The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-27
North Dakota
Kernels

NOTTn DakOC0
/ Kernels
A stock train was derailed at the
James river bridge at jamestown and
1 did enough damage to delay the train
an hour beside tearing up the floor of
the bridge. Two switch stands also
were destroyed,
Plans for a tWo-story brick building
to be erected on DeMers avenue oppo-
site the Great Northern depot at
Grand Forks by Skaren & Olson Of
East Grand Forks are being prepared
by j. w. Ross, architect.
There has been more trouble this
year between the farmers and the ele-
Vator men than ever before over the
dockage of grain. Elevator men insist
there have been more noxious weeds
IN the wheat than for many years. The
me admit there Is some truth to
The statements but resist the extra
dockage.
Jacob Smith, a pioneer Of Suits
mar county n a veteran Of the civil
war, passed away Thursday. In 1880
Mr.. Smith came with his family to
jamestown and settled on the Eddy
farm, northwest Of that CITY as a pre-
empt1on. He also homesteaded the
quarter north Of the round house, but
the railroad company wishing that for
their yards, he never built a house up
on 1t.
The SO prize for the best bushel of
seed corn raised in Stutsman county
in 1913 was awarded to J. f. Hender-
CON nF $hA LN,,l1n- q e-.
near this city. The donor of the prize
was E. P. Wells Of Minneapolis. The
corn was Minnesota No. 20, a white
CAP, yellow dent, n was planted May
10, maturing in 1903 days, a record
considering the cold spring. The win
ming bushel vas raised on land previ-
ously cropped to winter rye and where
there was formerly a hog pasture.
Granville Herald: Lewis and Clark.
more than a century G found the
Mandan Indians growing matured
corn in this section and there is no
reason why this state cannot become as
famous as Iowa for its corn. If proper
selection is made of the seed and only
the earliest maturing types are used.
Corn this season Is found to be matur-
ing nicely n we have seen ears
measuring from twelve to fifteen inch
es in length and we'll filed to the tip.
During the drouth in July and August
when small grain was severely injur-
ed, corn merely stood still and as
soon as rain came it went on growing
again, not having been damaged in the
least.
Robert Murie, who is getting into
the corn raising business on a large
scale, has one of the largest ana
best fields in Cavalier county this
year, and intending to double his
acreage next year, says The Langdon
Republican. The corn is a splendid
specimen, Is well matured, and will
furnish excellent seed for next year.
The ears are nearly ten inches in
length and w and a half inches in
diameter. we'll shaped and filled and
the kernels shoW a very even fertiliz-
alton. The seed was grown by Mr..
Murie last year, and being thorough
ly accnmated, Is probably responsible
for It's early maturing, although corn
all over the county has done very we'll
this year.
Sheldon Progress: We are glad to
note that some Of the township boards
are taking steps to eradicate the weed
nuisance along the public highways,
several township boards have served
notice on all property owners that
weeds along the roads must be des-
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the road overseers and the expense
taxed against the abutting property.
Nothing give a country a more Shift
less appearance than Weedy, neglected
highways and the condition Of some
or the roads is a disgrace. Next win
ter. in case of heavy snow, these
weeds will make the roads almost i'm
passable and this might result IN
rural mail route patrons being cut off
from their main supply.
T%hreshing was resumed today in
many parts of the state. Most of the
threshing a been completed, but in
every neighborhood there are small
lots of unfinished work to be done.
one or two days on most farms where
the work has been entirely finished
Will complete the threshing for this
season. IL weeks of good plow
weather yet remain and a large
amount of soil will be turned over in
that time. A large number of harvest
hands are now leaving the state and
the trains are crowded with men from
every portion of North Dakota. On
one train alone arriving at Fargo Thurs
day there were owe 500 men from
the harvest fields. The reports of
snow in the northern part Of the state
are said to have had the effect Of
driving a good many men out earlier
than they expected
A. J. +. Voight, the new publisher
of The Lidgerwood Broadaxe, in his
foreword to the readers OF that paper
says in part: "As to politics, will say
that I have always been a republican
though my p~artisanship has never
been so bitter that / could not see any
good in others who thought different
ly than I did; that in all factions and
parties there are many who are as
honest and conscientious as I think I
am. and for these l have the greatest
respect and highest regard. We can
not all think alike, do not see things
from the same viewpoint but to OBJ
tain the best result in government we
all must give our best thoughts and
efforts for their furtherance. There
Is one practice that I have always
carried out during my editorial car
eer, and that is. never to allow myself
to carry any of my. personal griev-
ances In my newspaper. But, whenev-
er occasion arises to fight for what I
think is for the general welfare of the
people. locally or otherwise, The
Broadaxe will be found ready to lend
Itself to a support of that welfare" Il
Fl. l.. Reade, chief assistant state
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