The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1908-12-17
WaIcott Items.

| here last night, rWhlcn puts the roaus
In good condition and makes sleigh
ing the best yet this winter.
At the regular meeting of the Wood
man camp of this village, held Tues
! day evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year
Consul, Harvey Smith; advisor, Peter
Frederickson; banker A. Sternberg;
clerk, Olaf Gatoos; escort. c. c. Glenn
mons; camp physician. DR.. o. G. Bean;
watchman, r. n. Lee; sentry, Lee
walters; manager, s. s. Rockstad. 1t
was decided to- give masquerade ball
New Years eve and a committee was
named to report at the next regular
meeting a plan for the annual ban
quet. The installation of the new
officers will be Tuesday evening, jan
uary 5.
| A telegram received here Saturday
morning announced the death of TIL.
Bendicksoh at his home at Equity, AL
berta, Canada, His daughters, Mrs.
! A. T. Anderson and Mrs. Peter Fred
! rickson left the same evening to be
present at the funeral Deceased was
one of the early settlers IN Richmond
county, having located a homestead in
| Barrie township in 1882, where he re-
sided for a number OF years, then be-
came a resident OF Walcott where he
conducted a general store for many
years, but firing of town life moved
onto his farms in Colfax township
| where he remained until about five
years ago when he moved his family
| to Alberta. A wife and ten children
| are left to mourn the loss Of a good
husband and father.
| Mrs. Hans Fredrickson, while enter
ing the house yesterday, slipped and
fell. fracturing both bones of her right
arm just above the hand. Mrs. Fred
rickson is an aged lady and this ac-
cident is a sad misfortune, however,
It is hoped by her many friends that
she may speedily recover. 49,
A special meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF the Walcott creamery was held
Tuesday afternoon and plans for op-
were considered. That a creamery is
a splendid thing for a community is
generally conceded, yet 1t is not an
easy matter to get sufficient interest
shown by those who are most bene-
fitted to keep such a plant supplied
with sufficient cream to make 1t a
paying proposition.
Rev. Bjerge of Decorah, Iowa, is
here this week visiting his old friend
Rev. Ballestad. -..- ..
- Jens o. Johnson returned Sunday
evening from Canada, where he has
spent the past season looking after
his section farm. John is well pleas
ed with his Canadian farms and
thinks the investment a good one.
The Duluth elevator at this point
was closed Saturday by Superintend-
ent Fox This was quite a surprise
to every one-and especially to the
agent, John Smith, who has been con-
Quoting the elevator for the past four
teen years. A cut off and settlement
OF the elevator showed everything in
good shape and the only possible rea-
son that can be assigned for closing
the house Is a desire on the port of the
elevator campanies to cut down ex-
penses Faithful and long service is
not given much consideration by the
big corporations at the present time
and the under fellow must shift for
himself regardless of the consequences
The teachers and pupils OF the WAL
| colt school will give a Christmas en-
tertainment at the M. W. A. hall Sat.
urday evening of this week. These
entertainments are always appreciated
by the children as well as by the par,
ents and others.
| T. "A. Quilitz, agent for the g. N
| railway at this point, Is confined t,
the house with a light attack Of ty
phoid fever. His place is being fllet
by Mr.. Mumm.
Mrs Carrie Bergeland left Saturda.
evening for Dawson, Minn., where sht
will spend the winter with relatives.
Mrs Ellen Flaskerud, after a, thre
mon his visit with her son. Soldier
and other relatives here. left Monda.
| for Ross, NJ. D., to make her home witt
her son, Alfred.
Mrs. Peter Eredrickson and Mrs. A
T. Anderson left Saturday evening TO
Equity, Alberta, Canada, TO be presen
at the burial of her father, TIL. Ben
dickson. They will probably remail
! with their mother for short tim
before returning homee
Rev. Gallagher of .vahpeton spen
a few hours in Walcott Monday an,
formed the acquaintance OF mum
ber Of our citizens, He was on hi
return from Barrie, where he held
series of meetings in the new Con
gregational church. Three new mem
bers were added 70 the church roll
by rason OF these services and nuc
other good work was accomplishe
toward strengthening the church or
ganixation.,
The Ladies. Aid society OF Walcot
will meet with Mrs r. N. Jordheir
Wednesday. Dec. 80.
Il Sheriff Robbins Yves out from Wah
peton Wednesday, and drove out I
Barrie, WHARF he had an insane per
son TO be taken 10 wahpeton for sx
animation. Cor. w.