The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-26
Assessors are busy.

The sale of automobiles in North Da-
kota is beyond even the expectations
of the dealers.
A number of farmers in the vicinity
of Kindred are experimenting with the
new marquis wheat,
Ed Var Beck of Westfeld is run
ming an engine which draws five plows,
a drill and a drag and has no one to
assist.
The Bismarck Tribune thinks the
publishers Of the state would do well
to become pasted on the new law
against fake advertising.
The Kindred Tribune man goes into
details regarding the disease autoitis.
He had the disease bad, but got an
auto n is entirely cured,
Lisbon has put in a school play
ground with a giant stride,' shoot
the Chutes,' and pile, etc, which is
proving Immensely popular.
The Binford Times man went over
to the new town of Sutton and was
quite surprised at the construction
work that has been going on there.
The McHenry Tribune issues warn
ing that the ordinance against hauling
refuse and garbage through the main
streets Of the village will be enforced.
The recent municipality election in
Larimore in which M. Gass won out
for mayor Over John Nelson. by three
votes will probably be taken to the
courts.
There is an honest farmer near San
born. He reports to The Sanborn En-
terprise that seven stray "thanksgiv-
ing dinner turkeys are stranded on
his farm.
The baby girl of Mrs. James Ford.
who lives thirty miles south of Man
dan. was poisoned from eating seed
grain that had been treated with
formaldehyde.
The Walcott Reporter wants to know
why the auto owner should be singled
out for double taxation and suggests
a license on baby carriages, wheel
barrows and buggies.
An n. p. passenger train struck an
auto at a crossing in Crosby and the
auto was smashed 10 pieces but the
occupants. including a number Of la
dies, jumped to safety.
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Valley City lost many of the star
players that composed it's baseball
team last year because of delay in or
ganizing the team, but expects to have
a good bunch of players.
Station Agent F. P. Mcclure of San
born, who is an enthusiastic sports
man, spent a day last week sowing
wild rice around sloughs in that vicin-
ity. to tempt the ducks next fall.
The Lisbon Free Press, speaking of
the recent election in Fargo avs
Hoover came out ahead in the school
elections at Fargo, and from the dis
cussions, public and private, we be-
lieYe the voters gave a righteous judg-
ment.
In its eighteen years ago column
The Lisbon Free Press says: Receiv-
er Oaks of the N. P. passed through
the city early in April. That seems
rather curious now-when the N. P.
is so prosperous and serves such q
large territory.
The Minnesota legislature has
closed it's sessions, and unlike North
Dakota which has to wait weeks for
a digest Of the laws passed, in a few
days hundreds of Minnesota papers
will contain a complete list Of the
laws passed.
With the exception Of two light
rains, Mayville and vicinity have had
dry weather since April 8, but a lot
more is needed before the crop can
be put in. Much of the land, in that
vicinity is expected to lie fallow this
year according to The Mayville Trib-
une.
Harry NJ. Case, owner and editor of
The Neville Tribune and treasurer of
the North Dakota Press association,
and S. Malmin of The Sharon Report
er, who were in Fargo attending the
conference with the Western News
paper union, paid the kernel editor a
pleasant call. The latch string is al
ways on the outside for the press
boys.
The Sharon Reporter says: 1T has
been suggested to us that the best
way to render help to the food strick-
en- people of Ohio and Nebraska is to
offer the young men and women m
ployment on the farms of North Da-
kota. In order to do this it is sug-
! gested that the farmers advertise In
the eastern papers for hired help and
offer to pay the railway ~transporta-
ton of the applicant" The idea of
placing on the farms of North Dakota
persons who have lost their homes in
other states, and who are adapted to
the farm life of the northwest is a
good one. Just how the details are to
be worked out is not quite clear. The
promiscuous paying of railroad fares
for strangers would hardly do, be-
cause if such an offer was made it
would undoubtedly be abused by per-
sons who merely wished to take a trip
and see the country. and who had no
intention of going to work. Still, II
will protect both sides from imposition.
and from the making of contracts for
various reasons will turn put unsatis-
factorily. a good deal might be accom-
plished that would be fof benefit to
! both.