The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-25

North Dakota.
A number of Ambrose people ar
spending the summer abroad.
Fargo people have taken to thu
horseback riding habit in punches.
The Grand Forks business men hat
a very successful trade extension trip
The Great Northern will spend
$4,000 in improvements at Minot and
vicinity. F
Capt. Frank Henry has been named
to succeed Alex Mcdonald as land
commissioner.
A man who committed suicide al
Minneapolis laid the blame to the ex-
cess1ve use of snuff. ,..5. y
Devils Lake people are making pub
lie protests against speeding autos In
the streets Of that city. +
A barn belonging to M. B. Smith
was struck by lightning and almost
destroyed, south Of Minor.
Over 100 teachers of Cavalier coun-
ty are attending the teachers insti-
tute being held at Langdon.
The Farmers Elevator Co. of Dickey
handled over zoe, 900 bushels of grain
last year and paid a dividend of rs
per cent.
Wireless messages from vessels ON
the Atlantic and the Pacific have been
picked up by the station at the North
Dakota u. -
There nave been an unusually large
numbe OF violent deaths and serious
accidents in North Dakota in the last
few weeks. .
Arthur Pelkey was acquitted of the
charge Of numbering Luther McCarty
at Calgary after the jury deliberated
only forty minutes.
The Valley City Times-Record says
there is a story that the heavy wind
storm last week unroofed a string Of
cars near Williston.
Automobiles driven by John Monek
and an unknown party from Valley
City collided at jamestown but did no
damage except to Monek's car.
The Pathfnders for the Glidden tour
struck rainy weather in the north
western part of the state and had a
time getting through. They have now
proceeded we'll into Montana.
Many North Dakotans who have
gone to Canada. Montana, or the far
western states in search of greener
pastures, are drifting back, better con-
tent to settle down in North Dakota.
Ed. Meyers has been appointed "hy
cop" at Jamestown at a salary of $50
per month. He has been provided with
a complete fly swatting outfit and a lot
duty to see that Jamestown flies are
sWatted.
Herman Mallowitz of Amor received
a painful If not serious accident when
he was kicked by a stallion. The blow
was received on the right breast, and
while no ribs were broken, the lungs
are injured, and the right arm was
temporarily paralyzed.
". A. Peck, superintendent of the
Better Farming work in Ward county,
has gone east commissioned to pur-'
chase 200 thoroughbred cattle for,
farmers of. that county. This is con-,
elusive evidence of the splendid prac-
teal results of the better farming
movement. i
E. L. Peterson, editor of The Milton
Globe, and head Of the North Dakota
delegation attending the meeting of
the National Press association at Den
yer, writes The Forum that the North
Dakota bunch are having the time of
their lives. They went up Pixies Peak
tune 10.
Fargo Blade: The lazy season is at
hand-and canoeing and rowing are at
their height. There is no better way
to reduce weight than in this health
giving exercise. Moral - The wise
young man will arm himself with a
canoe and a fat girl-who wants to
reduce her weight. do you get me,
Steve?" 4
Valley City Times-Record: There
ara several employees in Valley City
who could materially better the tele-
phone service when answering the call
they would speak the name Of the Of
fee rather than holler out a long
drawn and weary "hellow". The sug-
gestion has been made that this
method be tried and 1t has also been
suggested that in some instances the
might be removed while talking.
Sargent County Teller: Tuesday
mornings rainstorm is reported to
have been general all over Sargent
and adjoining counties, and though
there was not as much of it as some
would nave liked, it has broadened the
smile of the farmers, and why
shouldn't it? In the Minor neighbor-
especially, the farmers today are
the happiest and most contented
bunch you ever saw. And then the
weather man has one or two more
sprinklers full decreed to come this
way.
Andrew Thompsony proprietor of the
Kensal tow mill, has been called to
New York city to testify as an expert
witness in an investigation that is be-
ing held by the United States custom
regarding flax tow that has
shipped in as flax straw. Mr..
Thompson has been engaged in the
manufacture of flax tow for thirty
years, having learned the trade intIre-
land and followed the business in
America for over thirty years, and is
probably the oldest at that trade in
America.
Fargo has been wiped off the map
Swish, just like that, it's gone. The
is that it's not 500 miles from
Minneapolis. All great cities are 500
miles apart, according to The Min
neapolis Tribune, therefore Bismarck
is the next city west" F%argoans
who had an idea that they were liv-
ing in a coming metropolis may just
well pack up and move out to Bis
marck. It's tough luck. OF course the
fact that Fargo has reached a point
where it has become a real rival of
Minneapolis and is cutting in on the