The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-05

sold near Hankinson for SIS per
acre.
States Attorney Crimson of Cava-
lier county is after the booze ven
doris.
Governor Hanna addressed the Bet
ter Farming association Of Stutsman
county.
The Livestock Sanitary board held
an important meeting at Bismarck
this week.
Curator H. C. Fish delivered an adj
dress at Wing on The Career of Gem
eral Custer,
The newly organized Sons of Nor
way lodge at Portland is in a flourish
ing condition.
The Langdon Commercial club has
taken VI the task of getting adequate
farm help for that vicinity.
Pingree has a live town and coun-
try club, that helps make life worth
living in that vicinity.
e. Rhodes of Milton died as the re-
suit of a kick from a horse that had
become lodged in a snow drift.
Five days after Mrs. Robert ellis
pie Of Bathgate acted as bridesmaid
at a wedding she was in her grave.
Frank Reilly. who was charged with
assault and battery on election day at
Bismarck. was discharged after a
hearing.
Della Severson eloped from Enderlin
with Ed Henry and the couple were
arrested at Sheldon in a hotel. The
girl is but 16 years of age.
The Valley City Times Record has
passed its oath milestone. The Times
Record Is a we'll printed, we'll edited
paper and is a credit to Valley City.
Rudolph Holding, aged 70 of Cogs-
well was arrested charged with
a serious crime. the alleged victim
bein a 10 year old girl. The aged man
stoutly denies his guilt.
Sec. Alexander Karr of the Valley
City Chautauqua is one of the best
hustlers In North Dakota and he is
lining up some great features for the
chautauQua this summer.
The western part Of North Dakota
has entered upon a development era
which will make an advance his
year that has seldom been equalled in
the history of the country.
Thousands of settlers are coming
into the state each week, at the
present time. Many of them are pass
ing through but a good majority are
stopping off in North Dakota.
The schools in Moore township. near
Sheldon will be consolidated and a
dwelling house will be built for the
teacher. The patrons Of the school
voted SO to 10 in favor Of the move
ment.
Secretary Of State Hall has an
nounced that under the provisions of
Bill 4S7, a popular edition of I'M
authenticated sessions laws will be
published and will be On sale about
April 10.
The annual co~nvocation of the E2is-
copal church of North Dakota will be
held at Devils Lake May Is. This is
the first time in years that this con-
vocation has met in a city other than
Fargo or Grand Forks.
DR.. Reilly, claims to have secured
afffdavits which will show that the in
JUL AIo resulting lLoEi Oil operation,
which he was accused of performing,
had been sustained by Mrs. Drury be-
fore she consulted him.
The University Glee club got stalled
at CroOkSton because of. a wreck and
rather than disappoint a Fargo audi
ence they chartered a special train to
get to the gate city in time to give
the concert as advertised.
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Information concerning Webb
Campbell. last heard from at Wtnni-
peg, Can, three years ago. is wanted
by his aged father at Ashland, Wis,
and a reward of $50 will be paid for
news of him that will lead to his
return.
Alma Sickness was sentenced to
the state pen from one to five years on
a white slavery charge al jamestown,
to which h pleaded guilty. She is 10
years of age and will serve an indie
terminate sentence OF from one to Ave
years.
Fargo expects to have one of the
best fairs in the history of the state
this year., despite knocking assertions
that have been sent broadcast owe
the state by rival fair associations.
The fair will be held the first week In
july anu VIII emu july q with II or
the greatest pyrotechnie displays ever
attempted in the northwest.
A few years ago the Biggs brothers
cane up to Hankinson from Iowa and
purchased large tracts of land at
around $40 an acre. This was con-
sidered a very large price and the
farmers who sold to the Biggs
brothers chuckled to themselves over
the way they had 'tstung'' the Iowa
men. Now the Biggs' would not sell
their holdings for twice or three times
the amount they paid for them.
G. e. Boyden, editor Of The Lisbon
Free Press, was srnitten over the head
by the spring muse and bursts forth
as follows: The first day of April
was ushered in without any footing,
and 1t was real spring. We were even
tempted to try our melodious voice on
Come, Gentle Spring, ETHEREAL Mild
ness. and again, s.sCome where my love
lies dreaming, dreaming the happy
hours away We could even imagine
the flowers blooming, the birds sing
ing, girls skipping the rope and boys