The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-19

CS 'tL5 B~A ~ oNAIN ACA VI
Governor Hanna was elected presi-
dent of the State Highway Improve
ment association.
A. D. Hagerstein, express agent for
the Great Northern at Minot, has been
named city auditor.
1t is alleged that VIM. A. O'DonnelI,
former public administrator at Ma
poleon, is in default.
It is stated that the frost went down
to an unusual depth this year-a good
omen for a big crop.
The Cakes schools have been re-op-
ened after being closed for two weeks
on account OF measles.
Chris Iverson of Grafton was ar
rested for alleged dispensing Of liquor
at an auction sale on his farm.
Henry Westman was arrested at
Minot on the charge Of stealing $50
from his roommate at a hotel.
The ladies of C~ourtenay, determin-
ed on a more beautiful Courtenay,
have organized an improvement
league.
Hettinger -four ranked first place in
volume" in a recent test in which
many of the twin city 1ours were en-
tered.
The contract to build the new Bis
marck auditorium has been let to the
Bismarck Construction Co., whose bid
was $S4,945.
Homer Babcock, charged with steal
ing a suit of clothes at Minot, will be
brought back from southern Iowa to
answer the charge.
H. A. Gilbert Of New England has
been placed under arrest on the charge
of bIackmail, Andy Byers, a farmer,
being the complainant.
A farmer at Jamestown was fined
$3.50 and costs on a charge of cruelty
to animals. He left the team out in
a snow storm unprotected.
The Ambrose Newsman thinks the
man whose business 1t is to see that
the walks and crossings are kept free
from snow, is lost, strayed or stolen.
The new law passed in North Da.
kota granting travelling men and 9TH
ers the right to vote when away from
home, is attracting nation wide atten-
ton.
There is a gigantic task ahead of
North Dakota farmers this spring In
the spring blowing. Most of the ano
must be turned over before it can be
seeded.
Lee Stoke, the unfortunate who
=, with his father was deserted by the
. mother and wife near Grafton, has
- been committed to the state insane
II asylum.
N Andrew Stafford of Minot secured
his boy from the state children's
home, where it had been placed by the
y child's mother following a separation
- by the parents. "
The kernel about the editor who de-
MED having lost a bank roll of $14O
should have been credited to Editor
Georges Hillsboro Banner, but the
credit line got lost In the shuttle.
The merchants of Valley City have
joined together to entertain farmer
are provided with free tickets to a
valley City theatre performance.
e. A. Fahler has sued w. H. Reig-
hart of Minot, for $4,000 for damages
'e alleged to have been received when q
uOTSG DbIlluu Which lS "dS IAuIuA
SHE'D at an auto which Reighart's sor
e. was driving.
The annual summary of the wealth,
or for North Dakota for the past yeal
has been made public by the weather
is reported to have been more favor,
BILE than for many years
Rugby Tribune: The Fargo Forum
h certainly looks prosperous. The gat'
1T city merchants seem to appreciate thu
k fact that they need a real metropolitan
lie paper In that city and are ~patronizins
it literally and advantageously tc
themselves.
A special train arrived in Streetel
with ten car loads of Montana sheep
and they were shipped there to b.
placed on Young's ranch located a few
miles from town. Another train LOAF
will be brought in a few days.
Governor Hanna refused to issue
requisttion papers for a minor who Is
wanted at Larimore on a charge Of
obtaining o under false pretens-
es, taking into consideration the boys
youth and the fact that the father of
fered to keep the boy out of the state
Under the neaa Sports VI Inc week
The Ambrose Newsr1an lists, blind
pigs raided, private residences search.
ed for missing culprits. glove contests
and other things too numerous to
mention. Among the too numerous
things are game bird scrapping and a
wrestling match.
An exciting runaway occurred a
Mandan when a team belonging t
Fritz Frederick became u-nmanageabl,
as a result of the neckyoke slipping
back on the pole. allowing the Wagon
to strike the feet of the animals. On'
OF the horses was injured so badi.
by the wheels striking it's foot it haS
to- be shot.