The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-02
North Dakota
Kernels

Dealers are selling many fence
posts at Dickey.
Considerable seeding has been done
in the vicinity Of Rollette.
Farmers near Benedict are planning
to install more cattle on their farms.
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran
church has been organized at Willis
ton.
The farmers elevator at Iota, Nc
Lean county, has been sold to Minot
parties.
Atty. R. L. Frazer, of Garrison
the legislature.
Things are going to be lively in a
base ball way in the different towns |
Of Emmons county.
Students in the high school at Rolla |
are proud that the debating team de- !
feated a team at Park River.
Many editors have been showing a
genuine interest in the work hat
should be done on Arbor Day.
Prof. L. A. White, formerly Of FEES
sender. has accepted the superintend-
enCy Of the public schools at Williston.
The Call, at Reeder, favors the re-
election Of Governor Hanna, and be-
lieves his platform will win him the
election.
The Pembina base ball club has |
been ~re-organized for the season with
j. T. Cockburn as manager and P.
Lere as secretary.
In the absence Of its I,a,Rnts a
3-year-old son Of John Hierth Of near
Columbus, was playing about a slough
and fell in and was drowned.
Benedict Odd Fellows appropriately
observed the anniversary of the fra
ternity by attending q special service |
at the Congregational church
The voters at Alta, Mclean county,
unanimously voted for a consolidated
school, and the erection of an appro-
pirate sc~hoolhouse will be begun at
once.
Contractors promise to complete the
Williston federal building not later
than May l. 1915. Thomas L. De-
lahanty is the construction superin-
tendent.
Young ladies at Hazelton have or
ganized a horseback riding club, and
1t Is their intention to make observa-
tons of the country over which they
ride for recreation.
Miss Eugene Meunier, who has beer
attending the Sacred Heart academy
at Fargo. has been engaged to teach
in the consolidated school in Shell
Valley, in the Turtle Mountain region.
The school children of Mclean
county are taking a lively interest in
the potato contest and cash prizes
which are offered by the 500 railroad.
The best Early Ohio potatoes will get
the money.
The Minot Normal schoolbuildings
are O practically completed. They
are as good as the best in the state
and have furnishings that are up to
date. The enrolment Is 100 and twice |
this number are expected for next
year.
A miner who has been working for
the Washbdrn Ignite Coal Co.. for
seven years, at Wilton, will enjoy his
savings by making a trip this summer
to his old home in Austria. Before
leaving ne was granted his full citizen
ship papers.
The Herald at Makoti is after the
mail service on that railroad branch
with a sharp stick. 1t says that thir-
tq-six hours Is too long a time in
which to carry a letter ten miles, and
suggests that the government engage
a team Of snails.
Upwards of 200 Shorthorn COWS
we're recently received at Williston.
A recent census on farmers interested
in the establishment of a creamery in
Williston showed over 1000 cows with
in a radius of eight or ten miles of
this city and this lot OF 200 makes a
very gratifying increase.
Farmers clubs recently organized at
points in Williams county are, The
Outlook farmers club, T. H. Erdahl,
secretary; North star farmers club,
north Of Tioga; The Summit farmers
club, E. c. Fisher secretary; Golden
Valley farmers club, l.. R. Knox Sec
rotary; n he Baqual farmers club,
Mrs. D. w. Smith secretary.
Prof. r. b. Lewis of the Wilton
schools, recently visited the superin-
tendent of the Underwood schools for
the purpose Of making arrangements
for holding a track meeting among the
various high schools of the county.
This is the first effort on the part Of
the various schools of Mclean county
to arrange for athletic contests.
Flax Irvine and flax fibre by-prod-
ucts have been the subject Of much
discussion the past week. Flax bind
ing Irvine and the knotters used with
1t will be sold through a large block
of territory in northwestern North
Dakota and northeastern Montana and
there are good prospects for the es-
tablishment of q Irvine factory in
Williston in the near future-says The
Herald.
G. C.. Conelly, a representative Of
the Lake Region immigration and De
velopment association, addressed the
Aneta Commercial club and gave a
very logical talk. The plan Of the as
ISOLATION is for the seven counties, Ro-
lette, Towner, Pierce, Ramsey, Mel
son, Cavalier and Benson, forming
what is known as the Lake region, to
join forces in securing settlers for
their counties.
People living on the Fort Berthold
reservation are anticipating the tap
ping Of the new territory by he 500
company. The latter announces that
the Makoti- Missouri River extension
will be constructed at once. The new
extension will contain about thirty
two miles of .trackage and it will ex-
tend through a rich territory recently