Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-09-14
GRAFTON

plCklHs poLdLoeS. "Here the ylelu
averages 80 bushels per acre the
wage is s cents, per bushel. Where
the yield is less per acre the wage
will be more: where 1t is heavier, less,
Potato men realize that this ia a low
price, compared with wage In years
past, but with the present price of
potatoes they cannot pay more. AS
it is it is nearly, 2o% Of. the selling
price. ::
About one hundred and thirty po-
tato growers attended. the meetings at
Brosnahan & Qlson's warehouse Sat
urday afternoon and evening to dis
cuss grading and %prepar1ng the crop
for market. Similar meetings have
been held in different parts of Walsi:
county within the past few days and
at all of them great interest has been.
shown in potato culture.
While Mr.. andlMrs. E. T. Thomp-
son Of st. Thomas were spending
Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant, S. Hager their Franklin sedan
that was parked. on the: avenue lin
front of, the Mouse was badly Jam
LACED @fDty a heavy truck that crashed
into it from ths-fear. Thenowner of
the truck wh6N lives in Fertile town
ship, was driving without lights. An
other mar vas with him in the truck.
Both were intoxicated. The. force OF
the impact drove the sedan about
thirty feet ahead and lifted it over tho
sons car is badly. damaged. 1t will
require an expenditure of several
hundred dollars. to put it in running
order again.
At the end OF, the first week of
school, 594 pupils are enrolled in
Grafton's schools. OF this number 70
are enrolled in the parochial school
conducted by the Dominican Sisters.
The attendance at Chase school is .un-
usually heavy and may fecessitate the
immediate employment of an addi-
tional teacher.
Tho, total enrolment in the high
school to date is 1877. The senior
class numbers 43. Later entries in
the public and parochial schools of
pupils who are working on farms will
bring the final enrolment up con
siderably. = "a =
Gov. r. A. Nestos has appointed
County Auditor WI. LaMarre a dele
gate from North Dakota to the Ma
tional Tax association meeting which
convenes in Minneapolis September
10 and continues in session until Ahe
22nd. Mr. LaMarre will leave for
Minneapolis Sunday.
Edwin Swiggum and his mother,
Mrs. r.. N. Swiggum, returned Sun
day from an automobile trip to the
Twin Cities and Wisconsin. They left
Mrs. Edwin Swiggum and the baby
at Black River Falls, where they will
visit relatives for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon sprague re-
turned to .Pipestone Tuesday after a
two weeks visit herewith their par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Greedy Sprague
and Mr.. and Mrs. II. B. Grover.
Mrs. Blanche McClusker, head
nurse ut the Institution for Feeble
Minded, is convalescing from her re-
cent illness. Her sister, Mrs. Ben
Wilkinson, returned to- Williston yes
Mrs. John ILedwioh, who came or
from Seattle, will remain for some
time yet.
Earl U. Rugg left yesterday fol-
New York City to enter upon. his
duties as an instructor in-Columbia
university. Mrs. Rugg will remain
here with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Greeley sprague, Tor SOME time.
Miss Hortense Bondy, who has
been visiting her sistar, Mrs. PHILLIP
Baer for the past month, has return
James Lally Of Minneapolis and
George Lally of Spokane, called here
last week by the death Of the lats
James f.. Hall, have returned to theii
homer.
MI. and Mrs: Melvin Donelly, have
returned from their honeymoon triI
to winnipeg. Beach and taken III
their residence Tor the fall months OF
1.-The Donelly farm.
Mrs. r., M. sGilbreath and small
n daughter have returned from, an OK
tended visit with relatives In. Mime
apolis.
Work on the road between -Graftos
land Park River is. At5R standstill OF
n account OF the rscent haayy rains
The grading OUTFIT - two miles Yves
q OF Grafton, but It cannot be cnsratet
because OF water In the ditchee.
Mr.. and Mrs: Walford/ Andersen
have returned from thStr weddinl
through the like region OF Mn
nesota and have gone to housekeepsnt
lin the Institution Farm ya60ttAte.,
Mr.. andsMrs. Joseph Maaseys had y
.Ithe4r sunday guests DIN. Er,
Y. and r. 81. Madison OF Fartbault. tn
gentlemen we're returning from a.
automobile trip to Srinnipac.
Miss sJessis Lordxef Park River wa
shore sunday on her nay home from
mos angeles where she has spent III,
past six ~wsskt-yith her sister. Mra
Roger Dennis. n I
sI4AYEE HANGS sElR.
salem. Ore. SepLsSi3swv--R. M, Asum
ttsneid conyietsd of the murder az Dan
II mis- Russell An Douglas county con,