The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-14

Congressman Young has taken off
Ills coat to help the people Of Rugby
10 get a free mail delivery service
after July l. 1914.
The Sons of Norway at Galesburg
entertained their friends at a banquet
which followed q. lecture by Editor
@tyrvald Of Fargo.
The merchants at Calvin were lib
eral in their donations of prizes for
the agricultural exhibits to be made
at the institute. Feb. II.
A Grange organization was perfect
ed at Drake a week ago, with seventy
seven charter members. The lodge
will be known as Broadview, and John
P. Kemper Is the first master.
The Gascoyne Advance says the
farmers in that part of Bowman coun-
ty r a unit in favor of more di-
versitted farming and they will add to
their milk herds as rapidly as they
can and crop their lands accordingly.
Farmers in the vicinity Of Fryburg
are holding meetings for the purpose
Of organizing a stock shippers asso-
citation, the object Of which will be for
the farmers to cooperate in the ship
ment of their stock and to secure bet
ter. prices for beef.
Farmers of the west end of La
Moure county have organized a Bet
ter Farming association, and will CO.
operate with the state association.
There are thirty-siX members. and the
president is S. H. Splitter.
A blizzard and excessive cold wealth
er was responsible for the slim attend
ance at the farmers institute sessions
at Hope. The speakers, however, ar
rived before the trouble and gave the
programs which were highly appreci-
ated by the toWnspeople.
Mandan hopes to get the 1914 Mac
cabee convention for North and South
Dakota. AT present the Maccabee
lodge OF Mandan is ahead, Fargo DOS
sibly holding second place in the state.
The number of new members taken
into the lodge determines the meeting
point.
A farmer who settled near Plaza
ten al ago, now owns three quar-
ter sections Of land, a comfortable
home, twenty-six head of cattle, has
averaged a net profit of $1,000 q year,
and during the ten years made a trip
to Europe with his wife, which cost
him a little over $1,000.
With the institution of the parcel
post the receipts of mail matter at
Neville have grown from two sacks
to eight to ten sacks and to meet
the emergency the Great Northern
Railway Co. has supplied the post
master with q handy mail cart for use
in transporting the mail to and from
the depot.
Ashley Tribune: Auto drivers who
ran their machines to Ventura, a
week ago, have given that town a
cense ta~5 properly displayed. One
Ashleyite paid IS for his experience,
and another hustled out OF town as
some of the citizens were calling for
the marshal.
The StarkWeather Times: Stock and
hogs shipped out from North Dakota
to the Strengthening markets stand up
we'll, and we'll up to the top In grade.
and desirability. This is helping. the
market from this state and will make
the inquiry for North Dakota stock
and hoge active and important. 1t
means that North Dakota stock and
hogs will fetch a very creditable price
at all times in the central markets.
The Golden Valley Chronicle: Upper
Golden Valley farmers near Smith
creek. who interviewed. the Northern
Pacific surveyors there recently, say
that the. -Glendive line of that
road will like1y pass through town
ship 145, range 104, from near. the
southeast corner to neal the nerth-
west corner, heading for O'Brien
creek, down which the line will run,
opnSoinr tha VoJ1nUctnno of Naur1nr
Mont.
The waterworks at Cando is a prof
table civic undertaking, according to
the report of the superintendent for
1913. The net profits for 1913 are
nearly $1,000, and the paid earnings
for 1913 show a gain of over $500 as
compared with 1912, while h gross
earnings show {. gain Of oVer $500 for
the same period. This report clearly
demonstrates that the water works
are a paying Investment for the city,
says the Herald. Il
The Twenty five Years Ago" COL
umn in the Towner Tribune, reports
that the. first white resident in .Da-
kota territory, a. maj by the name of
Proteau, was found frozen to death
near" Fort Bennett. He was ninety
I'LL OO y S"hS q - oA wv 1o0N AA
had lived considerably with Indians.
He served as: scout and; Interpreter for
Generals Custer, Harvey. Sibley and
Sully, and he carried over twenty ar
row points in his body.
Cando, Herald: 1t now seems reas-
| onably certain that this branch line
Of the Great Northern will have inn
proved mail service with Canada. Mr..
Mcbride, chief clerk Of the railway
mail service, passed through Cando
last Monday night on his way to
Brandon, making an inspection trip to
determine what recommendations
should be. made: as to change in the
present service. On his return trip
Tuesday ne stated that he viii recon-
mend. an exchange service Between
Brandon and Cando. Until the Can
adian government puts on a mail clerk
the pouch will be made up on the
train from Cando to Brandon. On the
| south bound train the pouch will be
made up at Brandon for Cando, and
the mail for other points north Of
Cando will be sent out from this Of
fice.