The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-02-24
sHEYENNE VALLEY NOTES.

Maddox N. D., Feb. 2O.--To The
Forum: Roads are bad, icy and
rough.
Miss Julia Larson visited in the vi
cinity last week. She returned home
Wednesday
NJ. A. Sorlie took mis- cousin, Ole
Engeme, to Fessenden last Thursday.
Miss Enga Iverson has returned from
Hesper to her home in the Klara dis
trict. ,.-
Housekeeper Claus Shoata, Thor
valid Olson, Miss Julia Larson and Mr..
Sorlie were visitors at the E. S. Fassen
home last Sunday
Tho dance held at Ole Nilsen's was
we'll attended. Some OF the young
gentlemen were highly favored. enjoy
ing the company of three or four
young ladies.
A fellow from the hills got lost in
the bottoms of the Sheyenne river last
Sunday evening, and has good reason
to be thankful that he found some
one to set him on the right track.
An old timer says it is sign of
bad weather when the wolves get to-
gether and howl The sign did not fail
this last week for the wolves were
bowling Sunday evening.
| Ole Engen, who has spent some time
visiting relatives in the Sheyemne
Valley and ESmond, has returned to
his nome at Marshall Dunn county.
He will stop en- route to visit at Gar
rison.
A wedding dance was held last week
/ Y
in honor of their daughter. Anna. who
was recently married to Christ Haug-
en-. The young couple will go to house
, keeping on the groom's farm south of
! Maddox.
Rumors are out that some of the
girls that left this vicinity some time
ago are coming back to take up their
interests with the well Ito do and up
, to- date bachelors of Sheyenne and
, Elara.
: Mr.. and Mrs. Thorvald olsen de-
lightfully entertained the young people
, of the neighborhood Monday evening
I Dancing. music games and whist fur
: nished- abundant entertainment and all
present had a jolly good time. M A
Sorlie and Thorvald Olsen proved the
a best whist players, while Claus Sloats
and Emil Westrom went down to de-
8 feat.
The wolves have had some grand
open-air concerts over in the hills Of
:, late, They must have a twenty-five
+ piece band by the way 1t sounds a.
night
a Whist players are having lot o
q fun In this vicinity. Some of tht
tournaments prove both interesting
"a and exciting.
= In a letter to correspondent from
= Douglas, N. D., last week, 1t wa
learned that Miss Christine Elefsel
i, was recently married to Martin Kle3
en-, both OF Douglas This youni
couple is well and favorably know
J., in this part of Sheyenne Valley an,
= the Maddox district. Mr.. and Mrs
Kleven will go to housekeeping oi
their homesteads. We wish this newl
!. welded couple a lifelong happines
- and prosperity.
Sheyenne and Klara vicinity ar
crowded with young people. All tn
bachelors are at the old stand and til
:, girls are coming back, three and fou
- in rig, and now girls, have the
noticed that nice fine laughing smil
- at the bachelors these days Ha, Ii;
"a The debate last Friday night at til
Viking schoolhouse was hummer an
they had a hot time The negatiy
!, gave the Affirmative a run for the
- money, but lost by a unanimous dc
cision for the affirmative. The judgt
were Laura Bergs gard, Clara Sund,
and Aagot Bergsgaard The questic
chosen for the next meeting is. RI
I solved, That it should be forbidden /
law to organize or incorporate ar
4 union or trust of occupation or profeI
sion. Affirmative: Ole Kopperdaf
4 Fred Robertson, Ole Bergsgaard, Ha
i vor Anston, Gunhardt Gilbertson al
l Andrew Kragness. Negative: A. \
| Georgeson. John McNit Bert Sell
| Harry Wilson, Henry Larson OF
| Bergsgaard and Halvor Anston.
/ w. Georgeson, John McNit. Mi
| I.anglie and Fred Robertson did fe
| pleasing stunts A program commit
| was appointed as follows: john
/ Gilbertson Albert Nelson. A. J
| L iCeorgeson and Nels Oksendahl Cla
i ence Gilbertson and John McNit we
III elected opening speakers.
htv One of the visitors at the deba
cir last Friday was SO over joyed by t
got decision of the fair judges that
unintentionally came near murderi
me Mr.. Olsons dog by starvation. t
helpless brute, who was shut in a
~ LEFT with only paper and coal to e
om would probably have perished had
not been for the aid of certain XII
hearted young lady, who. hearing I
has dogs pitiful whining came to it's n
rew cue the next morning.
Your correspondent has been abst
nds the past week on a business trip
Harvey, N p. Cor. S
- Ambrose.