The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-01-30

than the net cost. The dam win prove
uselu' IN many respects.
sample of water from three Oliver
coupty wells were submitted to the
public laboratory at Grand Forks asst
week n tests were received at Cen
ter this week which showed all of
the water Of very excellent quality.
old time ranchmen, foresters. and
men or experience on the Wilds of the
prairie living in the vicinity of Alex
anuer say that prairie dog towns are
becoming eXtinct-settlers have be-
come to numerous and too close to
the quarters of the dogs.
"A mercantile firm at Devils Lake
pays X for school purposes enough
TO educate forty children for q. wear,
ana INTO the city treasury enough to
pay me running expenses Of the city
LOT one month and enough for park
purposes to pay the cost of planting
400 trees.
Ohclals at Bowbells have heard
that the 500 is to extend the Ambrose
line ~s1Xty-siX miles farther west DIR
ing the spring and summer of 1914.
FMS Will take the road into Valley
county TO. a point where the town of
40 ALO"s SOlllEdCJS are tn he
awarded as soon as practicable.
Mr.. n Mrs. c. E.. Stewart of Lid
gerWood celebrated their golden we'd
dlhg anniversary Jan. II. Both were
porh IN Jefferson county, P%ennsylva-
MA IN lS43. Mr.. Stewart served in
the lVoth PENNSYLVANIA regiment about
three years. Mrs. Alfred Stiles of New
England Is a daughter Of the veneer
able couple.
The Forman News: Mrs. Oscar
nelson Of Tewaukon township reports
mat one of her hens made a nest on
a stack Of corn fodder in the barn
yard and on Jan, 7 last Matched OUT a
fne bunch Of chickens. The mother
and family were removed into the
chicken house and all of them lived
and are sturdy, growing chicks.
The Forman Independent: Mrs. J.
r.. d went to Fargo Monday to
attend the Tri-State Grain Growers
convention Of that city the first three
lays of the week. Mrs. Hudson was
actively identified with the woman's
auxiliary department at the con-
Ventlon' and we are glad that at least
one person of this section of the conn
try had the enterprise to attend.
the affairs of the Congregational
church at Darlington are most en-
couraglng. according to the annual re-
ports just made. One thousand dol |
lars has been paid on the old church
in~dentedness and the balance of the
gent is pledged. The receipts of the
Ladies, Aid society during 1913 we're
upwards Of $1,000. A high tribute is
paid to the splendid administration Of
the Rev. MI. Anderson, the pastor. |
spiritually and financially.
Members Of the Norwegian luther
an church at Ignite have organized |
the new congregation under the name
or First Norwegian Lutheran Con-
gregation of. Ignite, N. D. They
elected Q. Finkenhagen treasurer. j.
Bagllen, |. Hatfield and O. e. Grandau
trustees, and T. Kopsland janitor. The
trustees were instructed to have the
congregation incorporated under the
state laws at the earliest possible
date.
Nels K. Hawkinson. now O. hustling |
and successful farmer at Rock Lake, !
nut VINO used to sell print stock to the
newspaper boys, submitted three uues- |
tons designed to bring out the views
OF MI institute men attending the
recent institute at Cando. Mr.. Haw-
kinson said he and his neighbors
wanted to know the value of pea straw
for milk COWS in the winter; will a
crop OF field peas enrich the land aa |
much as clover? and the last question |
related to millet and its comparative |
values for feed etc.
For it's current issue The cando
Record printed a special edition Of
sixteen pages with illustrations of al
tractive street scenes in Cando as re-l
cent as Dec. 20 last, the public school, |
with descriptions of local enterprises
with feature headlines. There is also |
featured a pictured descriptive story !
ABOUT the East Side Dairy farm own |
ed by h" E. Virgins, who has demon |
strated ,co~nclusively that the dairy
business In North Dakota is profitable
WIZ! proper management and the aid
OF LABOR saving devices.
the bridge across Des Laos lake
east or BoWbells was condemned
temporarily by the county commits
sloners OF Burke n Ward coun-
Ties on Saturday OF last week after
careful inspection of, the structure,
and all rigs which cross before re-
pairs are made will do SO at their
own risk. Practical mechanics who
inspected the structure found the big
timbers splitting from some unac-
countable reason. Originally the
bridge cost SIS, 900 and a great deal
or money has been spent to keep 1t in
repair. but much of the work was
done by inexperienced persons.
RE-ns- n $40 Ew4 E4