Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-06-11
Nubs of News
BY BRIGGS


E. L. Gunnarson has taken over the
management and editorship Of the
Hallock Weekly News.
Dedication Of the handsome new
consolidated yersippi school in Stark
county will take place June a.
A tractor school is being arranged
by the Kittson county farm bureau
at Hallock for some time in June.
Congressman p. D. Norton plans
on making a trip to France in July
or August to study the war at first
hand. -t ~.
The Northwestern Summer school
opens at the Minot normal school on
June 26th. Indications point to q
large attendance.
The annual summer picnic held by
former residents Of the state Of I'LL
nois will be held in Minot June 20.
Present plans are to make the affair
quite al event.
Mayor Jensen Of Dickinson. made
the city council come to terms after
first being turned down on his ap-
pointments Of chief OF police and
street commissioner.
The eighth annual commencement
exercises Of the Surrey high school
will be held Friday evening, June IA.
The address of the, evening will be
delivered by D. A. Stouer.
Burleigh county registered los
candidates for selective service On a
10 per cent basis the war department
expected $50 for the county-the Diff
ference in the number is accounted
for by voluntary enlistments.
The Danish Lutheran convention
will this res % held at Kenmare
and $50 delegates have already sig
nified their intention Of being present.
The convention will start on Thurs
day and will continue for six days.
E. j.. White, a former resident Of
| Minot, now located at Medford. Ore,
has patented a Sammy . Boy doll,
which will salute in true soldierly
fashion. He plans organizing a com
pany to manufacture the dolls.
swan LOILnuS, q reslQeuC OF Can.
ada. died at Westby, Mont "a hours
blow breaking six ribs and causing
internal injuries. Lafthus, 1t is said,
had been drinking and staggered in
front of the machine. The driver was
exonerated.
The pupils Of the school for the
blind. at Bathgate. will render a pro-
-~o- @o~eietS~p - xe,,eio ~no{%nk.-
and also demonstrate some Of the
work done in the school, in the Cava-
Her opera house on Monday evening,
June 10, for the benefit of the Red
Cross.
At the first meeting Of the new
board Of directors of the Minot As
ISOLATION Of Commerce the following
officers were elected: E. A. Long,
president: B. N. Lesk, first vice presi-
dent; J. F. Mcclure, second vice
president; Will e. Holbein, secretary.
and Walter E. Tooley, treasurer.
The Stark County Farmers Union
propaganda for q. Red Cross acre has
spread so tbat.400 acres Of wheat has
now been donated, and a canvass 10
being made to secure every farmer
to sign up Two me are at work in
each district Farmers deduct cost OF
seed and other expenses and give the
balance TO the Red. Cross.
The Republicans r in the major
ity in Walsh county. Figures from
assessors show 1886 Republican,.
1871 Democrats, "a Socialists, n In.
dependents, 3 Nonpartisans ana 1
Prohibitionists. The Democratic have
gained 144i votes and the Socialist
vote has been cut in two in thAapast
two years. #TheA Republican gain %
As. 8
Tho new Minot city well, the . 8
ond Of IT, kind. will be in operation
about July ]. A centrifugal pump
withi7a capacity of 1000 gallons pr
minute - now being installed. The
Eothsr well has been in constant uss
stnce October 14.s being pumpsd for
- hours each day. Minot sffs6Sine
about 10000 gallons Of ~waters6ssday.
snce the government has III the
price on secured wool. at the central
markets, the pAnnbipa County Wool
Growers' association will ship Wool N
car lots directly to o licensod&dSAlAr
Whore the wool will be graded and
valued by Q government va3uations
committee combating Of q ~repreSenta-
tive OF the growers. dealers ana the
government The swools Will be 1ath-
cred at Cavalier. Hamilton. Hens1i.9
Drayton and Bowesmont, Just -, soon
- q . lead can b y0btatusd q ~,
one az S5IasNl