The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-17

Ill f1remen killed in Milwaukee's re-
cent big fire.
The Walcott Reporter apoIogizcd
for Its appearance last week and OK
planned that there Is a new girl at
the editors house.
The A. o. U. w. lodge at New Eng
land is building a hall which Is to be
equipped with a commodious lodge
and ante rooms for itself.
The New Haven hotel at Cakes was
Quilted by fire a day or two ago
cause was a faulty chimney and the
damage $4,000. with half insurance.
Grocers at Glendale have co-oper-
ated in their city delivery Of custom
ers' orders-the plan is to reduce ex-
penses and give consumers the benc-
fit.
The people Of Dickinson are feeling
very chesty over the prospects of the
establishment Of a state normal
school in that city by the legislature
Of 1915.
r. T. Kingman Of Hillsboro shipped
three carloads of sheep to Chicago
Saturday, and on Monday, with Chi
Cages receipts Of sheep for the day
$4,000. M. Kingman's 500 sheep top
ped the market.
The commissioners Of Hettinger
county have voted to make n stock
district Of the county, making open
season between Nov. 10 n April Is.
The people will vote on the question
at the next general election.
The ~noSfodica deportp,o1t i- os1,
ing for bids for carrying the mail for
the four period beginning July 1, 1914,
on the star routes from Hankinson to
Great Bend and Murray. Bids will be
received up to Jan 20, 1914.
At the Catholic church at Bowman
occurred the marriage Of Benjamin
Jerome Bingham n Miss Mary Pres
ton Barrett, daughter Of Sheriff Bar
rett. They have gone to the eastern
part of the state for a visit.
Some non-residents In Dickey county
who have been farming for several
years in the vicinity of Glendale have
decided to move to the latter city and
take up permanent re~sidence-the at
fractions were the educational advan-
tages Of the city.
Jacob Ohmart, a coal dealer, was ar
rested at Bottineau for delivering a,
load of coal without weighing it on he
city scales. He first pleaded guilty and
was med SIS and costs, VI later chang
ed his plea, and has appealed the case
to the district court.
The .Buttzville correspondent saws
the stork was an exceedingly busy
bird among the Lame families this
week. He left with Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Lame a boy, a girl with Mr..
and Mrs. Peter Lame, n a boy with
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Lame, all on the
same day.
District Game Warden Reko round
ed up Joe Schmidt the latter part of
last week near Mandan, and secured
over 200 muskrat hides which Mr..
Schmidt had in his possession. The
season for killing muskrats opened
Nov. 10, and M. Schmidt was a little
premature in his killing.
An institute for the teachers Of Wells
county vas commenced at Fessenden
in the. court room and will continue
the entire week. Prof. A. P. Hollis Of
the agricultural college at Fargo, as
sisted by Miss Fannie Amidon of the
Valley City normal school. will be in
charge, and it Is expected every teach
er in the county will be in attendance.
VIM. He'll, for years a merchant at
the town named for him down on the
Mott line, has retired from business at
that point, and has moved with his
family to Bismarck to reside for the
present. Mr.. He'll still retains a large
amount Of property at his former home,
and with a number Of well-to-do farm
| ers in the vicinity Of He'll is arranging
to establish a bank there.
-Four horses were consumed by fire
when an old barn in the jungles on the
south. side. Of the track at Bismarck
burned, The building was in a mass
of flames when the fire vas discover
ed. and there was no charlie for the
animals. The horses were the prop
erty of Matt Clooten, a 1iveryman.
The fire is thought to have been caus-
ed by hot ashes being thrown against
the building.
The Alliance Hail Insurance Co., of
Jamestown making payment for the
/ hail losses adjusted during the past
season. These losses aggregate about
$4,000 and are much lighter than
usual. The company is in receipt OF a
number of letter from ~policyholders
who have received their checks ex-
pressing their satisfaction Of the man
ner in which the company has trans
acted business.
Dickinson Press The News OF
| Mandan ~discredits The New Rockford
Transcript story that Indians were
permitted to leave the Standing Rock
reservation thirty years ago to kill
buffalo in the country south Of Dick
inson. Hunters from this city were
killing buffalo on the prairies south
al late as 1884, hence the report that
there were bison in the country in
1883 is correct, and it might have been
| added that the Duke Alexis and party
from Russia slaughtered many hun
dreds of buffalo intthe years named.
Now that the stanton line has been
extended Hazen bids fair to be the
leading town III Mercer county, as
business enterprises from many other
points are already moving here. The
town of Krem which is located sever
miles inland is already feeling the eff
fects. The Krem Star q weekly paper
will be moved to Hazen The coming
week, and many other concerns from
Krem will follow. A number OF Stan.
ton business men are arranging II
move to Hazen, and already there il
some talk chat Hazen may become the
county seat In the future.