The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-24
North Dakota
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The Dawson papers are scrapping.
Willow City stores close at $50
now.
Aneta will organize a commercial
club.
Darlington is to have a potato ware
house.
Devils Lake has a live Audubon
society.
Hunting c~ottontaiIs is popular along
the S~heyenne.
Elgin expects to have a winning ball
team this year.
/. The 500 is to build q fine new brick
depot at Devils Lake.
The Greek letter fraternity men Of
Bismarck will hold a banquet.
The State Historical society has re-
ceiVed many old relics recently.
One Devils Lake firm sold three gas
tractors and q separator last week.
The Fordville Chronicle is justly
proud Of it's advertising patronage.
Prof. E. F. Ladd delivered an ad-
dress at Jud before a packed house.
Devils Lake is going after an
armory with its characteristic energy.
George Price was arrested at Minot
on a serious charge preferred by his
daughter.
Tolna has made big plans for the
farmers institute to be held there
this week.
Many of the state papers have car
ried a write-up of the state peni-
tentiary recently.
The Methodists at Bismarck have
just concluded a very successful Sun
day school institute.
Dirt storms have spoiled the roads
in Nelson county and %sleighing seems
to be over for the winter.
A feed mill belonging to E. G.
Thompson on the Mouse river near
Grano was burned to the ground.
J. j. Hill says he expects to retire
from active railroad work in 1919
when he will have reached the age of
80.
Chas. L.ano of Mohall is now the
sole owner of the Mohall Tribune,
having purchased the interest Of H. A.
Field.
L. P. Hyde and Z. D. Lum of The
Valley City Times-Record are getting
out a publicity pamphlet Of Barnes
county.
An old pump which Bert Cooper of
Williston was repairing, fell striking
Cooper across the face and breaking
his nose.
The legislature held a joint
memorial service on Washington's
birthday for Judge Morgan and Judge
Templeton.
1t is reported that Fred Brewster
of Harvey Is to be named by Governor
Hanna as the third member of the
board of control.
Minot is having a hard time finding
candidates for president Of the city
commission, the election for which,
will be held soon.
The Hannah Moon in it's ten years
ago column says that the mercury
dropped to 4S degrees below zero,
Monday, Feb. %, 1903.
Some of the state papers are run
ming advertising reading matter with
out putting the advt. after it as pre-
scribed by Uncle Samuel.
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Owing to the activity of Pure Food
Commissioner E.. F. Ladd this state is
no longer a dumping ground for i'm
pure food al it once
H. ]. Kenner, the former Fargoan
who is now secretary Of the Devils
Lake Commercial club is doing splen-
did work in his new position.
A good idea, when you r planning
making an investment in land or
stock of which you are in doubt is to
consult your local banker.
The tar paper roofing Of the M. w.
A. hall at Mohall blew off and left the
North Dakota winter weather.
And the A. C. basketball team went
and walloped the State u. on found
ers daylight in front of all the old
grads. How rude-also how delight
full.
1t is alleged that many kilograms
sent to Bismarck against the passage
of an anti-snuff bill were inspired by
certain interests that wished the bill
killed off.
Editor VIII Holbein of The Lands
ford Journal is leaving no stone I'M
turned in the effort to increase the
membership of the State Press as
ISOLATION to 400 before the summer
meeting.
Petitions are being circulated in
Bowman county. asking the legisla-
ture to kill the bill which provides
that county commissioners be elected
by the county at large instead of by
districts.
The case of G. P. Getchell Of Munich
VS.. the Great Northern was affirmed
by the supreme court, which gives
Getchell damages for the death of
some horses killed in a railroad ac-
cident.
The value Of the coffee imported in
to the United States in 1912 was
greater than in any other year, the
total amount being $130,500 900, al
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