The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-28

| Ae~@ hlShS, are SuuCklnB their grain.
| The y. C. Smith threshing machin
was badly injured by fire at Blanchar
a few days ago.
| The big potato field on the farm O
| Abel Aiken near Hunter Is estimate
TO produce a yield of $50 bushels t
the acre.
Deposits in the Farmers and Mer
chants State bank at Bowdon, Aue
3. amounted to. $127,364, loans and dis
counts $115,1t1.
| st. Aloysius academy Of Oakwoo(
Will begin it's regular term Sept. 2
| The faculty Of the school looks for al
attendance SURPRISING previous years
| Reports from Schafer indicate thai
| the crop Is fair. A great deal of the
| seasons yield will doubtless be mar
keted at Watford and other points
along the Wildcow supply road
Congressman Norton has set the
wheels in motion in the effort to OBJ
tain a land grant for the norma
school at Minot and the institution fol-
the feeble minded at Grafton-the lat
ter is the only one in the state that is
absolutely without a land grant
Threshing operations tributary to
Grafton began a week ago, after a de-
lay OF several days due to the wet
Weather. The sample of grain is said
to be the best in years and although
the yield in many places will be light,
some Of the fields give promise of
being up to the average crop.
The Herald at Hunter writes with
pride on the subject of the public
schools OF that town, refers to the
splendid teaching force and general
school equipment and urges early en-
rollment and makes a bid for the
young people of the vicinity who are
seeking high school education.
In Walsh county, tributary to Graf
ton, rapid progress is being made in
the threshing operations. Wheat yields
are ranging from 10 to 25 bushels to
the acre and barley from IS to 80 bush
els, and the samples are excellent. The
outlook now is that all of the fall
plowing will be done this year.
A rural mail carrier in Williams
county had his team suddenly stoDned
by rattlesnake, full grown, and with
foot or more of it's body standing
erect in the center of it's coiled mass.
The horses would not move one step
past the reptile-to avoid DELAY the
driver had TO kill the snake and carry
1t out of the sight of the horses.
Two women, Bohemians were held
under bonds at Grafton for "blind-
pigging" al Warsaw. Both women
have large families, one is a widow
and one has been deserted by her hus-
pand who was arrested four years ago
on the same charge. The defendants
1t is alleged, insist that they have a
perfect right to do what they were do
ing. to make living.
Eight new banks have been organ
lied in the state within the past two
weeks, each having $4,000 capital
stock. These banks are launched at
Oakdale, Dunn county; Parshall, Noun
trail county; Sanish, Mountrail coun-
ty; Halliday, Dunn county; CIanta,
Mercer county; Charbonneau, McKen-
z1e county; Elbowwoods, Mclean coun-
ty and Rawson, Mckenzie county.
Atty. T. D. Caseyfof Dickinson made
the trip from that city to Grafton. $40
miles, within three days in a Cadillac
machine. Mr.. Casey says he made
close observations Of the crop con-
dittons all the way. He says they are
very fair as whole and the state will
not be bankrupt this year by any
means. He was immensely impressed
with the distinctive signs of prosper
ity all through the country through
which he passed. a-
The Priebe church near Mannhaven
was recently struck by lightning. lust
after the morning services. The bolt
struck the steeple and nearly de-
molished it, passing downward it
struck the large pipe organ and nearly
completely destroyed that. 1t was
one of the finest pipe organs in the
state and was only placed there by a.
considerable expense, being hauled
over forty miles by wagon. The loss
is partly covered by insurance.
The home of w. w. Bemis. eleven
miles north of Courtenay, burned to
the ground last week. The fire
originated from a, defective gasoline
stove. Mr. Bemis had just returned
from trip to SpiritWood and as he
approached the home noticed the fire.
His efforts were unavailing and the |
house was total loss. Mrs. Bemis is |
visiting in Wisconsin. House and con- |
tents partly covered by insurance.
Kenmare was Well represented at !
0onny market day which was |
held a week ago, some twenty five |
going down for the festivities. The
meeting was the chief |
source of interest at which. Kenmare
was represented by A. w. Gray,
George Barmum, A. E. Paulson. Ed |
Morrow and w. B. Mclaughlin. The |
usual exhibits and contests were
featured in the market day program
me. among the best of which were the
grain and vegetable exhibits repre-
senting the different townships
Hereafter no school will be given
tate aid unless it complies with the
educational law, as stated
n the state elementary school manual
ust out by the state educational de-
'artment. An attendance of 80 per
ent Of the children Of school age in
he districts is required before the
chool will be given aid from the state,
nd children not in attendance at the
chools must be considered as students
f the schools unless they show salts
actory evidence to the school inspec- I
or that their non-attendance is due
o legitimate cause.
The, past week has witnessed three
newspaper changes in the county. Ed
tor Eggert Erlendson, who has pub
lshed The Edinburg Tribune for the
,ast six years, has sold the paper to A.
:. Thompson. Editor Sam S. Haislet |
# The Lankin Reporter has withdrawn
rom that paper and purchased The
Chronicle at Fordville from Ed, w, A. |
young. Through these changes the |
ounty craft will unfortunately lose