The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-02-05
saraent County Items.

Sargent County Items.
Forman, n. D., Feb. $40 The
Forum: Ice is being shipped to For
mar from Barrett Lake, Mimi, for
use of the market and local ice cream
parIors.
Elmer Scovilla has secured a posi-
ton with a lumber firm at Richmond
Beach, Wash, of which John Wallock
is the manager.
Jess Thompson, a former resident
now with the Jewett Drug Co. or
Aberdeen, S. ID, was ~transacting
business in Forman Wednesday.
A new steel ceiling will be put in
the local drug store in the spring, be-
sides other Improvements. c.. w.
Smith has the contract. Hans Hanson
is still owner Of the building, though
j. !. Grange Of Minnewaukan has
purchased the drug stock and business,
and took possession Thursday.
A whist party was given at the home
of Barber Inc Mrs. H. F. Schnack, and
also another party of a similar nature
on Wednesday evening.
A home talent play entitled The
Breakers will be staged at the Rut-
land, Forman and Cogswell opera
Houses soon. It is given under the
auspices of the school at Rutland. of
which Miss Ida Hohaus, a popular
Forman young lady, is teacher.
Mr.. Grover, piano tuner from stones
Music house of Fargo, was calling on
local patrons this week. Mr.. Grover
Is a pleasant gentleman and made
many friends for his firm while here.
VIM. Kraft a former Sargent county
farmer, and later of Bowbells, has
rented a farm for Ave years from G.
Schultz of Bowbells, nine miles north
east of that city.
A starch factory, located on the
shore of Lake Lythia, would be a
practical institution for Forman and
local capital. 1t would furnish a ready
market for all the potatoes that could
be grown in this section and nowhere
else can potatoes be produced SO
cheaply and of such good quality as
in h great Forman country. Potato
starch is always in demand and a
plant for it's manufacture is not ex-
pensiye. Here is food for thought for
the Forman Commercial club.
Gebe 3. Taylor of Taylor township
insists that corn is a profitable crop
in this part of the state. Last year
he raised many acres of corr and was
SO well satisfied that this year he will
plant sixty acres on his bonanza farm
A number of other farmers in Sargent
county will experiment quite extern
sively with corn raising this year, blu
Mr.. Taylor Is the first one to
his intention to build a silo for the
purpose of taking care of his corr
fodder.
Job D.. Lewis has purchased a $3.50
monument, which he will dedicate In
honor Of the memory of his late wife
who was inferred In the Formar
cemetery in December.
Miss Cordelia Jenkins returned this
week from Minneapolis and reports
that her sister, Gusta, is in a critica'
condition, and doubts are entertained
for the young Iady's recovery.
The ladies' aid OF the M. e. church
met Wednesday t the residence o,
Mrs. William Hurry.
Charles NJ B. Wiper has accepted
a position with the collection depart.
ment of the International Haryeste
Co., with headquarters at Weyburn
Saskatchewan, Canada.
Thomas Cussick of Harlem town,
ship tells the writer that there is.
great deal of blowing yet to be don,
all Owe the country to the north an,
west Of this city. which will have 4
be done lex spring and that tht
farmers can use very handily abou
ten or twelve gas tractors. Few aRrm
ers have more than forty or fit
acres plowed and will, after ploWine
al much as possible next spring, soy
the rest either on the stubble or sun
mer fAllow it.
The candidates for county office ar
not waiting for the spring, but are be
ing doomed in defiance of threateninI
frosts. OF course. many of them ar
going to be sharply nipped, but the
Twill make a fight for existence an
will make the judicious grieve and tn
knowing smile.
The Frank Marschall blacksmith
shop and the Woodman hall had
narrow escape from FIRE this Weel
No damage was done.
The Epworth league of the Methods
church met at the home of Miss N.Y.
tie ScovilIe on Friday evening. Their
was a goodly attendance and musi'
games and a luncheon were among til
features of the programme.
7 Miss Mary Grover will reopen be
millinery parlors in the near future.
Job d. Lewis, an old army vetera
+ OF the Civil war. and FOR a quarter I
$ q century a prominent resident
b Sargent county, states that he wi
leave in a few months to reside on hi
r valuable Florida farm, which he hs
D owned and had improved the past seA
b eral years.
q Borgers0n, a former paint,
.saare, and now Of Fargo. viii retui