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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
State Good Roads
Association Starts i:
Membership Drive

Bismarck, April 20.-The North
Dakota State Good Roads association
is starting an intensive membership,
campaign throughout h state in an
effort to secure 10000 members be-
fore the first Of June. There are ap"
proximately 10000 automobile own
crs in the state, and out OF inis large
number it should be an easy matter
to secure the small percentage asked.
Several field men will be employed tc
conduct membership campaigns in
the larger towns of the state. but
much of the work will be done by To-
cal and county chairmen. working
through the district directors. With,
10000 members talking GOOD roads
throughout the state there will be
small doubt of the ultimate soouring
Of an adequate amendment ITO the
constitution that wiz insure to the
people of the state a real state sys-
TEN Of highways. Then the associa-
ton will work to secure county sys-
TENS of highways to link up with the
state highways, and township high
way systems to link up with the
county systems.
Good roads talk is in the air. Thus
far only one man has been found IN
the whole state of North Dakota that
does not believe in good roads, but
he is considered insane by those who
know him best. Sensible people oil
over the commonwealth demand bet
ter roads for the money they are put
ting into them.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
MINOT NOTES

.Minot, N. D., April 2o.-The old
city commission held its last meeting
Monday with President W. S. Shaw
absent. The surcharge of rs per cent
on water bills was discontinued. The
surcharge was placed on bills October
last. There will be no surcharge for
April. =
Mrs. Helen Conklin, through her
attorneys, Nestos e. Harigstad. yester-
day presented the. city commission
with a claim for $4,000 damages al
legged to have been sustained when
she fell on icy pavement in front of
the Jourgen Olson home a few months
ago. The matter was referred to the
city attorney.
An action was instituted in the dis
trict court yesterday by E. H. Ger
wien through his attorney. E. -,R
Sinkler. against Benz. Mcdonald,
contractor, for $4,000 damages. Ger
vein. it is claimed. was working for
Mcdonald in packing ice and while SO
engaged one of the employees allowed
a large chunk of. ice Ito get away
from him. and it slid down the chute,
crushing Gerwe:n's leg. 1t is claimed
by the plaintiff that Mcdonald had
not complied with 1.-THE workmen's
compensation law.
tennis and it is planned to hold a
meeting of the Minot Tennis club in
the near future.
+. j. Stefrcck,y former county su-
p~crintcrdent Of schools in Mckenzie
county. has been appointed deputy
superintendent by superintendent a,
NJ. Waller of Minot, according to ar
announcement made today. Mr.. Stcf-
feck was a former resident Of Minot
and served as deputy superintendent
under superintendent C. G.. Warren
in 1905 and 1910.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Old PAPER ON FILE.

ST. Paul. Mimi, April 20.--An orig
inal COPY Of the First Minnesota, a
newspaper published by members Of
the First Minnesota regiment during
the Civil war at Berryville. Ca. is on
file in the manuscript department of
tho Minnesota Historical society. ST.
Paul.
. The copy of tho rapcH was dated
March II. 1862. when Rrryvilie, a
confederate town, fell into tho hands
of tho minnesota regiment. The pa
per as published by it's editor was
as the Bcrryville Conservator,
but when the uninoists came into pos
session Of the town, they took ovrr
the publication of the periodical for
two issues. The first issue is made
up partly by the confederate editor.
two pages having been printed at the
time the town fell int the hands Of
the Minnesota boys.
The issue contains Jul sheets, two
of which are printed by the Union
soldiers, the balance containing the
writings of the owner editor. The
edition carries a detailed report Of
Manassas battle, prepared by the
editor. 1t also carries numerous
'tadA' including announcements Of
the sale of slaves.
The Minnesota news items consist
or camp gossip. a erecting TO the
folks at home and descriptions Of
the marches in which Minnesota men
partook.
An item written by the confederate
editor in which he asks the country
folk to furnish the townfolk with but
ter. milk and all other delicacies. was
allowed to stand in the M%innesota's
columns. with an explanatory sen
tence attached. 1t reads:
w think the time and conditions
compel us to make it q standing
item"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Northwestern NeWs
NEW COUNTY
AGENTS NAMED

