The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-03


Efforts are under way to have the
white way system Of street lighting
extended on Bruce avenue. South
Fourth street and South Fifth street
In Grand Forks.
| Erjck Westberg received a sprain-
ed arm in a mixup with a horse he
was riding while On his way home
from Neville. The horse fell and roll
ed onto his arm. "
John A. Weir, born in this state,
o a resident OF Saskatchewan. was
successful in passing the examination
for the Rhoades scholarship in that
district. He attended the university
Of Saskatchewan.
The Academy Of Mary Immaculate
was dedicated at Pembina by Arch
Man., assisted by Bishop Beleauno,
Monsignor Dugas n Fathers ULTRA,
Loreau and others.
Scarlet fever has broken III in the
school district east Of Ambrose, and,
in consequence, the school is closed.
Miss Hadier, the teacher, luckily es-
capped being quarantined by being on
a visit to a n~eighbortng home.
~
Rev. G. K. Mykland will be installed
next Sunday morning as pastor Of st.
Marks English Lutheran church at
Grand Forks taking the place Of Rev.
j. N. LentZ, who will become travel
ing missionary for the district.
While the young son of Sever
Bjorlie near Pekin was riding q horse
the animal stumbled and in falling
the boy was precipitated to the
ground in such q n as to frac-
ture his left limb midway between
the knee and ankle.
The Independent Congregation
Children of Israel elected the follow
ing: President. o. Zisken at Grand
Forks; vice president. E.. Sherer;
treasurer: II. Ginsberg; secretary. /
Reinstein; trustees, Charles Ginsberg,
II. Silverman. /. Crystal.
Rev. l.. O. Hartman, superintendent
Of primary Sunday school work in
Chicago. Mrs. NJ. S. Lemoreaux Of the
same school. m DR.. Karl E. Stol2
of Wesley college, are among speakers
secured for the institute of the NJ. f
churches of the Grand Forks district
In February.
The unwilling Of a bronze RELIEF
tablet Of DR.. L.. S. Platou, presented
by citizens Of Valley City to the mu-
nicfpality in recognition of Platou'i
success IN the establishment of a pure
water supply system for that city, was
held with appropriate services. Thu
tablet Is placed at the city's water
plant.
Christ Sandland of Moose Jaw
Saskatchewan, was burned serious
ly while impersonating Santa Claus
il the home of N. J.. Coddington at
Minot. When they saw Santa Claus
enveloped in flames a party Of thirty
young people,, mostly children
screamed and fled from the house
Mr.. C~oddington smothered the flame:
with blankets. The fire started from
a Christmas tree. He will O
"Cow day" is the rather homel
name that the Kenmare Commercial
club has applied to two gathering
which will be held in this city the lat
ter part OF January. The purpose, a
} the name signifies, is to promote tn
raising Of sows in the '~gooseneck" dis
trict, the development of the dairyini
= industry, believes the time is nea
! when the change from a straight grail
, raising to dairying will be complet
ed.
, Dana Wright of jamestown has re
/ ceiVed the original diary Of Privat
Minnesota regtment that tells of hi
, visit to what Is now Stutsman count
: with famous Sibley expeditio
through here in July, 1863. The littl
> black volume is well worn. some G
the pencilings are a little blurred ID
time. but the records a be decipher
ed with some difficulty and will ad
another chapter to the early histor!
of this region. Private Wall was al
f so a member Of Captain Marsh's Fill
more county company that partici
pated in the principal engagement
OF the big Sioux massacre and he ha
: left a book giving all the details {
q those strenuous frontier days. Tt
. diary was sent to Mr.. Wright by Mr.
Wall. now a resident of Friday Ha1
L Dor, Wash.
q Jamestown Capital: North Dakc
Il ia is still a young state n it he
u not some Of the resources of the Ole
er states but 1t seems to have a we
of doing things and making much
e what it has. In the progress of rur
r school consolidation this state con
e pares very favorably with Minnest
o ia which offers six times the aid thi
North Dakota presents for this sing
purpose. North Dakota has 100 mo
consolidated schools that has Mil
n nesota and during 1913 perfectt
eighteen more consultations thar d
10 Minnesota. The central and westel
parts of the state lead in consolids
IS ton, where the population is Iayil
y the foundations for the future, is pr
gressive and more energetic than Il
ID more conservative and older caste
portions. The idea is meeting wi
favor and has been worked out su
cessfully in Stutsman county in Sc