The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-14
Time to clean the alleys.

Office at the coming Minot election,
A big farmers institute is planned
FOR Christine the last week in March.
Dawson merchants agreed to close
at p. m. instead Of 8 as heretofore.
The county commissioners of Wells
county will offer a 2 cent bounty on
gophers.
William McGinnis pleaded guilty at
doWner to shooting a negro, Parked
Sieeman.
The Neche Chronotype claims that
Ed Pack Of that place saw a butter fly
last week.
Rev. o. L. Kirkeberg, Lutheran
minister at Hoople for seven years,
has resigned.
The greatest Masonic gathering ev-
er held in the northwest is planned for
Fargo this year.
The creamery at Bowman is to be
enlarged and ice cream will also be
made this summer.
William Tartar was arrested at
Grand Forks on complaint Of his wife
who alleges neglect.
1t is said that the report that the
Ice mad gone out OF the Missouri was
somewhat premature.
D. r. Barlow Of Conkling was struck
IN the Jaw with a piece of saw which
broke off, and was badly injured.
Duluth and Grand Forks are having
a series Of ~volleyball games that are
attracting considerable interest.
Already several North Dakotans are
planning on going to Alaska where a
new big gold strike Is reported.
Grand Forks has joined the Corn
Belt racing circuit, which ~insures
some good races at the state fair.
J. I. Howard, editor of The McHen-
ny Tribune, has started a second
newspaper at Manning in Dunn coun-
ty.
A Ramsey county man has a we'll
OF water so pure hat he intends to
bottle it up and sell it for a fancy
price. $50.
The Lansford Journal chronicles the
%~NNAA4 ~ Jill AOA InS IGSluGllS OIL
that vicinity. who had found Canada
a mistake.
A Minot man has sued that city for
$268.25 damages as the result of the
injury of his son who was struck by
a coasting sleigh.
Washburn will vote on adopting the
commission form of government at
the time of the city election, the first
Tuesday in April.
1t is proposed to install a regular
four year course in the Neche school
instead of the three year course that
the school now carries.
1t is said that eastern money is
looking to North Dakota for invest
ments now that the state is becom-
ing noted for dairying.
L. J. Thompson, city auditor of
Mtnot, has resigned to take up the
duties Of county auditor, to which of
fee he was elected last fail.
After this summer every county in
North Dakota will be crossed by a
railroad. At present there is no road
in either Dunn or Mckenzie counties.
hC SpAlIS valley lilies, DlDIlSn-
ed at Meiby, Dunn county, is the new
est North Dakota paper. 1t is a very
creditable publication for such a small
place. .-a
Harry C. Cooper, who has been
publicity secretary of the Grand Forks
Commercial club, has resigned and has
gone to Canada to engage in the real
estate business.
Two hundred sixty-one meetings
with a total attendance of 13, 290 have
been held during the past two months
by the field representatives of the Bet
ter Farming association.
All old soldiers of North Dakota.
whether veterans of the blue or the
gray armies, will be furnished free
transportation to the great reunion at
Gettysburg, July !, 2, n 8.
Tony Lawrich disappeared from
Germantown, near Fessenden, last fall,
and was not seen again until a few
days ago when he reappeared as sud
denly as he left. He gave the excuse
that army life had spoiled him. and
that he could not remain in one place
for any length Of time.
The close of the session at Bismarck
Is ShlQ Dy Ola LiIlSrS TO nave cappe0
the climax, as in no former session
were bills rushed through at the last
moment in such a hurry. Many of the
members will be surprised to find
what they actually voted for on that
last night.
The New Rockford Transcript very
sarcastically remarks: This is the
season of the year when the editors
tell the farmers to tighten up the nuts
on their farm machinery, comb the
cookie burrs out of the horses names
and tails, feed the horses larger RAJ
lions than usual ana exercise them
daily. These editors can keep u
farmer friends going some. The farm
ers might retaliate by advising the
editors to give the Office towel its
spring bath, clean the windows, disin-
feet the cuspidor, distribute the pi,
empty the hell box" and order the
devil to scrub the ink out of his ears
And there are undoubtedly editors who
need that advice-just as there are
farmers who need to be reminded to
he forehanded with their spring work.