The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-22

PUHUM AND DATJ
North Dakota
III Kernels
There is a big crop of grain on iii
houston farm at Arthur.
Walsh county is building a new jai
and residence for the sheriff at Graf
ton.
Prices of barley ana flax are bette
for the farmer than they were tw,
weeks ago..
A fair will be held at Bowbells, Oct
IL, 3 and 8. Cash prizes will be paid
for winning exhibits.
Bids have been invited for the con
struction of, a Norwegian church ant
Ia Roman Catholic church at Wynd.
mere,
Grafton has completed q mile and a
half of the new grade on the Meridian
road running out of that city to the
north.
Weasels have been botfering poul-
try fanciers at ~Grafton-one. flock of
pure blood Bantams fell prey to the
pesky animals.
The. student members of a newly
organized band at Sutton are pro-
pressing veSy nicely and next year
they nope to appear in public.
The local papers are boasting about
the big crop of prairie chickens in
Benson county, and cheering reports
are made as to the size and number
Of the covies.
The Journal at Cakes says the mar
with the hogs to sell is not the man
who Is wanting cheaper meat. The
poor man without the money is the
one to be benefited by cheap food.
In it's current issue The Herald at
Hunters prints a view Of the J. Savers
corn field, near the town, taken July
~. Today 1t stands eleven feet high
and has large ears nearly all matured.
Pictures show that the Benson
county agricultural and training
school at Maddox is an attractively
designed and substantially construct
ed building, two stories and a high
basement -.
Farmers at Sutton in Griggs county
are turning their attention more to
.dlVersit1ed farming and a number of
them will market considerable this
year in the way of hogs, turkeys and
other poultry. .
Mrs. S. o. DeCamp of Grand Forks
n her daughter. Mrs. William Gour-
lie, narrowly escape death of serious
injury last Saturday when a New York
subway car in which they were riding,
caught fire, according to word received
there.
The yield of wheat on the Coppin
farm near Hankinson was Just a. frac-
ton under twenty bushels to the acre
Int on a dozen or more of other
farms in that part of Richland county
the general average was sixteen
to the acre.
No delegate will be sent bv the
bankers Of Grand Forks to the confer
ence on the Glass currency bill to be
held Friday in Chicago, but the views |
OF the local men will be embodied in q
which will be sent to the
currency commission of the American
Bankers association, which has issued
the call for the gathering.
Sheriff H. E. Hendrickson of Rolette |
county Is strong for the new law which
makes Bookkeeping a felony. The Ro-
lette sheriff believes that the new law |
VIII have the effect of reducing boot |
Logging to the minimum. Discussing
RoIette county conditions, Sheriff |
Hendrfckson says the law has had the
enect OF eliminating much Of the illeg-
traffic in liquor.
Game wardens have been in the
country"about Cakes appointing secret
service men to look after the birds
md fishes and one of the county pa
pers advises in this way, keep the
change. but for goodness sake don't
pay 1t out for a fine and, if you don't
hunt until the time provided by law
you are sure of not getting caught"
The town Of Barney in Richland
county Is booming and the indications
are that the best fall business ever
one in the village will be lone this
year. The crop of small grains was
good both as to quality and quantity
Ind the acreage of corn is much /
than any previous year and
prospects for all of it maturing are
~
Reports from eastern Dunn county
the country surrounding Def
Lnce in Mercer county, go to show that
harvesting is in full blast there and
yield is estimated fully as heavy
LIS last year, and from the general
'utiook throughout this section, it
seems that if rails are laid this fall
he Northern Pacific will be kept busy
hauling grain all winter, as still a
quantity of grain from last year re-
mains in the farmers g~ranaries awaft-
ng the advent of the new railroad.
Philosophically the editor Of The
standard at Westhope says I'VE talk
about conserving our fields. re-
aiming the fertility of the soil, and
he like, but In reality few either prac-
Ice, Or intend to practice, such meth
IDS. Straw stacks are burned up,
fertility lies in the barnyard or
$ washed away by the rains, and
slowly and surely the time is approach
ng when the commercial fertilizer
will be thriving in the. land-un-
ess We theorize less and farm better.
The people of wimbledon say their
-own is slated by the Midland Co. toll
a division point with shops and
'oundhouse located there. which will
BRING at least 200 men to town. TITS
'aid that the steel is being laid and
work will soon be completed into