The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-19
Granville has a live band.

cipient spring weather with an ak.
The new First National bank build
ing at L~idgerwood is nearing compile
ton.
Farm values in North Dakota in
creased 1919 per cent from 1900 TO
1910.
Everybody, and his hired man, was
on the streets OF Bantry a week 6
Saturday.
Prosperous Dawson where nature
smiles" is the slogan of that enter
prising town.
The Balkans are saying to the
Turks-"Go east old man, and die
with the country"
H. A. Ekholm and B. F, Meimecke
of Marmarth patented a reinforced
concrete railroad tie.
The North Dakota Telephone Co.
has made extensive Improvement in
it's exchange at Dawson.
The prosperity Of North Dakota is
reflected in the unusual building
activity that is being planned.
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A. M. Russell, editor and publisher
of The Bowbells Bulletin has been re-
leased from a 80 days quarantine.
The Powers Lake Echo reports that
many traction rigs have been sold in
that vicinity for spring delivery.
The agricultural students at the
Granville. high school analysed a
| nnfptn and fOlInR 81 annfofna1 nc zo~
cent water.
Marjorie Alberta MeohIer, daughter
of MI. and Mrs. G. +. Mechler of Minot
was united in marriage Feb. IL, to
Henry A. Graten.
The big railroad reservoir at Mar
marth Will make a very n artificial
lake and many people of that city are
planning on getting launches.
Many North Dakota farmers are
planning to pay more attention to
the board and sleeping quarters they
provide for their farm help this year.
Farmers in the northern part of
the state are showing great interest
in the Improvement of livestock as a
result of the better farming move
ment.
1--WE meet all catalogue house
competition" is the way some enter
prising North Dakota merchants end
up every ad, They can and do meet
the competition too.
Hereafter those who bid for isolated
tracts of Uncle Sans land must de-
post $1.25 to $3.50 cash in advance for
each acre. If they are not the sue
~cessful bidder the money will be re-
turned.
Twelve grandmas. representing a
combined 6 of 500 years held a
unique party at Emerado. They had
a combined weight of 1850 pounds
and represented a total of 400 years of
married life.
Horse buyers advertise as follows
in The Lanesboro (Mlnn.) Leader:
T buy 100 horses of all kinds. Some
for eastern market, sorne for southern
market, and some old fat horses for
Kansas and the Dakotas."
One of the covered sleighs, used to
carry children to a consolidated
school in McHenry county, was upset
by the wind, the stove in the sleigh
set the rig on fire and it was des-
troyed, but no one was injured.
Bottineau County News: The SEN
sible way to handle the farm help
problem in this state is to treat the
help like humans and not like so
many cattle to sleep in the barn and
rough it otherwise as best they al
The w. C.. T. u, of Stanley is doing a
real charitable work. A box of cloth
ing is left at the office Of The Stanley
Sun and any person who Is in need is
invited to go and help themselves.
Books and other reading matter are
also supplied.
County Superintendent of Schools
Warren of Ward county is alleged to
have o~vercharged the county for mile
age fees, and the county commission
ers have instructed the auditor to pay
him no more money, but to apply his
salary and mileage bills on what they
term the ~overcharge.
County Attorney Burdick and Sher-
If Erickson of Williams county, while
making a trip in an auto, picked up
a youth carrying a grip and asking
the boy IL he had anything to erin
were accommodated promptly, the grip
being full of booze. The boy proved
ito be but a messenger and the man
ulE hCI UP W as AcAANGds #g##. #.h#.
Flasher Hustler: The people of
North Dakota have their eyes rfveted
on the legislature n not only the
record Of the votes but the attitude and
general inclinations of the members is
a matter of intense and active inter-
est. The side stopper, the double
crosser, along with the open and prof
ligate crook must stand Up and be
counted.
Editor Carter of The Wimbledon
News sums up his desolate situation
as follows: The office dorg and the
editor himself are the only living ami
mails Except a few fieas, which the
pup carries around to exercise him
self on) around The News Office this
week. The editor of course is doing
the work while the pup is keeping his
friends. the Ieas, on the Jump. 1t has
been a lonesome week for both, but II
will end Saturday as Mrs. Carter is
expected home from the hospital Sun
day. then the editor will wear his Gus