The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-12

The state association Of county
commissioners is in session at James,
town.
An electric light plant nay be in
stalled at the Ward county poor farm
near Minot.
Great quantities of grain are still be-
ing marketed in the western part of
the state.
1t is reported that S. G.. Severtson
has bee offered the office of state
bank examiner.
The Webb bill prohibiting the ship
ment of liquor into dry states has
passed the senate.
Minneapolis bankers are planning on
a big scheme to equip the farmers OF
the northwest with stock.
Governor Hanna will be one of the
speakers at the dedication of the fine
new Dawson school, Feb. II.
The Aneta Panorama hands out a
hot roast on the train service furnish
ed on that line by the Great Northern.
The Mott Pioneer urges the farmers
to take advantage Of the SO per acre
bounty on tree tracts up to ten acres.
G. v. Holset of Napoleon claims a
profit of % per cent during the year
just past in dairying and stock rails
ing.
Engineers Dad" Cornell and Pete
Baylund Of the n. P. were seriously
injured in a head on collision at
Drake.
Mandan has an old curiosity shcp
that is said to be a rival in interest
TO the London shop made famous by
Dickens.
The severe storm of Monday pre-
vented many of the jurors from at
tending the session Of the district
court at Mtnot.
A Pembina county farmer raised a
field of buckwheat last year and states
that it is a good crop to remove foul
seed from the land.
The North Dakota Better Farming
association has sent out a bulletin ex-
planning that crop rotation is a very
simple proposition.
The members Of the Helm family
injured in the fatal accident on the
500 crossing at Martin, are all report
ed to be recovering.
The Hettinger high school has Sc
cured a seven acre plat Of land or
which practical work in the study oil
agriculture will be done.
President Halvorson of the Minot
commission will deliver an address al
Williston in the near future on The
Commission Form of Government.
Bad accounts are said to be respons
ible, for the failure OF Marcovitz &
Reiter Of R~ichardton and Taylor, as
the firm is said to have done a good
business in both towns.
1t is now reported that the 500 will
build it's line from a point midway be-
tween Makoti and Plaza, which will
leave Plaza sticking on a spur three
miles away from the junction.
The. county commissioners of Cava-
lier county want the tree bounty law
repealed because they claim it is I'M
fair to old timers who planted trees
before the law went into effect.
Sec. Walter Fisher or the u. S. de-
1 pol lAIlClAL "a LAAS 1hlLSI AOls HdS ,NCLIlGu a
petition from a number of .Williston
citizens that the United States sell coal
from its mines north of WiHiston.
o. Fredrickson. who vas found
wandering on the prairie near Lakota
and who was believed to be insane,
was perfectly rational when taken be-
fore the insanity board and he has
been released. H5.
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A brakeman named McAllister, who
runs On the Great Northern between
North Dakota and Montana, was bad
ly injured at Frazer when he fell I'm
der the pilot of the engine nj was
pushed several a lengths.
Mrs. Gertrude Lee is dead as the re-
suit of internal injuries sustained in
a fall on an icy stairway some time
ago. An operation was resorted to a
few days ago in the hope OF saving her
life, but proved ~unavailing.
1t has become a question for quite
serious debate in some North Dakota
communities as to whether or not the
ground hog saw his shadow. Don't
worry, it will be cold enough to suit
all tastes for the next FIVE weeks,
The New Salem Journal believes
North Dakota should follow the ex-
ample of Minnesota and compel the
shipments OF cream in refrigerator
cars, which would be a blow at the
~centralizers and, 1t is claimed, would
help the country creameries.
We're Oliver, a young Eckman school
girl, was almost frozen to death when
she was picked lip by the school rig
which takes the children to the con
solidated school near that place. The
little one sat down in the snow to wait
for the rig and soon became I'M
conscious and fell over.
Brakeman Dudgeon of the n. P,
came near losing his life when his foot
caught between the rail and guiderail
at Pembina while a car was bearing
down upon him. He grasped the hand
rail at the end of the car and had
strength enough to hang on while the
car pulled his foot loose.
w. C. Smead, the travelling man whc
was left $50, 600 as chronicled in The
Wiiliston Herald some weeks ago
which story spread all over the coun.
try, has had some remarkable expert,
ences since. He has been wined and
dined by people he never knew and has
received hundreds of letters from 9TH
err people equally unknown. many d
whom were young ladies matrimonial,
inclined. Too late girls. he's married
Crafty Agnes.
Life: Has Agnes achieved populari,
ty in her suburban homer
Yes. She keeps her doors wide opef