Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-13
Nubs of Nous

NubS of NelUS
J. H. Lamb. Michigan's distinguish
ed citizen, has returned from q ,siz
weeks trip to. Florida.
L. Ellingson and son OF Gonvick,
have purchased the stock Of the. Haz-
ell Mercantile company at Thief Rtv-
er Falls. The EllingsOns are engaged
in business at Gonvick and are among
the most highly regarded merchants
of Clearwater county.
Matt storvold is out OF Job with
the 500 railway at Thief River Falls
as d result Of too much talk and his
kaiserite sympathies. n 1t Is proba-
BILE that more serious consequences
will follow.
]. J.. Opsahl Of Bemidji. is the first
candidate in Beltrami county to nle
for the nomination Of representative.
The Northern Pacific forces at
.Mandan have already subscribed
$4,000 towards the new Liberty
Loan. This is one-quarter of Man
dams quota.
Preparations are already under
way for the next Marshall county
fair. Contracts have already been
signed for a number Of attractions.
Contracts for the fireworks display
has also been signed.
DR.. Borreson has left Warren for
Fort Riley, Kans.. to enter upon his
duties in the medical corps. He has
already received the rank of first
lieutenant. &.
The assessors of Marshall county.
Mimi. will meet at the county seat
on April "a to receive their supplies
and receive instructions. A member
Of the Minnesota tax commission will
be present to explain the tax law and
the proper method of assessing and
listing different property.
On account Of the bad weather last
Saturday the Red Cross sale at Lari-
more was not as we'll attended, as it
would have been otherwise. Another
sale has been advertised for this at
ternoon. @
The New England Petroleum COM
pany has been organized for business
with DR.. G. A.. Sarchet, president;
Col. NJ. H. Elliott, vice president; At
torney Charles Simon, treasurer; G.
Strang. sales manager. The company
is securing leases from land wner
southwest Of New England. where
they expect to drill for oil during the
coming summer. h
] BUY a Liberty Bond-Number
please" is what Minot telephone sub
stead of the usual query when seek
ing their party. Each time the re-
ceiver was lifted the phrases rang out
and it is understood the practice will
continue till the drive is over. An
estimate places the number of such
~admonitions to buy at $3.50 for che
day. 4
The emergency fund board has
found that an emergency existed and
has placed Place s $500 to the credit it, Of Of
emergency did not exist until after
the board Of regents became thor
oughly Townleyized. the old members
having to pay their own travelling ex-
penses. For fairness the present
state government takes the prize.
The own of Medicine Lake, in the
northwestern part Of the state, will
be without electric light on June, IL,
according to announcement Of fhe
lighting company. Neither business
MEN nor citizens are patroniztng the
company more than, necessafNSAhd
recertly the council HSd~fscontinnSd
lighting the white way. which made
quite an inroad in the company.s
receipts So the company has decid~3
ed to move the machinery to a more
lively spot.
G. S. Wooledge Of Minot has been
appointed state counsel and legal
representative Tor North Dakota TO,
A. Mitchell Palmer. alien property
custodian. All legal matters requira.
ing attention in North Dakota will bss
referred to Mr.. Wooledge. who Wilt
cooperate with the bureau of law
at Washington. The chief functions
session of money and other property
belonging to enemies as defined by
the trading with the enemy act,
j. B.. Streeter. who up till about III
years ago was one of the prominent
land operators in North Dakota and
brought in many settlers from the
eastern states. has decided to locate
at Devils Lake. He has spent the
last ten years in Texas and Old Mexi-
CO.
The Michigan opera house lis a
practical joke. says the Arena. It ie
characterized as a little box labeled
opera house" and as a practical
joke it is not appreciated by the many
who pay good money to be entertain
Torrance or sit on a circus seat.
A Liberty Loan rally will be held
at Levant township school No, 1. ais
trict No. 81, on Friday evening. April
Is; The program will commence at
The senate chambers at Bismarck
are undergoing the alterations pro.
vided for in Senator Kings bill OF the
1917 session. appropriating $4,000 for
decorations and rugs. -