Mrs. George (Spikes) Gravelle is now on her
leave of absence visiting her relatives at White
Earth, taking her little daughter with her. "Spikes"
is already showing his "freedom."
The application of poison ivy to make "rosy
cheeks" has placed several of the school girls in the
hospital for treatment. __
The screens are in place" and the Hies are out.
The hospital is now ready for any invasion of flies
or mosquitoes.
The ice man should call regularly now.
At a meeting of the Central Farmers Club, Mon
day, May 20, Joe Mason, John English and Bazil
Lawrence collected $16.12 for the War Relief Fund
of the Red Cross.
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NUMBER 20
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Conners of Cloquet, Minn.,
are the new disciplinarian and boys' matron.
Gus G. Holstein, school farmer, has his crop
about all planted.
There was a good deal of sickness in the Cross
Lake district last week. Every person at one time
or another seemed afflicted.
The Cross Lake Indians are now farming to beat
the band. They say signs are now right for plant
ing. They have been waiting a long time on signs.
The Red Lake school, headed by Professor Gra
ham, visited Cross Lake the 24th on a picnic, and
incidentally the Red Lakers skinned the Cross
Lakers in a ball game. The Cross Lake boys have
gotten so they know so much about a ball game
that they can't play worth speaking of. You know
a person can get so wise that he knows nothing.
Wake up, you Cross Lakers.
Ben Spears has returned from the Sac and Fox
Sanatorium in a rather serious condition.
Be oonce returned a week ago from a rather
extended visit on other reservations.
