The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-08

has seeded 225 acres to wheat.
The new Roman Catholic church at
Wyndmere will be known as the
church Of st. John the Baptist.
The Sheyenne club at Valley City,
an organization of women, discussed
The Influence Of Dress, at a recent
meeting.
A correspondent for The Belfield
Times writes that mosquitoes have al
ready been felt in that section of the
state.
Nearly every state paper records the
exodus Of parties of Norwegians who
are going to Norway to the centennial
celebration.
About $50 ladies Of Larimore signed
a petition to the mayor asking the
appointment of Richard Fadden as
chief Of police.
The authorities at Bismarck have
instructed the Haggert Construction
Co, of Fargo, to get busy with their
sewer contract.
The state camp Of the Modern
Woodmen of America is in session at
Bismarck with headquarters at the
Mckenzie hotel.
At L~idgerWOod a number of Masons
and their wives are discussing the
institution of a chapter of the Order
of the Eastern Star.
The high schools Of Lakota, Churchs
Ferry, Devils Lake, and Fort TOtten
will participate in the track meet at
Devils Lake. May 9.
A Bismarck contractor has been
awarded the contract for the construct
ton of a banking house for the First
National bank Of Steele.
Several ladies, members of different
farmers clubs, have been appointed
local agents, for the sale of North Da-
kota penitentiary twine.
Some politicians in LaMoure county
are concerned about the report Of
certain star chamber sessions alleged
to have been held at Edgcley.
The acreage of wheat in the vicinity
of Milton will be smaller than usual
this year. anG 60 per cent of the con
templated seeding has been done.
Farmers near Ray are discussing
the construction OF an electric trolley
line to reach the irrigated district
which is not near a railroad line.
The Courier, at Valley City, does
not mince his words in his reference
to the candidacy Of II. H. Aaker Of
Fargo, and that gentleman's political
gymnastics.
If there is any township or village
in the state hat can not do any bet
ter. this year, than build even one
short stretch Of good road, let then
do that, in a manner that the work
will not have to be duplicated.
Members Of the A. f. & A. M. lodge
| at Wahpeton attended a special meet,
ing Of the Masonic lodge at LaMOure
at which several candidates were pre-
scented for degrees. BY special request
Past Master Cohen, Of Wahpeton, &C.
cupied the Masters chair.
High School day at the state norma
school. at Valley City, will be held this
year, Friday, May 20. High school:
! Of the state are invited to send delega'
tons for entrance in the differen
athletic contests. Prof. T. w. Burck'
halter will be master Of ceremonies.
A ~lenient justice of the peace a
Valley City prescribed thirty days il
jail for Peter Zahl, who was charged
with drunkenness and brutally beat
ing his wife. Prominent citizens il
the court said that Zahl ought to hav'
been sent to prison for thirty years
| and pjVAn 100 la ahoS an hic ha rn hack
in three installments.
Medora Herald: Howard Eaton. al
old-time Medora man, now at Wall
Wyo.. went through Medora on No.
Saturday, returning to his home afte
delivering a carload of elk to tn
Minnesota state authorities at Fargo
Mr.. Eaton says that this was tn
f~fty-seventh trip he has made wit
wild animals in carloads, most. o
which were Of elk and buffalo; the
are caught near his home and sold t
park authorities in eastern cities.
The Milton Globe: Last week, Z
Ellenson. the well known O~snabroc
banker, received a handsome gol
medal presented to him by the Hal
lingdal society Of the northwest in rec
ognition of his splendid services a
COiISCkOi IOF the 11dlll1Budl luHu. L
the past three years Mr.. Ellenson ha
Travelled in fou states and raised owe
SIS, 900 in honey He and his wife ar
now on their way to Norway, wher
the Hallingdal fund will be expende
this summer at the old country HON,
The contract for grading and trac
laying for the extension of the Fair
mount & Veblen railroad was let las
week to Nels Brolander Of Lidgerwoo
and ri. A. Whittier of Mortified,
The extension will be about forty mile
and the terminus will be Granvill
about twelve miles northwest of We
ster, S. D. The line runs northwes
from Veblen and follows a guile
through the hills. then turns south
west passing Clear lake and on I
Granville.
This from st. Croix township note
in The Regent Times, one Of the mos
remote Of Hettinger count,
speaks for itself: Friday a~fternoo
is devoted to domestic science an
manual training. In domestic scienc
the girls have made samples of til
stitches and are ready to start regu
! lar sewing. The boys have scraped I'll
!, old seats and will paint and varnis
them to match the other seats. Mar
t OF the children attending this scho
/ walk from three to four miles. whic
speaks well for the interest taken
perfect attendance't--thia Is fha afij