The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-06-30

900
Jimmie Foley is at Smiley, Mimi,
the guest OF Jud LaMoure.
900
Those Spanish fraud letters are still
received by, North Daxotans.
90
The hall insurance collectors report a
big business in North Dakota.
600
The Medina Citizen tells OF the fine
winter rye in that vicinity.
The Hillsboro Banner is looking up
under the new management.
Bottineau people went over to Delor-
aine to see some "hoss" races.
The development in Morton county
this spring has been remarkable.
900
The Courant calls attention to the
big showing of the banks at Bottineau.
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1t never gets so gloomy that ma or-
ity OF editors can't see the brighter
side.
The gas traction engine people have
made many sales in North Dakota this
spring.
Many plans are being made for the
industrial show to be held at Bismarck
this fall.
The Bottineau News wonders what
has become of the American Society Of
Equity.
The fear Of damage by grasshoppers
is causing a little uneasiness in some
localities.
The editors of the state are doing
their share in an attempt to stir up
civic pride,
The Advance insists on those new
coast trains on the Milwaukee stopping
at Gascoyne.
There is a great deal Of adverse com
ment over the shape of the congress
sionaI districts.
Many towns of the state can't have
even one band-but Williston boasts
Of two-both good.
600
At Almont there was ball game be-
tween Norway and Sweden-and the
Norsks won to 5.
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Bottineau's band will furnish music
at Omemee at the big celebration plan
ned for che Fourth.
90
Editor Irysh of The Mott Pioneer is
chairman Of the commercial clubs
good road committee.
90
Many editors insist there must be a
more liberal display OF the Stars and
Stripes next Flag day.
90
One of the encouraging signs is the
large amount of new building that is
being done in the state.
900
When Devils Lake gets the new
freight depot that section Of the city
will be greatly improved.
900
At Verona another job for traction
engines has been found. They arc used
to haul stone on the fields.
900
The rains prevented autoists from
having as much fun as last year but 1t
made the crops look much better.
Lake Metigoshe, near Bottineau, is
attracting many people who are looking
for delightful place for an outing.
Chief Craswell of the Valley City
FIRE department has resigned after
holding the position a dozen years.
Postal savings banks have been es-
| tablished in North Dakota So frequent
ly that it's difficult to keep track of
them.
Hillsboro's Strong financial institu-
tions show up well in comparison with
other towns Of the state Of the same
population.
Business on the Maxbass Monitor
shows an increase of 1S per cent and
Editor Myers doesn't believe the fig
ures are unlucky.
Some eminent orators are holding
out till all the requests are in before
deciding where they will make the
eagle scream July 4.
900
| Postmaster jerks saw to it that
there was a patriotic celebration al
Souris Flag day. He had some little
tots out carrying flags.
900
The heavy rainfall in most sections
of the state discouraged the dry farm
ing advocates somewhat--but there
will be other seasons.
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Grand Forks boasts of the fact that
such capable man as superintendent
Kelly Of the city schools has been or
the job for seventeen years.
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In some localities where it was
thought the farmers had spent abou
all their ready cash-there seems to BIZ
plenty of money for cash business-ane
occasional autos.
One paper tells about a girl aac.
cepting a place as waitress" That.
not exactly q josh, either, for caterers
claim mattresses are as scarce as th,
proverbial hen teeth.
90
Several young men of the state ar,
studying veterinary. They evidentl,
don't take any stock in the rumors tina
the autos and traction engines are t,
put the horses on the blink.
900
The farmers have trouble, sometimes
in getting competent managers for TIN
elevators they establish--but when TIL
right kind of men are in charge, bi,
, dividends have usually resulted.
90
A child Of Louis Oswald, near Austin
Bowman county, was hit in the hea,
by one shot from load fired by it
father at a hawk. The shot was EN-
bedded in the scalp and lodged agains
the skull.
600