The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-26

orchestra, for a matinee and concert,
June 6.
Travellers from Hettinger county re-
port more than the usual amount of
rainfall for that section, this spring,
and the best general crop conditions
for years.
The Braddock News: Crop condi-
tons are fine. The recent rains have
brought up everything and winter
rye never looked better. o, for a bill
lion dollar crop.
The Mayville Tribune is perturbed
because the railroad commissioners Of
few days ago, and did not say a word
as to their mission.
The boys of the science school at
Wahpeton have decided that there
must be much more activity in onnec
ton with the Y. M. c. A. of the school
than there has been.
A reel of 1000 feet showing aCtivi-
ties of the Glendale Industrial school.
in Dickey county, will be the Memoir
al day attraction at the moving pic
ture show at Cogswell.
Many new candidates have appear
ed on the surface in Emmons county,
but there is only n candidate for
state senator but there are five for the
office of register of deeds.
Those seductive items" which are
being sent to the state papers by In
surance Commissioner Taylor, are the
kind of newsy little things which
! makes the country editor smile.
A pre-commencement event at
Cakes. in connection with the public
schools, was a very excellent exhibit
made by the domestic science, draw
ing and manual training department.
The local papers at WahpetOn com .
mend the city authorities for their
prompt enforcement of the law pro-
hibiting fast driving and speeding by
autoists. All people look alike TO the
policeman.
The business men of Adrian, on the
| Jim river, have arranged with The
LaMoure Echo for space on the eighth
page of that paper for the spreading
Of news and advantages of that and
adjacent communities.
The Hankinson News makes a fat
footed assertion that the selection Of
school officers has been taken out of
politics and they are now elected on a
| non partisan basis, the names being
placed on a separate ballot without
party designations.
Towner county has ten candidates
for sheriff, and six for register of
deeds. The local papers boasts that
| every mar Of 'em is capable for the
| office aspired to and will make a good
official if elected, and that there is no
need to worry in regard to the bust
ness Of the county-lucky, ToWner
county.
H.. l.. Reid, deputy state fire mar
! shall, asserted himself most promin
entity at Braddock, where he told the
natives a few plain things about fire
protection, and more particularly
about fire prevention, He condemned
a number Of old shacks and fire traps,
some Of which were demolished in his
presence.
Grigss County Sentinel: Dan
| Campbell. a farm laborer employed
on the Albert Wells farm in Lenora
township. in a fit of insanity last Fri
day shot Billy Stewart. a fellow work
er. in the back. He then turned the
gun on himself. the bullet penetrating
| the stomach and lung. He will die
while the man Stewart will recover
Under a recent order of the post
master general, effective July /, al
! domestic money orders will be payable
at any post office in the United States
excepting Alaska, If presented on oil
before the thirtieth day following the
date Of issue. Heretofore it has been
necessary to have all money orders
| cashed at the p~ostoflce designated IN
| the order. -a.t...
The Rolette Record: DR.. W. F. Rob
ertson, member Of the county publicity
commission, attended a meeting of the
committee held in Rolla last week. II
was decided not to place the county
fund Of $500 in the Lake Region. fund
but to use 1t entirely for advertising
Rolette county. The committee decid-
ed to get out some small pamphlets in
advance Of the regular advertising
book.
In some Of the town where civic
improvement leagues are active, va
cant tracts, which have been more OF
less unsightly, during the beautiful
summer months, have been disced
narrowed and sown to grass, timothy
millet and barley, which are more
pleasant to look upon than dirty
ugly grounds, which are usually the
deposit place for all kinds Of rub.
bish.
The Pink Paper: The rush OF
springs work will soon be over and
roads should be given that atten.
ton which they should have. Oul
roads can all be put in first class con.
dition for a very trifing cost and 50
maintained. One noticeable thins
whic is encouraging is the spirit Of
rivalry In many places between neigh,
boring road overseers. 1t results ii
better roads, of which the road over'
seers can Justly feel proud. Good road.
mean a saving to the farmers ant
everyone else who uses the roads
They many times pay for the out.