The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-14

ia NAAS
clay targets quite regularly.
The politicians are beginning to
show a great deal of activity.
900
So far few bowls have been made
about drought in North Dakota,
900
Forman band men are sorry because
their leader is leaving for new fields.
/ 600
There is a great deal of baseball
rivalry between Dickinson and Beach.
900
Velva may make another attempt to
land the state normal school from
Minot.
1t is claimed some Devils Lakers
were buncoed by a fake magazine So
l~icitor.
There seems to be a lively scramble
for the state senatorship in Burleigh
county.
Work has been commenced on the
work for the Meridian road in North
Dakota.
Jim Hanley decided to withdraw as
a candidate-but Andy Miller goes on
forever.
Sewing machine peddlers are busy
in the Red river valley-between
showers.
Bismarck sold it's bonds for the au-
ditorium to the state-and now has
the cash.
Cooperstown is one Of the latest
towns to discuss the erection Of a po-
tato warehouse.
A kennel association has been or
ganized at Bismarck and viii put on a
show in October.
At Valley City two men charged
with blind plugging tried to go bonds
for a jail prisoner.
More people are interested in better
farming than in politics-and why
shouldn't they be?
! 90
There wa a scrap at the depot at
LaMoure between a r~ide-swiping
tramp and a brakeman.
90
There was a stormy session OF the
city council at LaMoure. The Ananias
club gained some recruits.
, 600
At Grand Forks there is consider
, able discussion as to the name to be
adopted by the ball team.
900
The heavy rainfall in the western
part of the state seems to insure big
crops and a splendid range.
|, &&%
The next time the Hankihson man
~endeavors to bury a rock by digging a
hole alongside, he will stand from un-
der.
! The KensaI Journal wants the
names of some Of the Sunday converts
and wonders what class of people are
in the list.
M, A. Brundage. former editor of The
\ Tolna Tribune and recently of Los
Angeles, was married to a young lady
! from Illinois.
The Pioneer doesn't believe that
Mandan is the most immoral city In
the state, as charged by the secretary
! of the ~enforcers.
The law forbids the candidates fol
J Office from giving away campaign
: cigars-and some Of the Office seekers
are 'loaning" cigars TO their friends.
900
s The school baseball team at Huntel
: went up against a hard proposition al
Mayville-and had to play a differen'
h aggregation from what they anticipat'
ed.
A man went to Schafer and, claim.
d ing to have bargained for a cord Of
wood, loaded onto his wagon abour
s $50 worth Of lumber. He had to b.
o jailed.
There are a few counties where tn,
political bees appear to have theil
wings cropped-but the loud buzzinl
I in others more than maintains an ay'
! erage.
= Some of the insurgents want to dis
Q claim responsibility for the candidac.
of G. A. Johnson. but later reports
9 from Minot are that he is a bona fd'
y insurgent.
A colored maj at Williston is said II
have invented a safety device to pre-
vent railway wrecks. He is having i
patented in the United States. Canad;
" and Mexico.
Some Of the men who deserted tn
S southwestern corner of the state las
fall are sorry now-since they hav
heard Of the great rainfall and The fin
crop prospects.
"A 49, 011
IN The Neville Journal editor says h
is progressive and stands for a squar
deal-but he can't stand some Of tn
beautiful sunshine peddled by a fey
of the progressive" publications.
There are ia siios II the state
Cass and Barnes county head the lis
zach having seventeen. More wer
constructed last year than III all pre-
ceding years. Twenty-Five countie
now have them.
Many farmers are planning to har
row their grain this year to get ii we
rooted while the moisture is in TIL
ground. They believe it will then b
better able to stand any dry weathe
gE that may occur later. nm