The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-20


Jacob p. Haga= reported that Their,
was no suffering In Bottineau count!
notwithstanding the reports which hat
been sent out OF restitution.
The Grand Forks Irrigation conven
ton advocated the construction OF |
commercial and irrigation line from
Fort stephens on the Missouri river
via Devils Lake to Lake Superior anC
ESTIMATED the cost Of the same a.
$6,000,000, but Waldo M. Potter mad,
a minority report alleging even IL thu
scheme was feasible it would probably
cost $1O0,0OO,0 00 He was probably
nearer correct than the majority.
The annual report of Leonard A
Rose as territorial superintendent Of
public instruction, gave the average
value OF the school lands in Cass coun-
ty as $11.05 per acre.
There. were 1,156 pupils enumerated
in Fargo and 1,147 scholars in school
! Governor Ordway was in st. Paul and
gave an interview in which he stated
he expected to be elected as one OF the
new senators from North Dakota.
| DR.. Satterthwaite visited Nelson and
Ramsey counties and reported tha'
while there was some suffering there
and lot Of help wanted, the conditions
had been grossly exaggerated.
There was much interest manifested
in the examination of Harry Melton,
who charged that he had been held UP
while at work in the postoffice. THE
government was attempting to prove
that he had made the wounds him
self as well as firing the shots and tying
himself up with a rope.
Capt. w. T. Sprake was in charge
of Co. X. a. Casselton and announced
Thanksgiving ball at the armory in
that city.
Nov 15.-Hon. d. III. Twomey decided
to move from Fargo to Duluth.
The merchants of Lisbon, Valley City
and Cooperstown formed associations
to keep track of the customers ordering
goods from mail order houses with the
intention OF refusing them credit next
season when they wanted tick"
The water from the Jamestown ar
tesian well was pipe, to the Presbyter-
ian college three quarters of a mile
away and 100 feet higher than the well
but notwithstanding this fact the pres
sure at the college was so pounds.
John C. Hollenback removed from
Bismarck to Duluth, and r. v. Barnes
was appointed as district attorney for
Burleigh county. w. H. winchester re-
signed as county superintendent OF
schools of BurIeigh county TO assume
his duties as district Judge and w. r.
Perkins was named as superfnte
Hon. M. N. johnson was In Fargo
and announced that he was candidate
for the United States senate.
The North Dakota Educational AS
sociation was to meet at Grand Forks.
Dec. 81 and 2s.
Dell Brown. the chief engineer OF the
Fargo Gas and Electric Light Works,
had one leg broken in two places by
having an engine fall ovc- on to him.
Nov. 16.-The st. Paul city council
decided to appropriate $4,000 for an
other ice palace, in spite of tie pro-
test Of many tax payers who did not
relish the class of advertising the city
was receiving from these events.
The Chicago Inter Ocean claimed
that John Miller was the strongest
candidate for the United States SEN
ate from North Dakota and was likely
to win.
A sensation was caused by the claim
of +. M. Dudley Of the legal depart
ment of the Northern Pacific alleg-
i~s that the state adnlissieA act re-
pealed the prefer ption law
DR.. Shurlock received notice that his
Masonic badge recently stolen was In
Pittsburg, Pa, and he Immediately
wired the description OF his watch as
we'll 1t was a bit peculiar that this
should turn up in Pittsburg as the
doctors old home was within thirty
miles of that city.
Sheriff Haggart secured several hun
dred cottonwoods from the Missouri
bottoms near Bismarck and planted
them around his property east of the
courthouse where Congressman Hanna
now lives.
Nov. 1S.-Hong Dave Wellnan sue
ceeded in getting the Northern Pacific
to send coal to the settlers in Eddy
and Wells counties and not charge
any freight thereon. He was always
trying to do something for his neigh
bors
The senatorial candidates commenced
gathering at Bismarck. The first eau
Gus was held by the friends OF ex-
Governor Pierce who claimed they had
4s votes pledged to him and at least
O dozen more of members who had not
arrived,
DIR, John Harcourt chairman OF the
board Of commissioners of Kidder
county, reported, no restitution there
and the same report came from q. r.
Fralick, the auditor OF La Moure
county.
Thomas Eddington committed sui
eide in the Headquarters hotel, by TAX
ing laudanum He was a well known
life insurance man.
Miss Flavin lectured a.. the opera
house on Father Damien's mission
among the lepers. DR.. Darrow pre-
sided and most heartily introduced the
speaker Of the evening.
DIR. Henry. s. sowles and Miss
Lottie M. Baker were married at
wahpeton, Nov. Q and had the con
CALCULATIONS OF their Fargo friends.
Commissioners Mcconnell held Harry
Melton under $1,000 bonds to appear
at the next session Of the United States
court.
Nov. 1s.-J. T.. Maher decided TO re-
move TO Grand Forks TO open q loan
once In that city.
The Argus gave list OF some OF the
men who had acquired for
tunes and wealth and included the
Following who had been attached TO that
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