The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-11-29

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: There is a greater demand than ever
IN North Dakota for library books.
The Thanksgiving meeting Of the
at jamestown was a hummer.
Great interest is being taken in the
corn shows held in the state this fall.
3 HONS grow seed corn seems to
bring the best results in North Dakota.
Over 10000 bushels OF grain have
been marketed at Alexander the past
week.
j. M. Williams, a farmer near Petit
bone is building a solid concrete barn
50X150.
The Valley City Courier suggests
Alfred Zuger as a candidate for at
torney general.
Forty eight bushels to the acre
seems to be an average yield of corn
in North Dakota.
The railroad commissioners will hold
a three days meeting at C~arrington,
beginning Dec 2.
Moving picture shows are greatly
appreciated in many Of the smaller
towns Of the state!
The new depot for the Midland road
Is finished at Wimbledon and a water
tank is now being built.
Contracts have been let for the
plumbing and wiring of the new court
house at Grand Forks.
The Clendenning grain elevator at
jamestown Is being moved from the
500 to the Midland tracks.
People at Dickinson seem proud Of
the fact that a state normal school is
to be located there in 1916.
A nursery is TO be conducted in the
Methodist church at Grand Forks. so
mothers can attend the services.
The teachers examinations, held in
practically every county of the state
this fall, have been we'll attended.
While prices seem high in North
Dakota the people seem to have the
money to pay for what they need.
The people along the Aneta and Dew
lis Lake branch of the Great Northern
are demanding better train service.
- LIclSIL Tdlu on the PlnSree line
near Woodwork set fire to the prairie
and forty tons of hay We're burned.
There a been a generous response
to the call for funds to pay off the
debt of the new church at Larimore.
George NJ. Young says if he is a
candidate for recollection to congress
he will run as a progressive republi-
can.
After holding the p~ostofice at Me-
dina for ten years Mrs. Mary Dwyer
~retires and is succeeded by Peter Kar-
pen.
E. S. Delaney of Valley City has
started on a trip to Europe, where he
will purchase several thoroughbred
horses.
Farmers in the vicinity Of WiIIiston
will take trips to Minnesota and Wis
consln to become better posted in the
dairy industry.
The vast deposits Of coal in North
Dakota will furnish a cheap source of
fuel to the people Of the state for
years to come.
The members of the State Press as
ISOLATION are looking forward to an
interesting meeting to be held in Bis
marck this winter.
North Dakota express rates will be
discussed at a meeting of the rail-
road commission to be held at Grand
Forks carly in January.
The monthly bulletin published by
the directors of the State Press assoc
citation is rapidly becoming an inter
esting publication.
Much effort has been extended by
commercial clubs and other city
organizations to bring the city man
and the farmer together.
r. H. Murphy, a former resident Of
the state, n who was once a bonanza
farmer near MayVille, has just died,
leaving an estate of $250,000.
Newspapers of the state are urging
that the people should do all in their
power to help along the new settlers
coming into the state next rear.
Most of the papers Of the state ara
Of the opinion that Judge Fisk could
hold his present position on the ST.
preme bench as long as he chooses.
Ordering from mail order houses
has become such q habit with some;
people that they often miss many
bargains offered by their local 1nHr-
chants.
There is. complaint at. Kew Rock
ford because school childr2n cusaTaI
in the habit Of pilfeyin& crayn1l from
school and mari, III windows and
doors of business buildings.
People at Sentinel Butte are making
great preparations for the dedication
OF the new school house there which
will occur Dec. g.. Governor iianna is
expected to make an address.
An explosion which mysteriously
occurred in the butchershop at Bow
man did considerable damage. Editor
Totten Is of the opinion that it might
have been an attempt to destroy the
Citizen plant.
Edith M. Ostby who went from ST.
Paul to Garrison to take a., position in
a photograph gallery had been there
but q few days when she went in
sane. She is being held for relatives
at the Jamestown asylum.
Ward county ma never be able to
collect from $4,000 to $15, 600 which
was expended some years ago in fur
rishing seed grain and feed to farm
ers. Mortgages filed ahead Of the
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