The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-18

information. I
Mandan is soon to vote for q, presi-,
dent of It's city commission, vice John
Foran. who has accepted the postmas-
tership and has qualified. 3
Lorenz Schmidt was arrested by
Game Warden Reko for shooting
muskrats out of season. One hundred
and five muskrat skins were taken
from him.
The commercial club at Cando has
authorized a special committee to
work for a better railway service and
the committee Is to cooperate with
adjacent communities.
District court convened at Stanton
n the entire day was given over to
granting citizenships. The jury has
Deer called and three criminal and
sixteen civil cases will be tried.
w. j, Fletcher of Shields met with
an accident which came near being
fatal, when a can. containing wood al
cohol which was used for generating
the lights In his pool hall, exploded,
badly burning him.
Darlington Record: During the
lIlokl3L VI oCLuuSI, tltC eoNCA w ~
quired the counting OF every piece OF
mail handled on the rural routes, the
three carriers out Of this city handled
14,400 pieces Of mail matter.
The Missouri river boats are about
to suspend navigation, for this season
until spring, and not more than
enough grain to fill the elevators will
be received, The river elevators have
,n1N;,AI re. n,tutn r,NI1n M 1Sru ~
his fall, . r.
A special city. election will be held
at Mandan Thursday when a presi-
dent Of the. city commission will be
elected to succeed John Foran, who
was recently appointed postmaster.
H. L.. Henke and P. w. McGillic are
the only candidates in the field.
The Civic league of Minnewaukan
has a membership Of thirty-one ladies
One work taken up Is the improves
ment of the cemetery and by resolu-
ton it has been ordered that the pro-
ceedings OF the league are to be
furnished the local papers.
They have q truant school officer at
Mandan who does things. He found
$50 children out Of school and now
the majority are ledt ilnS tne LIiIS0
RS. He has also stimulated regular
attendance. The average this year SO
far is SO per cent-in one room 1928
per cent.
The gasoline ferry boat which has
been busily employed at Washburn
this summer has been placed on the
dry dock for the winter. Owing to the
large amount of revetment work
being done here the Benton Packet
Co. boats will all be placed on the dry
dock at Bismarck this winter.
Matt Seigcl, a prominent farmer
north of Mandan, hauled to the eleVa-
tor at Harmon the largest load OF
wheat of the year.. He drove up to the
elevator with a four horse team haul
ing a double box full Of wheat with
twenty-five sacks piled on top, a total
Of 114.40 bushels.
At a meeting of the Williston lodge
of Elks it was decided to build ar
Elks home. 1t Is proposed to bullo
an attractive lodge on the bungalow
style with park effect thus making II
attractive and in keeping with the
surroundings, as it will be located on
one of the principal resident avenues
of the city.
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That there is a steadily increasing
interest being shown in the raising OF
stock near Harvey is shown by the
sale of four bull calves by Rageth
Bros. These gentlemen have taken UP
the raising Of blooded stock, Short
horns being their strain. The last OF
these calves was sold at an average
price Of $125 each.
A portion of the mail received from
the south by Postmaster Dougherty OF
Park River q day or two ago was de-
stroyed and damaged by some chem
icai which had been shipped by parcel
post and the contairer had broken in
transit. Many explanations were nee
| essary to patrons who failed to receive
| their newspapers and for the stains
on parcels ~occasioned by the free
acid.
After an exciting chase by Sheriff
Heinemeyer. G. e. French and his 10
year-old bride were caught in the
western part Of Mercer county, only
to be forgiven by the brides irate
father. who had ordered their arrest
because the bridegroom had made
false statements about the young
rage license. The father paid all thu
costs of the action he had started.
A, Gabrielson Of the North Dakot;
committee arranging for the states
cxhibit at the Norway centennial to h'
given at Christiania next summer, hal
been in Bismarck. He has been max
ing a trip over the state arranging
for North Dakota's exhibit and Elk
poets to leave in February for Norway
He also expects that Governor Ham;
.-1 a.. = r. 1-f11 nN N NnryTFnxr q
view the display.
Prizes have been awarded in tn
first North Dakota tree growing con
test. The contest was held In Star
county during the season just clos
ing and was most successful. Tn
Dickinson Press announces the priz
winners in a recent issue. w. {
Smith gets first prize Of $50 in cas-
for his acre of cottonwoods and job
Fisher wins second prize OF SIS TO
his acre of ash, box elder, cotton
woods and elms. ......
P. e. THAN, assistant chief en-
gineer on the Northern Pacific sys
tenn, who has charge of the construc
ton of the north line and who ha
made his headquarters in Stantol
Mercer county, for the past year, ha
resigned his present position to TAX
!, charge of the physical valuation wor
!, Of the Northern Pacific system, bein
: in the employ Of the United State
government. 1t Is a very desirab
, position. but one which requires +,
thorough understanding of all class'
| Of railroad work. Ht. e..
Hope Pioneer: The citizens alor
e the Fargo Surrey cutoff are feelir
more than ever as II they were c
the map, since the fall mail train
q 4 ~. on ~ 90 nrl Nnr. q nd z al