The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-25

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laureate sermons. .
Prominent building. improvements
are being made at LaMoura.
Friday, June 5 will be commence
ment day at st. Johns school. Wah-
peton. O.
June 2 the state Sunday school as
ISOLATION will be in session at James
town.
Rev. j. S. Miller of Edge1ey will
make the Memorial day address at La
Moure. ..,.
There are twenry-one progressive
republicans in Clement township,
Dickey county.
Miss Jane Beatty of Casseiton has
been reelected principal Of the schools
at Drayton.
Supt. G. e. Ceavett seems TO have
the pole position for reelection rs
head OF the public schools in Ransom
county.
There were 123 pupils of the eighth
grade. from the rural schools in RAN
som county, presented for graduation
last Friday at Lisbon.
After June ! the electric light plant
at Casselton will supply continuous
service. which will be appreciated by
the business men and merchants.
Official notices of the primary cleo
ton to be held Wednesday, June "a.
are being published and occupy a
space of nearly M double column.
The three -linkers of the state will
meet at Cakes June 8, and one OF the
amenities of the occasion will be the
circus.
The Times at Cakes says: ut has
come to the conclusion the registra-
ton law is about the most foolish
election law now on the statute
books"
1t is reported that the enforcement
league has secured an order closing
one or wo buildings at Paramount, that
were occupied as pool rooms, under
the new anti-gambling law.
President ConyeFs of the commercial
club of CAMEO has appointed a ~sI'ecial
committee, with Prof. II. P. Ide as
chairman. to arrange for the proper
observance IF Memorial day.
The editor of The Lidgerwood Mon
itor gloomily says that the political
skies in this state are clouded at pres
en- and it looksa as though there would
be a number of disappointed people
in the state after the results of the
primary election became known.
Christian H. Ames, a prominent
farmer near Leonard, can certainly
keep in touch with the outside world.
with an equiv ment consisting of a
five-l asSenger thirty-tiVe horse pow
err Overland automobile, and W. lines
Of telephones established in his home.
Some miscreant. devoid of either
sense or good citizenship, smashed the
sides Of the chimes clock in front of
throwing a discarded dry cell battery
! through the glass, breaking the dial.
etc, and putting the timepiece out Of
use entirely.
At the science school assembly at
Wahpeton recently, Professor Jones
! talked on bird study n offered to
| take out a class or more for field eX-
%cursions. There has been organized a
voluntary class of eight members, n
they are finding the study interesting
| and profitable.
The Cakes Times: Only one thou
sand gallons of fresh buttermilk were
turned into the Jim river from the
creamery in one day of last week. The
fish of the river like it, but it would
be much nicer IL the farmers had it
for their hogs. 1t is free for the car
rying away.
Country editors are acknowledging
| the receipt of the 1914 premium list
for the North Dakota State fair of
Fargo, July 20 to rs inclusive. The
book contains 144 pages and is full of
premium offers for everything grown
or raised upon the farm, or, manufac-
tured in the home or shop.
The Mothers Study club at Cakes
recently discussed THE Value of a
High School Education" and The
Value of Higher Education" and c. S.
Brown gave a very instructive talk on
birds and birddom, on which he is an
accepted authority in this state. There
were eighty-fi v ladies' present.
Kindred Tribune: While cutting po-
/ tatoes for seed with a new patent cut
ter, which is operated by a foot pedal.
| Peter Anderson was unfortunate IN
| getting his hand too low down in the
| machine. The result was a bad cut on
the thumb and finger of the right
hand and the severing of the middle
finger about an inch from the End.
The street authorities at Wahpeton
use a Russell gas tractor for pulling
the road machinery over the streets,
instead Of horses, and they make bet
ter time and accomplish better re-
suits, with the greater power. Every
| street in the city is to be regarded
and the boulevard lines re-established
and undoubtedly the appearance of the
city will be greatly improved after
the work is finished.
The Wahpeton Globe-Gazette: While
the heavy rains in the Red river val
ley nave given the crops in this section
a slight setback and many acres are
being ~reseeded, still the general pros
pect for this season of the year is not
bad. Reports from the western Fart
Of the state are that the prospects in
| that section are the best In many
years. TO insure good crops, moisture
is all that is needed in that section
and they have plenty of 1T this spring.
The contract for the erection of a
%parochial school building in connec
ton with st. Boniface church. Lidger-
wood, has been let to f. A. Hancock,
at $16, $3.50. There were four bids, the
highest Of which was $2i,S61. AT pres