Agricultural College, N. d.. April,
20.-Two new county agricultural
agents have taken office during the
last week. A. M. Challcy for Ramsey
county at Devils Lake. and A. T..
Adams for Dickey county at Ellen
dale.
Mr.. Challcy succeeds William l..
Guy, who is now secretary of the
Federation of North Dakota Wool
Growers assertions and has charge,
of the state wool pool at Fargo. Mr..
Challey graduated from the Agricul-
tural college in 1917. He spent a
year. in Service, a year as assistant
state dairy commissioner and since
that time has beer engaged in breed
ing pure, bre live stock on a farm
near Webster. N. D..
Mr.. Adams succeeds A.. G. Kuen-
ming, who has been appointed super
%intcndent of the Agricultural Experi-
ment (sub-station at Williston. Mr..
Adams is a graduate of the. Cniver.
sity of Minnesota, and was appointed
on the stock judging team while
there. He has had considerable farm
ing experience in northern Iowa.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20

ally reverts to the position of brisa-
der general.
The promotion of Brig. Gen.
George Bell. Jr., to be amajor gener-
al was also announced by Secretary
Weeks. General Bell gets the place
on the major general. list through the
retirement Of Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig-
gett. Brig. Gems. Charles j. Bailey
and Samuel D. Sturgis were also pro-
NOTED to be major generals in the
new list. they taking vacant places
on the former list. Otherwise the list
of major generals is the same as was
sent to the senate in the Wilson ad-
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Many Bids Received
On Memorial Building

Bismarck. n. d.. April 20.-Eight
bids were received by the state board
Of administration for the construction
of the extreior Of the new memorial
building on the state capitol grounds.
The building is % in process OF
erection. a contract having been lot
last year for building 1t up to and
including the first floor. The bids
received yesterday afternoon by the
board were for construction Of an ex-
terror of the two-story building OF
BEDFORD limestone and rough CON
atruction Of the interior. The bids.
averaging $4,000. were as follows:
Colwell-Long company Minneapolis,
s124,OO0; Edw. B%jorklund, St. Paul,
s134,770; t. F. Powers Co.. Fargo,
n. D.. s141,100; Bartleson and Ness,
Minot, $115,70O: Madsen and Peter
son, Minneapolis. 132.00o;, ]. A. Nc
Donald, Minneapolis, 100000;
Charles Bake, Dickinson. s130,250.
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Soldiers Urged To
Get Victory Medals

Jamestown. n. d.. April 20.-The
Victory medal department of the
States army recruiting station
of Minneapolis, is making a special
effort to encourage ex-service men to
apply for their victory medals.
The office advises that every man
who was honorably discharged from
the service is entitled to a Victory
medal, no matter where he served.
All that is necessary is for the appli-
cant to forward his discharge to the
Victory medal department at the fol-
lowing addresses:
Federal building, Minneapolis; Old
State Capitol, st. Paul; Postofice
building, Aberdeen, S. d.: State Cap
itol, Pierre, =. D., and State Capitol,
Bismarck, n. =,
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Man Held At Devils 4
Lake Jail Escapes

Minot, N, D., April 2o.-sheriff A.
p. Scofield was informed today by
the police department at. Devils Lake
that Frank Willis, arrested there last
week on a charge of theft and want
ed in Ward county on a burglary
charge. was sent for a pail of water
Saturday night and neglected to re-
turn. He Is still at large, the sheriff
S advised.
Willis is wanted in connection with
the theft of iewelry from the Steven
~on drug store at Berthold a week
ago. When arrested in Devils Lake
~ had a quantity of jewelry on his
person. He advised Devils Lake Of
'cials' that he was from Minot,- but
,las never been a resident of this city.
.is home is in Minneapolis.
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Blue Sky Commission
Takes Recess Till May

Bismarck. N. D.. Abril 2o.-The
Blue Sky commission has decided to
discontinue holding meetings until
the first Thursday in May. There. are
several applications pending before
the board for permission to sell stock.
The commissions view. 1t is stated, is
that stock selling should be discour-
aged. at the present time. >.
Their is pending with the commits
sion the application of the company
organized to sell stock in a proposed
Nonpartlsan league Scandinavian pa
per in Fargo, the stock issue to
amount to $4,000. Whether the
board will hold Il special meeting to
consider THIS application is a matter
on which, - action has been taken.
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ARRESTED
BECAUSE HE GAVE
PRAYER FOR A R

Kossice. Czecho S1ovakia, April 10.
A Catholic priest named Fulop. pre-
siding over a parish in a nearby viii
,lage, has been arrested because. it is
alleged. he recited a prayer for for
last Sunday. The priest is said to
have told the police hat he read the
prayer through Observation-Disclosures. as
he was using an old breviary which
dated back to the monarchal days.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
DERAILED,
CATTLE UNINJURED

