The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-06
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A lot of valuable historical data has
been gathered about the Devils Lake
region.
Two Grand Forks men were badly
hurt when their auto skidded and hit
a pole.
A better farming congress for Suits
man county will be held at Jamestown
Dec. Is.
Arrangements are being made to re-
open the capitol restaurant during the
session.
The Mountain United Lutherans in
Adams have dedicated a fine new
church.
Many rural schools in North Da-
kota are adding manual training de-
partments.
Minot is seeking the children of
Sherman Minot for whom the city
was named.
The Minot Reporter thinks it is a
good idea to get the crouch out Of
your system.
Co. K Of Dickinson won a basket
ball game from Co. A of Bismarck,
score IS to 26.
The Tri-state Grain Growers con-
vention is the next big meeting for
North Dakota.
Two men, wanted at Maudan on a
robbery charge. were taken from a
train at jamestown.
There are sixty-eight applications
for pardons before the pardon board
at its present session.
The Curtiss postoface has been dis
continued. The mail will be delivered
through the Denhoff office.
A four-horse team caused excite
ment at Carson by running away with
a load Of grain-no damage.
The Devils Lake bismarck
State battle over prohibition continues.
There is no armistice in sight.
Many North Dakota towns are plan
ming on special dinners or other fea-
lures for the poor of the town.
North Dakotans are doing consid-
cradle specializing regarding the meet
ing Of the legislature in January.
The Grand Forks Herald thinks the
bonfire ordinance, now before the
Grand Forks council, is too drastic. =,
Some North Dakota editors report
that they hav to be thankful
that their subscribers are paying up.
Almont, a village of about 200 pop
ulation in Morton county, raised $50.75
for the North Dakota silver service
fund.
A final effort is being made to raise
the balance OF the North Dakota bat
tleship silver service fund. Here's
hoping it's final.
McGintey has turned up after many
years. He is at Minot, where he was
arrested on a holdup charge. His
front handle is P. w.
Edgeley and jamestown had a big
time celebrating the opening of the
Midland Continental railroad connect
ing those two places.
A telephone man had a narrow es-
cape at Northwood when a pole on
which he was working snapped and
crashed to the ground.
The alleged Italian car robbers for
feited their bail in district court at
Grand Forks and bench warrants have
been issued for their arrest.
A limited supply of free alfalfa seed
can be secured by North Dakota farm
ers by addressing a North Dakota
congressman or senator at Washing
ton.
A bill will be introduced at the COM
ing session for an appropriation to
erect a North Dakota building at the
Panama-Pacific exposition at San
Francisco in 1915.
A Stutsman county man in a little
over a rear made a profit of $1,319.50
with twenty-five hogs. His total ex-
penses were $1,944.10 and his total re-
ceipts ~$3,263.60.
The editor of The Mclean County
independent hands a scorcher to the
garding a criticism of Commissioners
of Agriculture Gilbreath.
Colonel Potter, in charge of the fed
eral hearing regarding proposed inn
provements on h Red river, says it
is UP to the valley to show Uncle Sam
that the improvements will pay.
As q result of the publicity attached
to the marriage Of the negro
pug and a white girl. Illinois
and probably several other states. will
emulate North Dakota and pass a law
prohibiting such marriages.
The statement that it costs but SO
cents per year to educate North Da-
kota children was erroneous, accord
ing to The Bismarck Tribune. That
paper contends that the state is spend
ing from s33 to $35 per muir for
each child.