The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-04-22

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Old Timer is Injured.
Secretary of States Thomas Hall
who returned from a trip to his Oliver
county farm brought the news Of the
| serious injury that befell an old timer
| in the fire that swept over the Can
nonban country recently. Mike Keat-
| ing, the man who had charge of the
steel gang that put in the steel for
the N. P. on its line between Brain
ard Mimi, and Bismarck, was seri-
Ously burned about the face, neck and
arms and has been taken to the Man
dan hospital where he Is in a serious
condition. 1t seems that Heating was
stopping on the Brown sheep ranch
and that the building he was in was
burned to the ground and he was i'm
jured before he could get out. The
injured man will be remembered by
all old timers as he was one Of the
pioneers in this section of the state.
1t is not known at this time whether
his injuries will prove fatal or not
but it is certain that it will be some
time before he will be able to be
about again.
Looking Over Road.
The railroad commissioners are to-
day taking a trip over the southwest
ern branch Of the Northern Pacific
with a special view to looking over
the conditions between EdgeIey and
Streeter where there has been a petit
tion sent in for better passenger serv-
ice. There are also a number of re-
uqests in for crossings, and load
ing platforms and the entire mat
ter will be gone over at the same time.
The trip will probably take a couple
of days.
Sergeant Rock Returned.
Sergeant Rock U. S. A., attached to
the office of the adjutant general Of
the N. D. N. G., has just returned from
a trip over the state during which
time he has visited all Of the COM
panleS and spent a week with each
one instructing them in the drill. He
states that the companies of the state
are in good condition and that they
are all taking a great interest in the
work. There will probably be a good
showing made by each company at
the annual encampment this summer.
Board at Jamestown.
The members of the board of con-
troll of penal and charitable institu-
tions are at Jamestown where they
are looking over the buildings and
figuring on the plans for the new
buildings that were provided by the
last session Of the legislature.
TaIcott in May I.
Sen. Frank Talcott will probably
take over his duties as warden of the
penitentiary on May 1. The checking
up and invoicing is about completed
but there are some minor matters to
be gone over before the change can
be made and it was thought best to
start off with the new administration
the first of the month. There will
probably be some other changes in
the officials at the institution shortly
after the new warden takes hold.
Interest in Farm Books. "
From the records that are on file
at the office of Mrs Minnie Clark
Budlong, secretary of the state libra
ry commission, there is evidence that
there is a growing interest over the
state in technical publications on
farming subjects. The record of one
town shows the increased interest
Fairmount on a former report showed
that with thirteen readers there was
circulation of twenty three, but the
last report turned in showed fifteen
readers with a circulation of sixty five
which is great increase. All Of the
books in the library were of tech
nical character dealing with farming
operations and shows that there is an
increased interest in better farming
movements.
Miss Nielsen Coming.
Miss Minnie Nielsen, president OF
the State Federation of Women's
clubs Of North Dakota, will be pres
ent and take part in the meeting Of
the state superintendent of schools
on April "a and 25 and it is expected
that arrangements will be made at
that time for the club women of the
city to meet her at some affair. This
| the capital city since she has been
elected to her present office.