The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-09
SARGENT COUNTY NOTES
Forman, N. D., May 4.-To The For

Forman, N. D., May 4.-To The For
I'm: w. E. Dada was sworn in as
county treasurer OF Sargent county
today, as successor to C. H. Cooper.
r. P. Irving and family are moving
to southeastern Montana. Mr.. Irving
will retain his position as travelling
representative for the Times Herald
Of Grand Forks.
VIM. Hurry, jr., has leased The
Headlight at Staples, Mimi, for one
years, and will assume possession OF
the plant and business about June /.
Miss Josephine Irving of the Forman
high school, captured first honors and
the gold medal in the Sargent county
Supt. Henry Ulve at Forman last Sat
urday.
A meeting of the executive commit
teee of the Sargent County Old Set
tiers association was conducted at
Forman last Saturday. J, e. William
son of Taylor township, president of
the association, presided. Gwinner
put in a bid for the 1913 meeting of
the association, but the committee aft
er elaboration decided to have the old
settlers come to Forman some time in
June for their annual "blow-out", at
which time there will be races, public
speaking, good ball games, and other
attractions, including a carnival COM
pany and aviation feature.
Randolph Holding was transacting
business at Forman last Saturday. He
was accompanied by his son, William,
of Gull Lake, Sask., Canada.
S. A. SWeetman is having a pretty
new bungalow erected on his residence
property in Forman.
Johnson & West are erecting a ma
chinery warehouse in the north part
of the city.
The Farmers Elevator Co. is having
coal sheds erected on it's Forman
property.
Sam Ferguson has become the new
tenant on the Mrs. Ella B. Hurry farm,
one-half mile south Of town in Rut-
lane township, for next year.
Job D. Lewis and S. F. Mullin, Of
civil war fame, will attend the old SOL
diers' reunion at Gettysburg this
year. Janitor Bowser, of the court
house, is also planning to make the
trip.
Seeding Is nearing completion.
Early sown grain is making a good
impression and everything points to
another bumper crop for 1918.
Mrs. Emily Schnack, who was COM
mitted to the asylum for the insane at
Jamestown, following a nervous
breakdown, is recovering, according to
Nv 4CSCANCu ALoIAl llol Wy dito
will soon be able to return to her
home in Forman.
An epidemic of measles has lately
been playing Forman a visit. About
twenty-siX cases were reported, but
the disease has now about become eX-
tinct.
Mrs. Chas. H. Cooper is i'll with the
measles.
EX-County Treas. Chas. H. Cooper
will remove to his farm near Bramp-
ton in a few days.
Wallock & Dyste report a heavy sale
of farm machinery this spring.
Maurice B. Lyken has beer appoint
ed deputy game warden Of Sargent
county. with headquarters at Forman.
Forman will probably not be repre-
scented with a local baseball team this
year owing to lack of local talent.
Leo Hurry, formerly of this place,
has purchased an interest in the Lezie
Mercantile Co., at Glasgow, Mont. He
has also signed to catch for the base
ball team there during the 1913 sea-
son.
H. C. Smith returned Monday from
a business trip tt Hankinson and 9TH
er points.
Considerable pressure is being
brought to bear through the efforts Of
various commercial clubs throughout
the county with a view of organizing
a Sargent County Fair association. 1t
is a move in the right direction and
should receive hearty commentator
from all progressive citizens.
Cogswell and Havana will have
semi-professional baseball teams his
ear. Geo. Merchant of Forman has
signed to play second base with the
Cogswell aggregation.