The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-03
North Dakota
Kernels

wood, /. p. 90,
Cando had an especially Merry
Christmas. %
Legislative members are flocking to
Bismarck.
There is an epidemic of chicken o
at Sawyer.
Art Moore, a Ray b~ootlegger, was
sent to jail.
The library commission is meeting
at Bismarck.
A new lumber company was organ
lied at Page.
Bowbells schools were closed be-
cause of sickness.
Minot went dry ''right"-when the
water main burst.
The Cord Sewell ranch in Mountrail
| county changed hands.
Geo. Mathews of Sykeston was sent
to the asylum at jamestown.
Next year will be another great
building year for the railroads.
Sleighing continues to be first class
in most sections of the state.
Potatoes are said to be selling at
! Is cents a bushel near Bowbelis.
A Hebron IN and three children
were terribly burned by an explosion.
Cattle are said to be straying from
the range country In search OF water.
The Cando Democrat favors Mr..
| Hanna's suggestion for a four year
term.
Three Fargo doctors were arrested,
charged with practicing without a
license.
Bert Waldref. was badly injured in
a fall while hunting rabbits near
Logan.
l.. K. Colvert of Berthold sold seven
cars of potatoes that were shipped
to Texas.
Mrs. Herman Becker of Willow City
fell down the cellar stairs and broke
her leg.
The state tax commission has al
ready dug up a lot Of valuable in
formation.
The Great Northern will make a
great many changes in its train sched-
ules ian. s.
A verdict of $4,000 was found against
DR.. r. Colwill Of Dickinson for alleged
malpractice.
North Dakota educators have draft
ed a bill providing for a teachers re-
tirement fund.
The lumber company at Gwinner had
such a successful year it declared a IL
per cent dividend.
Don't miss the tri-state convention,
and kindred shows and meetings at
Fargo, Jar. II to II.
c.. A. Wales, former publisher of
Portal, will start two papers on the
Berthold reservation.
There is a lot of complaint this year
that some elevators are not giving the
farmers a square deal.
There is a new counterfeit bill in
circulation, that is so clever that 1t
was passed by experts.
The hog contest. inaugurated by the
First National bank Of Fargo, is at
tracing wide attention.
Devils Lake is going into the COM
mission system thoroughly. 1t will be
voted on there this month.
DR.. w H. Godfrey of Russell be-
came mentally unbalanced and was
taken to a sanitarium at Chicago.
The new auto tags have been re-
ceived by the secretary of state. They
are black letters on a drab background.
Donald Putnam of Kenmare, aged
Is, disappeared July 10 and has now
been heard from at Tacoma, Wash.
NJ. c. Sharar of Sawyer had his legs
| and ankles slashed by the band knives
of a separator but escaped serious
injury.
Darlington school boys are collect
.ng a carload of paper, the proceeds
to be used in fitting up a play
ground.
There have been 100, goo chattel
mortgages filed with the register Of
deeds of Ward county since organi-
Zation.
The newspaper men are busy get
ting shaped around so they can take
in the state meeting at Wahpeton, Jan.
10 and II.
There is a very powerful and grow
ing sentiment in the country against
making the appointive offices a mat
ter of "spoils.",
DR.. Orr Sanders of Grand Forks sue
ceeds DR.. Anna Shortridge of Devils
Lake as a member Of the state oste-
opathic board.
VIM. Dominant of Montana had
his leg broken when a chunk of coal
hit him while he was blasting in a
Noonan mine. . 49,.
Westhope is debating whether to
have an ice or a roller rink. Let 'em
out in the open air-it's healthier and
better for their morals. 1
On a piece of summer fallow a Des
Laos farmer raised wheat that yielded
thirty five bushels to the acre; was
clean and graded NO. l Northern.
There is a move on the part of hunt
ers of the state to have less of the
money raised from hunting licenses