The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-29


Claiming with pride that he had
worked only five days since he left
Louisiana nearly three months ago. a
man giving his name as Fisher and
displaying an I. w. w. card, was
thrown in Jail at Darlington by Chief
Of Police Aljets.
If the farmers would put wire be-
tween every fifth fence post wrapping
it around each Wire of the fence and
I>then bury the end in the ground it
would save the danger of having the
horses struck by lightning that runs
along the wire fences.
The town Of Carson is to have a
new flour mill which will cost in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The con-
mill will be ready for business within
a short time. Herbert Hallenberg is
president and treasurer and Clarence
L. Mott is business manage.
Editor Stanley of The Mclean
County Independent devotes a double
column Editorial urging that a chau-
tauqua season for Garrison ought TO
be made permanent as the first trial
was a success despite the foolish
| jealousies Of other communities who
delayed in taking the initiative.
The school garden in Pratt town
ship, near Lansford, was so successful
in the production of vegetables, par
ticularly beans, peas, tomatoes. beets.
ETC., and some small fruits. that a can
ming factory in the Deep river valley
is being projected. The raspberry
crop seemed to be endless this year.
There is a pyromaniac at New
Do r1nn to hoy rTA
cial antipathy to the city hall. Twice
fires of incendiary origin have been
discovered in the rear of the engine
room. The last one was found just in
| time to prevent the destruction of the
building. The state fire marshal will
be asked to, investigate. ~s = ~ =
A party of fourteen Lansford boost.
ers attended the recent Market day
| fair at Donnybrook. On the way the
"boosters' saw some mighty fine
| fields of grain on the trip, and notably
so south of Tolley and west of Grano
on the other side Of the west Mouse,
although the fields west of this city
compare favorably with the best seen
on the trip.
A man who applied to the village
| clerk of Buffalo for a license to ped
die watches and jewelry did not look
good to him and in the absence of
reliable cedentials the applicant was
refused the license, much to his
| chagrin. Later the man was heard
from in another town and buyers of
watches, ETC., now wish they had their
money back.
Farmers and others at Barney who
set out selected varieties Of apple
trees a few years ago are now reap
ing the results of their work and
enterprise from the fine crop of ap-
pies which have loaded the trees this
year The product is selling from 81
to $1.25 bushel Among the varieties
grown were the Duchess of Oldcn-
berg, the Wealthy and Northwestern
Greening. ~.
party Of young men, United
States government surveyors, were in
marks for the geodetic survey, ascer-
tanning the height of the different
towns above the sea level. This work
is being done from Galveston to New
York and from Boston to Seattle.
One bench mark was placed on the
granite step Of the Farmers bank and
stone feet long by 6x6 was placed
on the Great Northern right way
on Main street.
Sydney is to have a second elevator.
the lumber for it now being on the
; way The Winter -Truesdall Ames
, Co. of MINNEAPOLIS. which owns a line
of houses on the Great Northern rail-
, way in Minnesota. North Dakota and
Montana. has secured a site and will
J at once erect a $4,000 bushel house
w. l.. Dean will be in charge and 1t is
expected to have the elevator ready
for business in four or five weeks. In
the interim he will buy grain on track
, and look after the interests of his
: company. The lumber for the build
ing is coming from the Pacific coast
by fast freight, something very unus-
ual, but showing how everything is
) being rushed to get the house open tt
handle this seasons crop
" The Express at Buffalo remarks thai
it is a certainty the apples and other
fruit can be successfully grown ir
North Dakota. This year the w. Fl
O'Neil orchard near Buffalo, has pro.
duced an abundance Of apples, craf
apples Strawberries, raspb berries, white
and red currants and other fruit
which in way Of favor are not sur.
passed. James Johnston has mum.
| ber of apple trees which have pro.
duced some fine fruit this year. Mr.
Neary has an orchard and berry patel
which has kept the fruit piekers bus.
s all summer. Mrs. Mary Pavlik ha
a about two acres OF fine young frui
IL trees and small fruit. The John Keel
y and S. g. Moore orchards are MAKING
NJ fine prog while hundreds of farm
have fine orchards from which are re
Ezleeived good yiel lds of