The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-14
Sargent County News.

Forman, N. D., March 10.-To The
Forum: Clerk o. B. Johnson of the
sargent county district court was TAX
en- to the hospital in Minneapolis Sat-
urday evening to undergo an opera
ton. His condition IS serious.
An entertainment and supper will be
given at the operahouse in Forman.
March II, for the benefit of the
schools at this place.
The second market day at FNorman
Saturday was a big succ ISIS and large
ly attended by farmers and people
from the neighboring towns and viii
lagos. A number of horses and farm
implements were auctioned off and
brought good prices. The Forman
band Of thirty-two pieces rendered a
couple Of interesting selections, under
the leadership of Chester Baker. The
day was an ideal one and about 500
people were in attendance. Another
sale will take place in about two
weeks.
w. S. Hurley was a business visitor
at Lidgerwood, Willmar and Maynard.
Mimi, a few days, the past week.
Chris Lunstad will leave in a few
weeks for Havre, Mont, where he ex-
poets to spend the summer. He ex-
poets to return to his old home in
Norway next fall.
Carl Judson reports that he is con-
templating a trip through the Havre
country in Montana the coming
spring.
The Christian Endeavor and Ep-
worth League had a get-together So
cial and entertainment at the Congre-
gationaI church last Friday evening
and a goodly attendance and good time
was reported.
During the past several weeks some
| one has been breaking the windows,
and in other ways committing depre-
dations at the photograph gallery in
Forman, and it is stated that arrests
will soon be made of the persons
guilty of these acts.
George Bloomer has resigned his po-
sition as agent for the Liberty Lumber
Co., at Maynard, Mimi, to take effect
April 8, after five years Of residence
| there. He will go on his wife's farm
east Of Forman next spring and farm
the land and build a new barn anG
make other improvements. John H
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farm for several years, will remove tt
the J. B. Sharpe farm in Durbar town.
ship temporarily, while he is having
buildings erected on his own farm
northeast Of Forman. G.. w. Smith
has the contracts to erect the build
ings on both farms, and will commence
work as soon as the frost leaves thu
ground.
Hans Anderson from west of thii
city was in town Saturday with Mrs
Anderson for the purpose of ~attendin,
the market day sale. Mr.. Anderson il
one Of the best farmers in the grea
Forman country and was continual!
forging to the front until the poo
crops of the last two years. He tell
us that he is thoroughly satisfied tina
this is not a wheat country and tina
it is up to the farmers to go into dairy
ing "a potato raising. Q will star
the ball rolling himself by putting in
large acreage of potatoes next spring
He will also put in a forage GRO
which he has not yet tried here, blu
which is claimed by the seed house
Will grow in dry weather ~countrie
and produce ninety tons to the acre
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packed with the exception OF q fey
acres, and the fact that he did hi
blowing and packing last July an
August makes 1t as good as summe
following. He sees no other way on
Of 1t but that he raise a big crop mex
season on account of the large amour
Of moisture In the ground, and will nc
believe that all the hot winds Of Jul
Will hurt the crops any il there ]
plenty of underground moisture I
draw from. Cor. S. G.,