Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-08
GRAFTON NOTES

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+. H. Sprague, D. M.sUpham and X.
McConvilles have gone to Bismarck to
represent Grafton's banking interests
at the. meeting called by Bank Exam
liner o. E. Lofthus. e /
Mrs A. McConville was hostess to
eighteen young people. complimentary
to the teachers Of the junior high
school. at a progressive card party.
The game was nola grand, and head
favors went to Miss Anne Gallagher
andsMr. Herman Strander. A prettfly
appointed stw course luncheon was
served nearmidnight, and the affair
,clOsedswith a hearty assembly sing, led.
by Miss Gallagher. Mrs. McConville
was assisted during the evening by
Miss Gallagher.
y Three government agricultural ex-
perts, NJ. A. r. Kelly of the division
Of engineers. W. b. Clarkson, chair
man OF the American Society of Engi-
neera, and G. s. Whitman, assistant,
arrived yesterday from Washington to,
study the Ventilation of VIM. William
sons newabarn north Of the city. They
will measure the temperature in the:
different parts Of the barn and air
movements. The purpose<of these In
vestigations is to ecure practical data
for use in barn construction.
The, baby son of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Deschenes is under the Ecare of ar
occulist in Grand Forks for q terrible
injury to his right eye. While playing
with some older children in his home
the. baby, who Is about two years old
was struck in the y with sharp
~ssctssprs blade. 1t was feared at first
necessary, but latest accounts are to
the effect that not only the eye, but
the sight, may be saved.
The board Of county commissioners.
is in session at the court house this
week attending to a large batch OF
routine business. Two Of the commits.
6oners, Chairman liver Kluxdal and
Hugh Loughead, r meeting with the
board for the last time. Both gentle-
men retire after the first Of the year.
They have been efficient officials for
sincerely regretted by their constitu-
ents.
Members of the Nonpartisan league
in the eastern half Of the county met
in convention at the court house Mon
day afternoon. Some fifty were pres
ent at the meeting, which was adj
dressed by o. /. Christensen Of this
township and Senator Chris Leyang,
of Park River. As the meeting was
open to members OF the league only,
no report is available of the delibera-
tons Of the body.
Wilfred Collette has bought an in
terest in the old HARRISON farm in
Pennington township from Charles
Rawlings and will return after Janu-
airy first from Occur d'Alene, Idaho, to
again engage In farming In Walsh
county. Mr. Collette moved to Idaho
from Oakwood last spring. In che
transfer Of property, Mr.. Rawlings
takes over some fruit land in Idaho
owned by Mr.. Collette.
Mrs II. b. spiller. who has been d
patient ut the Dcaconess hospital for
several weeks, ~convalescing from the
effects Of a surgical operation, return
ed to her home in Cavalier today:
~. NJ. Myers appeared before the
county commissioners OF Pembina;
county today on behalf OF the school
board OF the independent school, dis
trict OF st. Thomas. The board seeks
to enlarge thA district by the addition.
OF Twenty-Five Sections.
Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin McCabe,
who were mpFried Il Duluth In late
October, have taken up their residence
In the George NcCabe home for thsl
winter. Mr.. NcCabe 10 tho con % Mr.
John McCAbe, we'll known here. He
hAa Accepted = position In the roller
mlils OF this city. s n