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

The State Firemen's association
will meet at Lisbon. June 9-1O-11.
The teachers of the public schools at
Ludden have completed their plans for
a school exhibit.
The campus Of the Normal-Indus-
trial school at Glendale is to be
beautiied by the planting Of 200 shade
trees.
The Tri-County Educational
association has arranged a program
for the twenty-eighth annual meeting
to be held May 7 and 8 at Grafton.
Owing to the slowness of paying
taxes in Ward county, the board or
education at Kenmare reports itself
short Of money needed to conduct the
schools.
The postmaster at Reeder
that the order disseminating the Ken
nedy p~ostoffice has been rescinded and
that Kennedy will continue to lave a
postofice.
Editor Beveridge, formerly of Ellen
dale, is now night editor on a morning
paper at New Westminster, B, c.
Mr.. Beveridge says the reported hard
times on the coast look mighty lively
to him.
Serving twenty days each in Jail is
the penalty that will be paid by
Charles and Axel Christofferson and
Michael Olson, Of Kindred, who were
arrested on a charge Of illegal fishing
with a dip net.
J. J. Pettijonn, head Of the extension
department Of the University of North
Dakota, has resigned to accept a
similar position with the University of
Indiana. Professor Pettijohn came from
the University Of Wisconsin.
The druggists Of the counties Of
Walsh, Penn ina and Cavalier, will
meet in convention at Park River, May
20. The president of the association
is E. G. Erickson Of Cavalier and
Druggist Wikler of Hansel is the
secretary.
Glendale is to do considerable
entertaining Of a public nature this
summer, and The Leader wants mer-
chants and others to invest some Of
their wealth in painting and other
iXings-in other words display some
local pride.
Pinned under his automobile when
a wheel sank into a deep badger hole,
causing it to turn over a day or two
ago, P. j. Beechie Of O]snabrock, sus-
tanned serious injuries to his back
and shoulders and five Of his ribs were
fractured.
No, spring hasn't turned back to
December. Tuesday and Wednesdays
sno storm was only a most benefi-
Cient covering of fertilizer bestowed by
a kind n~ature-whether the land owner
would or not says The Walhalla
MOuntaineer.
Report has it that the st. Paul
road will reach Elliot his year. by the
construction Of an extension of fifteen
miles from Haslem. The surveys have
been made and the sanction for the
extension has been given by the direc-
tors Of the company.
The materials for the new line to
be constructed by the Sheyenne Rural
Telephone Co., have been ordered and
work on the erection of poles and
wires will begin as soon as they arrive.
Nc money will be spared in making
the line se~rviceable and up to date.
The misty weather the last few days
did not deter the farmers from their
daily labor, as instead of being in the
field they were found planting trees
and shrubs of all kinds. 1t is on the rainy
day and not the Arbor day thai the
farmer plants the trees, says The
Pioneer at Wyndmere.
Wyndmere Pioneer: Attorney
Scramstad is elated, and justly so
nryn- h. -i-,a LAn- 4,@o-t-kAI - 49,
of the executive committee represent
ing the state at the festivities to be
held in Norway this summer. The APP
pointment was made by Governor
Hanna, all expenses Of the trip being
covered by the state.
The Park River Gazette: This
weeks fall Of snow will delay seeding
operations for several days and will
extend spring work we'll into May. The
snowfall is equal to nearly one inch
rainfall and is considered to be a big
benefit to the land and crops already
sowed. The ground has been in a
very dry condition and as the snow is
melting slowly practically all of the
moisture will be retained.
At a meeting of the Burke County
Teachers association, held at Flax
IoIlB way L - LII I1SSLI Ol oOWpellS
was elected president and Miss Mar
garet Rooney of Ignite, secretary. A
feature of the program was a paper
on The Noon Day lunch in the Rural
School, by Miss Irmer Olsen of Lig-
mite. The principal address was Civ
IN by President Crane of the state
normal school at Minot.
Hettinger County Herald: E. L.
MCGEE and son arrived the first of the
week from Valley City, via South
Heart or the Northern Pacific with
horses and machinery to put in a
large acreage of crop on their land
southwest of town. They have made
arrangements to have the crops put
in on their land in the Daglum coun-
try and will use their horses and ma
chinery in working their land in Bill
ings county.
May % il the last day for the filing
of petitions by candidates for county
and legislative offices. From now on
the o~fticeholder that seeks reelection
and the FESTIVE officeseeker, for
months past on the still hunt for the
job, will have to cone out into the
open, announce their candidacy and
get the required number Of signers to
their petitions in order to have their
names appear on the party ballot at
the primary election or June "a.
Sargent County Teller: Superin
tendent Ulve was a Minor visitor last
Thursday and Friday inspecting the
schools and making new acquaint-
ances. Mr.. Ulve has made he county
a. good SUPERINTENDENT and has pro-