The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-22
North Dakota
Kernels

Fire broke out in the Worthless home
at Anamoose, but little damage was
done.
The Norma Gazette, in describing
the narrow escape, claims that the
poison Of the beast was so strong
that it ate off the knife blade. On
the other hand, many of Mr.. Nelson's
friends are inquiring what brand of
whiskey he recommends for tar
antula.
A tarantula was discovered by An
ton Nelson of Norma, who was work.
ing around a bunch of bananas. The
big spider bit him on a finger when he
brushed it off Of his neck. After kill
ing the tarantula, he cut out a chunk
of flesh from his finger, telephoned to
the doctor to meet him at home, and
then began soaking his insides with
whisky.
Louis DALI, 20 years old, whose home
was at Flasher, N. D., was drowned in
the Wild Rice river, near Ada, Mimi,
while bathing with some companions.
1t seems that he was caught in a
whirlpool, which dragged him under
and was not able to save himself. One
OF his companions was nearly drowned
trying to saw him, being also partly
pulled into the pool. His body was
not recovered till the next day.
A two-day shoot was held at Dick"
inson, the high score for the regulation
event Of 300 birds being made by
Potter White, of Watertown, S. D.,
was 280. c. F. Ellis scored ninth with
260, Jos. Croswaite tenth with 256.
The scores made by other Mandan
men were: l.. S. Roger, PAS; T. G.
c. Kennedy, 242; w. H. Vallancey,
235. L. S. Roger went from Dickinson
to Roundup. Mont, and returned to
Beach to shoot in another tourna-
ment.
A. Cooling, who lives nine miles
south of Gladstone, recently sold his
wool crop in Hettinger, the nearest
wool market, a distance of f1fty-six
miles from his farm. His clip was
light this year, only amounting to
1900 pounds. Mr.. Cooling has a flock
Is cents a pound. M. G. Sweening, a
%neighbor of Mr.. Cooling, also sold his
clip of 1,40O pounds in Hettinger, re-
ceiving the same price for his wool.
Mr.. SWeening has a flock of 200. Both
parties sold to P. H. Rumble.
Ed Juelson. architect for the Imper-
ial Lumber Co., at Lakota, has select
ed the Harry Knauss farm as a site
for the erection Of the first set Of
modern farm buildings of his own
creation to be erected in the state of
North Dakota. An eight-room bun
galow will be built, with all modern
conVeniences. a circle barn, eighty
four feet in diameter, with a silo in
the center; an elevator, built on the
circular plan, thirty-two feet in di-
ameter, and a capacity of 10000 BUSH
els, and a machine hall. fifty feet in
diameter.
Mr.. Ben Watcher was standing on
the depot platform at Sanborn, &C.
companied by her little son, talking to
a friend at a car window when a truck
loaded with beer in kegs and cases
was passing to the branch express
car. When opposite her one Of the
truck wheels came off and the load
was dumped on and about her. The
corner of a case struck her in the back
near the shoulder blade and cut a
cash three inches long. The kegs and
boxes piled up around her and
bruised her legs considerably. She
has since been confined to her bed.
The little boy was uninjured.
Last week was a busy one for the
firms dealing in binder Irvine at
Sheldon. They received their supply
to bind this seasons crop and it was
equally as busy for the farmers for
miles around who come in to get their
share. Secretary Wiper Of the Sheldon
Farmers elevator, reports the arrival
of three solid car loads or 70, 00C
pounds. while the Farmers Equity
elevator got a car containing $4,000
pounds. In the four carloads there
were 1880 bales of Irvine of ten balls
each, or 1880 balls. Both the com
panies say that they have had a big
run on their supply of Irvine but they
believe that they will have enough to
meet the demand.
The Association of Western rail-
roads is urging shippers, receivers
and commercial organizations to ex-
pedite the return of freight cars in
order to facilitate the shipment and
handling of crops. Shippers are urged
to now all coal. lumber, cement and
other supplies before the crop move
ment starts; to load and unload all
cars as quickly as possible, to load al
cars to the full capacity, arrange fol-
disposition OIL kFelSHt DeLore us ar
rival, and order such cars as can be
loaded promptly. Tables showing the
condition, acreage and estimate Of to.
tai yield and the actual yield of wheat
for the last seven years are furnished
also for other crops for the last three
years. The enormous prospective
. yield in bushels Of wheat and Other
grains in the western territory make!
a problem for railroad companies tina
calls out the suggestions and requests
above referred to.