The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-18

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There were more silos than ever
erected in the state this fall.
A big 500 engine was derailed at
Hankinson causing some trouble.
Considerable winter rye was seeded
near Riga, McHenry county, this fall
Six large silos have been constructed
in the vicinity south of Glenburn this
fall.
The Sargent County Teller warns
the gamblers OF Minor, that there
may be something doing in the way Of
prosecutions.
There is a scarcity of houses at Pc
kin and The Budget thinks it would be
a good investment for some one with
the money to erect some cottages there.
A great deal Of fruit is being ship
ped into North Dakota by independent
dealers and sold from the car as a
rebuke to the first trust, that is hold
ing the price at unreasonable figures
in many instances.
Cavalier Chronicle: The potato
warehouse Is sure a busy place these
days. eve with the two unloading
platforms in operation there are al
ways some teams waiting their turns.
During the past week they nave
handled between 1000 and 5000 bush
els Of potatoes.
Governors day at the third annual
North Dakota Industrial exposition
showed the biggest attendance Of the
entire show, George T. Shade, first vice
president of the Northern Pacific, de-
l~ivering an address in the exposition
theatre to an immense crowd, and ad-
dressed the bankers Of the slope coun-
try at a dinner at the commercial club.
Perry, the 1~2-year-old son of Mrs.
w. ]. Morrow of Pleasant Valley
township, near Rolla. was kicked in
the head and back by a horse and
and DR.. Harris of Cando made a thor
ough examination. They found the
kidneys severely injured, but, unless
complications set in, the boy will re-
cover. ,
Mrs. william Lamb, residing a few
miles west Of Harvey, came near being
the victim of a fatal accident when
she took a teaspoonful Of carbolic acid
by mistake for some other medicine.
But a part Of the acid was swallowed,
the mistake being realized as soon as
it was in her mouth, and most of the
acid being spit out. Some severe
burns, mostly in her mouth, resulted.
A complete recovery from the mis-
chance will be but a matter of time.
Clarence Powers, aged 20, porter It
the Hotel Dacotah barber shop at
Grand Forks, shot E. G.. Williams,
colored, through both legs in a row
which occurred in the bath room in
the rear of the barber shop at 1870
o'clock this afternoon. Following
the shooting Powers made no attempt
to escape, but told the BARRIERS work
ing in the shop to call the police. He
is being held at police headquarters.
Williams was taken to st. Michaels
hospital. His wounds are not thought
to be serious.
Portal International: VIM. E. Metz
ger. Hugh Roam, Jens Christensen and
several others living in and near Portal
have shipped their wheat this season
and each and every one has reported
the wreat grading No. / hard and
the wheat grading No. / hard and
country can't be beat in quality and
no where in the world can better wheat
be raised than right here in the vicin-
ity of Portal, N. D. Farmers from
other states could do no better in buy
buy from the farmers of the Portal
country.
Flasher Hustler: You are mistaken
when you say you can't afford to take
your home paper. You can't invest
the same amount Of money anywhere
else and benefit yourself as much as
| ~ ~oIi-~ f@r ~ 4o1Es~r a. I-~@1
paper. A man called the other day and
said: Don't miss sending me every
issue. I don't care a darn If 1t isn't
as big as a daily or as much reading
as a magazine, what | want is to keep
track of. the ads. l Save all the way
from. 81 to SIS a month just by reading
the ads and knowing when the mer-
chants are selling at bargain prices.
When [ find bargains advertised I take
advantage of them. That's why I don't
want to miss an ISSUE" And that man
was talking straight goods when he
said the above. Look this issue over
and If o can't find a chance to "a
yourself the price of a years subscrip-
ton, come in and we'll make you a
be bashful. If you have a holler com
ing let's hear it.
Valley City Times = Republican,
Congressman ana Mrs. Geo. M. Young
and daughter returned from Wash
ington last night to spend a few
weeks. AS it is eight months SINCE
they left here for the national capitol
they expressed great pleasure to be
back, again. About the new tariff law
Mr.. Young said: .":Give it a fair trial.
A year of experience will demonstrate
more than ten years of talk Mr..
Young also expressed himself upon
the banking and currency bill, say
ing: II was glad to vote for the cur
rency bill in the house, although I
think there should have been some
amendments made to 1t, and believe
the bill will be changed and improved
by the senate. l believe in free bank
ing; that membership in the proposed
United States regional reserve banks
should be optional, and that all hon
estly managed banks, including the
small state banks, should be permit
ted to become members. + have. not
been requested by he sergeant-at-
arms to return to Washington and do
quest. There is nothing to do in the
house until the currency bill Is sent
back from the senate"
Jamestown Capital: This office is in
receipt Of a letter from Washington in
regard to 1.-The fearful mess the present
administration is making etc, along
the same line n at some length. The
Capital does not hold a brief to de-
fend either the administration or any
particular party, believing that in the
present adjustment of affairs it will
ont with, q ma ioritv of tho I, ,ropi,1