The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-11
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WARU COUuII Aim
ILLUMINATING IN ASSOCIATION
Is lMPORTANT-LAND AUCTION
Is HETTlNGER PLAN.

The organization of the Ward Coun-
~ Immigration association at a cUn-
OF commercial club represent
atlVeS, held IN M1nOt, marks an M
kUrlant step ii the joining of the bus
mess men OF the northwestern section
vi the state III d mutual work.
Inc organization includes Il number
Of comlnel clal clubs, among THESE be-
ing me Mino.. Donnybrook, Calplo,
henmare, berthUlQ n SeVeraI OlnelS.
IN carrying on the immigration work
the association will handle EXHIBITS at
d number or the central east state
airs, II plans Tor the CreauOn Of
oucn eNhlblt aIIeauy are well undeI
way, while Transportation has been
arranged tor. The G~alesourg. ILL.,, ta1r
VIII NC the nrSt 10 be Vialteu.
Oscar Wilson Ut DUnnyDrlok Is
p1esldent, anu Z. e. Chllstlanson OF
~ultlo is secretary OF the nvw organ
lZallon. 1he county or Ward creates
an immigration fund, a~ggregating
about $4,000, and this will back the
association. 49,.
Club to Auction Land.
Another remarkable activity on the
part Of North Dakota. commercial
clubs is that of the Hettlnger club,
which will conduct land auction sales.
The purpose of the club Is to give the
$50 NNS 49, I'll Ia ~ ~ =
chase North Dakota properties-par-
tiCularlY those IN the Aettinger dis
trlcl-without the necessity OF pay ing
d commission.
Thousands of acres Of fine farming
land will be under the hammer at the
first Of these novel sales, which has
been fixed for Oct. 10 and II.
Williston Wants Mckenzie Trade.
The Williston club is considering
plans to place that city in close con-
nection with the northern part of Nc
kenzie county, and arrangements
have practically been made for the
/ purchase Of a ferry which will be OPP
Grated free for the farmers. Also, it
is planned to construct a permanent
road across the Missouri river bot
toms, which are several miles wide
and which, at some seasons of the
year, are flooded, making it difficult
to maintain a good highway.
Green is one of the new North Da-
kota towns to have a commercial club,
the club being organized with the fol-
lowing officers: President, H. Han
kins: vice president, w. E. Grinnell,
1r.; secretary. w. r. White: treasurer,
John L. Johnson.
The Flaxton Commercial club will
make an. effort to secure new settlers
for that district by the use of an ex-
LlpiL WntCn VIII Iour several StareS.t&
At Neville the question of provid-
ing a complete, electric lighting system
,or the city is under consideration by
the commercial club.
Boosters Are Merged.
The Young Mems Booster club, or
ganized at Wahpeton. several years
ago, has disbanded, most of the mem
bers joining with the Wahpeton Com
mercial. club in accordance with the
pan recently completed. The Booster
club has done a great deal Of good
work for the city and it's members will
continue loyal in the support Of the
commercial club.
The kenmare Commercial club con-
templates launching an aggressive
membership campaign, and the organ
ization also plans a big celebration at
the comrietion of the installation of
the new white way system. n
To provide better means of entrance
to the city, the Donnybrook CONNER
city club has directed considerable
work on hills that surround the place.
The Lisbon Commercial club, which
holds it's annual corn festival soon,
has created a fund of about 81, 900 to
handle the big event.