The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-16
North Dakota
Kernels

Late rains have helped the crops
about Cando.
"A new school building is nearing
completion at Pisek.
J. w. Stanbaugh is to be the new
stamp vendor at Darlington.
Darlington is to have an election on
the subject Of issuing bonds for wat
er system. '
The first threshing Of winter rye in
| the vicinity Of Ryder disclosed yield
| of about fourteen bushels to the acre.
| A fake railroad contractor stung
| The Journal at Ryder by stringing the
editor with new railroad story which
turned out to be all buncombe.
The Parshall Post-the first paper
| to be established on the reservation
made its appearance last week, and
| looks like a winner. Editor Smith Is
publisher.
The annual field trials at Towner
Will be held this year during the week
beginning Sept. 2. 1t is estimated that
500 or 800 bird dogs, from all over the
country, will be entered
The resources, the development and
the opportunities Of LaMoure county
are to be attractively outlined in a
well printed booklet which is to be is
| sued by the business men.
A verdict Of accidental death" was
| returned by the coroner's jury called
| to investigate the case of the unknown
man killed by the Oriental Limited at
Larimore Thursday night.
Apparently there is no scarcity of
! farm help in the communities tribu-
| tary to Cando and the papers are max
| ing the comment that the men are Of
the class of willing workers.
BY the changing channel in the
Missouri river north Of Williston, the
water supply for the Williston irriga-
| tion project, one of the most import
ant in the west, is threatened.
T. F. Murtha has resigned his posi-
ton as states attorney Of Stark coun-
ty and the commissioners have ap-
pointed James P. Cain to fill the un-
expired term Of office.
Farms of Grand Forks county that
are entered in the Nash prize contest
will be given a second inspection by
the committee of judges before Sept.
| l, according to o. D. Center, chairman
Of the committee.
G. J. Thompson of Bismarck has
been selected as the general contractor
for. the. new school building at New
Salem, his bid, $11, ,995, being the low
est. The plumbing and heating will
cost about $4,000 additional.
Contractor Kennedy has promised
the people Of Mandan to have the new
pavement completed in time for the
annual fair-so happiness now prevails
and now that the work is under way
all troubles have been forgotten.
LaMoure county will have a promi-
nent position at the Industrial exposi-
tion at Bismarck and will be there
with a very attractive exhibit demon
strating all the big things which the
county IS doing in an agricultural way.
Overcome by the heat at Mime
waukan, while working in lumber
yard, William Ferry is in a serious
condition. The heat has been intense
in this district and farmers have been
| seriously hampered in their work in
| the fields. ....
The directors Of the Bottineau, Coun- 4
ty Agricultural association, in a reso-
| luton intimate that the recent fair
was a success in every particular and
| they express appreciation for all the
assistance rendered by the people and
business men of the city Of Bottineau
Prof E. F. Chandler of the state
university left Thursday for Crookston
where he will begin an inspection of
the United States geological survey.
Thief River Falls, Red Lake Falls,
Roseau and other points will be visit
ed in the course Of the work.
E. G. Erlandson has sold The Edin-
burg Tribune, one Of the old establish
ed newspapers of Walsh county, to A
E. Thompson Mr.. Erlandson has been
engaged in publishing the paper for
number of years, while Mr.. Thomp-
son also is an experienced newspaper
man.
Dugal Martin, a farmer in Bottineau
county, is getting his irewood seventy
feet under ground In having a we'll
bored lately they struck a well pre-
served log at seventy feet down and
had to cut it away to get farther. It
lookeF somethin~ like the black
poplar found in the hills now. A
sample is to be sent to the state
school Of forestry.
E.