The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-28

Leonard Erickson Of Grand Forks
shot and killed Mrs. Lizzie Rogers anG
then shot himself dead. Jealousy was
the cause.
Or. A. H. Taylor of the North Da.
kota U. talked with the University Of
Michigan by wireless Monday night, 8
distance of $50 miles. n
Eight criminal cases are ON the
docket before Judge Cooley at the
June term of district court at, Grand
Forks, which will open June 3.
Bishop Mann, in the address clos
ing the North Dakota Episcopal con-
vocation, approved heartily Of the
new North Dakota marriage law.
That the name of the Episcopal
church should be changed to the
American Catholic church was the
unanimous opinion of the clergymen
attending the convocation at Devils
Lake.
The fire works planned for the in
terstate fair, which will be held In
Fargo July 1 to 4, promises to be the
most elaborate w shown in the
state. July 4 will be made a great
gala day.
w. e. Smedley, formerly bookkeep-
err for Contractor D. A. Dinnie of Mi
not, waived examination in his pre-
limtnary hearing on a charge Of en-
bezzlement and was bound over to
district court.
John Lynch, who served %continu-
ously on the Grand Forks council from
1890 to 1910 and was the oldest office
holder in point Of service in Grand
Forks. died in that city following an
operation for ulcer Of the stomach.
The Barnum & Bailey circus has
been refused a license to show at
Grand Forks on the last day of the
fair, the city officials believing that
1t would no be giving the fair as
ISOLATION a square deal to allow the
circus to detract from the closing day.
Meetings are soon to be held at the
county seat towns of Morton, Oliver
and Dunn, for the purpose of bringing
before the people the plan of extend
ing a branch railroad line up the Knife
river as far as Manning and then
eventually across the line into Mon
.tana.
The first marriage Of colored people
in Divide county occurred with the
marital union of Lem HAYNES Of Am
broca and Miss Emily DeGrant of
Butte. Mont. The groom has a good
standing in his home town and he and
his bride will live on their homestead
near here. They became acquainted
through advertising.
The Young Peoples league of the
Hettinger Lutheran church has Just
completed a convention which was at
tended by delegates from similar
leagues of that section for the purpose
of organizing a league for that district.
Plans were laid for the organization.
and it is expected the organization will
be completed at an early date.
Bernice Ripley, aged is, and Mabel
Matchie, aged Is, gave their lives in
a futile effort to save Claudia Ripley,
aged is. in the Jim river at James
town. The three girls were daughters
Of prominent farmers living near
Jamestowm and we're attending ST.
Johns academy at that place.
The total avoidupois of two North
Dakotans who met at the N. p. sta
pounds. One of the number was a
jamestown champion heavyweight,
Frank Andre; the other was a jolly
travelling man from. Steele. He tipped
the beam at $50 pounds or ten pounds
more than Andre.
Judge Crawford has court set for
June 8, at >Medora It is understood
that a motion will be made to have the
Glass case transferred to another
county. Bert Glass is being held in
county jail on a charge of murder.
Glass has already served a term in the
county Jail at Jamestown, where he
had been transferred, on a charge of
blindpigging.
There Is a lively campaign being
waged amor the democrats at Beach
for the postmastership. the salary of
which is now S2.100. J.. w. Brinton.
publisher of The Beach Chronicle. who
is a republican, is the present post
master. but his term expires July 20.
When he took the office nearly four
with a salary of $1,000. 1t lis now a
second class office.
The effort to secure the presence of
the widow Of Gen Custer at Fort Rice
in July when the two secur-
ed through Governor Hanna are to be
dedicated, is adding a great deal of in
Lei est " LIE SVllitt5 SSACbl
cannons were used in the Gettysburg
battle nearly a half century ago and
many old soldiers as well as pron1i-
|nent men OF the younger generation
are expected to attend.
"A vivid flash OF lightning followed
instantly by a. clap of thunder startled
tha people in. Ellendale. and those In
the vicinity of ReaInes' garage state
that the bolt struck In the street near
there. Dora Hobbs. who was washing
dishes in d house near by. was SO Sc
verely shocked that medical assistance
was required. but she was revived IN
the course OF half an hour. Her faith
er. sitting in a chair near the window.
was thrown to the floor. and Mrs.
Hobbs also fell
Under the laws enacted by the last
LEGISLATURE quite a number of changes
were made inathe handling OF town
ship affairs. Assessors. town clerks.
~eonstab1es. Justices and treasIrers will
be elected for tWo-year terms. The
treasurer must deposit the funds In
the names OF tina township instead III
the names of the t~reasurers and they
cannot draw interest on deposits. as
formerly. The supervisors must look
after the poor of their respective
townships. In counties not hayina
pu0rhouses the townships nus bear
rs per cent and the counties rs Der
cent OF the care Of the INDECENT