The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-02

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expect to thresh at least 5000 bushels
OF wheat and in addition they have
good crops Of oats, barley and corn.
The parochial school under the
auspices Of the Lutheran churches at
Maddox has proven a great success
and the term was closed auspiciously
with a festival. The teacher was
Peder Nordsletten. .-,
The farmers tributary to Streeter
are through with thei rharvesting. and
the hum Of the threshing machines is
heard all around. While the yield is
not as good as last year it is good and
wheat grades No. 1.
The directors of the Walhalla fair
association adopted a resolution that
no fair be held this year. The affairs
are to be settled for the yea and the
building put in shape to protect them
from destruction by storm.
State aid will not be given to the
rural or city schools of North Dakota
unless the school board meets the re-
quirements of the compulsory educa-
tional law, passed at the last SEES
sion of the state legislature.
The government snag boat arrived
at Washburn Saturday from Fort
Benton. Officials who will oversee
some 500 feet of riprap work that will
be done here in the near future, were
making preparations to begin work
soUn.
Enderlin has now d good system of
water works, the water supply being
obtained from springs in the coolies
adjacent to the town and is said to be
fine drinking water. They have also
installed a sewer system, which makes
the industrial city up to date.
improvements have been made to
the village schools at Maddox, a new
recitation room has been provided, an
additional teacher has been arranged
for and the Fairgrounds have been
supplied with gymnasium appliances.
The commercial club at WiIliston is
negotiating for the purchase of the
Raum ferry and if it is contaminated
the road committee of the club will
have a good road constructed across
the Missouri river bottom for the
benefit Of Williston and tributary
county in Mckenzie county. The ferry
is to be made free, ..a- d. 7.& 70
The Lakota American: Aug: 26
Geo. L. Barrett threshed 23S bushels
of Marquis wheat on ten and one-half
acres Of land. This little field was
soWn on April 20, was headed out June
% and cut Aug. 3. The grain is a fine
sample and tested sixty-three pounds
to the bushel. The agricultural coll
lege expert pronounced it 99A per
cent pure. ~ "
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temporary Injunction of the Palermo
ties permanent. The order asked that
the county commissioners be enjoined
from the letting of the contract and
proceeding with the building of a
courthouse for Mountrail county. The
judge dismissed the case, Judge Palda
filed notice Of appeal and the Palermo
people were given six days to furnish
a bond Of $1,000 to cover costs, and
perfect such appeal.
Deputy Game Warden Chas. GunkIe
of Belfield, took a trip Through Dunn
county TO seeaif there was. any inGica-
ton of illegal shooting or hunting go
ling on, Mr.. GunkIe is the deputy
game warden for seven counties west
OF the river and is making a trip over
the entire territory. He is appointing
several deputies in each c~ounty..to see
that the game laws are enforced. and
expects to have outsiders also in the
field to keep a close watch on the
game.
H. F. Brown and Hugh Fenton Of
Cakes went to Elllendale to take part
in the tennis tournament he1dstthere
last Tuesday and Wednesday. The
cities of Glendale, Aberdeen, Lakota,
and Cakes were represented. The
final doubles came between Glendale
and Aberdeen, Aberdeen winning from
DIR. Thomas and Professor Aekert Of
Glendale. Glendale was In toosat the
final singles, when Hugh Fenton and
DR.. Thomas had it out. Hugh won
three straight games, the scores being
6-1, Sc. Ga.
Victor Anderson, separator man on
the machine of Mohagen Bros, had a
close call at Grafton last Friday morn
ing while attending to his duties. He
was caught in a belt and thrown into
self-feeder, and was about to be
drawn into the machine, but managed
to extricate himself by agility, which
is the only thing that saved his life.
His left foot was quite seriously injur-
ed and will lay him up for some time,
the front tendons and the artery being
severed. He is a patient at the Dea-
~conness hospital at Grafton.
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Vim. Dangerfield arrived in Grafton
a few days ago from virwood, Sask.,
where he is operating a farm. He
says that storms in that section OF the
IAcountry have destroyed large areas of
crops and as a. consequence all of the
~tthreshing rigs have been taken to
other parts. He is making arrange
ments and ship ii his own rig and
thresh his crop, which was not
damaged to- any great extent. Mr..
Dangarfield lives thirty miles from
a railway station and he says the Job
of moving the rig to his farm win re