The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1910-04-06
Leonard.

Leonard, N. D., April 2.-To The
Forum: On Wednesday afternoon the
directors of the Farmers Bank of
Leonard met and qualified after which
Jas. A. Powers was elected president.
The bylaws were submitted and after
examination were approved. The, ques-
tfon ofa location and the election of
cashier were postponed TO meet
ing to be held on April IL. They will
soon be ready for business.
II. II. Seelig, A. L. Porter, Adolph
Nystul, H. o. Names. Charles Axtel
and f. o. Thompson made up a party
to attend Ridgley Encampment, No. 8.
Messrs. Porter and Nystul will form
part of class Of twenty-five to take
the encampment degrees to be con-
ferred on Friday evening and after
ward attend the banquet IN the Com
mercial club rooms. They anticipate
and will have a rousing time.
Mrs. Kitty Lenhart from Hazelton,
N. D., and two children are visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed:
Haine5 at Woods Station. They spent
Saturday last in Leonard calling on
their many friends.
Stockman A. B. Bjugstad shipped a
| car load of cattle and some hogs from
this station on Saturday eevning to
| st. Paul.
Herman Boensch, who has been with
Landlord Seelig for Ger two years, left
| this week for his claim in Canada
He has proved upon his claim and is
now British subject.
Charlie Banks drove over from
| Sheldon on Sunday in his new auto
mobile and spent the day with Cashier
| Goddard OF the State bank.
Clarence Wills went with the bunch
| of odd Fellows to Fargo on Friday
evening but for some reason missed
| the train on Saturday morning and
| had to go via Casselton to Davenport
and from there by livery home, which
he reached about IL p. m. He Is an
odd kind of fellow.
Gust Johnson has taken the posi-
ton in the Seelig hotel formerly oc-
| cupied by Herman Boensch. y
Mr.. Hollingshead of the firm oi
| Holllingshead & Shaw, editors of The
! Sheldon Progress came over to Leon
! ard on Monday morning last to ines.
tigate the possibility of starting a
4 weekly paper in our town. We have
had so many discoura gemerts i'm the
past year or two in getting some one
to establish plant that there is some
feeling of indifference, yet the fact
remains that we want a paper and
there is no doubt but that it would re-
ceive LIBERAL patronage. Mr.. Hollings-
head is a pleasant, active young bust.
ness man and met with much encour.
agement. We hope his efforts may re-
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the map with good newspaper.
Richard G. Piper was a Leonard Wis.
itor on Monday last closing up som,
business matters. He brings GLOWING
accounts of conditions at Hereford
Colo, where he resides.
John Thieves has had severe at
tack of eryspelas but is improvin,
nicely. He is stopping at the Seelii
!. hotel.
T. o. Thompson qualified as al
enmerator of the census on Monda
last and is ready TO take up his duties
He will have great many question
to ask but they are not impertinent
and being government employe, h
can enforce answers.
. The Epworth league held an ic
= cream social II Woodman hall on Sat
urday afternoon and evening. The
were well patronized, realizing owe
50 from the entertainment. They al
J doing a good work In the communit,
Leonard StroeheI has increased HI
! real estate holdings by the purchaa
= of what Is known az the Barney Bus
place few miles southeast OF her
about 200 acres.
George Anderson il building bar
on his lots south OF the cathol
church.
The II. s.. weather bureau has
station at the Helendale farm,
which JAS. A. Power has charge +
i kindly sends the following report