Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-05-27
GRAFTON NOTES

Sifafton, N. d., May 1S.-M. ID.
.Mc1Arty and hts assistant p. G. Mar
YIN Of Boston. representatives Of the
Blthnlsdc company. are here looking
ress has been made during the past
few day1. The negro crew started
laying the birfAce on Hill avenue
Monday and IL Is expected that once
the work - properly orgaDisoA q
block and d half Of wearing surface
can be laid a day.
Mrs W. j.. Greenwood Of Crystal,
died al the Deaconess Hospital We'd
nesday from pneumonia. Mrs Green
q resident Of PembinA county fronh
pioneer days and WAS held In high
esteem by the entire community. She
Is survfved By her husband, and sev-
erAl children. most Of them grown to
maturity.
Mrs. Andrew Pencil died 1t her
home Sunday after . lingering illness
from heart trouble. She was born IN
Quebec in 1854 and has been 4. resi-
viving her are her husband and eeven
children. Mira John Donnelly and
Dennis and David DeMutel OF this city
are surviving sister and brother.
Grafton Housewives are. rejoicing 1t
the material cut in the prices. Of meat
which go into effect this week. with
the prices Of eEgs, butter. cream and
milk going down. it was inevitable
that those OF meat should follow. u.
&. Holland Is offering the following
prices per pound: round aeak, 20
cents; airloin steak. IS cents; pot
roast OF beef, Is cents: RIB oart Of
beef. 20 cents; boiling RIBS of beef,
10 cents: bacon, 20 cents.
80. Rnrkness. manager Of the DE-
Sofa Creamery company. is driving a
new REQ truck. The truck was sent
up from Minneapolis this week. and
will be used to collect eees and poul-
try through the county.
Annie, the sixteen year old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. John T~rovatten. died
at h home Of her parents In Yer
non township Sunday after . lingering
illness from tuberculosis, She had
been . sufferer from the dread dts
a for several years and death
came as a rnerctful release. N~
Miss Maud Stewart. principal Of the
school department at the Institution
a 8 Tuesday stating the her brother.
h Rev. David Stewart, had died sud
denly at his home in Belle Plain, Kan
sas. On account Of the close ON
n%ections at Minneapolis. Miss Stewart
did not attend the funeral.
In spite Of the heavy frosts in mid
May. Grafton lawns and gardens have
neve been lovelier than they are this
year. The Hlacs are masses Of pur-
lawn where attention is paid to land
scape art. and the fruit trees are like
great bridal bouquets Of white. The
Mott orchard on the east side is worth
going miles to see and the perfume
from the blossoms Is indeseribably
sweet. Possibly the finest single spec
linen is an apple tree on the John
Arnan lawn on Cooper venue b.
cause of it's size and symmetrical
are thickets and individual trees that
add their beauty to the spring land
scapc.
Mrs. Joel Myers entertained a group
Of ladies Saturday afternoon at bridge
whist and will extend a similar hos
pftaltty to another group this COM
ing Saturday. All the appointments
for the afternoon were in keeping
with May time. even to the service Of
noon. The highest score for the ser
les Of games vas made ~ Mrs. J. G.
Ofstedahl, who reeeived an appro-
pirate favor.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcdonald. who
nave spent winter 1t Los Angeles, re-
turned home Monday. They came
back in a. leisurely way, visiting old
friends en- route. Their daughters
the Misses Garda and Cecil. are still
in California and will remain there
permanently.
States Attorney John Nevin has re-
turned from Rochester. where he has
spent h past W weeks reeeivins
medical attention. Mrs. Nevin and
the baby met him at Grand Forks
and the family returned by auto.
Al a result Of the benefit dance At
the Armorv Tuesday evening. whi h
was sponsored by the fire department.
the sum of $500, was realized. The
firemen were ideal hosts. and. with
the good music furnished by GaEnon's
orchestra the party was n Of the
happiest affairs OF the spring season.