Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-05-25
HISTORICAL !.
DATA SOUGHT
State Association Enlarged
to Push Work System
atically in Each County.

bismarck. n. D.. May 25.-Ohicers
Of the North Dakota Historical asso-
citation have. completed the list Of
county chairmen to have charge Of
the campaign in each county ia in
creas the membership of, the ~associa-
ton throughout the state. 1t is plan
ned to ask each county chairman to-
organize the county with district
chatrmen until the needs and the inn
p~ortance of the work Of the historical
association has been presented to every
resident Of the state capable Of help
ingi in the ork of the organization.
The officers Of the organization de-
sire a large membership because of
h amount of work to be accomplish
ed Immediately in collecting material
OF historical interest. material that in
a few years more will not be avail
able. This applies particularly to the
facts remembered by the pioneer set
tiers, many of whom, are still alive,
but are advancing in age and whose
mental pictures of early happenings
mus fade in q few years more.
Want Pioneer Stories.
The officers Of the association feel
the getting Of the stories Of the early
pioneers Is q vital matter and that Sc
curing these Immediately will give
North Dakota a much better basis of
S"eS AAAoLOA NAl0LI A110Ny VI Iu0 HlIU.
die western states have been able to
obtain. states where the work Of COL
lecting the history had not been at
tempted until the first settlers had
passed.
In addition to the stories OF the
early settlers. the association is in
terested in collecting, as early az pos
sible the best possible record of the
life Of the Indians in the state the
farfa NJ fhA Ito ~ fhA val va>n n-I
the traditions which the present In
dams have brought down from their
f~orefatherS. Some Of the original
tribes which inhabited the state when
the first white men reached here are
either extinct or almost extinct and
the officers Of the association feel
that the work of getting much of the
material is a work Of immediate
necessity.
County Chairmen< Named.
The names and residence Of the
chairmen Of each county follow:
Adams, Mrs. M. O'Neal, Hettinger;
don; Benson, Mrs. Victor Wardrobe,
Leeds; Billings, Hon. Carl Olson, Me-
dora; Bottineau, Mrs. Andy johnson,
Bottineau; Bowman, Mrs. Chas. Phel-
an, Bowman; Burke, Mrs. Geo. Phelps,
Bowbells; Burleish, Mrs. e. P. Quain,
bismarck; Cass, E. E.. Saunders,
Mapleton; Cavalier. Mrs. John Mahon.
Langdon; Dickey. Mrs.. Albert Strand,
Glendale: Divide, Mrs. Geo. Homes,
Halliday; Eddy, DR.. Chas. McLachlin.
New Rockford; Emmons, Mrs. Harry
Petrie. Linton; Foster,"C. w: McDon-
nell, Kensal; Golden Valley, l.. F.
Crawford. Sentinel Butte; Grand
Forks, Mrs. Flora Naylor, Iarimore;
Grant. Major Steen, CARSON Griggs,
Mrs. E. W. Blackwell, Cooperstown:
HettinEer, M. J.. Connely, New Eng
land; Ktdder, John Taylor, Steele;
Logan. o. E. Bryant, Napoleon; Nc
Henry. Mrs. Jean McNaughton
Stevens, Towner; Mcintosh. Mrs. John
Wishek: Ashley; Mckenzie, W. S. Ora
ham, Watford, City; Mclean, Mrs.
James MCCULLOUGH. Washburn; Nero
er. Mr.: H: c. 10y, Stanton: Morton.
VIM. Badger, Mapdan: Mountrail.
Mrs. John A. Johnson, Parshall; Mel
son. Mrs. George Barrett. Lakota;
Pembina. G. H. Lee, Walhalla: Pierce,
Miss Hattie Sykes, Rugby; Ramsey,
Henry Hale. Devils Lake: Ransom,
Mrs. Harry Oliver. Lisbon; Renville,
MISS Margaret Sheridan. Mohall;
IRELAND. Mrs. c. P. Spottswood. Hank
inson; Rolette. Mrs. A. D. Williams,
Rolette; Sargent, Mrs. A. w. Eastman,
Minor; Sheridan, Paul Jardeaw. Nc
Clusky; Sioux. DR.. A. Mob. Beede,
Fort Yates; Slope, E. f. Griswold,
Amidon; Stark. Mrs. Catherine Ray,
Dickinson; Steele, NJ. B. Cassell, Hope;
stutsman, Alex Steinbach, jamestown;
Towner,. Mrs. &C. J.. Lord, Cando;
Traill. Gilbert Elkin, Mayville; Walsh,
Mrs. Karl Farup, Park River; Ward.
Ed. Skinner. Sawyer; Wills. Mrs. Au-
gust Peterson. Harvey: Williams, Mrs.
| Grace N. Heddrick. Wiltston.