The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-16
North Dakota
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There is much improvement work
at Lakota.
J. J. Kann, well known real estate
man of Minot, was badly bruised In
a runaway yesterday afternoon, ten
miles west of Minot.
A Devils Lake store put out 10, 900
~c1rculors advertising a big sale and
reaching towns throughout much Of
the northern half of the state. /
r. q. Buffers, employed in the erec-
ton Of the Stratford building at Grand
Forks, sustained painful injuries Sat
urday afternoon when his right hand
was caught in the gears of the cement
mixer. =
T~hreshing operations will be through
earlier than usual in North Dakota.
and with anything like an even break
in the matter of weather, more fall
blowing will be done this year than
last year.. or for several seasons past.
That business in the magic CITY is
| making rapid strides forward is indi-
Gated in the weekly report of Fl, f..
Byorum, manager Of the Minot clear
ing house, showing an increase Of $751;
9l0.41 in the bank clearings for the.
week over the previous week.
Hillsboro Banner: DR.. c. H. Bah.
cock, secretary of the board Of yeter-
mary medical examiners, was in the
city last Saturday and made COM
plant. against a citizen of Buxton for
'."tlcing without a license. The par
ty in question pleaded guilty and paid
a fine, ... - ..-
State banks of North Dakota have
Increased their resources by $780,
1855 during the last year, according
to calculations based on the state
ments issued Aug. 9, 1913, and Sept.
g. 1912. The total. resources of such
banks at present amount to So, 1866
ll2.05, against SCI, 5,926.40.
No admission fee will be a striking,
feature OF the first annual Stark coun-
ty fair, scheduled to open Sept. "a and
continuing three days. This was de-
c1ded upon by the board of directors
IN accepting an offer of support from
the county commissioners, who made
such provision,
Pingree, N. D., Sept. 15.-The fire
-" aus il llSTBS was turned out
Monday for the first time since it's
purchase a year g A gasoline stove
at the Charles Boyd residence got to
cutting up and set fire to things when
one Of the fire engines was brought
into use and the flames checked al
most instantly.
Devils Lake Journal: Howard
Whlpple while in Rome procured a
hnDf1tif1Il rtnf1Jr~ 30 49,
stantine and has presented it to the
library of this city. The arch is the
best preserved structure of the kind
in Rome today. 1t was built A. Z,
3l2, after the victory over Maxentius.
In the tenth century it was converted
into a castle. For nearly 1000 years
1t was covered completely with debris,
n not until the year 1904 was any
part of it uncovered.
j. j. Pettijohn of the extension di-
vision Of the University of North Da-.
kOta returned from a very successful
weeks trip along the Hanna line. He
visited Park River, Edinburgh, Lang
dom, Milton, Hanna and O~snabrock
ana arranged at these places for the
community lecture courses, to be
given during the coming winter by
members of the faculty of the Univer-
slty of North Dakota The plan was
well received by the. residents of
towns visited. -
A booth for agricultural exhibits Of
Ward county is being filled up at the
500 depot at Minot at the instance of
the Min Commercial club. Fine ex-
hib1ts of ~grain-corn, wheat, rye, oats |
and flaX-are now on display at the
railroad station. Mounted ducks,
chickens and geese will be added to
the display. The booth was put I'D as
a result Of the movement started by
the commercial clubs of Minot and
other cities to bring more settlers to |
Ward county,
While F. F. Donahue of Lansford
was lying unconscious in his carriage.
MS horses made a wild race for sew
eral miles across a country highway.
finally colliding with another rig and
throwing Donahue to the ground. |
where he received injuries which re- |
suited in his death in a Lansferd hos |
pltal. Mr.. Donahue, subject to at
tacks of heart trouble, had one of the
sinking spells, and the horses took |
trlght when he pitched into the bot |
tom or his buggy, unconscious. Dona- |
hue was one Of the best known farm
ers IN this section of the state.
LAoL tbitoIS L loIleSI. AlJnOugh tho |
current year has not been an active |
n in business circles in most parts !
or the country, but has been marked !
by a curtailment in financial opera
lions, in railway construction this !
state has led the entire country and !
the close of 1913 will see over 5000
miles of railway lines in the state |
Whclh is an increase of nearly 20 per |
cent for the year, The Great North |
erh, ne Northern Pacific, the 500, and
the Midland Continental are all build |
lng into new portions of North Dako- |
ia. In permanent improvements in |
the towns and cities, the entire state |
has been active. Both public and pri- |
Vate buildings have been erected in
every part Of the state. AS a
sample the city of Grand Forks NAV |
be cited, where over $500, 900 worth Of
new building has been done during
the summer. Over half of this has |
been IN the line of commercial and |
residential buildings and includes
new wholesale and retail houses, nri- |
Vate residences n apartment houses, |
North Dakota is proving to be a state |
that produces her own wealth and is
therefore not dependent upon the
Wh1ms of the financial centers for her
progress.
Bismarck Tribune: After reading
the interview of The Forums report |
er with Mr.. McFadden, secretary of |
the North Dakota Bankers associa-
ton, in yesterdays paper, the action
of the state board of equalization |
covering assessment of bank stock
was investigated. The only action
taken by the board was that of reduc-