The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-07

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a very considerable extent.
Nearly half a ton Of butter was
shipped from the creamery at Mott to
Duluth, where it topped the market.
The mail routes out of Reeder to the
Rainy Butte country nave been chang
ed many more families being added.
active lodge of Odd Fellows which Is
popular because of the social features.
Mott has been made more important
by having been made headquarters for
the Milwaukee roadmaster Of that di-.
vision. ,- d
The Tribune at Buford was some
what caustic towards the school
board, in the matter of fuel and other
supplies. +
The village indebtedness Of Sheldon,
upwards of 5000, was paid off a few
days ago and interest amounting to
81 a day stopped. -
There was a reunion of old time
county commissioners at the farm of
one Of the earliest pioneers of Walsh
county a few days ago. r
The Saturday evening band concerts
at Wimbledon are very popular on ac-
count of the high class programmes
which are represented. p
There will be seventy three boys and
seventy girls in the schools of Shell
don next year If the full number Of
the census is enrolled.
Flax in southwestern Morton county
is expected to yield a big crop, esti-
mates being made of seventeen to
twenty uSh to the acre.
Crops in the vicinity of Arnegard in
Mckenzie county are reported to be
satisfactory especially about the town.
ships of Bergh INT Charlson. y ~
An orchestra furnishes music at the
Kindred hotel at Valley City, during
the Sunday dinner hour, thus putting
the city in the big city class.
The Review at Rhame in Bowman
county is quite Optimistic on the sub
ject of crops especially as to the
prospective yields of corn and fax. +"
In the line of printing the business
men of Edmore have expressed their
determination to patronize their local
printer as far as he can serve them.
The Midland grading outfit has ar
rived at Wimbledon, established camp
n grading for the passenger station
and freight depot is we'll under way.
The people Of Hamilton seem to ap-
p~reciate the improvements made by
the Great Northern this ear to its
passenger station, increasing facilities,
etc.
Capt. NJ. r. Flint, formerly of the
Red river valley and nov a successful
fruit grower in Washington, has been
sending former friends crates Of fine
cherries just to show what he is doing.
It appears that the county superin-
tendents over the state are not very
much worried about the supply OF
tea cheers as it seems to be ample, not
withstanding the fact hat all must
have a state certificate.
Fattening hogs for market has been
found a very profitable business by a
number of farmers In Towner county.
One farmer bought young pigs, a short
time ago, at $1.25 each ana after feed
ing them turned them off at SIS each.
S. F. Mercer, Of Larimore a veteran
newspaperman of the state, was
awarded the first prize for flowers and
plants at the state fair at Grand
Forks. For years Mr.. Mercer main
tanned a very attractive garden.
A new creamery, costing $4,000, has
been established at Pettibone and the
first churning was lone last Saturday
in the presence of Governor Hanna
and State Dairy Commissioner Flint
and a large crowd Of farmers.
A cottage is to be built on the school
grounds of the Corinne consolidated
school, in Stutsman county, for the
home of the principal and his wife
the school is to be made more of a
social center tha it has been.
It is reported that the Great North
ern has purchased the Glendive- Sidney
branch Of the Northern Pacific people
and as soon as the bridge is com
pleted across the river at Mondak they
will take possession and run trains
from Mondak to Glendive. -
An automobile was wrecked neal
Bathgate by the machine hitting 6
badger hole at the side of the road
the driver having turned out to let an,
other auto car pass him. The driver
was badly hurt and had to be sent tt
the hospital. s%
According to some of the paper!
some people handle firearms just thu
same as though they were pieces O
wood-which would be alright if wives
and children were out Of danger, bu
one or the other are always within
range of the business end of the gul
or rifle at the time of the accident
A party Of auto tourists, en- rout,
from Kansas City to Fargo, spent Sun
day night at Hankinson. Theyswer
equipped with tents and camping out
fit, all neatly packed in the big Cadil
lac car they drove. The entire tril
from Kansas City was made via tn
Meridian road at an average speed o
100 miles per day. )
AS the wild cherry aso alp
proaches the farmer breads the depre
dations made by t-respassing cherr,
pickers, who thoughtlessly driv
through fields Of ripening grain, thu
Chronicle at La Moure. Year afte
year the farmers in this vicinity hav
borne this treatment, but patienc
ceases to be a Virtue and many al
thinking Of cutting Town cherry an
plum trees in order to protect thei
grain. There are plenty OF cherries
and property owners do moi object i
their being picked If done withou
trespass.
The highest paid for wool at Bow
man, this year, was 16 6-S cents an
the average for the entire amount o
wool shipped from here ID estimated q