The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-18
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st. Thomas crops are reported about
twelve bushels.
600
The Cakes Times will publish SOU
venir edition.
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Two Cakes men came to Fargo for a
new auto one had purchased and while
exercising the thing there was a col
lision with street car, which put 1t
out of business for awhile.
600
At Enderlin Mayor Goldberg was
sued on the charge of killing a colt
with his auto. The trial proved that
the colt was dead but not how 1t died
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Senator Pierce of Sheldon has pur-
chased new automobile to take the
place of the one destroyed by fire re-
cently-and Mike De la Bere was gil
| ven ride.
There is a movement on foot to es-
tablisn an electric light plant in Shell
don with power from the artesian well.
A stock company will be formed and
the city given free light for the use
OF the power. There is an opportunity
for test of municipal ownership of
lighting plant at a small cost.
| 600
Mike De la Bere wants the farmers
of the vicinity of Sheldon to prove
that crops are good by paying UP their
subscriptions.
5000
The use of dynamite in artesian
wells in Lisbon made the people be-
lieve there were earthquake shocks in
that vicinity.
| The cordiality of the reception ten
dered Senator Hansbrough at Minot
seems to indicate that the rumors of
indignation at the senator over the di-
vision of the Minot land district by
liston-were exaggerated-to say the
least. ~
| 600
| Assistant Attorney General Stevens
grew facetious over the opinion he
gave regarding the length of term of
office of the prairie chicken colonels."
| An insane man, doesn't want to leave
the Jail at, Valley City.
| @)HS)-s
| Thugs seem to have transferred the
base of operations from Valley City
to Sanborn and more hold ups are re-
ported.
A thresher, who gave the name of
Jim DeMore, raised an SIS check to
$50 but failed to get it cashed at VAL
ley City, where he presented it.
| 6-N|-s0
| Sheriff Oppegard of Valley City Is
stilladoing everything possible to trace
"Blackie," the murderer of Policeman
Personals.
600
| Street fakirs are reported to have
4 reaped a rich harvest at Minot.
| Mandan lays claim to the title of the
commercial center of the Missouri
slope.
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Former Editor futile of The Man
dan Pioneer is to visit Mandan friends
later on in the fall.
600
| George Sullivan, a freight brake
man, was killed at Sweet Briar, near
Mandan, as result of a collision be-
tween freight and stock train.
| 600 .
An engine and a separator was
dumped from fiat car into ditch at
Mandan as a result of a broken rail
on the track.
900
The Elite laundry at Minot was
burned.
| Up at Minot The Optic and The Re-
porter both use the same typesetting
machine, one in the day time and the
other at night. 1t is a happy ar
rangement and saves money for both
600
| Clerk of Court Smith of Minot went
to church and his house burned down.
Worse things than that could have
happened if some of the Fargo people
ever dared get inside of a gospel
house. "'
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| Minot rejoices over new hose wa
gon.
1900
| With the low price of wheat the
farmer with a granary had other bust
ness to attend to than going to mar
ket.
/ 600
| The Minot Independent is ready to
cast President Roosevelt aside The
editor stands by Roosevelt in much OF
the reformed spelling but is sore thai
he suggested no change in the spell
ing of charlvari, which has caused
more profanity in more print shops
than almost all the rest of the words
| @5SRS
Julius Abrahamsen, Great Nor
thern fireman, went duck hunting near
Minot and shot off a toe.
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| j. III. Charlebois, the first black
smith at Minot, now resident OF
Ontario, is visiting in Ward county
for the first time in seventeen years
He owns an addition to the townsite
which was formerly his claim, and
has become Independently wealthy
i by the sale of lots.
600
l The LaMoure Chronicle has reached
the stage where it plugs for Congress-
man Marshall and Gronna-even If II
doesn't hustle for the rest of the tick
let. The republican party should fee
thankful that two candidates, at least
find favor in the sight of Editor Tay-
lOr