The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-18

street for it's whole length is to be
paved and most of the side streets.
The keynote of the state w. C. r. u
convention to be held at Lisbon Sept
1928, will be The Ballot for Women,
ried on by the w. C.. r. y. ONE OF
the state, will be formally opened.
A sad accident occurred at Dooley,
when Theodore Dissett was overcome
by gas while going down in an eigh-
teen inch anger well, which was being
drilled for the Dooley livery. Life was
extinct when he was brought to the
surface.
James A. Dinnie of Grand Forks has
been appointed as a member for
North Dakota on the national board
Gov. l.. B.. Hanna, each state in the
union being allowed one member on
this organization.
At a meeting Of the Mouse River
Loop ~Chautauqua association, held at
Kenmare, the following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: p. NJ. Cole,
president; J. T. Clifford, Mo-
hall, vice president; James Hynes,
INlICS II 10 u , NJ L. DICCpSAB LIo-
hall. secretary; H. T. Sands, Norma,
secretary.
In order to obtain cattle for North
Dakota and to take advantage of the
lower prices prevailing in the corn
belt states, where the drought has cut
down the supply of feed, the North
Dakota Better Farming association has
a representative to Kansas
Cifr with incfr111tinrS tN hIU of IooSt
{, 900 head of cattle.
George Strand of Edmore was Civ
ten months in the county Jail at
hard labor. Theodore Anderson of Ed
more was given ten months at hard
labor. Chester Strand, age II years, Of
Fillmore, was sentenced to serve four
teen months in the state p~enitentiary.
Henry Askelson Of Edmore was SEN
fenced to serve one year in the reform
at Mandan.
The 1~0-year-old son Of Jacob Mich
aels Of Mandan met with an accident
which will make him a cripple for
life. While attempting to board a
moving box car the boy fell under the
wheels, which passed over one limb,
severing 1t between the knee and the
hip. He was taken to the hospital,
where he is resting fairly Well, and it
is believed he will o
F. C. Oliver, pastor of the Con-
gregational church at McHenry, re-
ceived from the council Of the Asso-
Of Congregational churches Of
Dakota his official ordination.
The days programme was in charge
DR.. Stickney Of Fargo, and he was
by a number of the Congre-
g%ational pastors of that part of the
state,
]. C. and Ira Harton of Lisbon suf-
fered a evere loss in the burning Of
an almost new separator of their
threshing outfit. They had been
threshine at the farm of Joe Pietz,
but had not used the machine for sew
aral days on account Of the rain.
They had taken the usual precautions,
hauling the separator away from the
and yet it mysteriously burned
up. 1t is believed to have been the
Of an incendiary.
Five cases of men pertaining to the
delinquency of girls - and IA years Of
age. three of the defendants being
and classed in the juvenile
court, were considered by Judge c. W.
BUTTE when the men were arraigned
and entered pleas of guilty. On &C
count of the youth Of three Of the Of
the sentences were light.
Harry Tollifson of Warwick, a minor,
year-old girl, was sent to the reform
school until of age. This was a Ben
county case.
Mott Spotlight: The passing of the
pig bonanza farms Of North Dakota
better farming, more farmers,
citizens. The. real prosperity
Of farming Is not in the number Of
acres, but in having the number of
with good animals. The larger the
investment in animals upon the farm.
up to the number that can be profit
handled the greater the profit
to the owner. In other words, the
investment should be in stock
than in land. y 4
Threshing was delayed at Beach
owing to a rain that lasted all day
Monday. The wheat crop in that sec
ton will average a yield of from if-
teen to yer twenty bushels per acre,
two hail storms during the
ummer caused considerable
damage. There are nine grain elevate
ors at Beach and all are receiving a
amount of grain. Last year
nearly 10000 900 bushels Of wheat was
marketed at Beach, but it is believed
that the crop will be nearly 1000, 900
nearly thirty days in advance of what
It was last year. There has been a
heavy crop of flax in that section this
year, but there is considerable of it to
be cut.
A. Campbell, who was arrested on
charge of blind pigging at the picnic
which was held in Buffalo Springs,
was turned oven to the sheriff by his
sureties. Truman Loney and Christ
Hestekind. He is charged with having
sold intoxicating liquor from the resi-
dence Of Adelbert Berry, for whom he
had been working, and who is out on
bonds on a like charge. Campbell re-
Gently disposed of his COW and some
chickens and said that he was going
to Montana for a visit with his broth
er. and fearing that he might not re-
turn, his bondsmen surrendered him.
He is at present in the county jail
Bowman n will there await his
hearing which will probably come up
at the fall term of court.
Bismarck Tribune: The open sea-
son for bugs is on and they are
over the trees and other
plants as though specially invited by
Providence. They are large and color
ed like a brick and the very shade Is
darkened as they Chamber over the
branches of the trees. Many promi-
nent citizens have pondered as they
watched them stream across the side
walks and have wondered whether the
trees were being benefited In any way
by the visit. Oscar III. VIII Informs
the public that 1T doesn't hurt 'em,
anyway. Apart from the fact that the
trees look as if someone had careless
w daIlhan them with q. brush of or