The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-08
North Dakota
Kernels
Hanna's decent campaign won.

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Belfield has a successful bean
raiser,
There will soon be some statesmen
Uncle Sam win soon be in the ex-
press business.
North Dakota is soon to have a
new probate code.
In some sections it was almost a
campaignless campaign
Anyway, there will be less county
division talk for awhile.
The curfew bells are being rung in
some towns of the state.
Many editors are insisting on the
payment of delinquent subs.
The Knights Of Pythias Of Lisbon
held their annual duck supper.
There was a lot of sarcasm vast
ed in the late lamented campaign.
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The idiocy of the straw vote was
amply demonstrated in this state.
Anyway Hellstrom is no doubt glad
he hung onto the pen wardenshtp.
Some of the roasts on candidates
before election listen rather peculiar
now.
There we're some eleventh hour
withdrawals by candidates for county
offices.
Even il Roosevelt had not butted
in Wilson would probably have trim
med Taft.
The returns from the district judge
votes in several districts were Gag
erly sought.
people are feeling much better over
the situation.
There were two arrests in Williams
county for alleged violations Of the
prohibition law,
In some towns the Halloween kids
removed almost everything that was
not nailed down.
Editor Bryant of The Napoleon
Homestead indicated an entire dis
regard of the libel law.
Comrade Smith of Leonard wrote
an interesting account of his. G. A.
r. trip for The Journal.
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Some people hope Wilson will get
both branches of congress and let
the tail go with n the hide
There is certainly a relief that the
campaign is over and the people can
now get down to business.
Rewards were offered at Bismarck
for the convictions of people who
were guilty Of election frauds.
The voters who stayed up till late
getting the returns were not so
bright and gingerly the next morn
ing.
With the election over and the
cause of their grief removed some
editors will nave less to write
about.
The railroads are being given credit
by North Dakota shippers for the
manner in which the grain has been
handled.
The attorneys for the county seat
scrap in Billings county are reported
to have been paid-and the whole
matter settled.
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The snow that fell in the northern
part of the state during the last
days of October quickly disappeared
in some districts
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson evidently
knew what she was about when she
purchased those new dresses for
Washington wear
E. D. Lum. now editor Of The VAL
ley City Times Record, is in a town
where he has long hoped to live
and appears happy.
President Wilson might make him
self solid by appointing Taft to the
first supreme court vacancy that oc-
ours during his term.
Editor Bryant Of The Napoleon
Homestead certainly grew excited over
the campaign. He issued an extra
and such 'langwidge."
Some of the papers that are pub
lished on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
a to wait a day or two to get in
some election returns .as.~ Dr..
h editors will now have time to
says a few nice things about their
towns instead of mean things about
$NS ivy NASiAhSO.
Governor Burke hopes to be the
next secretary of the interior. North
Dakotans, regardless of politics, will
boost for him to land the job.
The c~entralizers are reported to be
threatening some of the local cream
cries in North Dakota and endeayor-
ing to put them out of business.
~Gymnasiums are being Installed in
the Easements Of some churches.
That's a good way to hold the boys
and keep them out Of mischief.
Many creameries have proven
profitable this year and 1t is expect
ed a greater number will run through
the winter months than formerly.
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Naturally there We're many disap
pointments in the election-but the
majority of the voters appear disposed
to regard the results with com
~placency.
The WiIliston Graphic joins with
other editors in wanting the news.
papers generally to suppress the
name ofethe negro pugiIist, now I'm.
der the ban with the fight followers
There willsbe a big fight among the
democrats of North Dakota for tn,
federal jobs. There are some land.
office and p. o. jobs and the u. S
marshalship and other snaps to pass
around.
The Mandan Republican went aft
er Hanley and Conrad In the last is
sue before the election. Editor Youns
believes that when a man draw!
money as a legislative clerk h,