The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-04-11
North Dakota
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Fessenden is a spud shipping point.
Spring clean-up notices are frequent.
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Mohall organized a $50 an acFe club.
The Creamery al Maddox is doing
a large business.
The jamestown Commercial club
has been rejuvenated.
One Of the Sawyer socialists is in
the Jimtown crazy house.
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Pastor Moody OF the Presbyterian
church in Wilton has resigned,
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Bismarck hunters did a big stroke
Of business in shooting wild geese.
There are very few towns that won't
have a baseball team this summer.
Broncho busting is a popular pas
time in the western part OF the state.
One of the North Dakota sharp
shooters was drowned in the Heart
river.
A waiter at Marmarth skipped in the
dark-after a warrant had been is
sued for him.
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At Wi1liston the Missouri wal so
high the Great Northern tracks were
under water.
Wells county, especially around
GxylrNsfnn fu o~atyfne FaV,n 80 a L1~ra
raising center.
The marshaIless condition of New
England is causing the property ow4.-
ers some worry.
improvements are to be made in the
Wilton schools and the high school
work is to be. extended.
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There is a great deal of activity
among the candidates for county SUI
p~erintendents Of schools.
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The people of Dunn and Mckenzie
counties are elated over the prospects
of railways this summer.
The Kenmare News had an appli-
cation for a farm job from the father
of a boy in the saltwater prison.
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There are a few North Dakotans
headed for the Canadian northwest,
but more of them are coming back.
With the N, p. running trains into
Stanton in May-that part Of the
state is sure to develop rapidly this
year.
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The Bisbee Gazette appears to think
the dove of peace humps itself and
flies faster when it gets over Devils
Lake.
In Bowman county there was gener-
al surprise that one county Official de-
clined to become a candidate for re-
election.
This is the time Of year when town
officials begin the enforcement Of the
ordinances against bike riding on the
sidewalks.
Some barbershops have put the ban
on swearing. Perhaps the razors have
been sharpened and profanity is no
longer essential.
A Griggs county man is said to have
invented a snare-with wire loops and
by batting the traps with corn he
caught a lot Of wild geese.
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Instead of running for the state
senate il is reported that Editor Fyles
of Minor win be a candidate for the
lower branch Of the legislature.
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With Scotland shipping spuds over
and selling them at $1.4O, the North
Dakotans who stored potatoes last fall
should be getting a fair price.
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Mrs. DUNCAN died in the insane
hospital at Jamestown and her hus-
band is in jail in Diekey county on
the charge Of numbering James Cole.
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The lakes and sloughs of the state
are not well flied with water-and
there may not be a large number of
ducks Matching in the state this sum-
mer.
Shirley Bowles, a ~15-year-old boy,
left his fathers home in Benson eoun-
ty and is supposed to be in the eastern
part of the state. His father wants
him,
There was some excitement at
Washburn-when a lamp in the Con-
gr~egational church became obstreper-
ous-and the minister's tootsie was
seorched.
w, II. Smethurst formerly of The
Sterling Star and numerous other
papers, is now editor and proprietor
Of The Richardton Journal the first
issue Of which Is sS out.
Editor C~laybaugh has started on his
seventeenth year as editor of The
Fairmount News. He holds the record
of never having been absent from the
pressroom on a single issue.
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When the river went on the war
path at Buford many low places were
filled with water and some fish. When
the water got low the denizens of the
town had some easy fishing.
The railway commissioners will be
asked to take a hand in the depot
question at Kindred. 1t is asserted
the depot is located directly across
the main business street.
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Simon Westby is said to hold both a
first and a second mortgage on The
Rugby Tribune. He held the second
and when the first was being foreclosed
had to buy in to protect himself.
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Some of the candidates for ONCE
sent to Chicago for campaign cards.
The local editors appear to think the