The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-12
North Dakota
Kernels

Alexander is booming.
Maxbass has a fine orchestra.
Wahpeton is to have a new park.
A big dairy meeting will be held at
Mott.
The Scottish Rite spring reunion is
on in Fargo. =
The Pythian lodge at New Rockford
was r~eorganized.
Eckman, in Bottineau county, may
get a cheese factory. .
DR.. F. L. Redman of Mott may build
a hospital at "the spot"
There was a meeting of good road
enthusiasts at Marmarth.
The Methodists at Bismarck are
holding revival meetings.
Many Bottineau county farmers will
raise more hogs this year.
Ed. Glassoe was arrested at Noonan
charged with stealing fax.
sollie Miller of Wolford broke his
arm while sliding down hill.
The North Dakota telephone men
are meeting at Valley City.
Valley City will have four weekly
newspapers and six job plants.
A girl at Bisbee is said to have mas
| 0ueraded as a man fnP tbIsoa wars
Fl. Musburger of Omemee recently
sold seven horses for $1,5S7.50 cash.
There is some difficulty in getting
a jury to hear the Jim Jams case.
A granary containing a lot Of fax
was destroyed by fire nea Wolford.
]. J. Munns, formerly of Eckman. is
carrying off athletic honors at Cornell.
Many contractors are after the Job
Of erecting the Grand Forks county
courthouse.
John Schoenline of Richardton died
as a result of drinking linament for
patent medicine.
There are nine criminal cases in the
district court which opened at Nc
Clusky this week.
A roll of bills, $40 or more in all,
was lost by Editor George Of The
Hillsboro Banner.
A farmer told The B~ottineau Coun-
ty News that he would starve before
he would milk cows.
The commercial club of Kenmare
will hold a meeting March Is to dis
cuss the farm help problem.
A big colony Of Pennsylvania peo-
pie have purchased land in Cass coun-
ty and will settle here this spring.
The latest rumor about an appoint
ment for Governor Burke is that he is
to be governor Of the Philippines.
Peer Stromme of Grand Forks has
left on another foreign tour. He will
go to South Africa and Palestine.
G. ]. Johnston of westhope had his
face badly scalded and nearly lost an
eye by the bursting Of a steam pipe
one day last week.
The two banks at Ross have been
merged and the business will now be
done by the State bank Of Ross, which
absorbed the Citizens.
Fred Diment of the westhope teIe-
phone line recently fell off the top
of a pole and bruised himself I'D a
little. He's coming out all right
though.
Ed. Haas, one Of the w~ealthiest
rancherS in southwestern North Da-
kota, was thrown from a wagon near
Sidney Mont, and his neck was brok-
en- He died instantly.
Emmanuel Hopper, charged with
criminal assault, is alleged to have
taken the girl from her home in def
ance to the wishes of her parents. and
married her in Montana.
Several tiers of seats collapsed in
the W. R. G. hall at Towner while a
moving picture show was being given
and there was considerable excitement
but little damage was done.
There were eight successful in pass
ing examinations for licensed en-
balmers at the state examination at
Grand Forks, including i've ome
The auto of Dan Gonion of Schafer
and DR.. Distad of Williston collided
at the latter place, the doctors car
being badly damaged.
Among the women who took part
in h great suffragist parade in
Washington were Miss Lillian Helge-
sen and Miss Lillian Gronna, daugh-
ters of North Dakota's congressman
! and senator.
Madame Gibson Ohrman, a famous
vocalist, was born at Mandan. Her
maiden name was Luella Chilson and
she was born in the old Inter Ocean
hotel at Mandan in 1885, her father
being an N. P. conductor.
The Auto Clipper published in st.
Paul, sends out a warning to auto clubs
Of the northwest that grafters are
working in this part of the country in
connection with a scheme to post road
signs, make road maps, etc.
The citizens institute at Williston,
which was to have been held this
week. was postponed two weeks be-
cause of the death of Prof. Henry Le-
Daum OF the state u.
At the Robt. Buchanan farm near
HaZelton, there is an old fashioned
spinning wheel. A sheep may be
caught on the farm, its wool clipped,
washed and caY1nH SnIIn infa, va m