The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-24


The News praises some of the road
work which has been done by the men
of the township of Brandon west Of
Mohall.
The Farmers club at Sherbrooke
has enjoyable social gatherings on
Saturday evenings, held at the diff
ferent homes.
T. A. Best Of Souris had a rig frac-
tured when he was tipped from a
buggy by a cow that he was leading
behind the rig.
President Worst of the agricultural
college at Fargo has beer engaged to
visit the Bottineau County fair and
make an address.
The editor of The Republican at
Center mikes grains of philosophy
among his items of local VISOR
apropos and some otherwise.
The managers of the fair at Bot
tineau sent the Bottineau Military
band out on a scheduled trip to ad-
vertise the fair over the county.
North of Willow City the township
boys are making good roads and are
making good use of the new road
dpags which have been purchased.
The North Dakota Independent Tel
ephone Co. is contemplating the Or
ganizing of several farmers telephone
lines out Of Mott in the near future.
The farm house Of Ingebret Thor
modagaard of BoWdon was struck by
lightning and some bed clothing was
set on fire, but no serious damage
resulted.
The Pioneer at Hope refers to the
many recent rains and what a hene-.
fit they have been to the late crops
and the situation now is generally an
c~ouraging. -. o.,
The commissioners of Hettinger
county make official inspections of
roads and bridges at frequent periods
and the responsibility for faulty work
Is properly placed.
Gle Dahlback was kicked sauarely
in the face by a vicious horse on a
county, and his lip split and his face
lotberwise disfigured. &
Dave Dobbie Of Rhame was thrown
from his buggy and sustained a frac-
tured hip n was otherwise injured
WllGn Ills llOESS IOOh IElSOI at d IdC-
ton engine and became unmanage-
able.
The Bantry Advocate takes excep-
ton to a statement that was made
that the Bantry creamery Is to be
revived. That creamery has been in
a fourishing condition for several
years and has no need to be ere
vived." I"
The city council at New Rockford
voted a tie on the letting for a con-
tract for a sewer, but to demonstrate
that he was no "piker' Mayor Pike
cas- his vote for the sewer, believing
it was necessary for the good health
Of the city, ~ NJ
The electric light plant at New
Rockford now on a full twenty-four
hour schedule and The Transcript is
proud of that fact and the street light
ing system by means Of ornamental
lights on a white way plan for the
business streets. '.ss
The organized Good Roads day
promoted by hustlers at New Rock
ford was eminently successful and a
great deal Of good was accomplished
and it was decided to make the day
a hummer next year. The Great
Northern helped with loads of gravel.
The Spotlight holds UP as a model
farm the one owned by Farmer
Bobb' a short distance from the town
of Mott. The paper says that if Mr..
Eobb's methods were commonly adopt
ed Hettinger county would have a
worldwide reputation in three years.
The gun club tournament at Bot
tineau was a successful affair and
was participated in by twenty-five To-
cal and visiting gun men. S. Fl. Will
son was the winning local man and
J. F, Duis of Devils Lake made the
highest score, 1875 out of a posi-
BILE 200.
The production of coal (lignite) in
North Dakota in 1912. according to e.
w. Parker of the United States Geo
logical Survey, amounted to 49a,4S0
short tons, valued at sT65,t05, conn
pared with 0 2,628 short tons. valued
at $720,4S9, in 1911, the latter tonnage
being the maximum output in the his
tory of the state.
Roots live in moisture. When trans
planting keep them moist. To trans
plant trees, dip the roots into soft
mud, about the consistency Of paint
and do not let them remain in the
sunshine a moment. This is the only
way to transplant pine trees and be
!, sure of saving them.
The c~hautauqua at Mandan In
money cost $500 more than was coll
lected. but when the many improve
ments are taken into account the loss
is insignificant and the management
will go it again next yea and promise
a still better programme of attractions
Nearly GOO season tickets have already
been signed for for the next yea
Miss Pearl Pennington and FOL An
derson of Bowman went before a JUS
tice to get a license to marry and the
judge thinking they also wanted to
sIget married went ahead and hitched
them UP, the couple thinking the words
were incidental to the granting of the
certificate. The bride burst into tears
when she found she wa married as a
big wedding had been planned for tbs
next day.
officials are making an investigation
of the cause Of death of Mrs. Neal
i Brownlee al Minot, having ordered an
analysts OF the contents of her stoYn-
ach. Retiring In the evening appar-
entity In the best of health, Mr.. Brown
4 Ilee says he was awakened at i. 30 in the
morning by a noise In the Kitchen. He
I found his wife In terribly agony, lying
\ ON the floor and almost unconscious
Within Aye minutes she died This
body was shipped to Broekville. Pa.
J for burial.