The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-20

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Harrison model school, the work o
the year is progressing splendidly, say
President Crane.
Clarence Johnson of Donnybrooi
who shot himself in the eye while
toying with a revolver in his home ii
Donnybrook, was taken to st. Joseph!
hospital in Minot for treatment.
The biggest acreage that was ever
prepared for a crop in the state, a
this time of year is now under plow
North Dakota will have it's banner
acreage year in 1914, from present
prospects.
Grand Forks Masons now are max
ing preparations for the Scottish Rite
reunion and the KEN temple cere-
monial, both of which are to be held
next month. The Scottish Rite re-
union will be held Nov. II, ~, 10 and
IA, while the Shriners' ceremonial will
be held Nov. rs.
George Nichols, who says his home
IS in Cincinnati, is in Jail at Bismarck
charged with having shot and wound
ed 500 Fow, night clerk in a Chinese
restaurant. It is claimed hat Fow
was shot while attempting to quiet a
disturbance in a room occupied by
Nichols. The Chinaman probably will
recover.
John r. Jones had a narrow escape
when his big Cadillac touring carl
turned over on it's sides as he was
Hanklnson. G. M. KlOidy was Wits
him and both men escaped with min
or bruises. Aside from a broken
windshield and a BEN fender the car,
was not damaged.
Hankinson News: Some miscreant
took a shot at Nightwatch VIM. :Bak-
err while he was making his rounds
early Sunday morning. He was near
the electric light plant at the time and
the shot came from across the street.
He saw three men run from beneath
the Jones loading platform but 1t was
too dark to identify them. .
After being given a good meal at
the @ o car belonging to E. o. Eli
son, who was engaged in threshing
near LaMoure, a trio Of tramps, who
were asked to do a few hours work
in payment, set fire to the car, de-
stroying it and the dishes and uten-
sis. The men were dissatisfied as to
the terms for their work in picking
potatoes.
The Adams County fair held Oct. 9,
10 and II at Hettinger had a good
showing OF exhibits in al the different
departments. Some fine vegetables
We're shown, n cabbage Weighing
tWenty-siX pounds, and also grains
ana grasses worthy of mention were
on the exhibit of MI. Siedschlag who
took first prize with his display of
grams, grasses and vegetables.
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Sargent County Teller: The North
k Artesian Well Co., in order to
square themselves with Ira Kelsey
purchased his farm and paid him the
neat little sum of $42 per acre. The
we'll company drilled {, we'll on the
place about two years ago which turn
ed out to be a regular brute, flooding
the whole country. The deal was set
tied through Atty. Henry B. Thomp-
son.
The employment agencies at the
twin cities and Duluth are Shipping.
a large number Of men to Mandan
each la to be taken UP the north
line for Work on the extension west Of
stanton. Practically everything is
now ready for the steel laying, and "a,
pig supply OF material is at hand. 1t
is expected that the work will now be
started within a few days on the lar,
to Hazen, thirty FIVE miles west.
Mandan Pioneer: The Northern
Pacific officials who we're in the city
yesterday intimated that within a
short time the passenger on the Mott
line will be taken off and a mixed
train rum, through the winter at least,
1t is also possible that a daily mixed
train will be run to Stanton on ac-
count of the construction work going
on. Inc matter of schedules will Of
course: have to be arranged by the
operating department later.
A runaway accident occurred a few
miles south of Mandan. Roney Dam
SKY Alex Miller were driving to
Mandan from st. Anthony when the
Whiffletree broke and dropped on the
horses heels. The animals bolted and
Miller jumped from the rig, escaping,
injury. Damsky remained i'll the rig
and tried to stop the horses, but was
unable to do so. He was thrown out
and struck heavily on his side and
shoulder. No bones were broken and
he sustained but minor bruises.
The successful use of chemical en-
glnes at the fire which Quilted the
Merchants hotel at Edinburg recently
is being freely commented upon since,
"Ahn ilS EC1lSI ~ OplIllOA is that ldQ II
not been for these often underestimate
ed pieces Of fire fighting apparatus, the
property loss would have been much
greater. The Robertson lumber yard,
in the near vicinity of the hotel, the
Wick blacksmith shop and other build
ings, were threatened for a time, and
the fact that the firemen kept the
flames confined to the hotel by the use
Of chemicals before the fire apparatus
was in urNrkipC ord orr i- onnci1oroJ 49,,
responsible for heading off a costly
co~nfiagration.
Minot Optic: The Grand Trunk
line will be running trains to Minot
within a couple of weeks, according
to present indications. An agent has
already been appointed at the new
town Of Northgate on the border and
also one has been placed at Bowbells.
The new line will mean a big saving
Of distance from Minot to Regina and
surrounding territory, as it will do
away with the round about manner of
travelling and shipping from Minot to
Winnipeg and then to Regina. 1t will
be a direct line from Minot to Regina,
The line has been built up to Bow
bells, 1t will not be built to Minot,
but Grand Trunk trains will run over
h Great Northern to this city from
Bowbells. Shippers are already send
ing goods north into Canada over the
new line on work trails, according to
the authorities here. A decision as to
the regular train. service on the line
will be made in a few days, it is said.
a new departure in coal mining in
the Williston region has been made
during the past few weeks, when the
new firm of EIusebye e. Hllithrope
opened UP a mine on the first hill two
miles east of the city. The owners of
L&his- ming found nl1t daIriarr tLa rnr4