The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-20

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nominated Charles G. Babe for treas
urer and j. A. Richert for auditor.
while w. e. Purcell headed the dele
cation to the state convention.
Lightning struckthe barn of Major.
Edwards put did only a little dam
age.
The elevator at Reynolds. owned by
Brooks Bros, vas struck by lightning
but the flames were extinguished be-
fore great damage was done.
The Fargo firemen received Sl,OSS.OS
from the insurance commissioners as
their apportionment of the premiums
paid on fire insurance policies.
The Gimle society elected Martin
| Hector president.
The agricultural college board Sc
lected Prof. f. s. Keene of the Uni
engineering at the college, n Mr..
Keene still holds this position. Nearly
all of the early professors placed in
| charge of departments at the college
have continued at their posts during
all these years, which is a decidedly
lattering testimonial of the good
| judgment OF the original board OF
control which was composed Of such
men as n. 81. Miller, Jacob Lowell.
o. w. Francis and Colonel Power.
Treadwell TwichelI petitoned Tor
the appointment in county court OF
| John 8. Lewis as administrator OF the
estate Of Luther l. TwicheH-
July 15-The stae board Of medical
examiners met in Fargo and exam
ined eight applicants for admission to
practice medicine; seven were admit
ted, and one rejected.
C. III. Lee sold his interest In The
Pembina Democrat to Gagnier & Cur
RE. The Democrat was located at
Bathgate.
Mr Chaffee had six colts killed by
lightning in n OF his pastures near
Alderman Knudson was back from
Fort Totten and reported that he
had nearly al Of the buildings COM
pleted on the reservation. His con-
tract called for the construction of
The census bulletin showed that
there were 416 wells on farms in
North Dakota with an average depth
of 1876 feet, costing 1855 each and the
average discharge was twenty-one
gallons per minute.
Quite a number of glandered horses
were being killed around Grafton.
After long urging w. G. Leistikow
of Grafton accepted the position of
Irrational committeeman from North
dakota for the democratic party.
1t was announced that Judge Laud-
er would not be a candidate for the
supreme bench as he desired re-elec-
ton to the district bench.
July l6-The members of the Uni
tartan church had a largely attended
picnic excursion to Detroit lake.
The Northern Pacific employees went
to Fort Pembina for their annual pic
mic instead of taking in Detroit as
usual; there were over LOCO people
L nraaanf. ~ s
The Morton county republicans
elected a delegation favorable to the
denomination Of Judge Winchester.
Z. s.. Hunt hoisted the lame OF
Cleveland and Stevenson at the mast
head of The Sherbrooke Tribune.
The Lisbon firemen reelected
Frank Russell as chief Of the depart
The Forum called attention to the
beauty of the drive around Oak Grove,
and it is now still more attractive since
the park board has been at work on
the same
The Swedish Lutherans put up a
new church in the Fifth ward.
Charles E. Wolfe sold The Minor
Teller to J. Fl. Maltby who had been
on The Detroit, Mimi Record.
July 1s-The deputy mistress at
Wales, N. D., was arrested, charged
Il r j 80 Y pa -
not belong to her.
John Satterlund secured control OF
the Mclean county delegation as usu-
al.
by striking a snag between Wash
burn and Bismarck. 1t had 1000 sacks
II of wheat on board.
Senator Hansbrough introduced q
bill appropriating $4,000 for a mill
Z tary post ait Grand Forks.
The Dickinson baseball club defeat
ed the Mandan team by a score OF
90 to Z and the result vas the Stark
county boys had lots Of money In theiI
pockets.
Tad Roberts. Harry shurlock and
Earl Fleming left for Detroit with
tents. sail boats and camping out
fits and expected to spend a month IL
that vicinity.
The board Of education rejected al
bids for the construction of the new
schoolhouse in the Third ward.
July 19-The 500 surveyors ran ths
line for their road through Minot
crossing the Great Northern 200 fee
south OF Main street.
"A. b. Black of Cedar Rapids, La.
was coming to Fargo to take charge
or the Houston Narcotic cure
President Stockbridge received notice
credited with $4,000 by the ~agricultur.
eli department for special work.
Fred Hendershott resigned as cits
editor Of The Republican and returned
TO his farm in ErnfnOns county.
Bert Wells resigned as manager O
the Grand Pacific hotel IA Moorheaf