The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-03-22

High water in the Yellowstone Ii
threatening considerable damage in
Mckenzie county.
The state high school basketball
championship seems to be some what
'-up in the air"
Chas. S. Taylor, g, N. ticket agent
at Grand Forks for the past Ave years
has resigned.
The men who captured the Noonan
bank robbers are getting their reward
money, $500 in all.
Sheriff Henderson and Safes Attor-
ney Homness of Divide county are aft
er the blind piggers.
A lyceum course of five numbers
has been secured by the socialists in
many towns of the state.
Hundreds of horses are being ship
ped into the state and are being
snapped up by the farmers.
A new township will be organized in
Dunn county, township 142, range "a
1t will be named Washington.
The Dunn County Threshermen's
association will hold a meeting al
Spring Creek Woodman hall, March
The midwinter fair at Minot was Z
financial success, there being $246.1
left in the treasury after paying al
bills.
Children playing with matches
started a fire that caused a sligh
damage to the Ward county pool
farm.
Wheat stacks threshed on the farm
Of Peter Fast near Langdon, turned
out well, having weathered the WinteI
period nicely. ."
William Dunnell was nominated b,
a caucus of Minot citizens to max,
the run for president Of the Mino
commission.
Three young homesteaders poundet
up fourth young farmer near Scha
fer, the victim having his face some
what dis6gured.
Homer Babcock, wanted at Mino
and under arrest at Seymour la. brok
jail before the Minot officer arrfveC
and is now at large.
r. v. Bice, auditor of Ramsey cour
ty has resigned to become cashier o
the First National bank OF Devils
Lake. He is succeeded by his deputy
!. Joseph Kramer.
The Great Northern has filed papers
with the Fargo landofflce, for right oi
way through the Fort Berthold re-
serve for its new line from New Rock.
ford west to Montana
Mrs. Anna Erickson, a widow witt
nine children is making a fight to OBJ.
tain $4,000 from a Bowbelis banker
which she claims to be due her as par
OF the purchase price of a homestead
Tomorrow will be the open season
for Easter bonnets, and from present
indications those who wearem will be
fully convinced that there's no mis-.
take about the "open" part Of thu
season.
Editor T. W. McDonough, editor oi
The Grano Tribune, found that his
proof reading job at the legislature
was not the SNAP" he expected. but
he feels repaid for the time spent al
Bismarck in his extended acuuaint.
lance.
"Old Bill Mumby of The Buforo
Tribune, dean of the newspaper fra.
ternity Of North Dakota, thinks that
Satan is responsible for the two-faced
man, and the Buford editor thinks his
Satanic majesty made pretty bum
job Of it.
President Elliott of the N. p. wrote
to resident Of Melby, N. D., stating
IA A~.4
through the Spring creek country but
that some of the work might not be
completed this year owing to money
and labor conditions.
The jamestown Alert calls attention
to the fact that North Dakota IL
growing so fast that 1t is most DIFF.
flcult matter to keep tab on the names
of all the new towns that are spring.
ing up almost over night in the
western part of the state.
Mandan News: Business men can.
not be too severe in their criticism
of farmers who mortgage their farms
to buy traction engines and equip
ment for same. A similar Investment
in cattle, even If the farmer must
mortgage to do 1t, will be the max
ing Of Morton county.
Many instances of stock getting in
to abandoned shaclzs, and having their
exit barred, leaving the animal Oh
| animals to perish from hunger are
reported from the slope country this
4 year. Mrs. Thomas Adams who lives
4 on o farm south OF ST. Anthony re-
1 ports the loss of a valuable horse In
/ that way.
1 Devils Lake Journal: Certain agri-
1 cultural reformers occasionally dream
about the possibility Of farmers or
| ganizing along lines similar to the
business organization, for the purpose
of eventually regulating and control
ling the price of agricultural products
It is dream because, were ever such
an organization perfected, we would
either have revolution on our hands
or the farmers OF the country woulC
be in jail. IL you don't believe it, ash
the milk trust. No, the only way fol
the farmer to secure ultimate justice
Ia to fight for those laws which al
leaNt In d measure, mean unrestricted
competition, as we have 1t In agricul,
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