City Briefs from Inkster and North Dakota Notices
Local items report Inkster transit operator Durick offering taxi service from 997 N. W. and a Munich bank cashier C M Tresvold visiting Grand Forks on business. Rail safety week starts June 22 with west railroads aiming for lowest injury rate. Community events include dances at Odd Fellows Hall and Mont Park pavilion, church and school picnics, a Des Lacs Western Oil well update, and an invitation for musicians to join a Northwest band.
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Durick
N. W
Munich
C. M. Tresvold
Bank of
N.D
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Mr. Ryan
Chicago
Presbyterian Church
Dlenickers
Riverside Park
Des Laca ‘Western of
Mi‘not
North Dakota
Johnson
Sec’y
Mgr
Devils Lake job opening at New York Store
The Union Commercial College Grand Forks North Dakota sends Mr M. Johnson to a splendid position with the New York Store Devils Lake North Dakota. Four other applicants with bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting skills are sought. Summer school offers advancement. Free catalog and details available.
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Union Commercial College
Grand Forks
N. Dak
M. 9. Johnson
New York
Devils Lake
Settlement in Paris Strike Believed Near
Paris June 13 The labor situation brightens with prospects of a general settlement. The miners union asks Minister Colliard and Minister Locheur to intervene and he pledges to act. With a vote to reject an eight hour day failing due to few deputies present, Colliard aims to resolve differences before Monday general strike. Clemenceau hopes to meet transport workers’ delegate to end the strike and restore normal service tomorrow.
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Paris
M. Colliard
Louis Locheur
Chamber of Deputt
Clemenceau
Del
Transport Workers Union
Supreme Court Rules on Iron Ore Royalty Revenue Rise
St Paul notices a Supreme Court test case from St Louis County increasing state revenue from iron mine leases. The court held the 25 cent per ton royalty applies to ore removed from the bed, not concentrated tonnage, potentially boosting annual revenue by 2 to 3 million dollars. The decision reverses a lower court ruling in Hobart Mining Co. case.
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St. Paul
Supreme Court
St. Louis County
St. Louis
Hobart Mining Company
At State
Rail labor talks fail to prevent 30000 shopmen strike
Montreal June 13 negotiations by the Canadian railway war board with Railway Shopmen of America division No 4 failed to avert a strike by about 30000 workers seeking higher wages. Also Minnesota weather outlook notes scattered showers in east and south, with a mix of sun and clouds elsewhere. Real estate ads list several farms and properties for sale in Grand Forks including 480 acres at 75 per acre and a modern house at 212 North 6th Street, plus additional parcels on Red River bank and a farm near town.
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Montreal
Canadian Railway War Board
Railway Shopmen of America
Dutla
Red River
Aew
6Th St
N. 6Th St
Festivities and civic notes mark Grand Forks area events
Grand Forks hosts Ge convention activities while city schools close for summer. County farmers weigh land withdrawal from hail insurance as 500 express intent. A series of speeches precedes a referendum. Local banks show growth. fairs feature aviation demonstrations. Boy Scout drive prep, railway telegraphers strike impact, and annual Commercial club election slated. State university exams begin next week.
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Grand Forks
North Dakota
Jane Isy A. Surratt
United States Department of Sericulture
Grand Forks Commercial Club
Board of Directors
Mann urges traveling salesmen to back merchants campaign
Mr. Mann told traveling salesmen to promote advertising and educate merchants to fight mail order rivals. He said a combined effort is needed to sell goods via newspaper ads and proper window displays to inform customers. He spoke after addressing Mandan merchants and confirmed plans for 200 community clubs and a broader regional push into Iowa.
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America
Mann
Mandan
North Dakota Retail Merchants’ Association
St.Paul Commerce Association
Minneapolis
Duluth
Merchants’ Association
Iowa
Great Town Association
Fergus Falls Hosts Year End Grand Ball Amid Convention
Fergus Falls prepares for a final convention program with attendees arriving by rail and auto from Fargo Crookston Thief River Falls Devils Lake and Devils Lake area. Rain disrupted plans for a 50 motor caravan parade and many expect more travelers this evening for the auditorium event at 9 o clock.
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Fargo
Moter
Crookston
Thief
River Falla Apa
Devila Lake
Traveir
Pfnae
North Dakota Minnesota U C T praised for war work
Government officials lauded the United Commercial Travalers and U C T members in North Dakota and Minnesota for active cooperation in meeting wartime government requests and demands. Gravell commended committees and all members for wholehearted support in these lines of war work.
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Gravell
North Dakota
Minnesota
United Commercial Travalers
Travel Tales and Travelers at Grand Convention in Duluth
A chaotic fragment describes W Fegan and W W Fegan at a U C T convention in Duluth with travelers from Minneapolis heading to court martial. It mentions Asia drum major J J Daly, Sousa, and various local figures with drunken, rumor-fueled notes about bridges, displays, and a panoply of oddities from Panovits Furniture to Ancient Order of the Night Bar, all in a garbled travelogue style.