I .owbells, N. D., April 20.-When a
n-kinked rail on the 500 railway
ven miles east Of Bowbells caused
3 cars from the center Of a stock
ain going east to leave the Irails,
!sht cars were demolished but the
attic in the cars were uninjured. The
rain was going about 40 miles an
when the accident happened but
o one was injured. The debris was
feared early Tuesday to permit the
cast train to pass on time. -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20

Washington, April 19.-(Special.)
Promotion of Brig. Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards to be the senior major
recently by Secretary Of War Weeks,
who gave out a list Of nominations
for major generals and brigadier
g~enerals-of the army. r.,o~
General Edwards takes the place
on the list of major generals that
was occupied by Maj. Gen. Omar
Bundy in the list sent to the senate
in the old administration. Bundy Is
dropped from the list and automatic
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Body Of Crosby Hero Is
Shipped Home For Burial

Crosby. April 19.-The funeral of
John Il. Joyce. former Crosby boy
who fell in France. was held here on
the arrival of the remains from
France. The Rev. Father Daugherty
officiated. assisted by the Rev. Father
Weisser Of Bowbells and Rev. Father
Heeger of kenmare. Father Weisser
preached the funeral
At the next convention Of the
American Federation of Labor, to be
held in Denver next June, an attempt
will be made to secure an amendment
to the federation constitution provid-
ing for the election of the officers Of
that organization by a referendum
ed organizations.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
PLAN NEW

Artesian, s. D. April 20.-Word
has been received here from the state
highway commission at Pierre, that
a state highway will be built through
Artesian, F%orestburg and Woonsock-
ct this season and that work will be
commenced soon.
The county commissioners at their
last meeting created a new drain
age system east of Forestburg. which
will drain many acres Of rich farm
land between this place and Forest
burg and will greatly benefit the road
between the two points.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Eight Freight Cars
Derailed Near Ray

Ray, n. D.. April 2o.-Eight freight
cars were derailed on the Great
Northern railway. three miles west
Of Ray. late Monday night. The
wreck was caused by a broken arch
bar and eight cars Wen off into the
ditch. The cars were loaded with
wheat. flax and ,rdmber and the on
tents were spread over the ground
when the cars were demolished. NO
one was inbred. Train No. was
two hours la te Sunday as a result Of
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ministration. /
With the exception Of the name Of
General Bundy. the list of major&gcn-
erals recommended by Secretary
Weeks Is identical with that sent to
the senate by Mr.. Wilson. h name
of General Bell having bean added
only because Of the vacancy caused
by eneral Liggett's retirement.
With the exception of General
Shanks, who made a great record as
commander of the port Of embarka-
ton, Hoboken, all these officers serv-
ed with distinction in the A. E. F..
most of them as corps commanders.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Dickinson Makes Drive
Or Shade Tree Enemies

f. Dickinson, N. D., April s&.-The
city commission is offering a bounty,
rot S cents per dozen on alltcocoons
that are killed in the city and deliv-
cred to the city hall by 2 p. mo Sat
urday. April %. in ar effort to rid
the city of the animals which sap0the
life of the shade trees. The commits
sion is receiving the cooperation of
the Dickinson Federation of Wom-
ems clubs.
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Bank Celebrates Its
Birthday With Movies

Lihscrwocd. y. D.. April Gothic
FIRST National Bank of Lidgerwood
cclebrated the goth anniversarN Of it's
founding With q free moving picture
show. music by an orchestra. serv-
ing OF refreshments, and the presen-
tation of souvenirs. Four thousand
people were in the city for the cole
brotinr
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LAKE TO HAVE
NEW GROCERY STORE

DSvils Lake, April ia new gro
Gerry store, known as The Food Mar
ket," will be opened here this week
by Rolf Glerum and A. l.. Starr. In
addition to a line of stable and fancy
groceries, the store will handle ice
creAm..and confectionery. Both men
are well. known here and
have until a recent date been in busi-
ness n Tower City.
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EDITOR OF BEACH :
/. NEWSPAPER QUITS

Beach. \. D.. April 2o.--Joc Dillcy
for the last Is years n resident <of
Beach, who has been editor-nlanagcr
of the Golden Valley Progress Of
Beach for some time. has been sue
ceeded by Harry Smith. an old time
resident of this city. Mr.A Dilley plans
on entering business for himself in
the west.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
NAMED RECEIVER !.
OF SECOND BANK

