The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-20

modern throughout,
The Standard Oil Co. has establish
ed q supply station at Arnegard and
it is expected to draw a great deal
Of trade and visitors to the wv
The postoffice at Hazen is now
housed in a building devoted exclusive
ly to that use and it is appropriately
furnished for the proper conduct of
the business.
LaMoure is TO lave an exclusive
postoffice building, which will be erect
ed by the LaMou:e State bank, and
leased to the government for a term
of ten years.
Lloyd Bales of Lansford is in Jail
at Bottineau because he nno sup
ply $1,000 bail to answer a charge of
violating the prohibition law in the
district court.
The wife of a farmer at Taylor will
enjoy her Christmas present by spend
ing the summer in Germany, visiting
her parents and sightseeing on the
European continent.
The greater part of the time at a
recent meeting of the commissioners
of Kidder county was devoted to the
subject Of making the roads and high
ways better for travel.
Business men at New England are
donating literally for a ball team.
They are planning on placing a team
in the fields that will allow nothing
to escape New England"
Benjamin Stoelting, recently ap-
pointed to be a member of the board
of commissioners for Mercer county,
according to The Mercer County Star
is distinguished for his linguistic tai
entS.
Editor Brinton had a close race for
mayor of Beach, but he reached the
goal with two majority, defeating J.
P. Smith. The Progress says hat Mr..
Smith didn't use enough printers ink.
There were 301 votes cast.
The Golden Valley Automobile club
has been organized at Beach with
undertaken to increase the member
ship to 100. The president is H. B.
Museus. The club will be affiliated
with the American and North Dakota
associations. Beach is on the national
northwest trail,
Mercer County Star: The Knife
river has been very high. In fact SO
high that the low water bridges over
it nave been covered n no one at
tempted to cross during it's rampage.
The cause has been the heavy fall of
snow west. The town has had to do
without the south trade the past few
days and the mail has been in deSper-
ate straits getting through.
Beach Progress: Willis Wallace,
who is making a model dairy farm
fifteen miles north of Beach is going
more into the stock raising business.
While in town on business Wednesday,
he stated that he will have fifteen
good mich COWS on his dairy farm
this year and that he intends to keep
On increasing the herd with the best
stock ~procurable and eventually have
a dairy farm well worthy of the name.
The Center Republican,, o. B. Cook
brought this office a lump of Ignite
last week that is quite a curiosity, and
we would like to preserve it in it's
present state. 1t is a perfect stump
of a tree, about eight inches in dame
ter and stands about that high. The
top appears to have been sawed off
and the bottom shows where the roots
originally were. It Is perfectly smooth
and shiny os If the bark had recently
been removed. The lump is a rich
black in color. weighs about twenty
five pounds, and would prove an at
traction If it could be preserved.
Paramount News: One of the old
est clocks in Paramount, and probably
in the state, is owned by Mrs. A. 4.
Almy. It is more than 100 years old.
The works are made entirely of wood,
and 1t has been out Of commission for
Years. The News. in introducing Mr..
Bittner, the ley Jeweler,, to our read
Iers, said he was one nf the best in the
state. and that. he could repair any
thing h ever run, on wheels. VIM.
Wetherbee, who is making his home
with his sister, Mrs. Almy, took this
old relic to Mr.. Bittner to- have it re-
paired. 1t was a problem, and tedious
work. but it's working at present and
hasn't lost n n1inuat for days. 1t
was a masterpiece of work, and Mrs.
Almy will cherish the old relic, and
have one of the Oldest timepieces in
the state.
According to The Charbonneau Her
aid engineers and contractors in the
employe of the Great Northern, are
on the ground preparing for the COM
pletion OF the branch road which
passes through that part of Mckenzie
county. The Herald says further,
that "the surfacing will be
ed as soon as the crews can be brought
here. The work will be rushed as fast.
as possible and the roadbed put in
first-class condition. Over $15,0 o is
to be invested in Charbonneau by the
railroad company, in the installation
OF ana extensive water system for their
locomotives. A 100000 gallon tank
basins for chemically treating the
water will be installed. This means
that Charbonneau will be an import
ant station on the new line, and that
railroad men will be working in this
sss.s::cs1ity saost of sle summer.