The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-21
Leonard Notes.

Leonard, N. D., April 2O.-To Th,
Forum: w. j. Brink, the lately an.
pointed station agent here. found IN,
work more than he could handle ant
resigned after one days experiences n
III. Roberts of Muskoda was sent ON
to relieve him on Wednesday last and
is making good
Peter Walberg, ST., brought a coupIe
OF good sized potatoes to the hotel or
wednesday last that had lain In the
ground all winter and were sound and
In as good condition as IL they had
been taken from the ground last fail
IL you have more potatoes than Won
need through the winter leave them in
the ground and they will come out ali
right in the spring.
Butcher; Gilbert received from Gard
ner, Iowa, by express on Thursday last
pair of handsome fox hounds They
are about half grown and are FIJI
blood. Bring on your foxes
Leonard is not located in or near
the woods but John Gilbert captured q
raacoon in George Anderson's barn
the other day and will add 1t to his
museum.
William Steinway, ST., an aged resi-
oentso Cass county and whose home
for years was about five miles north of
Leonard and one mile west OF the
Bethel church, died on Thursday last
from the infrmities Of age He had
passed three score and ten. Owing to
the storm the funeral services were
postponed until Monday last and were
held at the Bethel church OF which
he was long a member. Rev Heinrich
ofaciated. Interment was made in e
cemetery adjoining He was a widower
mis- wife having died several years ago.
He is survived by a grown UP family
of four boys and two girls and several
grandchildren. In the fullness of time
he was called hence.
Herman Heuer loaded a car Of hogs
on Saturday evening for St Paul, ex-
pecting to be there on Monday morn
ing. The blizzard interviewed and he
did not get away until Monday night.
He had to unload and feed them and
will lose considerable through shrink
age
ole Almlie, who left here last fail for
Washington state, returned on Friday
last. He will be contented with Da-
kota hereafter. Conditions are better
here.
On Thursday night last our exceed
ingly fine summer weather got a chill
and on Friday. Saturday and Sunday
we had an old fashioned blizzard. The
farmers had got pretty well through
seeding and the blanket of snow will
be beneficial, but 1t was unpleasant all
the same.
August Johnson, living six miles
northwest of town, has been under the
weather for some time. On Monday
last he became seriously worse and
DR.. Huntley went out to fix him up.
There were no public services here
on Sunday owing to the storm.
Robert Baxter, who has charge of
bridge work and construction on the
Southwestern road. has crew of men
here working on the company's we'll
On Monday morning he put part OF the
crew tearing down and removing the
loading platform which has been an
eyesore for several years, being located
in the center Of the town and for which
move we are profoundly thankful. We
are friends of Bob hereafter
We had two passenger trains from
the west on Monday evening last,
caused by the snow blockade. we hope
1T may not occur again this season
the blockade.
Emil Friese, the local barber, has
sold his shop. Jim Stack was the pur-
chaser. The latter will put another
man in the shop Emil received an
injury to his right arm some two years
ago, which in getting worse 1ncapaci-
tates him for tonsorial work and he
will have to choose some other line.
The Watts boys, northwest of here,
shipped a, car load OF choice cattle to
the Ct Paul market on Tuesday last.
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