The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-03-24
Darlington had another Are.

Portal expects to have one of the
fastest baseball games in the north
west.
A bunch Of horses picked up near
Hazelton brought an average Of 233.50
a head.
There were a number of criminal
cases in district court, just begun in
Schafer.
There is practically no nut coal left
in North Dakota and no more to be
received.
Farm Stock and Home has a write
up of the agricultural high school at
Darlington.
Joseph Zuber. formerly of Seattle,
is now the new roundhouse foreman
at Mandan.
Sentinel Butte will be Incorporated
at the meeting of the county commits
sioners in April.
An unsuccessful attempt was made
to blow the safe up at the A. r. Lizotte
store at Willow City.
James Riley, formerly a resident of
Mayville, committed suicide on his
homestead in Montana.
The Fargo college glee club is hav-
ing splendid success on its annual
tour Of North Dakota towns.
Not a single candidate had filed for
commissioner four days prior to the
final day for filing at Devils Lake.
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Some of the alleged Comic pic
lures being sprung on the public are,
to put it in classical English, "ratheh
rawtan."
The state railroad commission will
enforce the law which says that all
railroads must have physical con-
nections.
The Hillsboro Banner thinks the
parcel post will be greatly used for
"snoose'' unless Uncle Sam bars it's
shipments.
Two railroad promoters, who have
already made successes in this line, are
considering on backing a line from
Mandan south.
A case of horrible depravity was
discovered near Bowman, in which an
unnatural mother and a family of girls
| were involved.
A fun investigation of the affairs of
the international Securities Co. of
Grand Forks is being made by the
postal authorities.
George Nesemeier attempted to
board a fast freight at Mandan, fell
under the wheels and n leg was
fearfully marlgled.
The Grand Forks Street Railway Co.
will make some improvements this
year, relaying some of the track and
building a new car barn.
Nelson county turned down a propo-
sition to bond for $4,000 to build a
new Jail and will continue to board
It's prisoners in Grand Forks county.
Mrs. Harry J. Cooper, mother Of
Mclean Cooper, the youth who shot
his fathers foreman on the farm near
Hillsboro, died last week in Minneap-
! oils.
The printers on The Sheldon Prog
ress came to Fargo to celebrate st.
Patrick's day and forgot to go back
to get the paper out but the boss did
| d NSly SallSAdSIO1y JOp VI IL.
Some of the bull moosers Of the
state will attend the meeting of the
progressive republicans at Fargo and
attempt to get the progressive repubii-
cans to come under the banner of the
moose.
James Green, a colored man, tried to
beat up his employer, James McCauley,
a farmer near Park River, with q
neckyoke, and wal arrested and is now
in the county jail awaiting trial on o
charge of assault.
DR.. Reilly of Milton, convicted u
murder in the econd degree on q
charge Of performing a criminal opera
ton, and who has been free for a
year pending his appeal to the su-
prerne court, must serve ten years in
the state pen.
A man giving the name of David
Moon, stole a team of horses belong
ing to r, d. White Of Robinson, took
them to Pettibone and sold them. He
was arrested before leaving Pettibone,
has pleaded guilty and will start serv-
ing his sentence AZ soon as 1t is pass
ed.
H. G. Miller, a Ryder banker, guar
anteed the Bower hute Lumber co.
that a. bill for coal would be paid, aa
the purchaser had funds IN the bank
The funds gave out, and the banker
withdrew his guarantee, but the dis
trict court at Minot decreed that he
would have to make good IND he IL
out $3.50.
Bowman Pioneer: If anyone OF oul
readers should get the idea that the
settlers in this part of the state are
discouraged over the farming outlook
here, we would advise them to read
the news from our correspondents al
over the country, and their minds will
soon be ~disabused of any such idea. A
reading of these reports indicates tina
the people who are here have unlimiteG
faith in the country based upon actua
experience. Optimism is the watch.
II word M tl1n day