The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-15

Streeter now has a mail route and
the first trip was made July +. The
route is thirty-five miles long and will
be served every other day.
The Northern Pacific is making very
desirable yard improvements at SEN
tinel Butte, greatly to the convenience
Of receivers and shippers Of freight.
When the dealers in the part of the
state west Of the Missouri are asked for
cigarettes and papers they reply, mix
komm raus," and add, I'VE sell pipes.
The Security Abstract Co. has been
organized to do a general a~bstracting
business at Stanton, county seat of
Mercer county. The business will be
under way Aug. 1.
District court is in session at Bow
bells. The calendar cites fourteen
criminal cases and twenty-four civil
cases. A newspaper libel suit will be
one Of the features of the term.
J. e. Sauer, a suave bookagent, is
doing time in the pen and won't be at
liberty until Dec. 10. Then the sher-
ifs Of seventeen counties and the city
Of Fargo will be awaiting him 1t the
big iron gates to take a whack at him.
John Bloodgood, n of the very old
timers at New Salem, has made a sue
cess growing fruit and vegetables. His
apple, plum and cherry trees are all
| heavily loaded and he is now selling
his crop of green peas, cucumbers and
beans.
The school children at Kuhn are
discouraged because t~houghtless people
| h9 VIC hpnn Gncnni1ino thnir fourar ho5c
about the school grounds. Not only
have the flowers been rudely picked,
but considerable trampling down Of the
beds has been going on.
There were big times at the mid
summer festival given at Page and all
of the 1000 people in attendance en-
joyed themselves. The Hope cornet
band supplied the music for the day.
There was a splendid spirit exhibited
and the managers had no trouble
whatever.
J. A. Cummins succeeds c.. D. Ster-
ling as Northern Pacific agent at Man
dan, who after fifteen years. has been
transferred to Helena. Mont. Mr.. Cum
minis has been with the
twenty years., and is a big, jolly and
very capable man who makes friends
with all he has to do.
The Lidgerwood Broadaxe .lauds
Judge Buttz of the Second district for
stiffaning up the fines imposed on men
who grossly and cheekily violate the
prohibition law-$500 fine or seven
months in Jail seems not to be relished
by the offenders and the judge adds
the costs where he knows they can be
collected.
Sentinel Butte Republican: A party
of seven men headed by Robert E.. Bell,
general manager of the Frederick
Stearns Drug Co., wholesale druggists
of Detroit, Mich. arrived Monday
morning on train No. 5 and have Sc
cured Gus Rozell to act as guide on
the trip by horseback from here to
Yellowstone National park.
Despite the disagreeable weather
and consequent mud, the camper at
the Valley City c~hautauqua retained
their good nature; however, the
weather features this year have taught
the managers what must be done to
prevent a recurrence of mud troubles
and the wetting of the audiences when
1t rains during entertainments in the
tent.
Curator Fish Of the State Historical
society has returned from Fort Rice,
where he had been taking measure
ments Of the old fort and looking over
the premises. The society some time
ago acquired title to the site of the old
fort, and it is to be made a. public
park. The land acquired consists Of but
four acres and does not take in all tho
fort site, but it is hoped in the near
future to secure the rest of it.
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John Cunningham was arrested at
Gackle ten minutes after he arrived in
town from Aberdeen with a grip full
court and Judge Lynch Of La Moure
gave the man a jury trial. The jury