Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-04
FLICKER TALES

Mandan-At an important meeting
Of the Royal Neighbors lodge Of Man
dan which Is to be held at the lodge
On Monday evening. March IL.
into the organization. Following the
exemplifcation a banquet will be
served. A refreshment committee was
named at a special meeting held re-
Gently. The Royal Neighbors is one
the successful beneficial associa-
in the city and the membership
is rapidly increasing.
Mandan-At a benefit food sale OF
the Red Cross society of Mandan held
at the store of w. H. Vallancey on
Saturday Sos vas cleared. The Man
dan people contributed very literally
to food sale but at,that they did not
have sufficient food to offer for sale.
A unique plan was put into practice
by the ladies in charge of the sale
who put up a melting pot go that
those who did not are to purchase
food offered for sale could contribute
by dropping coins into h melting
pot Over $40 was donated to h
Red Cross in that manner.
Mandan-At a brief assembly Of
the Morton county district court at
which Judge Nueasle of Bismarck pre-
sided on Saturday several minor cases
and motions were disposed of. The
next term of court will be held here
in June at which time it is expected
that Judge Nuessle will also preside.
Williston-Prices of stations rang
ed from $3.50 to $500 as compared
with the 5000 maximum paid a year
ago, and the highest price paid for g
team of mares was $1,1S0 at the live
stock sale held here. The sale Of
horses totaled $500, which Is some
what short of the figure attained last
year. --- Z
Dawson-It took Edgar L. Richter,
field representative of the Four-Mfn-
ute men Of the state.just about a half
hoor to round up about 504of the pa
triotic citizens Of this village and or
ganize. C. p. Peterson vas named
chairman.
Hankinson-The old fruit house.
n of the landmarks Of this city and
erected by the Hankinson Fruit store
more than IS years ago. was destroy
ed by fire. The building stood on the
500 right-of-way.
Parshall - Representatives from
four counties were present at a road
meeting held at Ryder when the in
itiative was taken to make a good
road or auto trail between Sanlsn and
Bismarck by way Of the important
points along the line. The whole
| project is a link in what is known as
| the Blue trail that will then O the
state from the Minnesota line to the
| Montana line. y
Fessenden-The first farmers eleva-
tor in the state to be established un-
der the new plan inaugurated by the
| Equity Cooperative Exchange of st
Paul. will be built here. The new
plan is that the elevator is the prop
| erty Of the exchange, farmers sub.
scribing stock to the exchange instead
of the elevator.
shields.-Herbert Hallenberg o.
| Carson, Grant county. chairman fol
the Third Liberty Loan drive, will de
liver an address here Friday evening
under the auspices of the Shields Rec
Cross chapter.
Napoleon.-Only five criminal case'
are set for trial during h spring tern
of the Logan county district cour
which convenes here tomorrow. will
Judge w. L.. E<ucSSlt VI DlSI1ldTCh vi
the bench. Andres Wieland Is charged
with desertion, and Henry Schulz
John Marquardt and. John Koblitz, tn
first on two distinct COUNTS face tria
for statutory %offenses.
Carson.-Herbert Hallenberg. VIII!
heads the third Liberty Loan drive rs
Grant county, has named his count.
organization as follows: r. G. Rob
inson. Lark; j.. P. Wagner, He'll; Aug
ust HOFFMAN. Elgin; O.. D. Sprecher
New Leipzig; P. E. Rasmussen
Shields; Clair Cornell. Leith;f NJ. NJ
Hayden, Brisbane; P. J. Rausct
Raleigh; r. 3. Loubeck, Freda. Thes
gentlemen, representing each town
ship, form the Grant county executiv
committee. Each in turn has selecte'
an able corps Of township helpers an
Grant stands poised, ready for tn
word 90.
Washburn.-The Martin Hage
home at Painted Woods was the seen
Of an enjoyable family reunion whe
Rudolph, who is in training at Grea
Lakes, ILL.,. came home on a furlougf
while four daughters residing in Bis
marck and a fifth daughter, MI:
Olgeirson, and three sons of Wins
completed the family circle: Mr.. an
Mrs. Hagen are pioneers of tn
Painted Woods country.