The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-12

shooters, was nabbed at Bottineau.
Mrs. George Rue of Foxholm, who
was the daughter Of L. Peterson of
Foxholm, and we'll beloved throughout
the county of Ward, died at the home
of her parents following a brief illness
of only a week. She was a native of
Ward county.
Andrew Lazarus, a farmer living be-
tween Burlington and DesLacs, who
was the first victim of the hunting
season IN the vicinity of Minot, is re-
ported resting easily at st. Joseph's
hospital al the latter place. Lazarus
was shot in the left eye Sunday by his
son, accidentally, while, hunting ducks.
Cakes Journal: The weed burner
set fire to the wooden bridge on the
500 over the Jim river on Monday,
Snd burned a rod or so before discov-
cred. The only inconvenience was the
delay of a couple of freights for about
two hours. The section men fixed It
temporarily and the bridge crew was
On the job next day and fixed it all up.
Hecla Journal: Uno Korpua Of
Ludden was in town today, and while
here made our office a pleasant call.
He informed us that his threshing rig
III CIldISS il I1OSdn NllCIlSll ana CndS,
Anderson, threshed $500 bushels of
grain in thirteen hours las Tuesday
on the farm Of Jake Burro. This Is a
record for this part of the country.
Lying for -four days without food or
water in a box car and slowly dying
Of Bright's disease, Arthur Drake, a
negro railway construction worker,
was found at limerick and taken to
F~essenden. He lived only a few hours
but was conscious on arrival. He told
Of his terrible experiences. He was
penniless and was buried by the coun-
ty.
The Sheyenne Kreds Hospital asso-
citation organized by the Kreds con-
ference of the Rugby district, has
completed the creation Of a fund of
$4,000 for the support Of their hospi-
tai, recently erected in Rugby. The
plan for raising the fund was launch
ed last spring, and practically the en-
tire amount has been subscribed by
farmers in hat immediate neighbor-
hood. The hospital building already
is completed.
Ray E. Bean, brakeman, got one
foot under an engine at Dawson and
received injuries which it is feared
ma result in the loss of that men,
Der. He was at work at Dawson
when he accidentally slipped and the
engine caught his left foot, injuring
it badly. He was brought to James
town n sent east to Brainerd on
the 6 p. m. train. Mr.. Bean resides
at 1926 West Second street and for
a time a in charge of the stock
yards, resigning this summer TO go
on the road as brakeman.
Governor Hanna has appointed dele
gates to the Annual Prison Congress,
which is to be held in Indianapolis,
Oct. II to Is. This is to be the big
gest convention ever held in the coun-
try and will be attended by some of
the foremost people in the United
States. The delegates appointed are
Fisk, Bruce, Burke and Goss; F. S.
Talcott, warden Of the penitentiary;
J. w. Brown, superintendent of the
reform school; Mrs. Elizabeth Preston
Anderson of jamestown, Mrs. Barbara
Wylie Of Drayton, Mrs. Jean Nc
Naughton Stevens, Towner and Mrs.
J. E. Stevens of Grand Forks. The
fact hat there is a growing interest
among women on this subject, infu-
enced the governor in these appoint
ments.
Commissioner of Agriculture w. C.
Gilbreath, who just at the present
time is occupied with the arrange
ments for the holding of the third an
nual North Dakota Industrial exposi-
ton, has moved part of his force to
the exposition building, downtown at
Bismarck, and is busy now making
the final arrangements for the big
show. The premium lists have been
nearly all sent out and there is a
mass of correspondence to attend to.
Mr.. Gilbreath has established himself
on the second floor of the building at
the present time. Miss Clara Stevens,
who is assistant secretary of the ex-
yusltion, also has her desk or the sec
ond floor. and r. H. Thistlethwaite,
who is the official statistician of the
show, has his rooms in the old offices
on the third floor, n G.. F. McPher-
son, who will assist in the publicity
end of the game, will also be located
On the third floor.
Valley City Times-Record: Thresh-
ing in Barnes county is nearing an
end, and the results are gratifying to
farmers in general. There is perhaps
some question as to whether the crops
are quite as large as a year ago. but
there are compenSatlons which will
fully make up any deficiency. In the
first place, the weather has been far
better than q year ago In 1912, farm
ers had the expense Of crews on their
hands for several weeks during rainy
weather, when little or no threshing
vas done, at one time there being a
three weeks stretch Of nc work.
| Again, farm help this year is much
cheaper than for a number of years.
A year ago threshers were paid from
So to 81 a day, the latter sum being
paid to a majority of the men. This
year the average wage is $3.50, and
there is plenty of help to be had at
that figure. This one feature alone
makes a difference Of many thousands
of dollars each year to the farmers of
the state. On the whole, North Dako-
ia has no reason to complain OF the
results of this seasons farming.
A comfortable old farm house with
all the accompaniments. of prosperity
together with a happy family of
! bright children mark the success of
Thos. Rokott. Mr.. Kokott came to
| Stutsman county in 1893 and has ac-
cumulated five quarter sections of
land. Besides thirty-one head of horses
he has a threshing rig to further his
farm work. Long g during the
Franco Prussian wars of '70-'71 the
| two Kokott boys said goodbye to
each other and the old folks-Albert
sailed to America to build mp a com
Portable home while Thomas went
to war. But after the war, the SOL
der too, was lured by stories of the
opportunities awaiting ambitious peo-
pie across the ocean and SO he came.
His dreams of money making came
true as a result OF hard work and
early frugality. Though MI. Kokott
rides behind a beautiful team Of black
horses it is because he prefers them