The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-20
North Dakota
Kernels

The laying Of the cornerstone of the
new Presbyterian church in Ryder will
take place on Sunday, Aug. %, at II
o'clock a. m. Governor Hanna will be
,rI speaker of the day. Rev. N. p
Crosse will preside, and the sermon
will be preached by Rev. T. U. Rich
mond Of Minot.
Wheat harvesting is pretty well
completed in Stutsman county. The
favorable weather Of the past week
has permitted steady cutting. A good
many fields Of bluestem or fife which
are badly damaged by rust will not
be cut but either burned or utilized
for the feeding or stock. Threshing of
barley and oats is now going on and
general good yields are reported.
Lee Rich and Joseph Walsh Of New
Rockford met with a very painful &C
cident when they were severely burn
ed by an explosion. They were work
ing on a gasoline engine and in at
tempting to see a certain part lighted
a match which was the cause of the
explosion. They were badly burned
about h face, neck and hands, and
are now in town under the doctors
care.
The case of Mrs. William Mertens
of Flasher VS.. Joe Decker, also Of
that place, is the first suit for SANDER
brought in Morton county in many
years. Decker Is alleged to have made
slurring remarks concerning Mrs. Mer-
tens. Her husband resented the re-
| marks and proceeded to take it out on
Decker. He did. With a club. Mar
tens was arrested, pleaded guilty to
assault and battery and the SANDER
case Is the final result. b
F. H. Motsif, who conducts a
dairy farm just south Of Mandan,
reports great success with an exper-
iment in growing sorghum. Last
spring he drilled in about an acre of
seed, and he has just finished cutting
1t, using a binder. From the single
acre he hauled out eight loads of the
finest kind Of feed. and believes he
has struck a forage crop and expects
to get t~hirty-fve bushels to the farm
| ers and dairymen in this section. Some
of the sorghum was seven feet tall.
Jas. Robinson and J. L, Griffin, in
dustrial agents for the Great Northern,
are making a our of the state investi-
eating crop conditions in order to fur
nish the company with data regarding
the amount of crop to be moved this
fall. Both gentlemen were enthusiast
tic ver the crop outlook near Powers
lake. saying it is the best they have
seen in the state. 1t is estimated that
between two and three million bushels
of wheat will be shipped over the
Stanley Wildrose branch this year.
Fred LaChell, one of the men work
mo- ~ fhN fn~-- - -~
near Milton, and whose home Is in
Milton, was severely injured. While
repairing a binder in the field, his
team became frightened by a loose
horse that came dashing by, and as
his work was in front Of the machine,
LaChell was knocked down and severe
ly cut about the right arm. He was
hurried to this city and placed in
charge of DR.. andvtn, who put several
stitches in the cut member. The
patient is able to be about, but will
scarcely be able to resume work this
season.
jamestown Capital: Some fine
samples Of field corn have been
brought to the city and a fine crop Is
anticipated. Following the custom Of
other years a seed corn week will be
instituted this year and the first ten
days Of September will be devoted
to selecting the best and earliest seed
cor for next years crop. Every
grower in the county will be urged
to secure a sufficient supply at that
time sc that the succeeding crop may
be earlier and quicker maturing thar
the last, to the end that a special
North Dakota variety may be obtained
better than anything else obtain
able.
Mandan Pioneer: Many residents of
Mandan and the west slope have q
particular interest in the war from
the fact that from day to day the dis
patches mention events of interest 60
ing on right in the former homes Of
these citizens. N, Greengard Of the
Plymouth was interested to read in
yesterdays Pioneer Of fighting at
Eydtkhunen, the place where he came
from, and also at Kovna, where he
attended school. He has many rel
atives in both places. Other Ger
man-American residents and many
from points in Austro Hungary and
Russia are watching the trend of
the war with great interest because
their own people are undoubtedly at
fected.
Automobile owners of Bismarck and
vicinity, and officials, are much incen-
sed by the practice, which seems to be
growing, of throwing bottles and brok-
en- glass in the road, where auto tires
are badly cut to pieces by them. Three
who offended in this m were ar
rested and fined. They are Terry
White, James Henderson and H. W.
Teul. They were arrested on com
plant of a member of the Burleigh
County Automobile association and
were taken before Justice Pierce. They
were fined SO each. and warned not
to repeat the offense. The officials
have determined to stop the vicious
practice of throwing glass in the road,
and those caught at it will find them
| selves up against a stiff court penalty.