The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-05
North Dakota
Kernels
Welcome Masons.

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Great growingwea Their.
John Story, a pioneer Of Milton, is
dead.
Rugby will have a new ice cream
factory. ,
Hoboes are plentiful in many sec
lions of the state.
Elmer Herzog, aged IA. died Of the
measles at Milton.
The Taylor drug store at Minot was
turglarized and $410 taken.
Ed Olson had both legs cut off under
the carwheels at Grand Forks.
The Gascoyne Advance estimates
hat three inches Of rain fell in a rain
storm there last week.
The opening Of the new town of
Plentywood in Montana is attracting
a lot of attention in North Dakota.
George D. Mann, formerly city IL
tor of The Minot Optic has been made
| city editor of The st. Paul Dispatch
Jess hGIlp6E OIL NLdIIdoll was
ly hurt last week when he was thrown
from his motor cycle, after running
into a dog.
KEN temple of Grand Forks came to
| the big Masonic homecoming in Far
| go in a special train with it's band, pa
troll and diVan.
Police Chief Smith and Police Ser
| geant McCutcheon have been suspend
| ed pending a hearing on charges pre-
ferred against them.
The new motor spirit" which Is
taking the place Of gasoline, for use
in autos, is being used in North Dako-
ia to a considerable extent.
Grand Forks Masons will be busy
from June 9 to 10 when h annual
| Scottish Rite reunion will be held and
the Shrine ceremonial will be in or
der.
The new Jail for Golden Valley coun-
ty, now located at Beach is now ready
for occupancy. 1t is strictly a first
class hotel in every way according to
newspaper reports.
Enock Harpsten of Glendive, Mont,
has a steer which he expects by next
ldll u lIldNC ~ "Sl5i f,VOO POuilNp
The steer was never grain fed until
two months 6 and weighs over
$500 now.
Joseph Omrine of Minot escaped
from the insane asylum at jamestown,
went back to the magic city and calm
ly strolled into the police station to
see the boys He was promptly
locked up and will be taken back.
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George Koch, a cream buyer at He
bron, was arrested on complaint of
State Dairy Commissioner Flint. Koch
is charged with the crime of under
reading the Babcock test. He waived
examination and is held for the dis
trict court under $1OG bonds.
No trace has been found of Brake
man c. w. Rutherford, who mysteri-
ously disappeared from a train near
Mandan two months ago. The North
ern Pacific and North Dakota officials
have searched in vain for some clue
as to what happened to the unfortu-
nate man.
Fred Gallagher, 11-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gallagher of He
brOn, was stealing a ride on a freight
train, when he fell under the car and
had both feet run over. 1t was neces-
sary to amputate one leg above the
ankle and only the heel was left on the
other foot.
The Willow City Commercial club
Is to be revivif1ed. A meeting was held
to inject new life into the organization
with the hope that attention may be
attracted to the advantages that part
Of the state has to offer to home
builders and investors.
Charles Stuart of Marmarth had a
narrow escape from death when his
four horse team hitched to a disc ran
away. Stuart was thrown in front of
the disc but got out of the way be-
fore the machine passed over him. He
suffered a dislocated hip, a bad sprain
in the back and several cuts about the
head. ~'
Powers Lake Echo: With seeding
completed for this year, our farmers
are turning their attention to breaking
up as much new land as possible. The
weather has been very favorable for
farm work this spring, and the seed
has never been put in the ground in
better condition. With an average
amount of rainfall a bounteous crop
will be harvested.
A settlement has been reached be-
tween the 500 line and Joseph Speiss,
who was injured by a passenger train
at a crossing near Martin asst Janu-
airy. The boy was in the wagon with
his father when the train struck their
rig. Rev. Nikolaus of Martin effected
the settlement. The boy will be paid
| 81, 500. while his guardian gets $500
for expenses in the case.
Alexander is to have an ultimate
supply of the purest spring water, suf-
icient for a town ten times it's size.
For many YEARS Alexander has Deen
famous for it's water, which was
thought to come from one spring out
a complete investigation disclosed the
fact that there are three distinct
springs. A large concrete basin Will
be constructed to co1tatl a supply al
all times.
Mercer County Star: It behooves
the Northern Pacific to have steel laid
through Mercer county as soon as
possible If they wish to get the i'm
mense amount of tonnage now plying
up and down the Missouri river from
and to points in Mercer county. Sey-
eral boats are continually on the &C
on the river and are carrying thou.
sands of tons of freight up and in 6
year several hundred thousand bushels
of grain down to Washburn anG
transported on the 500 line the great.
er share of which naturally would g,
to the Northern Pacific were it's line:
finished.
The Jamestown Alert lis responsible