The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-14

be different to anybody else so when
in quest for gophers he managed to
trai' a pure white one.
June II has been selected as COM
mencement day for the high school at
IRolla. Prof. John Adams Taylor of
the state university will make the ad-
dress.
The farmers who personally see to
it that the roads about their own farms
and adjacent thereto, are blessed in
more ways than one for the good work
they do.
Two Portland boys are members of
the Luther college concert band of De-
Corah, Ia, which will be an attraction
during the centennial festival in Nor
way this summer.
The city council Of Cando has order
ed the erection of a bandstand for the
use of the Cando City band, in appre-
citation Of the splendid service render
ed the city and the entertainments at
forded.
What a sweet morsel it is to some
country editors to say mean things
about some other community and hu-
initiate it in one way or the other-it
is the wrong spirit and does not pay in
the long run
The big storm of snow, sleet and
wind, which visited the country west
of Mandan, a week ago., did not do
much damage in the farming districts
it is understood that seeding has
been resumed.
The commercial club of Linton and
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| are nicely working together in the
matter of some needed improvements
in the town and fixing of roads lead
ing into the town.
A gopher hunt was promoted on the
Leonard farm near McHenry for last
Sunday, three prizes were given for
the largest number of gophers killed,
first, q IS pair of shoes; second, a So
had and third a 81 pair of gloves.
Emmons County Republican,: Spring
conditions are ideal this week, two
or three slow rains having put the
ground in excellent condition. Work
has been delayed somewhat perhaps,
but taken all in all, conditions are
ideal.
The presence Of so many representa-
tives of road grader factories at Lin
on has aroused attention. The En-
mons county commissioners are known
to be in the market for graders and
that is evidence of considerable road
work being done.
The Rolette Examiner plainly sug-
gests that the once lively commercial
club out to be ~revived-the business
men will wake up when they find out
some day, as they most surely will,
that the town and themselves are in
the rear and not being talked about as
are towns full Of live wires"
The Cakes Journal: The theme that
seems uppermost among the people at
this time is TO get the most out of the
farm lands. Every one is interested in
having the earth yield her increase.
Even persons who would not be
thought to think of such things have
developed the greatest interest in the
work anu besides have made it count.
Twenty-Five bushels of potatoes and
twenty bushels of corn were given
away to contestants for the corn and
potato prizes at the Garrison Corn
show, Sept. 1926, Saturday at the
public schools. Lessons planned to
interest the boys are given every Sat
urday. There are now 200 entrants in
the 500 potato contest in Mclean
county.
The Pleasant View correspondent
for The Cando Herald in his current
notes saws: And the people will nom
mate and elect Hon. J. H. Worst, pres
ident Of the N. D. A. c.. the best mar
senate this year. But, the great prob
lem for us is, who will we get to fill
his place to us at the North Dakota
Agricultural college?
A lodge of knights of Pythias has
bership of twenty-one, the greater
TART of them initiated and raised tt
rank of knight ON the date of institu-
ton. The grand chancellor presided
over the ceremonies. L. Z. MunsoT
was elected chancellor commander
The lodges at Mandan and Bismarck
assisted in the institution of, the new
lodge.
Rolla Herald: The commercial clui
held a meeting at the courthouse las
Friday evening to consider matter!
pertaining to the business interests o.
this vicinity. Among the outsiders Wer'
Chas. E. Connolly and Col. j. Kelly o
devils Lake, and George Price n 3. I
n 1lOOII ia Aoii6aoAs - - c~JNSS
visitors was to get all the counties il
the Lake region to unite in a genera
boost for this section OF North Dakota
The Mimic Journal: Despite tn
busy times and that it has raine,
pretty constantly, John Wisniewsk
has attended right well to the bushes
Of working the road drag on his stretc,
/ of the Meridian from here to Gran
Forks county line, and he result Q
it is quite noticeable to those VIII
have gone over the street. There i
some grading needed on this piece
and it will be done, too this season
Some Of the signs along the rout
were found to have in some way bee
torn from the posts. These have bee
replaced by some of u town clu
members. One OF them was repaint
ed and is back in place down near tn
. county line and reads. "Winnipe
! 1s7 miles, Galveston LAT and 81
miles.