The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-13

Whoever is doing the publicity work
for Colonel futile and his candidacy
for congress is making a good JOB OF
it.
The assessor, with journalistic
tendencies, could pen some mighty
interesting short stories after his work
is done this year.
The Public Opinion. at Crary, de-
plores the bad condition of the roads
IN that vicinity, autoing and hauling
heavy loads is impossible.
Lieut.. W., c. Potter of Casselton and
wife are now en- route to the western
coast, the former having received Or
ders to join mis- regiment in Honolulu. |
The creamery company at Garrison
paid to its patrons, during the month
or April, $2,O96-one of the poorest
months in the year for milk produce
ton.
The Kindred Tribune boasts OF the
large number of well Informed chicken
are ~arouslnS interest in the poultry
business.
Some punSent articles are appearing
In the. DickeV county PAPERS from the
pen Of County Agent Richards Of that
county. He is the mar who knows
what to write about and how to write
County fair secretaries who resort to
plans, which mean the violation of
state laws, to boost their fairs, ought
not to be recipients Of public funds to |
be used as premiums or for Anything |
else.
H~ankinson is the last town to be
placed upon the list Of customers of |
the Otter Tail Light & Power co. A |
transmission line will be run from |
paramount. the nearest point, to where
the wires Of the company now run.
At the invitation of the farmers near
Turtle Lake, candidates for office
make visits on one evening every two
weeks, at one of the homes designated.
TO discuss different questions of the
DAY, aHecting county or state affairs.
The new banking house for the
Observation-Disclosures bank at Graf
ton will be constructed by a CrookstOn
firm Of contractors. Completed it will
cost 100000. The Hebron Brick Co.
will supply the facing brick and terra
Gotta trimmings.
The First National bank and the
Western Lumber & Grain Co., two
Bowman institutions, have made an
offer OF $500 as prizes in a corn grow
ing contest thai ought to stimulate the
growing Of corn in Bowman and part
Of Billings counties.
John w. Thornton, superintendent of
schools for RiChland county, believes
in being practical as we'll as profess
sional in the pursuit of his duties-an
expert primary teacher accompanies
him when making official visits to the
rural schoolG. He helps the young
teachers.
A special alfalfa train, from South
Dakota, will be in Edgeley for two
hours in the morning of June 10 and
those in charge desire that all the
farmers in the vicinity avail them
selves of the benefits Of the exhibition
real ~neighborly on the part Of the
sister state.
For the first time since 1890. a boat
will mak a trip from Bismarck to
Fort Benton, Mont, a distance of 500
miles. The boa is going to transport
a large mining outfit to Bortman,
Mont. Navigation is open in earnest
upon the Missouri river, and q busy
DNNSSA 40 0alNtNApdlSh'
The business men of Gascoyne have
raised the necessary funds for the
purchasing of cement enough to make
cement blocks to mark the Yellowstone
trail through Gascoyne and Fischbien
the blocks made and ready so as to be
put in place on Trail day, May %.
Rev. Father Stephan, the parish
riest Of the Roman Catholic church
at Veseleyv.!le, died there last We'd
nesday morning as he was sitting in a
BARRIERS chair. getting a shave. De-
ceased was born in Austria and had
been in charge of the parish at Vese-
IeyVille for the past three years, going
there from Chicago.
Building trades are going to be busy
at COgswell this year. Among the new
buildings to be erected are a farmers
elevator. $500 bushels capacity: Of
flee, shells. etc, for a. lumber firm:
two brick stores. a garage n repair
shop, and numerous buildings will be
remodeleJ-some for dwelling purpos-
es as there is a scarcity. "
So many of the small towns have
started their local papers boosting for
the organization Of commercial CLUBS
one writer says no town or village
is too small to be without q CLUB, even
If it is only in the form OF an author
lied committee of five to promote the
things tina are needed for the general
welfare of the community.
Bankinson News: An important
business change occurred last week
when the Phillips Carlton Electric co:
disposed of the electric light plant Inc
franchise to the Otter Tail Light q
Power Co. Of Fergus Falls, Minn the
deal has been pending for some time
| but was not completed until last week.
1.-The new owners took possession
May /.
An up northwest exchange says:
Free snuff for the visitors at the
Burke county fair is the latest pup
t1icity stunt Of county fair secretaries.
Announcements have been made that
those who attend and want a snlft or
two will be accommodated. Onoer
North Dakota's anti-snum law, The
snuff cannot be sold, but there is no
law prohibiting giving it away. When
1t m to drawing the crowds; leave
, it to the county fair officials. they are
always original"
The Pink Paper: There are two
things which every town in the coun-
. try must have If it would lay any
! claim to being progressive n up-to-
date. The first is a wideawake Civic
league and the second which is often
the outcome Of the first Is an annual
I~clean-up-day. Everywhere through
out the United States the assistance
t which a Womans' Civic league can
give to a town lis being recognized and