The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-10


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Play ball!
Swat the fly time is coming.
Cupid was busy in Sargent county
Wimbledon is complaining about the
hobos.
The Bank of sanborn has secured a
charter.
The Devils Lake building boom con-
tinues.
There is a big demand for school
teachers,
Mott is assured of a now -four mill
in the near future.
Chicago capitalists are planning on
erecting a theatre at Minot.
Mrs. Frank Flora, a popular Valley
City woman, died suddenly.
LaMoure baseball fans are waxing
enthusiastic over the prospects there.
BelfeId has decided to vote on the
question of bonding for waterworks.
Geese and ducks are said to be more
plentiful throughout the state than for
years.
Tho state railroad commission held
a meeting at Minot the first part of
the week.
Attorney Remington of Ashley has
been named a member OF the Nation
al Geographic society.
Devils Lakes newly elected commits
sion has been organized and is now in
charge of affairs in that city.
Senator Leutz gave an interesting
talk on the new laws at a meeting g.
the Hebron Commercial club.
Many North Dakota towns have fol-
lowed the idea of shipping carloads
Of potatoes to the flood sufferers.
The annual meeting Of the county
school superintendent of the state
will be held in Bismarck April "a and
%.
j. Sherman McClory, a prominent
young attorney of Devils Lake, is to
marry Ethellyn Iberson of Minneapo-
lis.
David Moon, who pleaded guilty to
horse stealing in Kidder county, is
now serving a two-year term in the
pen.
The Powers Lake Echo urges the
citizens Of that town to clean up al
Ieys and streets as a protection
against flies.
The Devils Lake Journal won out in
the case in which an attempt was
made to have It's contract with the
state cancelled.
Jud has a new band composed of
some lusty t%Ooters, and they promise
some first-class music before the
summer is over.
Rev. C. M. Knapp, formerly station
ed at Emery, S. D, now German Bap-
fist pastor at Ashley, is getting Iocat-
ed in his new home.
Debts incurred by the Hettinger ex-
pertinent station several years ago and
which were not paid for lack Of funds
are to be settle dup.
The six and seven month school
terms are coming to an end through
out the state and many schools have
been closed in the past week.
There have been a number of chang
es in the lumber yard at Ashley re-
Gently. That town now has two indie
pendent yards and one line yard.
Louis Slatenhus, living four miles
north Of Driscoll, was attacked and
badly bruised by an Infatuated bull.
He escaped death by a miracle.
The state game board is making
special arrangements to protect the
deer which have been driven out of
the Iowlands along the Missouri by
che high water.
The Great Northern has complied
with the orders of the railroad COM
mission to give Berthold improved
passenger service n Nos. 3 and 4
are stopping there now
The man who tries to run down his
opponent in a political campaign by
personal abuse instead of attempting
to prove his fitness for the office is
the man to keep your eye on.
The thousands Of tractor blowing
rigs purchased by North Dakota farm
! ers in the past few years are going to
be a great help this spring when there
is so much extra blowing to be done.
At the present time water is stand
ing in the fields in many places
throughout the state and unless 1t
starts to dry up soon, 1t will be May
l before work in the fields can become
general.
In some towns a systematic cam
| paign has been started to see that the
farmers of that vicinity have tested
their seed grain. Owing to the wet
fall, this is Of unusual Importance
this year.
A large crew of men are at work
at Driscoll laying new rails. 1t is said
the N. p. will do a lot of work this
year between Fargo and Mandan in
r~eballasting the tracks and laying
heavier rails.
The second choice feature of the
primary law vas dealt a stealthy
| death blow at the last session of the
legislature, and the deed was so sue
cessfully covered up that it has just
come to light.
Jean Andrews, daughter of Deputy
Secretary of State Andrews, recently
underwent an operation for appendi-
the capitol after spending two weeks
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