Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-07-26

July 24.-At the school meeting here
! on July 20 S. L. Staples was elected
chairman and Gust Mostrom clerk. The
summary of the treasurer s report was
read and accepted by vote At the
election Of treasurer Max Mayer, who
has been the treasurer, was nominated
! and also August Smith - When tho
| votes were counted it showed that each
had received % votes and as it was a
tie the matter was referred to the coun-
ty attorney to decide what action
should be taken. The question came up
as to whether the chairman who was
elected a year ago and the clerk who
was elected year ago had qualified.
Upon examination Of the clerks record
there was nothing to show that they
had taken the oath of Office. They
| voted 10 mills taxes for the coming
year. They also voted for term Of 8
months school. There was some talk
as to the size Of the school ground as
| it was for only all acre of ground and
some contended that it should be two
acres; also there was some talk; about
the flowing we'll not discharging on the
! school grounds.
Gust Berlind has not returned from
St. Paul yet. There must be some at
traction there and he wants to spend
as much time with the attraction as he
can before he goes to contonment. be
is among those who have to entrain on
the Goth.
F. A. Swanke is spending vacation
before entraining on the Goth. He IS
spending part of his time in Lincoln.
i The hail struck some of the farmers
NEAR here. It completely destroyed the
crop on the Joseph Dubbels and A:
Holt places south of Lincoln.
The potato crop is going to be light
!, in this part of the world. The early
potatoes are a fair size but there are
only a few in hill and the late ones
, | are backward but may come along since
, the rain.
, Max Mayer has commenced t0 cut
his hay near town. The hay crop ls
:: light on account Of the long dry spell
RI Oscar Randall just received card
3 from the examination board that no
would not have to go With the boys on
= the 28th as he did not pass the e1amlna"
ton which he took last year.: He wants
9 to go too. ~. :s.i y .s': s.'1'
: There was dance at the Yoeman hall
lSaturday night.
81 Mrs. Annie Forgner and child are
d home on q visit with her father, Geo.
3 WARMERS family. She has been living
E. in North Dakota, where her husband IL
section foreman. She is also going to
" lyisit her sisters, one OF whom lives AZ
Cushing and one at Philbrook, Oetofe
returning home.
Mrs. Myrl Cook and son went TO st
Cloud and Gregory to visit her sister
Mrs. Chas. Aver, and Lee Randall, 70
turning Monday.
Tieman Olson is helping Borgstron
harvest. ~,
George Thomas, wife and child az,
back here. He is looking tor Worl
with the railroad company at staples.
Ole Randall of Randall, who former
" lived here, died Monday Of tubercu
10 iosis, Mrs. Holt, who is an officer 0
the Yoeman. went down to look ate
Insurance matters.
Barney Burton Of Little Falls has 90
his cottage on Fish. Trap lake abou
completed and is going to live ner
about a month this season.
Everybody is haying these Day
The grass is short and thin and men Al
scarce, so they have to put up their ma
themselves. 1.
w. F. Thompson and wife came to u
lake expecting to stay but three {
four days, but they liked 1t so wei I'M
. they have stayed two weeks and are 6
ing to stay another week.