Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-23
CROOKSTON NOTES

direction of Miss Pearl LEVITT Will
stage a concert In the Methodist
church nextg Friday, April 90, The
orchestra, which, has practiced dill
prepared a splendid program of from
bone and flute solos, and. in addition
there will be a number Of vocal solos
with orchestra accompaniment.
The regular meeting OF the Wom-
ems club will be held Monday even
ing at the home of Mrs. A. A. Miller.
Included in the program are papers
by Mrs. A. A. Miller or THE Story tf
the Club Movement" and American
Music of Today" by Mrs J. l.. Gavin
Miss Mable Rice and Miss Dora Fish
er will DO assisting hostesses.
Announcement has been made that
olinist. will play at a public concert
here May 16. The concert will be un-
der the auspices Of the Crookston
high school department of music and
In addition to Mr.. Konecny. Mary
iris, pianist. and Lola. Alley, soprano,
will be on tho program.
A women's auxiliary to the Crook
ston Association Of Public Affairs has
been formed to promote interest in
community affairs. The following Off
GERS have been named: President,
Mrs. G.. A. Morley; vice president,
Mrs. W. +. Sheffield; treasurer, Mrs.
Albert Cairns, and secretary, Miss
Anne McKinnon. An executive COM
mittee will also be formed to consist
of the auxiliary officers and presi-
dents Of the various other 'women's
organizations in the city.
Fl. w. Hitchcock, president of the
Crookston AID club. has called a din
ner meeting next Monday noon in an
effort to rcjuvenate the local club. 1t
is planned at the dinner to hold SINH
lar meetings every Monday moor at
which advertising topics will be dis
cussed. F
Ar Elgin six touring car has been
| picked up by the local police follow
ing its discovery on a side street. The
car. which is believed to have been
! n stolen from Minneapolis. is being
! held by the authorities until claimed
by the owner. ~
P. H. Gramer, Crookston ditch cul-
vert contractor. was awarded the con-
tract for all culverts to be installed ir
Norman county this yea at n recent
meeting of that county's board OF
commissioners. Mr.. Gramer was also
awarded the contract for $4,000
worth, of road machinery.
John Sletton, ticket agent for the
Great Northern. Railroad company, is
seriously i'll with a sudden stroke OF
paralysis. due. it is believed, from al
attack of influenza suffered last Jan.
uary. AS Il result Of the present para
lytic stroke. his entire right side is
paralyZed and he is unable to speak.
Postmaster w. T. Nicholson has re-
ceived word from the postmaster gen
erals office hat the. local depart
ment will be supplied with firearms
to be distributed among mailmen fol-
lowing steps taken by. federal officials
to guard against future Fobberies OF
registered mall.
Another trap shooting event under
the auspices Of the Crookston Rod
and Gun club will be held here next
Sunday morning. Tho first of a series
Of such shoots was held last Sunday
Almost 200 out of town guests were
present here for the Masonic meeting
and banquet given by the Crookston
Lodge No. 141 A.. r. & A.. NJ. Among
the officers of the grand lodge present
were. Frederick r. Jenkins. Faribault,
MINI, Nj. w. Grand Master of Ma
sons lin Minnesota. and W. r. Smith,
Benson, Minp.. r. w. Grand Junior
Deacon Of thu grand lodge of Mime
sofa.
The Concordia College Concert
band OF sc pieces is scheduled for a
concert at the Norwegian Lutheran
church next Monday evening. The
band which has completed it's annual
Spring concert tour of North Dakota
sofa with the object of raising a fund
for the purchase of a pipe organ for
the Concordia chapel.
With the selection OF J. r. Ingersol
the committee of three to judge the
results of the city Identification and
cleanup Campaign that committee is
now complete. Mr.. Ingersol was ap.
pointed by the other W. members OF
the judges committee. E.. w. Schus.
ter and 4. NJ. Mccall. The first com.
plete canvass of the city will be made
next week. During the summer SINH.
lar tours will be made to note what
Improvements have been made in the
various wards. A bird fountain is of.
fered as a prize to the ward making
the best Improvement in appearance
during the summer months.
Funeral services will be held here
today W the remains OF Mrs. Otilla
Schubert who died Wednesday a,
Virginia. MIN, Mrs. Schubert. who
was we'll known in Crookston was a
resident Of the vicinity of Ada unit
II years ago when she moved to Vir.
GINA. ,
Rev. H. NJ. Holm will preach hi,
farewell sermon as pastor +. of the
Scandinavian Methodist Episcopa
4 IiiuiS hcAL oOLutSs 1SSS. I1OAln re-
Gently received the appointment b,
Bishop Mitchell from the. Norwegian
Danish conference to the English
speaking Conference of northern
Minnesota. The transfer will station
Mr.. Holm at Frazee. MINI.
Mrs. Alley EChesson was toda,
granted a. divorce from her husband
Ambrose Chesson. By Judge William
watts on charges Of desertion. Ms
4 CheSSOn Edac1ar red in her
THAT she was married at Lake Charles
La, In 1918. She was given the custo,
dy OFFS two sons by the divorce de.