The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-05
EreInnd News.

Egeland, n. D., Nov, Ito The Fo-
rum: Authentic crop conditions since
the snOwstorm last week are about as
follows: Bundle threshing is about
over with although east of Egeland
ten miles there lies one farm of ten
quarters without a bundle threshed
thereon. North and east in the vicinity
Of Clyde and Rock Lake there is much
shock threshing undone. About 40 per
cent of the flax lays on the ground and
Is filled with Sleet and snow. 1t was
hoped that warm and drying Weather
would come on, and enable the farm
ers to get the flax threshed, but the
continued cold spell seems to doom
them to disappointment, and from
present indications the grain will lay
on the ground until spring. Some of
it will be gathered and run through
a machine with the snow, but it is
doubtful if much of this is done. 1t is
estimated that field mice will destroy
80 or so per cent of the flax by spring
by laying out. This will put a safe
average of about Is per cent of the es-
timated yield for this section.
The farmers railroad has changed
time on their regular winter schedule,
leaving he lake .in the morning and
returning at night. Travellers should
bear this change in mind.
r. Rossau, an old settler in the
Snyder lake district, died last week at
the home of his son in Montana, and
the emains were shipped to Cando for
interment. Mr.. ROssau has been an in
valid with an affection of the heart,
and his death was not unexpected. a
great many n~eighbOrs and friends from
Cr0cus township attended the funeral.
The Wheat line division of the 500
was blocked between Adams and Overly
for about thirty-siX hours during the
recent storm. The now had complete
~ filled the cuts. and ordinary snow
fighting equipment proved inadequate.
1t was necessary to get a ploW up from
Minneapolis,
John Evans, an old time settler OF
Teddy township, left here this week
for Eugene, Ore, where he will max
his future home. His family left sew
eral days ago in advance. Mr.. EVanE
came here about fourteen years ago
and has been identified with the
growth of Towner county ever since.
He has not disposed of his large farm,
and says that If things do not suit him
as well there as here, he will 500 re-
turn.
Candidates for office have peer as
thick as bees the past few days, but
their troubles will all be over by this
time next week, we hope. The cam
paign has been a lively one.
The horse sale at Cando last Friday
was one of the events in the history
of Towner county. The streets of Can
do were crowded with strangers from
every section of the country. The bid
ding was brisk, and the results of
the sale exceeded the most sanguine
expectations.
hG huIIAlilS SSdSOI CAME 10 all
abrupt termination owing to the heavy
storm and the continued cold weather
since that time. Elaborate arrange
ments had been made for some goose
hunting, but before the shooting had
gotten fairly started, the birds were
forced to hike south where weather
conditions were more ideal.
The new Lutheran Scandinavian
church is about completed n it is
expected that services will be held
therein shortly. A large new bell has
been received and will The hung in the
| belfry. ....-
A Minnesota nurseryrnan has been in
this section this week and delivered
enough trees and shrubbery to make a
good looking landscape, in time. 1t is
sincerely to be hoped that the farmers
will go into this sort of work with
determination, for their efforts will
surely be rewarded in time. And it is
to be earnestly hoped that at the COM
ing session of the legislature a lot
of this fool Legislation will be. cut out
and some attention be given to the
future forestry of the state.
Egeland was we'll represented in a
large class that Joined the Elk lodge
at Devils Lake last week. Among
those who have Joined the Antler
tribe from this section are the follow
ing: George Young, Harry Iverson,
James Galloway, S. P. Atkins, Geof-
frey Osgood. C.'B. Whitney and James
| D. Williams. a., CORE.