Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-27
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Charles E. Beiseker Of Fessenden.
has been promoted to second lteuten-
ant In the aviation corps.

Charles r.. BelSeker OF
has beer promoted to second lieuten-
ant In the aviation corps
The town Of Pickert in Steele coun-
ty, was pretty wise-they withdrew in
the county seat fight in favor Of Sher-
brooke.
George W. Sears Of Bemidji. has
again been taken up by, Indian agents
for peddling booze. George is said to
be an old offender.
The Antler American commenced
its fourteenth year last week. Edf-
tor Lee is editing one Of the cleanest
papers in the state.
It did not take Editor Maltby long
to inject life into the Lisbon Free
Press. The Free Press is one Of the
best papers in the state.
The Bottineau County fair. which
will be held at Bottineau July "a and
Is. will be the biggest in the history
Of the county. it Is said.
The Killdeer Home Guard has en-
rolled under state supervision and Is
now known as Company No. 2. 1t is
reported that the Manning Home
Guard is also making preparations to
enroll. y,
The Grafton Record, Grant Hager's
paner, was out of tun to such an ex-
tenk during the primaries hat n
Steen forces at Grafton had all their
printing done by the democratic News
and Times.
Creation Of a new executive board
Of war industries IL understood to be
the principal business for discussion
today 1T a meeting of the Montana
Association Of Secretaries Of Com
mercial clubs at Helena, Mont.
Since the primaries are over, would
1t be asking too much OF the Bis
marck Tribune to explain its stand
"plain' understanding with Townley
or was it only q case OF cold feet?
The Devils Lake Chautauqua board
felt the stringency of war regulations
when Secretary La Rue received word
that the balloonist and ~aeroplane per-
| formers could not be present Dur
! ing war time permits Z refused to
! civilian f1iers.
The Sharon Elevator company held
it's annual meeting last week. It was
| decided to pay stockholders eight per
cent profit and to repay patrons 1--WE
cents per bushel. Not very many
| companies can show such a nice rec
ord.
s. NJ. cuskelly was elected presi-
dent, M. Bergerud vice president and
treasurer, and o. H. Larson secretary
| of the Killdeer Equity Elevator COM
pany at its annual meeting held re-
Gently. The elevator made q net
profit Of $S.S75 for the year just clos.
ed.
We wish to make this plain: If
we've got to be pro-German In order
to get your business, by Heavens, we
don't want It! And IL any pro-Ger-
mans are getting our paper we want
to get 'em off, our list. No pro-Ger-
man, weakened. yellow-livered out
casts wanted!-Wells County Farmer,
It is reported from Moorhead, says
the st. Paul Dispatch, that since the
Fargo business men withdrew their
Advertising from the Townley league
daily the paper may be tranEferred
across the raging Red river" and be
used Is spread socialistic propaganda
for both North Dakota and Minneso-
Il.
Az the government has issued or
ders for everybody to 90 to work, Ed
tor william Roche Of the Inkster En-.
terprise. wass forced to ind an outlet
for his suTplus energies. Another
newspaper, he figured, would keep
him occupied and he therefore bought
the Gilby Chronicle. Roche will give
the Gilbyites their moneyjsfworth,
J. W. Brinton, tTownley's personal
representative and manager Of the
UnitAd Consumer6 Stores company
while in business 1t Beach borrow.
Cd" a note from = friendly farmer ia
had his business started. Tho note
= still In circulation. although Brtn-
ton has bsen called on ssyssai times
to return It But 90 tar such ad-
vances have been met With cold 70
ceptions ~ the general manager.
Announossnsnt issued q Moose
Lake. MINI. ayS that fully one-hall
OF the growing crops in Carlton noun-
~ have been destroyed By cut worms
lCounty Agricultural Agent Johnson
has been active IN tho warfare
aoainst the wof1mg. but In some dir.
ltr1cts the pet got bpyenA control. Cut
worms usually operakS bstWeen Junl
i; and II. b1t their stay has been ~
tendsd this 80. / Ss.s II !.
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