The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-27

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the farm product line they offered
many desirable premiums in the ladies'
department for the best exhibits OF
cookery, dairy products and needle
| work,
DR.. E. ]. and Mrs. Walsh, accom-
panied by their son, Eugene, left Minot
recently ove the Great Northern for
the east. They will take a 1915 Buick
car at the factory at Flint, Mich, and
motor east as far as Kingston,
Ontario; then they will return to
Minot, N. D., motoring the entire dis
lance. They expect to tour about 5000
miles and will return in about five
weeks.
The election held at Alexander on
the question of bonding the school dis
trict brought u a big vote and re-
suited in the defeat of tho bonding
proposition by three votes. The vote
stood for bonding, 17S; against bond
ing, 1Sl. The school board was of the
opinion hat the best thing to do would
be to bond the district and thus get
money at 4 per cen from the state
for this purpose instead of paying {
per cent interest, rs would be neces-
sary otherwise.
Some time ago little Emma Wen
ming, living orthWes of Linton, had
her right arm and shoulder crushed in
the wringer Of a Washing-machine driv-
en- by a gasoline engine. All the
skin from a little above the wrist
to above the shoulder became gan
grenous and sloughed down to the
muscles. In order to prevent so much
scar-tissue, with consequent deform-
ity, skin-grafting was resorted to by
DR.. WilVertOn. Some twenty pieces
of epidermis were grated upon the
arm, the donors being the child's
parents.
About twenty of the citizens Of Ray
spent Saturday digging the rocks out
Of the roads leading to town from the
south, a number of the people in town
were unable to get away for the day
but representatives were sent in their |
places so hat practically every bust
place in the city was represent
ed. AS fast as the rocks were dug
out the holes were filled with gravel
so that the roads we're left in a smooth
condition. This work was badly need
ed on the roads and it is expected that
commercial club will keep up the
work on the different roads leading
into town until they are all in good
The Robinson elevator at at Minot
has bought the Acme elevator just
west of their own site and a force Of
men are at work ~remodelling the
house. This gives the Robinson con-
Germ an additional capacity of 1900
bushels, which will be needed. from
present prospects. The Robinson elevn-
tor is being remodeled also, new ma
chinery being installed. This elevator
was built in 1902 and has handled an
immense lot Of grain. Mr.. Robinson
has had charge of the house since 1906
and has been very successful. His
treatment has always been very fair,
which is the reason for his growing
popularity.
According to what information is
available regarding the session Of the
grand jury now being conducted in
the famous bribery cas- at Grand
Forks, Andy Sullivan has finished his
testimony. Sullivan has been called by
the state, and his examination has
occupied considerable of the opening |
testimony. 1t is also understood that
Edwin Johnson of Larimore, one of
the jurors on the McLain Cooper case,
which is now being investigated, was
on the stand yesterday, and that G. N.
Engen also appeared. The jury ad-
journed at noon Saturday, after a
hard forenoon's work. until Monday
at 2:3O. There were a number of the
members that wished to go home for
over Sunday, n also several wished
to attend the circus, as it decided to
lake a recess. What witness will be
called today is absolutely unknown, as
the strictest secrecy is being maintain
ed. The judge is not even present in
the courtroom except when called in to
answer questions of law that the jury
wish explained.