Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-17

CROOKSTON NOTES
Crookston, Mimi, July 15.-Johp
W. Risch, chief of the Crookston fire
department.. has left by automobile.
attend the national convention of the
firemen, which will convene for a
three day session July IS. Mr.. Risch
is treasurer of the national ~associa-
ton.
The death Of Peter Peterson. rs
years old, occurred at a Crookston
hospital Thursday night. Death was
due to minor complications aggravat-
ed by his advanced He was a
farm resident neal Fertile and was
one of the valleys oldest pioneers,
having lived in this section for the
past 40 years. Burial took place in the
family churchyard at Rindahl, near
Fertile.
Funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. P. H.. Thompson took place
this afternoon at the Presbyterian
church, following short services at the
home of Mrs. E.. B. Canaan, daughter
of the deceased. Mrs. Thompson, who
was " years old at the time of death,
died following injuries sustained in
a fall. She had been a resident of
Crookston for IL years.
The Great Northern roundhouse
was equipped with a bunk car and
cook car, where men hired to replace
striking shop men will stay in order
to escape any possible danger of their
being molested by strikers.
Mrs. p. j. Cameron and two chill
dren. Harley and Alice, are visitors
here from their home at Eyebrow,
Sask., Can. They are visiting at the
hnro of Nfre ~, ~ .xLS T..
law and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. David
Fleming, Before returning home
they plan to spend a short time at
Fergus Falls and Fosston.
Forty professional and amateur
painters donated their services in the
painting bee for the purpose of
Frightening up the fair buildings for
the Northwestern Fair, which will be
held here August Z, 8, Q and 10. The
men painted until lack of oil forced
a halt. AS a result Of the work Fl6ral'
hall, the grandstand. judges stand
and one horse barn were given a coat
of paint. Another bee" will be stag
ed before fair time.
The annual election of two new
members to the board of education
of Independent school district No. /
was being held today. Dr.! C. E. Dam
pier and DR.. A. Morley are the two
members whose terms expire. Both
have filed for reelection without OPP
position.
A muskelunge weighing SO pounds
and measuring 3 feet 6 inches, was
pulled out of the Red Lake river
above the new dam. near here, by
H. W. Acker. MI. Acker's son Robert
had hooked the fish the previous day,
but the musky had broken away.
Equipped with a special line, large
hook and meat bait, Mr.. Acker went
fishing prepared for the huge fish. .
Although only open for the past ten
days, the state employment bureau
here has placed 40 men OF jobs on
the farm. construction camps, hotels
and elsewhere in the past week, and
has 80 applications for men on file.
The bureau is having difficulty in Sc
curing men to fill the applications,
and fears a labor shortage il the har-
vest season opens with a rush. Ac-
cording to the employment office,
farmers in this section are paying
$3.50 a day for shockers and $2.25
for haying.
Axel johnson, William Woelk~and
EDWARD have returned home
from an extensive automobile trip to
points in Iowa and Nebraska.
G. Christensen OF Lengthy, who died
Wednesday at Fosston following an
operation for bladder, trouble, was a
pioneer of the Red River valley, set
ting near Fisher over 80 years ago,
later moving to Mentor and thence to
Langley. He was II years old at the
time of death. Mr.. and Mrs. K.
Stranby OF this city, relatives of the
deceased. were present at the funeral.
A valuable German police dog. lost
by Alex McPhail of Fargo while at
tending. the Marshall county fair at
Warren, was found here by Alex Duval
when the dog attempted to adopt him
as his master..The canine climbed
on the running board Of Mr.. Duvars
a. while he vas about to leave
Crookston for Harold Station. The dog
stayed with the car until it returned
to Crookston, :wheniM was turned over
ing for 1t.
The Crookston Adsclub will hold its
annual meeting of the year with a
boosters banquet and meeting Mon
day evening, when plans will be laid
for a fall campaign to stimulate trade
local merchants. The meeting
will be presided over by II. W. Hitch
cock, and r. A. Egeland and r. r.
Robert will speak.
T. a: Egeland. who for the past two
years has been connected with the
Jac0bson-M ercil clothing company az
this city. today severed his coniec-
tons with that firm. MI. Egeland
has not yet announced his future
plans. He Is president Of the Crooks
ton Association o. Public Affairs, ana
previous to entering the Jacobson
Mercil company, was local manager
forathe = Penny connpany.
COTTON.
New YOYk. .July f,,t,..n
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