Dakota Datebook- Swat the fly!

May 24, 2018 — Springtime brings warm, sunny days and apple blossoms – and poets proclaim that love is in the air. Unfortunately, spring also heralds the arrival of houseflies, the pesky pests that imperil the health and well-being of young and old alike.

On this date in 1912, a Grand Forks newspaper announced the arrival of the annual campaign to “SWAT THE FLY.” The month of May, according to a G...