The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-06

There is an active mems club con-
nected with tho Methodist church at
Rugby.
Luverne on the new line to Minot
is to have a new school house, and a
baseball team.
One machinery firm at Litchville in
1918 sold 112 automobiles and a num-
Der Of gas engines.
A Bantry farmer named a pure blood
Holstein heifer Lady Washington be-
cause it was born Feb. %.
The Transcript at New Rockford
featuriZes the annual convention of
the American Society Of Equity.
Somebody would like to find the To-
cal coal thieves at Bantry, who broke.
the seals Of a coal car to get at what
they wanted.
Miss Josephine. Stiffness, assistant
superintendent, is the new usperin-
tendent at the Good Samaritan hospi-
tai at Rugby.
A firm of first class machinists is in
"a great convenience to autoists in
Towner county.
A Towner county lady says that
after spending the fall and winter in
Maine she prefers the nickertail state
to the hills Of New England.
Farmers in Renville county have
been killing large numbers of rabbits
which they have used for fresh meat
feed for their poultry flocks.
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There are now seventy paid up
members Of the commercial club al
Lansford-the officers are campaign
ing for a roster of 100 members.
The program committee of the Par
ent-Tcachers association of marion
have the mack Of making useful and
attractive programs for the meet
inSs.
The Tribune at Rugby says the
high school building and equipment
must be greatly improved to enable
the school to qualify as a first-class
high school.
Pending the rebuilding Of their
church, which was destroyed by ire a
few days ago, the Methodists Of Car
rington will use the Progressive Dun
kard church.
In a test of town COWS at CARING
ton for tuberculosis, only II animal
out OF t~wenty-four failed to pass the
test and it vas ordered killed and dis
posed Of according to law.
The writer of the school notes in
The Mott Spotlight urges the parents
to make more frequent visits to the
rooms attended by their children, thus
encouraging the children and helping
the teacher.
The Lincoln and Washington BIRTH
day anniversaries were properly OBJ
served by the pupils and teachers in
the public schools at Egeland. An en-
couraging feature was tho attendance
of parents and friends.
Hebron Tribune: e. J. Mackin of
the Mandan Commercial club" spent
last Friday here gathering data on
shipping conditions here and on the
outlook in general with the object Of
encouraging immigration to this slope
country.
Evangelists who have been holding
successful meetings at Streeter for
to Edgeley, where meetings will be
held. The paper at Streeter says the
work done in that town has been very
helpful to the local ministers.
In the matter Of attendance the
schools at Sykeston are topnotchers,
according to the requirements of the
state department. for classified schools.
For the first semester, this school
year, the average for the eigth grade
was IS and for the high school 971s.
Secretary Reade of the State Fire
mems association will visit Hebron,
March 8, to make an address before
the commercial club on fire protection
and kindred subjects. The meeting
will be attended by the local fire de-
partment, and visitors from Glen
Ullin.
The sentence of q. blindpigger at Mo-
hall, 10 days in Jail and q fine of
mendation of F. L. Watkins of the
state enforcement league, because he
confessed as to what he did-the de-
PENDANT must, however, report to the
court the first OF every month.
Sykeston Tribune: Ed Olstead
brought two bushels and twenty
this week n exchanged it for 100
pounds Of graham flour which was
worth $2.25, thus getting practically
81 per bushel for this wheat. when the
market price was only 76 cents.
Country papers are printing items
about the balmy spring weather which
is prevailing and the snow disappear
ing. Autos are seen running in some
sections every day, IN fact. there has
been no time the past winter but what
the roads were in shape for automo-
bile travel in many parts of the
state.
1t is claimed for Luverne.- one of
the new towns OH the Fargo Surrey
cutoff, that there is an entire lack Of
knockers. The Ledger claims for the
town that it Is the largest and best
little town on that line and that the
outlook for material improvements
the coming spring and summer is
very encouraging. f.. t-.L,
Good luck was on the side of Me-
dina a few days ago when a. nasty
fire was, by prompt action, quickly
controlled by d. chemical fire extin~
guisher and a home saved from de-
struction. The family was absent for
a few days and the man left to take
care Of the fires picked up q gaso-
line can instead of the kerosene can,
the contents of which he used to re-
vive the fire in the stove, which he
found nearly out. Very little damage
was done eli g.. ,~, 81 .s~.a s-.~
Medina Citizen: Theodore Stran1-
blad, owner of the, local telephone 'ex-
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