . nice fat3prico! wonder. why il
government doesn't do that twork-
and save the farmers the expense of
the "ulddlemAn7" This agent may
be all right, and he may be al wrone
l--7hut We would find out before We
: paid any netes . reed oatA-Wal-,
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