The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1912-02-15
Flickertail Facts
North Dakota state News In Con.
densed Form.

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organized at Drake.
Oakes.-Oakes is now sure of al
electric light plant.
Granville.-An effort 10 being made
to reopen the creamery.
Belfield.-Stock cannot now run Al
large in the streets here.
Wimbledon.-The revival meetings
are being largely attended.
Jamestown.-Editor w. r. Kellogg
has started on a trip around the world
Marmarth.-The question of adopt
ing city government is agitating this
| town.
Forman.-Forman announces many
attractions for its big market day
February II.
Braddock.-The stockholders of the
Braddock telephone lines have de
cided to incorporate.
Starkweather.-E. A. Crommett, OF
Starkweather, threshed out 1000 bush
els of flax last week.
Pipestone.-The Northern Pacific
we'll is completed and has some 10000
gallons of water in it.
Glen Ullin.-The commercial club is
taking steps to see that all farmers
secure necessary seed.
Fort Clark.-W. N. Odds reports tina,
his wheat averaged twenty-six bushels
to the acre and graded No. 1.
Charlson.-The school board is call
ing an election for Feb. 81, to vote on
bonds for new schoolhouse.
Voltaire. - The McHenry county
union of the American Society OF
Equity had its annual meeting in Vol.
taire.
Ambrose. - The Ambrose schools
headed the list of contributors for the
childens' home at Fargo with 1927 in
cash.
Tagus.-More threshing rigs are be.
ing shipped into the Tagus territory
to tackle the fax which is still uu.
threshed.
Harvey.-The Harvey district is to
have $50 experimental plots, under
the control Of the better farming or.
ganization.
Fargo.-Sheridan county has paid
Mclean county for transcribing the
records of the former-the amount
was $4,000.
jamestown.-Peter Olsen, a local ski
jumper of considerable reputation,
died at the jamestown hospital as the
result Of fall while skiing.
Hettinger.-The new we'll of the
Milwaukee road seems to be a great
success; water was struck at a depth
Of 800 feet and the flow is excellent.
White Earth. - The coal mines at
White Earth are still being worked
and the men in charge are paying the
government royalty on each ton
mined.
Lidgerwood.-John r. Zimmerman
q farmer near Lidgerwood, was
crushed to death when his load OF
wood and coal tipped over in his own
door yard.
Ashley.-Jacob Berreth and Michael
Feisst Of iceland were tried before
Justice of the Peace Bodman at Ash.
ley and declared guilty of having dis
turbed a public school, and were fined
each $25.
Deering.-Twenty-five of the bust.
ness men of Deering met and started
booster club; they have not yet de-
cided upon name but are determined
to make the advantages of the town
known.
Antelope Lake.-The construction
crew on the new line near here has
completed the first cut in the Arm
strong hill and large force is at work
as they have $4,000 yards more of dirt
to remove.
Charlson. - G. S. Thorlackson Sc
cured judgment of 1869 against the
owners of the east ferry at Charlson
because of the loss of his team and
wagon while attempting to cross the
river two years ago.
Hettinger.--Thec creamery station al
Regent, Hettinger county, paid out S..
29O.22 for cream in eight months
The largest amount in any one month
was December, when forty-two farm
ers received s534.SS.
Ashley.-Charles Phillips, who lives
miles southwest of Ashley. dis
covered that eight skunk hides ha6
been stolen from one of the build
ings on his place and is out with g
$40 reward for information.
Zeeland.-Two patrons of the loca
schools We're fined $25 each for dis
turbing the school. The children were
kept after school and when their par
ents came they insisted on takinf
them home and there was trouble.
La Moure.-La Moure county farm
ers are anxious to have the herd Law
so that stock cannot run at large, es
pecially during the winter; thi.
change is demanded because so muci
corn is now raised by the farmers.
Bottineau.-Whitby township in Bot
tineau county, has fifty-four miles O
finely graded roads-all done by tn,
contract system-and the farmers
would not go back to the old system
for anything as they can haul so mucl
larger loads than before.
Rolette.-Rural mail carriers aroun,
Rolette complain that patrons ALLOW
their boxes to fall down, and the,
| have to HINT around in tho cro,, 3,