The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-04

At oIISy by IlS SllSIIlL LII
states attorney, and there is trouble
over the question of the seizure of ten
casks Of beer, taken from the freight
depot, the owner being under bonds for
violation of the prohibition law.
The district court term which is be-
ing held at Lakota this week for Mel
son county has three criminal cases
and fifteen civil cases on the calendar
There are two murder cases to he
heard this term and it-i is thought the
term Will continue for some time.
North Dakota's record this year in
raising corr has added more new set
tiers for the state than any other one
influence, according to immigration Of
Metals of the state, says an exchange
they have made a special v OF
the situation to determine what in
ttuences are at work in bringing new
residents and the nswer is corn.
Richland county had a good entry
in the race for alfalfa supremacy. On
the wall Of the booth in the exposition
building at Bismarck were three cut
t1ngs taken from one mans field at
three different times. One cutting was
made June 81 and yielded two and one-
half tons, The second was made July
"a, yielding two tons, and the third
Sept. J., yielding two and one-half tons.
Thieves entered the postofice al
Josephine while Postmaster Hoadley
was at supper and made away with
about 800 in checks and currency
The money compartment was remov-
ed bodily and the cash drawer of the
store in which the postoffice was To-
Gated was also rif1ed of some small
change. About $50 government money
was taken, and the burglars left nc
clue.
Sarles has one Of the most modern
and we'll appointed schools in the state
of North Dakota. The district takes in
a territory seven and a half by twelve
miles. Under the direction of Principal
Pierson and his staff of teachers a
very thorough course is being given in
every department. An addition to the
building this summer cost approx
mately $10,0 600. The principal was en-
gagged to- supervise the work of con-
Struction.
Chattel mortgages are being salts
fed in Morton county at an unpre-
cedented rate, and it is generally attri-
buted to diversified farming, and es-
pecially to dairying. During the last
ten months 1000 chattel mortgages
We're satisfied and a large percentage
Of these were during the last two or
three months. An investigation show
ed that many farmers used money re-
ceived from cream checks to cancel
their obligations.
Major Person, J. e. Elsberry, F. E,
Cook and O.. K. Spires returned to
Minot from Wisconsin points where
they bought 10 head of Guernsey and
Holstein mich cows, n two regis
tered Holstein and two Guernsey
sires. These cattle have all been dis
tributed among the farmers and. in
addition to the above, a number of
promising calves were included in the
shipments. These cattle cost more
than $4,000 in Wisconsin. not includ-
ing the transportation charges.
w. L. Gardner of the Murphy
Gardner Land Co. at New England,
went down to Minnesota last week
and purchased ~ffty-seven head of
mich cows which he shipped there.
The cows arrived Friday in good
shape and were hardly out of the cars
when the buyers commenced to con-
gregate and look the BOSSES over. 1t
has only been five days and all but
seven or eight Of the bossies have
been sold. The COWS are all young
Shorthorns of the dairy type and will
be fresh in a month or two.
Fairdale correspondence in The
Courier-Democrat, Langdon, says the
state school authorities have been not
flied that the Fairdale consolidated
school has qualified as a first class
consolidated graded and ~consolidate6
school, emitting the district to $20C
state aid, and a check for same has
been received. 49, This is the highest
amount of state aid received by any
than@the first class graded schools re
ceive and $167 more than the frs
class country school receives this
year.. 81 ri =
John REM; who farms on the NORTH
hill. near Minot, grew some yellow
flint corn this yea with ars eighteen
inches long, says The Broadaxe., He
had sixteen acres of corn that aver.
aged thirty-fve bushels per acre ant
he saved about 100 bushels of selected
ears for seed. Growing corn makes 3
little. extra work, but It pays. Oats
this year on corn land averaged fifty
bushels, while that on ordinary LAND
averaged but half that. much. The
| oats tested forty and one-ha9 bushels
per acre. Mr.. REM is planning OF
putting in a fourth of his land each
year to corn.
The North Dakota Geological sur.
vey has just completed a field suGve,
of the underground water resource!
Of the state. This work has beer car
ried on during the last three years BIZ
Prof. Howard Il. Simpson, the assist,
ant state geologisf, who has spen
several weeks OF each summer in tn.
field. The work during the first sea,
son was confined to the Red river val
ley; in the second summer the surve.
was pushed farther westward to TIL,
Turtle mountains and the Coteal
country and the remaining western
during thassumnaar just passed.