The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-15
North Dakota
Kernels

Kernels
While hunting in a duck pond south
Of Martin, Henry Balson, the nigh
foreman Of the roundhouse at Harvey
was accidentally shot in the right arm
and seriously injured.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at MeClusky when the Ger
man Evangelical church was dedicated.
Special services were held and there
were many ministers who came here
from a distance.
Jessie Josksina, an Indian was hurt
last week at the Fort TOtten fair. The
horse he was driving fell and Pulled
the driver out Of the rig breaking two
of his ribs. He is at a local hospital
under a Doctors care.
Geo. Talmadge the Devils Lake
Great Northern store keeper for the
past four years has received a pro-
motion and has left for st. Cloud,
Mimi, to assume the management Of
the second largest store in theSs system.
Mrs. Nettie HargraVe, proprietor Of
a restaurant at McC1uskey, was ar
rested by Sheriff Schaeffer INT bound
over to the district court in the sum
Of 500 for blindpigging. Seventy-two
bottles Of beer were taken from her
place.
Swan Nesberg. q transient was
brought to Devils Lake from Southam
today and taken before the insanity
board. Mr.. Nesberg labors under the
delusiOn that he has purchased the
lumber yard at SOutham and tried to
force his claim with a shot gun
Work on the new telephone exchange
at Rugby has commenced and will
continue till the first of the year. The
work has been greatly delayed this
fall from lack Of help. Many new poles
and cables will be added and the sys-
tenn will be thoroughly modern in every
respect.
The annual fall flight of the honkers.
has begun and some flOcks have reach
ed this portion of the state in their
annual southern flight. The advance
guard are a little early but they may
have beer driven Out of their northern.
retreat by cold weather there, says
The jamestown Capital.
This week sees the placing of the
white way posts and the placing of the
cross arms and the light globes at
kenmare and if the weather permits
the latter part Of this week will see the
majority of the poles in position and
the realization Of a first class lighting.
system will soon be a positive fact.
Railroad Detectives Golf and Twin
er have placed under arrest Earl Dru-
ry and Turner Robinette, both Of
whom are accused of carrying con-
cealed weapons. They had taken pos
session Of a boxcar near Buchanan
and were conducting a gambling game.
When ordered to vacate they resisted
and displayed firearms.
Rev. A. Lincoln Shute, pastor of the
Methodist church of Bismarck, who
went there from Lacrosse several
years ago, and who has been one of the
strongest advocates of law enforce
ment the city of Bismarck has had,
will have charge of the Methodist
church at Lisbon * year, having
just been transferred by the state
conference.
Karl Docktor, a prosperous farmer
aged As, was killed in a runaway acct
dent while returning from Anamoose
with a large load of lumber to use for
his new farmhouse. The pole of the
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the horses. When the big load was
tipped over he was thrown some dis
lance from the wreckage. His BODY
was found by his children who had
started a search for their father.
Though his neck and back were
broken. Carl Doctor, IS years old. a
when picked up from a ditch into
which he had been thrown by runaway
horses making a sharp turn, near An
anOOSe. Doctor retained conscious
ness several hours and gave his fam
lily full details Of his accident and
made provision for the distribution of
his estate. Twelve hours after the
The Devils Lake Commercial club is
cooperating with the managers Of the
operahouse to bring a better class Of
public entertainment to that city. The
first of a series which will be known
as The Citizens Series of Entertain
ments Will be on Nov. II when Sena-
tor Kenyon Of Iowa will lecture. 9th
er numbers Of the series are as fol-
lows: The Boston Musical Club, John
Kendrick Bangs, The Internationals,
and The Cambridge Players.
Fargo Searchlight: Attorney Gen-
eral Miller, it is said, is in the field as
a candidate for United States senator.
If this is a fact, he will be the bull
moose candidate, although not so an
nounced at the present time. Miller
will hardly find the same lineup for
him and the same strength that he
has had in his numerous campaigns
for attorney general. The fight will be
an entirely different proposition from
the fight made by him for his present
Office.
Driving twenty miles with a broken
collarbone, Henry (Shorty) Larson
Monday set a new endurance record
for automobile drivers. Twenty miles
east of Bismarck Larson started to
crank his machine. The shaft slipped
and the crank handle struck the
chauffeur in the shoulder, breaking the
collarbone. Larson cranked the ma
| chine with his left hand and drove to
the Bismarck hospital where he had
the broken bone set. Then he climbed
into his automobile and drove the ma
chine to the garage before going home
himself. SIS.
Since Bismarck has developed into
one of the most important distributing
centers of the state the capital city
has become one of the leading head
quarters of the state for travelling
statesmen. Over $50 statesmen have
made Bismarck their home, and have
moved their families here, and more
are coming. While house building has
been in nrOgress here winter and sum-