The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-08

newspapers publish SO many things
gratis that some people feel discrimin
ated against when they are charged
for their advertisements.
The Spring Coulee correspondent
for The Wiliston Graphic says, 1.-The
number Of bushels of grain per acre
depends on the eternal vigilance on the
destruction of the gopher.
Farmers shipping stock outside of
the state will save a whole lot of trou-
BILE and annoyance if they make ar
engagements for inspection at points
where there are state inspectors.
The Water Users association, at
Williston, want the citizens Of that town
to use more electricity which is made
by the government water power and
thus bring about a reduction of rates.
Evidently Atty. w. E. Purcell has
friends among the newspaper boys Of
Richland county, as they are saying
nice things about his candidacy for
United States senator on the demo-
cratic ticket. ,.
a capacity house greeted the Nor
malonians of the Valley City Normal
school at Donnybrook, and The Cour-
Ter says the large audience was re-
called with a musical the
best ever heard in the town.
The Mckenzie Gazette: Although
we rarely see the sun these days the
snow is going fast and the water is
not running off in the sloughs and the
creeks either but going into the
ground. 1t looks as though the farm
ers would be in the fields now within
a week with the soil in the proper
condition for an ideal seed bed.
The Haynes Gazette: Moisture is
very plentiful in these parts just now.
The large quantity of snow that fell
Is practically all melted and the water
is being absorbed by the ground and
Will leave 1t in very good shape to take
the seed when It is own Farming
operations in the fields that were in
progress before the last snow, were
all stopped, and as soon as the ground
is dry enough there. will be a rush to
begin work on the fields again.
The Portland Gun club held a rous-
ing meeting recently and the organic
alton was put on g. surer foundation.
j. II. Rildy has been elected presi-
dent, and e. G. Cross secretary. For
mer members will be reinstated on
application. and a team is to be sent
to the state tournament, to bring
down some of the prizes. New traps
were installed last year and the house
put in repair so that shooting can be
started as soon as the ground permits.
The immigration committee of the
Velva ,Comemrcial club has received
definite information from the 500 line
regarding the rates that Will be put on
in connection with the immigration
project. The fare from Chicago to
Velva and return will be $17.25 or
about J. cen a mile, and from st. Paul
go into effect May II and will con-
tinue until Nov. 80. With this low rate
the chances are that there will be a
large number Of land seekers here this
year.
The Paramount. News: Winter Is
on the wane. spring is almost here
and it is time that we should make
u plans for town advancement dur
ing the coming active season. We
may have been resting on u oars
during the winter talking of what
should be done. Now Is the time to
do it. This can be made q better
town to live in, a more pleasing town
to look at, a more progressive town to
do business in If every citizen will take
q real interest in helping civic i'm
proveInent.
The faculty of the WilIiston high
school were guests of the domestic
science class at a wholesome and we'll
prepared breakfast served in the class
room with appropriate appointments
at 8 o'clock a few mornings ago. Later
in the year will be served a luncheon
and a dinner,-these to other guests.
On various occasions recently this
class has gained experience in the
matter Of serving their products and
incidentally brought in a little money
to help defray the expense Of the de-
partment.
In acknowledging several improve
ment made In the city by the Great
Northern Railway Co, The Republis
can at Portland says ""the greatest Of
all improvements which they are ex-
pected to do will be in building the
Connecting link from this city to La
kota whereby the Sarles branch will
be Joined into one long selni-maif
line with Fargo as the outlet. A large
new territory would be opened up and
the property rights OF the Great
Northern would be protected from the
invasion OF the Midland Continental.
which Isl pushing Its way into this see
ton and which will eventually absorb
much of The business already going to
the G. N. and will also attempt to
grab all he business in that rich ter-
ritcEy "a lying Between the Tarin1ore-
breckenridge Iisle and the Aneta line