The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-08-25

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III. North Dakota
Kernels
Threshing tributary to Lidgerwood
has been delayed by rain.
Edgeley merchants are prospecting
from Business on the Midland line.
The. Farmers State bank at Lidger-
wood is to be madesa national bank.
The State. bank at Gwyther shows
prosperity in it's recent statement. Of
conditions. 4 @5S1
Travellers say the auto ride between
Fargo n Edgeley is an inspiration
to any man.
The individual boosting for the
county fair at Dickinson ought to count
big for success.
Beef from the ranges tributary to
the Standing Rock. reservation will
be a little late this year.
The Mail at Edgeley boasts of the
lead that city has in LaMoure county
in he item Of bank deposits.
Postof1ce troubles at Minnewaukan
have been settled and Mrs. Mary Molt-
Ike will be named postmistress.
The highest point Of Kildeer noun
tain is 500 feet above the prairie, level
and 1900 feet above ths Little Missouri Miss
Colored blindpiggers are not at all
popular in the. country tributary to
E~dgeley-one, recently, will not soon
forget the trouble he got into. .
The famous stock farm established
by Andrew Loughlin at Lisbon is for
sale. Mr.. Loughlin was one Of the first
commissioners Of agriculture in this
state. ,@ .. "
The open esason for free speech"
debates in this state is from Thanks
giving day to March 1-other times the
farmers are too busy making their
money -.
It seems to be the settled opinion Of
the great majority of farmers that
early fall blowing produces much bet
ter results on the next year crops thar
late blowing.
Word has ben received at Caring
ton to the effect that Arrowhead lake
is to ave a dam placed at its south
end by the state and the water there
by raised several feet. % ]
Farmers in the vicinity of Gladstone |
are busy harvesting their crops. Some
had counted on only a partial crop and
are agreeably surprised at the fine
yield. which is beyond their expecta-
tons.
George W. Woods, superintendent Of
race attrac tions for the coming Rich
land county fair is known as the
man who put the "wahp" in Wahpeton.
A feature Of the fair will be the Home |
Coming celebration.
The Broadaxe at Lidgerwood cites |
stories from the threshing Machines
some twenty-five and a half bushels
to the acre and whole crop now
estimated at sixteen to eighteen bush
els" but does not give the variety of
the grain. |
How different the views on the labor |
troubles at Minot, are those of the
veteran WdIoWell OIL Inc FlOIeer HreSS
Pembina and the editor of The
Broadaxe at Lidgerwood.. The former
believes in the preservation Of the gov
eminent and homeland hat liberty
Is lot license" ~
The Dickinson Gun, club. held their
first annual registered tournament last
Friday and Saturday, Aug. Is and f6.l
Shooters from as far west as IAN
couver, Wash, and as far east as
Crookston, Mimi, were in attendance.
Very good scores were made, in fact,
the shooting Of all was above the aver
age. Ten thousand glass birds were
trapped. Horace e. Peck Of Kenmare
won the high average, $3.50.
The attendance at the Dunn county
reunion at CTakdale on Saturday, Aus.
16, was much larger than had been
Conservative estimates
place the number Of people at the Kill
deer mountain for this grand event at
from 1900 to 1000. The day was ideal
and all the forenoon the people were
arriving. Horseback riders were in
evidence everywhere-probably more
than 300, ~.
This from The Sisseton, IS. Do,
Miss Helen Oliver. niece Of
c.: Oliver, %ex-county auditor, for
merly a .: teacher In Roberts county,,
has been appointed deputy in the
county superintendent office at Wah-
peton, Richland county, N. D., at a
of $1,000 per year. In addition.
to this deputy. there is also a field
deputy there, who draws a salary of
$85 a month. North Dakota seems to
believe in looking after its schools.
Six cars, Of lumber recently arrived
on the 500 and two on the G.. N. at
which will be used for the
building Of grain elevators by the Os-
borne, Mcmillan Elevator Co., which
will be located on the right of way
of, the new Paramount & Veblen rail-
way in three of the towns. Two big
auto trucks. belonging to Thompson
of Wig, are being used in transporting
building material to Veblen, SO
that the buildings will be ready to re-
ceive grain when the rails get to town.
States Attorney. and Mrs. Burke Of
returned home Friday
from their trip to the. Yellowstone park,
made the trip to the park. en-
in their Ford automobile. The
trip was made by easy stages via the
.lidden tour route as far as Mondak,
to Glendive and Livingston, to
the park entrance at Gardiner. A day
was spent at Billings, where they met
a number Of Minnewaukan people and
enjoyed a pleasant visit. The trip