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Asia
J. J. Daly
Sousa
Naval Bands
Panovits Furniture Co
Cootie
Sit
The
A. C
Ancient
Order of the Night Bar
Navy Officials Not Working With Justice Department
Washington June 12 The department of naval to bas net. Navy officials are not cooperating with the Justice Department in ongoing inquiries. Details remain unclear as officials cite ongoing reviews and security concerns.
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NAVY
Justice DE Department
Washington
Department of Navel
Bas
East Side School Bids Due July 5 New Building Opening
The Wastera Forks school board plans to open the new East Side grade school in July after a special meeting. Keck prepared the plans and bids will be advertised immediately. Other routine matters and usual builds were discussed at the meeting.
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Bits
Wastera Forks
Keck
East Grand Forks Streetcar Service to Halt After Midnight
The Grand Forks Street Railway Company informed East Grand Forks residents via the Commercial Club that streetcar service will be temporarily halted after midnight on June 30. Directors announced the move, noting the line has not covered expenses except during DeMers Avenue bridge repairs, marking the first service discontinuation since launch.
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East Grand Forks
Grand Forks Street Railway Company
DeMers Avenue
Former E. G. F. man brings My Soldier Girl company
James Liston, former East Grand Forks resident, appears with the My Soldier Girl troupe for a two day engagement at the peedepelican someleis. He has been with the Lecomte Flesher company for weeks and will return to East Grand Forks for a brief visit with his parents before heading to Chicago to start a new production.
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James Liston
East Grand Forks
Lecomte
East Grand Forke
Chicago
East Side Briefs Move and Departures in Local Notes
Superintendent and Mrs F Lurton will move July first from 602 Dowry avenue to 402 North First street J A Fisk residence. Captain C G Holm leaves for Camp Grant to seek discharge. Mrs John O Keefe and daughter visit at Moorhead and at Robert Blair home. Brokelle of Gilby visits E House home. Ida Evans heads to Canadian points after visiting Minnesota. Mrs Mary A Dodge of Fargo visits friends in the city. Getchell of Grand Forks works with Arneson Mercantile. Charles Driscoll returns from Fond du Lac Wisconsin after school.
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Mra F. Lurton
Dowry Avenue
Will
J. A. Fisk
North First Street
John O'Keefe
Ona
Moorhead
Robert Blair
Ida Evans
Minnesota
Corliss Low Bidder On City Building
City Council opened bids for the general contract on the new city fire hall and city hall. Dakota Construction Co Dinnie Brothers L Corliss led with lowest offer. Meeting adjourned subject to the president call. next steps include bids for plumbing and heating and a potential appointment to replace Charles Rogers at the lighting plant.
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New City Fire Hall
Dakota Construction Co
Dinnie Brothers
L. Corliss
A. N. Briggn
Charles Rogers
Eee
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City Briefs
Murphy's Taxi
Inkster
Scarc
R. J. Purcell
E. J. Lander & Co
Grand Forka
Hubert Keen
Rye Township Hall
Adv
Hans Anderson
Orr
N. D. Finley
Ber ™Mont Park Pavilion
Msonic
Acacia Lodge No
A. M
E. A
J. E. Turner
W. M
J. A. Berg
Northwest
Stampa
Sreecion
Kirkie
N. D
County Register of Deeds
Don McDonaid
Cottage Chess Farm
Atreet
Agnes ‘Rex
Pay Point
Western Canada
Northern Pacific Railway
E. Biack
Grand ‘Forks
Ades
F. W. Mees
J. D. Bacon
Paul Norman Bath
Paul Norman
M. Norman & Co
Sparta
Wis
Colliard
Weather Forecast
Poin
A. G. Peterson
Clifford Block
O. B. Buttress
Grand Forks Bank
Bacon and Forseth
Towner County Fair
Pian
Grand Forks County
Larimore Anter
Boy Scout
Commercial Club
Board of County Commissioners
County Court House
Fred P. Mann
U. T
the State University
Duluth Newn- Tribune
A. G. Sorlie
Elie Pea
Travelers’ Meeting
Fergus Falls
Milan
Benner & Begg
Travelers
TALES
W. Fegan
W. W. Fegan
Civils Lake
Board of Control
EB. G. F
Thief River
Andy
Beary Viken
Von
Lens
East Side
E. G. F. Man
East Side Briefs
C. G. Holm
Camp Grant
Rockford, Sr
United States Army
Bra Brokelle of
Gilby
E. House
Mary A. Dodge
Getchell
Arneson Mercantile Company
Charles Driscoll
Fond du Lac, Wis
Comfortahie
Klages
4Th St
Grand Forks, N. D
Corliss
Tom McLoey
Everything Electrical
Dacors
Bend
Chethen
Va Furs Ss
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Gittings
Day Or Wight
Skinner Studio
Ord Wt
Medoay
Black
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