Minot, MD, April 19.-G. r. Van
Sickle, appointed receiver for the
First Farmers Bank Of Minot two
weeks ago. today was notified by
Bank Examiner o. E. Lofthus that he
has been appointed receiver for the
First Security Bank Of Carpio. The
institution is owned by the
Savings Loan &Trust Co. Of Minot
Pa nix. 49,. ~
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TO DRAIN LAKE.

drainage Of the artesian lake which
forms the south boundary line OF this
city will be completed by the last Of
this month and work will be started
Immediately on the new sewer system
voted in two years ago. Nothwith-
standing the fact that the bonds were
voted for and have been sold for
nearly two years, actual work was de-
layed by the city council until labor
and materials had become cheaper.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
|HATTON BANK HAS
REOPENED DOORS

Hatton. n. D.. April 20.-The Pseo-
pies State Bank of Hatton has reop-
Tened for business after having been
closed for several months because
Of the financial depression. in tho
state.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Two Elevators Are
Destroyed By Fire

Sentinel Butte. y. d.. April CO.
Fire thought due to spontaneous COM
huston or a spark from a locomotive,
DESTROYED the Sentinel Butte Farmers
elevator. The loss on tho grain is
$4,000 and on the building $4,000,
blanketed by insurance.
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Sutton. N. D. April 20.-Fire de-
stroyed the elevator here owned by
A. H. Retzlaff with 10000 bushels Of
grain. A year g another elevator,
also owned by RctZlaff. was burned.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-20
Car Loops The Loop,
Driver Is Uninjured

Beach. n. D., April 2o.-Tony Wit
zig had the sensation of riding in his
automobile when it looped-the-loop.
Witzig was unhurt.
The rear of the car was struck by
the engine of a passenger train. The
caty remained supright, but made a
circle in, transit. ary,'
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TO INVESTIGATE OIL LANDS.

Pierre. S. D., April 20.-1ncreased
excitement prevails in state oil cir
Giles because of the application for a
permit from Howard Slocum of
Edgemont to remove oil from the
state-owned lands on which he is
drilling. The requests together with
the sudden application for oil leases
on all available stQte land in the i'm
mediate vicinity which have flooded
the department of school and public
lands this week lead to the belief that
Slocum. who is drilling a test well a
few miles southwest of Edgemont and
about ~ miles from the Wyoming
line has Indications of a. strike with
in a short time.
Mort A. Adams. deputy commits
sioner of public lands, has gone to
Edgemont to investigate before the
state takes action on the several ap-
plications and requests.
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27

The oommonest real estate pho
nomenon IN England Is the rarost one
In America; namely, longShandedr
down holdings stu belonging TO do
scendants Of tho ancient owners.
A certain william Dougiaa born
(where else than) IN Scotland, nms
to this country IN 1925 and settled
near New London, Oonnecticut where
he built house The homestead has
been IN the hands of his uffspring
ever since What In believed % be
tho first English settlement within tha
present boundaries of New YorA
stafn. Gardiner>s Island, at the east-
ern end of Long Island sound. is stfn
owned by DESCENDANTS Of tho original
owner cf the island, Lion Gardiner.
who pupchAsnd II On 1889 ffum Tia
Indiana The presenf home Of he
Garifnas WIS built IN TIA and hos
been exfnrforiy nfte altered snca
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27

Tho hellbender Is large, ugly look
Ing but harmless salamander. found
In Ohio. Pennsylvania, Tennessee ana
southward The bellbender is known
as an alligator and water dog. Two
species inhabit the central parts OF
the United States. Of which the more
common and widespread is the Nee
turus maculatus. II reaches the length
of one foot 70 twenty inches. is
smooth. Shiny and brown blotched,
with the tufted gills dark red These
creatures remain mostly among weeds
OF rocks at the bottom OF the water
during the daytime, but at night. they
move about. often with quick ell-lIks
motions, In search sf vrawfish. worms,
insects. frogs and It readily takes tho
bait Off the rsherman's hook. II In
tenacious OF life and can live for hours
out Of wnter. They spawn during the
months Of April and May. The spawn
much resembles that OF frogs, but
Is lighter IN color. rAt. r
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
STATESMAN KNEW, ALL RIGHT
psdnt Need Lawyer to Toll Him That
the Motto Of the state Mas
In Latin.

