The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-30

go down III the basement and slipping,
fell down the fight Of steps, breaking
two toes and spraining both ankles.
Little Edith Cullen of Sheldon, fell
down the cellar stairs breaking her
collar bone, The injury did not seem
to cause the little miss much discom-
fort until the shoulder became badly
swollen several days after.
Sidney Parikn and Charles Seaman
have left Mandan for Texas points,
where they will purchase 450 head of
2-year-old heifers for w. S, Parkin.
with which he will fill a contract re-
Gently secured from the government.
The work of laying brick on the new
Alexander State bank has been start
ed. The work will now be rushed rap
idly n it is expected the building
will be completed by Oct. 1. Three
more brick business houses are in
sight for Alexander.
Lansford Journal: This Cit could
have an excellent corr show this fall,
and work should be started at once on
this proposition. Hundreds Of acres Of
corn have been planted this year, and
the yield promises to be surprisingly
large. By all means let's get busy on
this plan.
A set Of heavy brass trimmed har-
ness, nearly new, was stolen from the
Charles Hobus barn at Kenmare. It
is believed that the same thieves who
stole the team from the Olson farm,
are responsible. The harness was
found under an overturned wage box,
across the lake near the slaughter
house.
Archie F. Gillespie of Park River,
met with a serious accident which re-
suited in the breaking of the bones
of his right leg. He was returning
to the house from the field riding on a
load of hay when the team which was
driven by his hired man, became
frightened and he was pitched off the
load, with the result mentioned.
While putting hay in his barn, Her
man Westphal, a farmer living north
of Sheldon, met with a very serious
accident. He was in the loft moving
the hay back when one of the sings
was dumped, in some manner one of
the ropes caught his foot and he was
thrown to the floor several feet below.
He landed squarely on his shoulders,
fracturing one of his shoulder blades
and was quite seriously bruised about
the body.
On the road home from church,
while passing the home of Charles
Hundeby, near OsnabrOck, Mrs. d. B..
Holland was thrown from the rig and
the small bone of the forearm broken.
The accident was caused by a dog
rushing into the road to attack the
horses, causing them to jump several
times. the sudden jolts throwing Mrs.
Holland from the seat to the ground,
resulting in a broke bone.
Burglars entered four residences in
Dunseith, in all, of which the fami-
lies were asleep. Those visited were
the home of E. S. Johnson, r. G. Wynn
kOop, E. Bushong and Lynn Gilbert.
Wearing apparel seemed to be the
chief object Of the burglars, but near
ly all of it was left on the ground
outside the houses. Mrs. e. S. john
son lost a silk dress, but Mr.. john
sons clothes were left on the ground
outside the house.
While Mr.and Mrs. A. Dolf, who re-
side near Barnes, were in Mandan a
week ago they received a message
from Ada, Mimi, advising them that
their son Louis, aged 20, was drowned
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left at once for Minnesota. On their
return they found that the hail storm
thu struck their section had wiped
out their crop. Their visit here the
first of last week was to close a deal
for a quarter section on which they
intended to place their son.
During an electrical storm Mrs.
John Martyr of Park River had a mar
row escape from injury or possible
death, when a bolt of lightning killed
her driving horse. Mrs. Martyr had
gone to Golden to pick juneberries.
She was in company with the Misses
OmIand and when the storm came up
| they tied the horse to a tree and them
selves took shelter under another one.
A bolt struck the tree where tha horse
| was tied and killed the animal The
ladies were only about four rods away
but all were entirely unframed.
While driving an auto, Joe Vanorny
Of Ashley, was badly cut up by run
ming the machine into a fence. The
wires wrecked the windshield, gashed
both sides of Joe's mouth, displaced
teeth and broke a part of the upper
jaw. One side Of his mouth was cut
back two or three inches. Jake Coil
was in the front seat with Joe and was
stunned, probably from a blow on the
head by a piece of the windshield. His
coat, too, was torn UP badly by the
wire, though his person was not
scratched. VIM. Weisser and G. Gels
sic, who we're in the rear seat were
not injured.
Forbes Republican John TurnWall
of Leola, a we'll known and prominent
resident of that section, met death in
a very unusual accident. During a
storm lightning struck the barn on
the Turnwall farm, setting fire to it.
Mr.. Turnwall hurried to the barn to
rescue a span of mules therein, when
they kicked him, killing him Instantly
His body was rescued from the burn
ing building by the hired men, but the
barn with the mules and two horses
inside was totally destroyed. The loss
was between $4,000 and $1,000 with
insurance of only $780, Mr.. Turnwall
was 60 years of age and is survived
by a widow and eight children.
Rev. Erling MONIES, recently from
the Norwegian department Of h Chi
cage university, has been installed as
pastor Of the Baptist church at Pow
ers Lake. The church had called q
council of representative ministers in
the state to take part. Rev. 9. G
Heidelberg of Kenmare was acting
president Of the council, while Rev
S. o. Borsheim Of Gladys preached the
, ordination m Rev. A. G. Amund
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