The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-15

The first threshing in the vicinity
| of LidgerWood was done Aug. s. Over
| Richland county as a whole the cut
| ting of grain was completed this week.
The stock industry is increasing so
in Bottineau county that some farmers
| are constructing reservoir wells to in
| sure water supply for the cattle and
| horses. Il T. -. ~, 1st-a. q 4
Managers Of rural schools are busy
completing the engagement of teach
ers and filling vacancies made by
| teachers who have reconsidered ac-
| ceptances in different localities.
| The locals of the various labor
unions at Minot are making big prepa-
| rations for Labor day, Sept. 1. The
plans are under the general manage
ment Of the local officers of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor.
| The assessed valuation Of Pierce
| county took a leap upwards to the
amount of a cool million dollars-the
| Increase comes from the completion
| Of two new railroad lines and the
erection of new elevators, etc, ~.
The report from Rugby is that hay
| ing is in full blast these days and
numerous stacks are springing I'D ali
over the prairies. The wheat harvest
also is at hand, some of the farmers
| finding it necessary to let this haying.
go and attend to the early grain. T. r
The tax levy for Richand county is
| $144,300 of which $4,000 is to make
the last payment on the new court
house, furniture and fixtures - the
county issued no bonds whatever to
| pay for the courthouse which is one
| of the finest and most substantial in,
| the state. rt4
! The Enderlin council met in special
session Wednesday night to accept the
| new waterWorks. The plant is said to be,
an exceptionally fine one and the wa
ter supply about the ~purest in the
state. The new sewer system, just
completed, has already been accepted,
SO that Enderlin now has all modern
city improvements. ~ 49,.
The Eagle at Willow City applauds
the market day at Westhope and adds
the market day proposition is a good
one for any town to take up, provid-
ing that the business men Of that
town or city can unite and all pull
for its success. If they cannot do that
they had better let it alone.
daring robbery was perpetrated
on Lake avenue Monday night when
masked highwayman entered the res
idence of Mrs Henderson, wife of a
railroad man, near the Great Northern
yard office and after terrorizing her,
until she tainted helped himself to
household goods, jewelry and ST in
cash.
Abercrombie and vicinity was struck
by severe wind and rain storms about
buildings being blown over, nearly
every window in the town being de-
mohshed and during the hour the
storm continued four inches of raintl
fell. Hail fell in several places and
corn was badly hit. No one is. re-
ported dead or injured. ..,-~-
Some farm hands seem to take some,|
extraordinary risks when working
about harvesting machinery and
several serious accidents have been
the result. One farmer has adopted
the plan of having a red flag hoisted
when it is necessary to- fix the ma
chinery and the engine or horses are
not started until it has been taken
down. ~ .'.zr' :'at:: @.H@} 0:r
A j. Kavanaugh.2 proprietor of; the |
Grand Family theatre and Fotoplay |
motion picture house in this city, has |
leased the Grand theatre at Crooks |
ton for five years and will open up |
there for business Sept /. The build |
ing was rented from Van Vie & Hays
of that place, Vaudeville and pictures
will be seen every evening Of the week, i
including Sundays, except when big |
shows appear there. the z
10 81.
Sigurd Hamlin, % years of age. a |
Dane, had his right hand cut off while |
cutting grain on the Foust farm near
Cogswell a few days ago, Flies We're
fixing the nose guards the animals
started, to run and the unfortunate /
youth was thrown to the ground. in
front of the. knives which entirely
severed his right hand The boy has a
brother in Winnipeg. ~ l. ,t#
Herman Winterer Of Valley City re-
turned after a three weeks absence
at the lakes and on entering the house /
found that someone had left the, wa
ter running in the bath room, which
ahd practicali liys ruined the ceilings and !.
the floors were warped out of. shape 1
and will require extensive repairs. Tt
is understood that a young man was
staying in the house during the schau-
might have neglected to turn the wa
ter off. s5g G sssss,
Minot Reporter: A stockade is be-
ing built back OF the city hall, be-
tween two brick walls. Inside of this
stockade is a large quantity of rock.
The city has ordered sixty stone ham
nlers. The fellow who gets a work
house sentence will be told to get onsl
the business end Of a stone hammer
and to MAX e3 II tles rocks out of 4 big
ones. H he works fat thf fal llys for five
hours, ne will be given a. rest and
sonethlng m i,9 70 s ne 3, refuses e
without food for ten hours. This treat
rnent has been tried by other cities,
and is guaranteed to york automatic
ally In keeping the city and its envir-
ons free frem the Ioafer element. e