The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-03-04
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Feb. 26-The state senate passed 9
bill for the publication Of the session
laws in not more than three papers
in each county in the state but the
measure never got any further
DR.. F. II. DeVaux of Valley City
was made superintendent OF the state
board of health as DR.. Coe OF Mandan
declined the position.
Among the trustees Of the hospital
for the insane were James r. Smith
Of Wheatland, George Aud of Dick
inson, j. Lowne of Hillsboro and r.
B. Fancher and Gustave Iceberg OF
jamestown.
Sheriff McLaren succeeded in To-
eating Joe Remington, who was want
ed for the murder of ]. Il. F1ett oil
Arthur. He was found at La Crosse
Wis, through the aid OF a girl with
whom he had formerly correspondent
w. w. Barrett. the president OF the
Forestry and Meteorological, Water
Supply and Scientific association OF
the state of North Dakota succeeded
in getting a joint resolution through
tibet legislature without a DISSENTING
voice, asking congress to appropriate
S1,000,000 for natural scientific bur-
eau or college at the national capital
The state supreme court decided the
case of election of directors Of The Ar
gus Printing Co. in favor of the Major
Edwards board, on the ground that one
not appearing to be stakeholder up
on the corporate records is not eligi-
BILE to the officer of director in said
corporation.
Feb. 27--Among the bills which had
passed both houses was one provid-
ing for the teaching of the Scandina-
Wan language in the state university
at Grand Forks.
A meeting was held in Fargo ia
organize Adams University at Wahpe-
ton and among the board elected were
Rev. d. C. Plannett and w. H. White
of Fargo; w. P. Adams, T. L. French
P. ]. McCumber and ]. H. Kelley of
Wahpeton; E. C. Foster of Grand
Forks; r. d. Richardton Of Drayton;
]. H. Hovis Of Devils Lake; N. G.
Larimore of Devils Lake and S. E.
Ryan Of Bismarck
The Argus started a department
headed Dakota Dotlets, from which
was descended the North Dakota Ker-
nels which have been so popular with
The Forum.
Feb. 2S--At Bismarck the Australian
election bill passed the senate.
John w. Gregg who had been in the
governors Office received a perma-
nent appointment in the state audi
tors department.
After long fight Nelson E. Nelson
was confirmed as collector of customs
for the district of North and South
Dakota, with headquarters at Penn
bina.
There was bill before the legis-
lature prohibiting the printing of any
thing in a newspaper concerning a
prize fight and Major G, G. Beardsley
made a minority report upon this
measure inserting the word mail, so
as to allow all others to fight con-
tend or scrap as much as they saw
fit. One of the smallest penalties pre-
scribed for the punishment of offend
ers against this proposed statute was
that he should hang by the neck un-
It'll dead and anyone betting on prize
fight would be ''banishment to Siberia
or the Cannibal islands" Any officer
failing to follow the provisions of this
bin should be sent to the Dry Tortu-
gas or Oshkosh. Al states attorney
who refused to prosecute should be
sent to the Mandan reform school
when the building was erected. Any
publisher publishing anything about a
sparring match or prize fight in the