The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-15

mer.
Valley City high school debated En-
derlin high in the state debating con-
test.
The county commissioners of the
state will meet next year in Devils
Lake.
The new quarters for the jamestown
Y. M. c. A. will be formally opened
Feb. rs.
Secretary Cooper of the Better
Farming association is in demand as
a speaker.
The contest for a distinctive label
for North Dakota made goods is pro-
ing popular.
Ole Leraas of Finley crushed his
finger in the furnace door at the
school house.
The carnival feature is to be abol-
ished by the state fair association for
Grand Forks.
Burglars entered the book store Of
the University Of North Dakota and
secured about $25.
There is a movement to have the
legislature pass a bill providing for
four game wardens.
Gilby farmers held an enthusiastic
institute under the auspices Of the Gill
by Commercial club.
A 2-year-old Moorhead COW rok
the Minnesota state record in her class
for butter production.
st. Patrick's day will come during
holy week this year and will undoubt-
eddy be unusually quiet.
There has beer considerable trouble
with snow on many of the North Da-
kota branch line railroads.
The Edgeley four mill has just
| closed a contract for $1,000 barrels Of
flour with an Illinois concern.
The farm home of c. F. Tooley. if
teen miles southwest of Valley City,
was totally destroyed by fire.
George Lundy, a negro forger and
all around bad man, was sent to the
pen from LaMoure for five years.
The cousin Of a Fargo woman was
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| West Virginia, being shot to death.
Erick Guttorsom escaped death at
WaIcott by a very small margin when
his coal caught on al elevator shaft.
The Williston Commercial club
passed resolutions urging the state to
be liberal in state aid for immigra-
ton.
There will be an examination for the
appointment of rural carriers at
Courtenay, Montpelier and Jamestown
March %.
Stefo Vosiloff, a Bulgarian who lost
a leg in the Great Northern yards at
East Grand Forks several months ago
settled for $4,000.
The 500 snow plow broke down at
Comstock and traffic was held up for
some time until the big snow shooter
could be repaired.
The Detroit, Mimi, Record says that
Fargo is having a monkey and a par
rot time over it's school affairs-what-
ever that may be.
Mrs. Ida Dye, a sister of Miss Efie
Coffey of Jamestown, was burned tc
| uSdIH as the result OL deSdSOliAS ga
plosion at Alma, Neb.
The de%plorable Scott tragedy will
bring a great deal of advertising tc
Amundson, now touring the United
States on a lecture tour
A. ]. Smith of Darlington is the new
head of the North Dakota hardware
dealers, which has just concluded Its
ANIMAL session aft Grand Forks.
The annual meeting of the NORTH
Dakota society Of engineers met IL
Bismarck and will urge the legisla'
kture to pass a law I. license all lant
surveyors.
H. L. Wilson, formerly business
manager of The Grand Forks Herald
is now with the Randall-Ford Jol
Printing Co. of st. Paul, as vice presi
dent and secretary.
A bill has been introduced in tn,
legislature making it a crime for an.
a candidate for election al district o
supreme court judge.
! A Carpio man ran an ad in TIL
Carpio Free Press, warning "all tn
, scoundrels who are in the habit o
proving about others premises Z
keep away from his place.
: The dead body of Ole Haugenor Q
Crosby, who had been missing for
week was found on the prairie with
razor clutched in his hand and hi
l throat slashed in a horrible manner
Al. o.. Katon of Northwood took
poll of his village on the equal suf
frage question and found eighty-tw
VI omen and twenty-nine men VIII
favored votes for women. The can
sass was made mostly among tn
women.
Al Columbus, ". d. merchant re
ceived d shipment OF 1000 pounds 6
butter from Minneapolis n With
fo~rty-eight hours had sold $50 pound
OF it, OF which 700 pounds went {
farmers-and some farmers complai
because they are urged by expeI
agriculturalists to change the
methods.