The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-02-18

Ine MCGreSOr Herald IS a winter
debutante in journalistic circles and is
a promising youngster four issues old
but nowhere in it's pages is the name
of the county given from which it
comes and the Kernel searcher had no
gazetteer by his side.
The editor of The Echo at Powers
Lake evidently has not taken the
trouble to study all phases Of the
scenes following the closing sessions
Of the tri-state convention at Fargo
judges and juries usually heal all Of
the evidence before framing a YER
dict.
The reports are it has been diff
cult to keep so many. Of the school
buildings warm over the state that
school boards have been building
structures for summer use, no to
keep out wintry blasts - there has
evidently been poor economy exercis-
ed.
The state president of the Rebekah
assembly visited the, lodge at Drake
and was most cordially welcomed-the
lodge is stronger than it has been
for three years, principally because
the sociability features are made at
tractive for entertainment during the
| winter months.
McGregor Herald: The community
church proposition seems to be gain
ing ground in the smaller places of our
state. We think this a. very sensible
move and would like to see some such
move started here in McGregor. The
| trouble with most of the smaller plac-
! es is, that they are over-churcheds in
curing too heavy expense in this re-
| SDeCt upOn q few.
Ambrose Newsman: Postmaster
Franklin informs us that the 500 rail
road company commenced carrying
the mail west on the Ambrose extern
sion Feb. 16. The postofices west Of
here will undoubtedly continue to be
served from this office until a regula,
passenger train is put on by the 500
At present the only service OF the e&.
tension is a ri-weekly mixed train.
Mccullough correspondence in Tht
Wildrose Plainslnan: The people O
this vicinity are in q pickle over the
mail service since Mccullough postof
fee was discontinued, they do no
know where to go to find their mail
The people here need rural routes
roads in passable shape and there i
no reaaon why they should be detaiet
this.
The county commissioners o
Pembina county have employed stat
Engineer Jay w. Bliss to prspar
plans and specifications for all bridge
to be constructed in the county. Tn
state engineering department is noT
preparing such plans, also drawing
and specifications for concrete culvert
of different dimensions. The idea ]
to have standard drawings and spect
flcations prepared for use OF the com
misstoners ana local boards.
Niobe Newslets, In The KerTnar
journal, says: Last "Wednesday wa
one of the storfniest days we have ha
this year and was a real North Dakot
blizzard. The local school was Tia
greatest scene Of excitement, in the
nearly every country pupil was g
school that day. School was disnais
sed early, and the pupils, with tn
air of the teacher and II. M. Peter
son, made their way TO the hotel an
restaurant. From there the tow
pupils parents were notified and cell
ed for their children. each fafnil
taking home, with them some OF III
country pupils. In this Way AL Waf
comfortably located for, tile nigh
with no further trouble than that saF
eral OF them, including the teac1e
Marie Weinberger. froze their face
quite badly.