The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-30


yields at eighteen to twenty-tw
bushels to the acre and oats and bar
ley yielding big.
Sixty acres of wheat at Ryder av-
eraged twelve bushels to the acre and
graded No. 1 northern The same
number of acres on the Amundson
farm AVERAGED ten bushels to the acre
and twenty acres of oats averaged
twenty-five bushels.
Thorn Thompson, separator man. on
a threshing rig near Sheldon, fell from
the blower platform and broke his leg
In four places. The. machine was be-
Ing moved and the unfortunate man
was not missed until the rig had COW
| cred distance of several rods
The public drinking cup is to be
permanently abolished in North Da-
kota in few days. The law that
regulates the disease breeding drink
ing cup becomes effective Sept. 1, in
| time to be operative at the public
| schools.
AT Harvey, says The Herald of that
town clarence Kittleson" was taken
| into custody by Chief Lilly on Thurs
| day on a charge of bootlegging and
| Friday was taken to Fessenden where
! he was released on bonds in the sum
| of $500 for his appearance at the next
| term Of court.
To raise funds for their campaign
for pure foods. better civic conditions,
etc, the Women's Civic league will
stage a big musical show in Grand
| Forks this fall They also will have
| other money raising features and ex 4.
| pect to have one Of the best seasons
| in their history.
The cutting of wheat, oats and all
| other grain at Courtenay was DELAYED
| this week owing 10 rains. The grain
has ripened rapidly and a number
are reporting the grain shelling. There
| is plenty of help this year and wages
are much more reasonable than was
required last year.
Representative Tuttle of Dawson
now rides in a brand new Chalmers
| 1O-6, and it is the last word in per-
fection and appearance He says it
starts without a kick or a word. and
is as docile and meak as an overfed
lamb, but is there with the speed
when necessary
One of the officers of the Glen Ullin
| financial institutions, stated that the
Hess Creamery Co. of that place paid
to Morton county farmers for cream
during July, over $4,000. AS only
tWenty-six working days in July, the
disbursement of this sum meant an
| average daily profit to the farmers Of
$577.
A disappointed applicant for
teachers position near Leonard abus-
nf no
| who lost his temper and slapped her
face, then there was a race to the
| justice office which was won by the
| school official who paid a fine before
he was arrested-but he received
second tongue lashing by the infuri-
ated teacher.
With clear weather for a week the
farmers Of the state are recovering
from the setback caused by excessive
rains. With the exception Of an oc-
Casional late field, Of oats and somo
flax all the harvest in the south half
of the state is completed. In the
northern part the work is now so we'll
under way that the harvest Is fully
Is per cent completed.
farm adjoining Ardoch. Walsh county.
on the east. averaged fourteen bushels
to the acre. and on the A. H. McGil-
very section north of town the aver
age was fifteen bushels to the acre.
On the McCann farm one mile north
the estimate ran up to sixteen BUSH
els to the acre. The average for that
territory will be pretty close to ten
bushels to the acre.
e. T. Halaas, postmaster at Car
rington, in attempting to pass VIM.
Blake on a grade about three miles
north and east Of town, a few days
ago. struck one of the mail carriers
horses with his auto breaking the
animals leg, and it was necessary to
shoot it. Mr.. Blake is the carrier on
Route 1 of Darlington, and was just
starting out. on his delivery.
Mrs. M. L. Wyatt. near Dickey, took
samples to. town Of corn and .cucum-
bers. The corn is fully matured and
the stalks measure 8 feet and 7 inch
es in height, the ears are about ~10h
inches long with twelve rows of ker-
nels. IL The cucumber weighed 3A
pounds and was IL inches long. Mrs.
Wyatt expects to save a considerable
Of her corn for seed and will be in a.
position to supply farmers with seed
next season.
The Darlington theatrical season is
to open up with a boom this season
and has just been taken into the book
ing circuit from Aberdeen which for
the past several years has been known
to theatrical companies as head
quarters of the Walker circuit which
comprises all the principal cities in
Minnesota, South Dakota, North Da-
kota, and extends as far south as
Nebraska and Kansas. The first at
traction will be presented Sept. s.
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