The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-19
Graduation days are almost over.

The North Dakota bankers propose
ance company.
The rains of the past few days have
done good that cannot be measured in
dollars and cents.
A splendid race programme has been
secured for the Trail county fair at
Htllsboro June 25 to %.
NJ. l.. Elken Of Mayville had three
ribs broken and was otherwise injured
in a fall from a ladder.
A special election was held at Souris
to elect an alderman to succeed NJ.
Zimmerman, who recently moved to
Grand Forks.
Nine horses were killed when the
barn on the Madsen farm, two miles
east Of Hunter, vas struck by light
ming and burned.
Work has been resumed on the new
line of the Great Northern running
north from Niobe to connect with the
Grand Trunk line.
Troy will get two banks. The State
bank of Reed and the Security bank of
Expansion are to remove to that place
according to reports.
Mrs. Mary Barril Of Tarsus died on
Thursday of last week, aged So years.
She had been a resident of Bottineau
county for thirty years.
The business men of Grand Forks
will make a trade excursion tour to
Buxton, Mayville, Hillsboro. Hatton
and Larimore on June "a.
Rev. G. Garman Johnston, who has
been pastor of the Presbyterian church
at Willow City, has gone to Angelica,
N. Y, to re-enter the seminary.
Herman Riemer of Eldorado town
ship, Trail county, was informed that
his son Reinhard had been found dead
on his claim near Wataug, 8. D.
Max Sicard Of Whitby recently
threshed 100 acres of fax which turn
ed out over 1000 bushels in spite of
the fact that 1t hal lain out all winter.
The Mckenzie County Chronicle
was printed a day ahead this week to
allow Editor +. II. McGarry to join the
festivities Of the press gang at Grand
Forks.
After seeing baseball a man is bet
ter equipped to do his work and is
saner in mind and body. Every COM
munity should have baseball" says
The Maxbass Monitor.
Earth slides, similar to those in the
Culebra cut on the Panama canal, but
of course on, a much smaller scale, are
causing trouble OF the Great Northern
extension in Mckenzie county.
Rube schauer, who pitched as a
"rube' ball player in North Dakota
last year, and who pitched his first
professional ball for Superior, Wis, in
the Northern league this year., has
been sold to the New York Americans
for $40, 900.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Farmers Mutual Fire
& Lightning Insurance Co. of Sargent
and Ransom counties will be held on
Friday, June 81, at the Gwinner hall.
This company is n of the reliable
institutions of the state.
A deal of considerable magnitude
was closed Monday of last week when
s. @. Hodgson of Stirum traded off his
home farm located a mile and a half
northwest of Stirum and also his Stir
UNI house to F. S. Graham Of Cakes
for 500 acres Of land near Akeley,
Mimi.
Supt. C. M. Ziebach has made ar
engagements for the Indian school COM
mencement exercises. which will be
held on June %, % and "a, at Fort
Totten. The graduating class includes
three young women, Miss Clara Sayer,
Miss Ruth Jollie and Miss Emily
~Grannboyes.
Prairie Press: The stockholders of
the GWinner Hall association held
their annual meeting last Tuesday
afternoon at the Gwinner hall and
ensuing ear Nils Peterson, ]. +.
Carlblom, s.. A. Friberg. f. w. Young
berg and Gus Sandeil.
Walhalla Mountaineer: Complaint
has been made to the village board
that the state law against baseball on
Sunday is being broken. and we UNI
derstand that they have instructed the
marshal to stop it by making arrests
if necessary. There is little excuse for
Sunday baseball in a town the size OF
Waihalla.
Churchs Ferry sun: Sealed bids
will be received by John f. Cowan,
Devils Lake. N. D., for the purchase
Of The Churchs Ferry Sun printing
plant. stock on hand. circulation list
and good will until July 8. 1913. Each
bid will state the price offered and II
not all cash state amount or cash TO
be paid and nature of bankahle paper
to be given for balance. with date OF
maturity. The right to reject any or
all bids is reserved.
Lisbon Free Press: Hans B~sT1tsor
was down from his farm west Of Ft,
Ransom Saturday last. He tells us
the heavy rain and wind storm on
May 81 did lots of damage In his
|neighborhood. Winter rye was blown
out BY the roots and all growing crops
beat OFF by hail and wind. II. R. Ras-
|mussen lost II head OF stock, Ole
Hagen d fine new barn and couple Of
cows. Chimneys were blown Off sew
eraI houses and ~outbuildings tipped
lover. Mr.. Berntson thinks the dam
aged territory was not over three miles
square.
Jamestown capital FraYk Morley
81 prosperous farmer living southeasl
iof Pingree, is a Jamestown visitor to-
day Mr.. Morley keeps his horses and
drivers on high speed while working
BY so doing on d 9-hour day scale hi
gets the most work and g exi
Ehaustion of energy of both, accom-,
piishing as much or more as the out
IdIfs@ thar operate from daylight Til
Idark. The recent rains have giyensMT
| Morley regular Taft sIlile--the kim
that Won't come off. Last year nettet
him SIS, 900. an dhe evidently canrip
Ehelp estimating the possible results q
this years work