The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-10

FARGO FORUM AND Dali.
North Dakota
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III. e. Layne wants to be superin.
tepdent Of schools for B~ottineau coun.
ty. :.
Fl. w. Read was elected president
and secretary of the Dickinson Cream.
cry Co.
Boosters at Lakota are keeping alive
the agitation for the establishment
Of a creamery. -
Devils Lake merchants are to adopt
the Fargo idea and featurize "A Dol
lar Day in their stores.
Many farmers over the state are
displaying enthusiasm and enterprise
in the proposal to raise more hogs.
The p~ostof1ce at Grand River is to
| be discontinued IN March Is, and mail
hereafter addressed to that office will
go to Hettinger.
Sam Thompson, formerly Of Mimic,
is the new Great Northern agent at
Lakota. He will be an acquisition in
local baseball circles.
The World, at Devils Lake is in
favor of the legislature passing a law
for the adoption Of the Torrers .Sys-
tenn for real estate transfers.
The trustees of the Methodist
church at Napoleon would like to
locate the charter which was issued
several years ago when the church
was incorporated.
For years the price of milk at Bis
marck has been 10 cents a quart, and
now it is 1919 cents, and some peo-
Pile caustically attribute the boost in
price to the expensive water.
a district meeting of odd Fellows
will be held al Hettinger Saturday
evening, March il. The event will be
a noteworthy n in Oddfellowship
circles in that part Of the state.
The farmers Of Germantown have
organized a farmers club to inculcate
the better farming idea. The presi-
dent is Joseph Bank of Cathay, and
the first discussion was on the raising
and marketing Of hogs.
A Milton boy has been sent to Rus
STA, as representative Of the Internal
tional Harvester Co.. He expects to be
way three years and his headquarters
will be in Siberia. He possesses
linguistic ability.
A son was born to Editor and Mrs.
Claude c. Morrison Of The Uphaln
Star, on Washington's birthday ami
versar3. The name of the .youngster
is John Garfield Mclean Morrison
why was Washington ignored?
J. l.. Grant. 80 years of age, a vet
eran of the Civil war, answered final
taps a few days ago, at the home of
a friend at Sentinel Butte. He was
to a general breakdown and old age.
An ordinance to grant an electric
light franchise has been read the first
time by the city council Of New Salem.
The franchise is asked for by a local
man, C.. r. Peterson, who will buy the
Juice from n Of the local coal
companies.
e.. Sentinel Butte Republican: Geo.
Merrill was in The Republican Office
the first of the week and left a sample
of his Marquis wheat. This sample
yielded t~wenty-nine bushels to the
acre. and the grain is as near perfect
as any you will see. -, ,~a
The Lakota American: Geo. l..
Barrett's Marquis wheat took a very
high score at the recent Fargo Pure
exhibited, his was we'll at the top
and on all points of purity, germ
ina ton, color and weight scored 1865
per cent.
A we'll attended meeting of repre-
sentatives of the German speaking
voters of Stark county, met at Dick
inson and endorsed legislative and
county candidates, Frank Warner and
c. c. Turner Of Gladstone and Plus
Kopp of Richardton, for the legis-
lature.
The superintendent Of schools at
Fessenden is an advocate Of the con-
solidated school idea. The question is
being widely discussed in Wells coun-
at the present time, and it is likely
several consolidated schools will b or
ganized before the commencement Of
another school year.
The directors of the Renville County
Investment Co. want the: citizens OF
Mohall to purchase the courthouse
building already leased for q period Of
ninety-nine years. The proposition is
to nave the county pay. $4,000 for the
vested in the light plant for Mohall.
Pembina Express: Miss Annie
.Conmy. formerly of this place, who
graduated from the School of Domes-
tic Science at Menon1inee, Wis, has
accepted a situation as domestic
science teacher in one of the leading
schools of, indianapolis. Indiana and
entered upon her duties last week.
The Hamberg correspondent Of The
Fessenden Free Press, in very plain
language, gives notice to peddlers in
general, lightning rod agents, etc, that
the people Of that community have be-
come wise to all kinds of graft and
fakes, and there is no magne strong
enough to draw currency, agreements
and deftly worded contracts out of
their pockets.
The Lawton Republican,: l.. Benek,
the harness man has invented a ma
chine (patent %pending), for manufac-
turing leather from green hides with
out the use of. chemicals, and can dress