The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-25

SUNDAY.
A farmers short course is in session
at Finley. with about 200 people in at
tendance.
There are commonwealth activities
within the circles Of the commercial
club at Raleigh.
People at New Leipzig ale proud
because so many travelling men make
1t their TRUSTING place.
The destruction of the courthouse at
Manning, Dunn county, is still a sore
point with some of the people there.
The Rev. Mr.. Bunge las been in
stalled pastor of the Lutheran church
at New Leipzig. going there from
Mott.
To add dignity to the building, one
of the firms at Sherwood supplies the
postoffice with electric lights from its
own private plant.
improvements have been made in
the Grand Central hotel at Bowman
and there Is an experienced mine
hostess in charge.
The Odd Fellow club rooms at Will
liston are the center for social affairs
among the members Of the fraternity
n the members Of the families.
Ordinances establishing grades for
streets and venues and prescribing
the manne Of building sidewalks and
curbs are. in full force and effect at
Willow. City.
The farmers anG their sons and
daughters seem to like going to school,,
in nthnr wanda o+tn~Ii~r +I,~ ,z-rs1,,,
Of the short courses provided for
them.
The ladies of Park River do not
neglect to MAKE the social life of the
teachers Of the public schools pleas
ant - entertaining them at their
homes.
In anticipation Of a demand for farm
machinery at Arnegard the coming.
spring, % firm there has ordered the
construction Of a warehouse and sales
room 26X100 feet.
Whether this is the time to lake
positive steps as to the wisdom Of d.
viding Billings county will be decided
at a mass meeting to be held at Desart
Saturday, Feb. %,
Boosters at Mohall have made a
move to attract land buyers from 9TH
er points in this state and from Iii
nois, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota
to Renville county.
Genc1al regret is expressed for the
Methodists at Darlington who have
been deprived of their church build
ing and equipment, including a pipe
organ, by fire a few days ago.
The New Leipzig Sentinel: Read
ing that part of the last county corn
missioner proceedings relating to Off
cial papers. calls to mind the action Of
a 200 pound cake of ice slithering
down a 45 degree incline.
Napoleon Loiselle, near Willow City,
is wintering 100 hogs and with certain
labor-saVing devices he is able to do
nearly all the work himself. The ami
mails are kept in groups and an accu-
rate account of all the feed used is
kept SO that the record of gains made
Is complete.
A country editor of a philosophical
turn of mind says. legislatures in this
state come and go, but SO far the wise
man has not appeared to devise a law
regulating the making Of county off,
cial papers without annoyance to the
public and much friction and disagree
able aftermath.
A Father and Son banquet was held
at Williston. The ages of the guests
ranged from 6 years to IS years. The
general theme of the after-dinner pro-
ceedings was Help the Boy. The short
and pithy addresses were i~nterspersed
! with high class musical selections.
There IS one for the mothers and
daughters.
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proposition to divide Mclean county
into the general election. this year,
promises to make politics in the coun-
try north of Bismarck on the 500.
decidedly interesting. The people or
the north side Of Mclean are exceed
ingly dissatisfied and they are massed
for a good fight to make Garrison the
new county seat.
Sixteen hours a day since Oct. 4 IS
the running record Of the Carson mill,
established hele last fall. When it is
considered this mill is a new industry
and started in not an altogether favor
able year, the citizens here consider
this remarkable because this standard
hiss been maintained. BY the time all
the machinery is installed the mill will
grind twenty-four hours a day at u
, full capacity. Feed is also being
ground at the rate of 5000 pounds an
hour.
A school note in The Williston
Graphic: The increasing demands of
state authorities upon the high schools
of the commonwealth looking toward
the raising Of scholarship in the
schools seems at times to be almost
the last straw for some of the high
school students. They cannot stand
the pressure become easily dis
couraged. 1t Is increasingly borne in
upon high school teachers that many
boys and girls ought not to endeavor
to attempt to finish the high school
course in four years but Should take
five years for it.
The Park River Gazette: r. Hey
wald, state high school inspector,
made an official inspection of the Park
River high school on Monday and
Tuesday, and found the prescribed
educational work being carried on In
excellent anner The long well-es-
tablished reputation of the local in
]stitution as one of the best high
schools in the state is being success
fully upheld by Superintendent Aygarn
and his staff of teachers. The high
standing of the school has been a
strong drawing card and it continues
to enroll students not only from all
parts of the county, but adjoining
counties as well. 49,