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

I&&Ab1H SAbC AL GIND DGAlIl.
North Dakota
H. Kernels
The seduction section OF the state
code will be unearthed at a coming
trial in Morton county.
1t Is estimated that the recent raw
ages Of hog cholera cost the farmers
Of Richland county 100000
Wahpeton appreciates the recogni-
ton by being made the meeting place
for the State Library association in
1914.
On the old Packard farm, north of
Gladstone the average wheat yield on
$50 acres was twenty-one bushels to
the acre.
Sen. Hans P, jacobson of Mott has
joined the army Of benedicts by his
recent marriage to Miss Ivy Lamb, at
Grundy Center, Ia.
Ten hogs this year to every one
last, Is the report coming from Nc
Clusky. and Of course their corn acre
age is accordingly increased.
John Ehr sold eleven hogs to the
Valley City meat market for over
$500. Some of the porkers averaged
between 500 and 700 pounds.
The Stark county fair committee
has a cash balance of $1,198.45 to be-
gin work with next year-a nice little
NEST egg" for cas- premiums.
Randolph Holding Of Ransom City,
who was, accused Of criminal assault
on the ~9-year-old daughter of l.. B.
Carvell Of that town, was found not
guilty.
Work is rapidly progressing on the
two 800, 900 brick buildings which the
being erected on the lots adjoining
the Hebron Fire and Pressed Brick
works at Hebron.
After considerable urging upon the
part Of Fryburg business men it is
believed a depot agent will soon be
installed there n the depot build
ing Will be repaired.
It is stated that the bank at Sterling
has been sold to Bismarck parties,
headed by C. B, Little. E. l. Amund-
son. who has had charge Of the bank,
will move back to Iowa.
District court has beer postponed at
Napoleon from Nov. rs to Dec. /, when
Judge Nuessle of Bismarck will be
there to preside. The jury will be
called but he calendar is a short one.
Paul r. Heating. for seventeen
years with the Great Northern at Mi
not, and for seven years past train
master, has been promoted superin-
tendent of the Sioux City, Ia, divi-
sion.
A spark from an engine on the Mil
waukee line set a prairie fire that for
a time threatened Mott. A united effort
on the part of the citizens subdued
what might have been a serious con-
~flagration.
The mining of Ignite coal is active
in the mine belonging to the High
Grade Ignite O Co., at Medora.
AS soon as the shaft Is farther into
the hill the output will be many more
tons per day.
New Salem Journal: Last weeks
paper that the rails had
been laid to the Knife river bridge.
Hazen expects to receive freight very
soon. and will be buying grain as soon
as they get cars.
Two members of the Underwood
fire department on leaving the town
after fifteen years continuous service
were given a good send-off and pre-
scented with substantial mementoes to
| ROM ON hor ola friends ~,
The w. H, Mcdonald land west Of
the Little Missouri river at Mandan
has been sold to j. NJ. Brodie and F. L.
Roquette of Dickinson, whom it is
said will pen a coal mine. They paid
$1,OSO for the quarter section.
The farmers in the New England
locality are making great progress in
the matter Of setting out trees for
groves and windbreaks. Deliveries
have been made here for some 80, 600
trees for next springs setting.
DR.. J. A. Johnson has closed his
hospital at Bottineau and given much
Of his equipment to st. Andrews hos
pital recently opened by the Sisters
Of the Presentation. DR.. Johnson Is
remodeling the old hospital building
for a residence.
The county agricultural school will
share with the commercial club at
Park River the direction of the farm
er's institute the third week in Janu-
airy. Plans are already on foot for
IN instructive week, with a number
Of special features.
The bitulithic paving of twelve
blocks at Mandan costing $62, 343.19,
has been accepted and warrants have
been issued in full to the contractor,
James Kennedy Of Fargo. who has
moved the principal part of his put
fit to Billings, Mont.
Range fed lambs are commanding
top prices in Chicago. Last week 800
spring lambs were shipped from a
Stark county point. The average
weight was s~eventy-four pounds and
the gross price $5.44 per head or $7.35
cwt. in Chicago, a net price of SIS per
head.
The current issue The Cavalier
County Chronicle is printed on calen-
dered paper and Is embellished with
fine half-tone pictures Of the strik-
ingly handsome new courthouse build
ing and the several officials occupy
ing it. A brief history Of the county
is also given.
John B~loodgood, the Mandan bull
moose agent, Is said to be planning
on organizing Morton county for the
Roosevelt party for the future. He
has just returned from bull moose
headquarters at Minneapolis and Far
go. and will enter into the work with