The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-07-09

nave put thinsS III eASSiiShb SOh0A-
ton.
There was an equity picnic near
to the primaries in many parts of the
state.
Heavy rains in the southwestern
corner of the state have done lot of
good.
L. A. Simpson didn't get back to
Dickinson from his campaign tour in
time to vote.
Many Of the newspaper boys Of the
state did loyal boosting for Hanna
for governor.
Leslie Simpson will be missed in
the state senate at the next session OF
the legislature.
This is the time of the year when
bachelors borrow somebody's kid to
take to a circus.
At Lakota 1t is claimed that a cam
didate participated in the election ar
rangements and count.
A farmer near Alexander purchased
cow five years ago. She has had
six calves in that time.
The editor of The Dogden News in
| sists that the reports Of his marriage
were greatly exaggerated. 49,
900
There were series of farmers in
stitutes in the southwestern part of
the state along the milwaukee.
Editor Case of The Neville Journal
handed quite a package to Editor
Metcalf of The Lakota Observer.
900
There are some men whose idea Of
the proper way to celebrate the
Fourth is to acquire a glorious jag.
Sentinel Butte is almost the center
of the new Golden Valley county. 1t
will make a fight for the county seat.
900
Richland county has not enthused
over the Meridian road. The effort
to organize in that county was a fail
ure.
Rain interfered with some celebra-
| tions in the western part of the state
| on the Fourth-but it made the crops
hump.
EIgin and Glen Ullin agree on one
| thing-county division in Morton.
| Each is anxious to land a county seat
II AAA--hAAO 0AShAAS NP'
It's real wicked of The Bisbee Ga
4 zette man to show up the hypocricy
and petty meanness of the preacher
1 editor at Hansboro.
900
With the present crop prospects
there are many town men in North
4 Dakota who are worrying because
/ they are not farmers.
Il a \
| Homnes beat Brace for states attor-
ney in Divide county. The Ambrose
/ Newsman won't mind that $4,000 dam
age suit by Brace@now'
| The editor of The German American
at Krem announces that he is strong
/ ly opposed to blind pigging and sim
liar violations Of the the law.
The Westhope Standard can't see
where the election of Marshall as ma
tional committeeman was any i'm
provement over Kennedy.
/ The democratic delegates to the ma
/ tionaI convention from North Dakota
4 probably didn't save much out of the
| $500 they are to get from the state.
]. e. F1adeland OF Portland estab.
Iished a new drugstore at Lnverne
| one of the new towns on the Great
Northern cut-off between Fargo an6
Minot.
The Neville Journal tells of The
flooding of Nelson county with pro-
gressive tickets just before the pri.
maries-in violation Of the corrupt
practices act.
The preacher editor Of The Hans.
boro News refers to The Forum as &
whisky corporation suia Wonder n
this fellow drinks any less than The
Forum editor.
i Because the insurgents won in sew
eral cases in Sargent county Editor
4 Fyles of The Minor Teller was 81
/ jubiIant that he rubbed salt insteat
of safve on the opponents
900
J Commenting on the number of in,
stances where women edit the papel
for one issue, Miss Satterlund of Th,
Washburn Leader suggests that thi
-men--of that town try it.
The North Dakota primary Law
might be improved to make the high
est candidate for governor the nomi
nee and the next highest--or the sec
ond choice the nominee for lieuten
ant governor.
North Dakota has two forme
| preachers who are certainly nakinl
good as editors Stewart at Wiltol
and Dennison at Cando-in marke
contrast to the backsliders at Bow
man and Cando.
Some people kicked early in Jun
because il was too coldand late /
June because it was too hot. Earl
in the month there was too much raj
and later not enough. II is rathe
difficult for even the weatherman
4 / please 'em all.