A Cnfcueo lawyer. a man OF great
ability and wide learning. visited.
during trip to the Southwest. the
aptal of one state whore be was
given dinner at the expense OF the
state.
Tho feast was an abundant one. and
all the great men from miles around
were invited TO IL. to honor the great
hwyer. He had the governor ON one
side OF him AZ the table and ths lieu
tenant governor on the other sida.
AS the party sat down the menu cards
bad already been laid beside their
plates These cards were very fine
They cost SO each, and they bore at
their heads the state coat Of arms.
upon which was engraved motto IN
LatiD.
AS the lowyer sat down he took up
this crrd and looking at the motto.
said 10 the man at his Left, very
good. indeed. and very appropriated
What's eood?" asked the leo
tenant governor.
Il refer 10 these words" said the
lawyer. as no pointed 10 the motto.
-Yes" replied the lieutenant gov
ernoc. with knowing look. "them
words N Latin
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
WATCHED EFFECTS or STORM
Hoas Great Naturalist Took ohserva-
toas During Severe Weather IN
thn Shasta Country.

Day aftex day the storm continued,
piling SNOW ON SNOW IN weartless
abundance There were short periods
OF quiet. when the sun would seam 10
look eageriy down through the rents In
the Goods as IL 10 know ho~ tha
work wns advancing During these
calm ntexvals replenished my fro
sometimes withsut leaving tho nest,
for tire and woodpile were so Dear
this could nsily be dons-or busted
myself with my notebook. watching
the gestures of tho trees IN taking the
snow, examining separate crystals
under Lns ana learning the methods
OF their deposition as On enduring
fountdn for the streams Several
times when the storm ceased for a
few minutes Douglass squirrel came
frisktng from the foot of clump OF
dwarf pinea moving In sudden inter-
rupted spurts over the glossy snow :.
then without any apparent guidanna
he would dig rapidly into the drift
where he buried some grains OF bar
ley that the horses had left. Tho
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27

The tonghesf Ameytcan wood b tnat
OF the osage Grunge. which is not On
orungp az all but belongs TO tho nettls
family- This has been proved By o
series oS tests made by tho United
States Forest Service. bot tho Indians
knew n before the cunning Of tha white
man. and Il vas known 10 them os tho
bow tree, becnnae they used II for
making their fnad bowa Some bea
OF It's strNngfh mny be had from tho
report made MOI long ago by The
forest sery1cA which shows that o
block thirty inches long and two
inches In crosseectton when bent
breaks under stress Of lR00O pounds.
It's nearest rival being a voT7ety Of
the hickory cnijed mnnley-nut Whnn
bent by the impDcf OF a loopound
hammer. IL stands EtreSs OF la.b20-
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27
BELL MADE TOO MUCH NOISE
layoatIon Of tho Telephone Evidently
Was Not by An, Meaas
Quket Affair.

The hndiafy couldn't stand II amy
longer. and the lodeers threatened to
leave unless the racket stopped.
Alexander Graham Bell was ths
oanse Of the trouble he had rigged
up contraption IN his bedroom ana
duplicate In tho room OF his accom-
piica. Thomas A. Watson. A wire went
ont Of the window and connected me
two machines.
These two machines, according 30
young Bell. were first models Of a
revolutionary invention, the telephone.
Il Cont care what II IS" said the
landlady, ''but II you two boys don't
stop yelling your heads OF. into those
boxes. you'll have 10 pack your trunks
and GET out
The episode of tha angry landlady
happened years ago In O cheap lodging
house In Boston
Tho Western Onion Telegraph com
pany offered Bell $4,000 Zoe all his
patents. Bell. with Vision. realized
that he had a fortune within graR
and rejected the offer. he and Wat
son went around tho country. deliver
ing ectures. and With the proceeds
financed themselves.
Today there is Telephone 20 every
nine Americans and more than "a
10000 miles OF wire In the Bell tele-
phone lines.
The diamond drill., 1921-08-27

"a toad Is a manner OF venom0us
frog" so an ancient writer Informed
his readers "in the right side OF ench
frog is a bone that cOols boiling wntnr
II Il be thrown into Il. and the vessel
cannot be rohcated unless the bone 10
first removed Toads infest sage
leaves With their poison. II is never
safe 10 eat unwnshed sage leaves 10
consequence II you put a toad into
a new enrthern rot and bury u In Q
cornneld. there will be no mrtnll
tempests OF storms there"