Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-08-22
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A service flag has been ordered
for the Starkweather boys now in the
arrny
! The Catholic church at Hazen was
struck by lightning during the storm
Monday. The damage amounts to
about $1,000. %
' Deyils Lake merchants have in
augurated a new credit system, which
provides / per cent for goods charged
an1 10 cents for each delivery.
The Drake town pump is on the
bum and Editor j. w. r! H. Della is
afraid he will not get the bath he was
promised several months ago. &
Reports from the Missouri slope
says that the average wheat yield
there will be from 10 to ~ bushels per
acre. The late rains Of the season
materially improved the crops.'
Roger Kruger ana Mr.. seehafer
seem to be running a race to see
which can have the most beautiful
farm home, says the Drake News.
DR.. and Mrs. Walker Of Cavalier.
have made arrangements to move to
Spokane. "A farewell reception was
So great has been the demand for
small t%hreshing rigs that the supply
has become entirely exhausted, says
the Inkster Enterprise. according to
Information volunteered by one Of the
local implement dealers.
Eugene Tweed of,the Northern Real
Property company and Ed Chase Of
the James River National bank, both
Of jamestown, have gone to the Dun
woody Institute to prepare for service
in the hydroplane service Of the army.
G.. P. Irish. a Bemidji Civil Wal
veteran, celebrated his 18th birthday
Monday. Mr.. Irish served in Com
pany F, Ninth Minnesota, Second
Brigade.
r. L. Gldden, who is said to make
his home in Minneapolis, though he is
owner Of lands near Wimbledon, was
arrested at the latter place, being
charged with bootlegging. Witnesses
examined by the states attorney
claimed that they had paid Glidden as
high as 81 a quart, it is alleged.
hayrnOnQ ray, private Eli
dred Siltman and Sergeant Homer
Harrington, all Of Jamestown, and
Captain Cuthbert Brayfield, son" Of
Rev. ]. 8. Brayfield,~ rector Of the
jamestown Grade church, were all re-
ported Monday as having been in
jured in France, the information COM
ing in private letters.
"1f u people at home have the
same feeling as our splendid boys at
the front there, will be no premature
peace" said Representative Young at
Washington yesterday, on his return
from the European. battlefronts. He
declared American soldiers are moro
than maintaining American standards
|of temperance and morality.
A resolution passed by the Hettinger
city council, vacating portion OF a
street to the ABBY Light & Power
company, was vetoed to the public by
Mayor Charles Simon. The mayor,
explains that the state constitution
prohibits. municipalities from vacating.
a street or any portion Of a street to-
private corporations.
A squadron OF, cavalry to be fur
nished by the Royal Northwest Mount
ed Police, will form part Of the Cam
adian Expeditionary force to Siberia.
AltHOuEA the OF the force
has not yet. been determined In detail,
It will comprise. all arms of the serv-
Ice. The aim is to make 1t entirely
self-contained with its own medicA
and auxiliary units.
In q recent issue or Trench and
Camp" published for Camp Custer,
Battle Creek, Mich, appears q state
ment relative to the North Dakota
men which,.to say the. least, is some
what exaggerated. a number Of the
North Dakota men who are at Camp
Custer are taking exceptions to the
item, and the impression which It
conveys. The article says in part
that, There are q number Of these
rockies from North Dakota who had
never either seen or3ridden onSa train
before coming to Custer" -
Normanden IL running q separato
T0wnley department under the head
From National Nonpartisan League"
With Sigvart Rodvik q editor. Rod |
vk has for somsAmonths been cons
nscted With the leaSte headquarters
publicity artist. but Il looks now % Il
he 10 ON the editorial stan Of the Nor-
manden. A number OF people have
lately inquired what this action, Of
Normanden really means. u It m I'm
dtcation that tho paper AEgr4duAlty,
going over stostho Len q Soes - it/only !
trying 70 FesAin the fr1endshipsof soma
momhAr03 $500 n