The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-28
North Dakota
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The library at Wahpeton was recent
lly open to the public.
The grass n foliage Is rather slow
starting in the vicinity of Sheldon.
Ground has been roken for a new
Ipostoffice building at Cooperstown.
The Fairdale Tennis club is getting
the grounds in shape for the seasons
play.
The Cakes Journal says nice things
about Tom Jackman, the state Oil in
spector.
Beginning this year., elevators on a
railroad right OF way will be assessed
as real estate.
The seniors in the high school at
Casselton will give their class play
Friday, May s.
Casselton will have a Fourth of July
celebration under the auspices Of the
commercial club.
A nov has been made to organize a
rural telephone company at Glenfield,
Foster county, the initial meeting will
be held May 2.
c. A. NJ. Spencer, a former attorney
general of the state, is a candidate for
the republican nomination for states
attorney Of Williams county.
j. D.. Reid is the new chief Of the
Binford Independent, vice Oscar Green
land, who had held the position for nine
years and asked to be retired.
The Civic Improvement and Study
Pllih at Ii1porW0nI hold HS annual
meeting and elected Mrs. w. I. Irvine
president for the current year.
The pupils of the sewing and manual
training classes in the schools at
Dwight have begun the work of making
exhibits for the Richland county
Observing the card anniversary of
the founding Of Odd Fellowship in the
United States. the brothers of Harmony
lodge at Sheldon attended divine WOr-
ship at the Methodist church Sunday, |
April 26. !
hi assessor at McHenry says the
people there are the most open-minded
folks he ever met-some Of the women
would stand by the our telling him
all about what they had and value Of
property. etc.
The board of directors of the Farm
ers' State bank Of Leonard met on
Wednesday and gave the affairs Of the
bank q careful and thorough investiga-
ton and found that the business of the
institution was we'll managed and in
good shape.
The commercial club at Lisbon is
trying to get two trains q day on the
Southwestern, one from the southern
terminal into Fargo in the morning,
returning in the evening in addition to
the present service. The Sheldon Prog
reSs opposes the move.
The three banks of Glendale, the
First National, the Farmers aNtional
and the Glendale National, through
their officers, have decided to contrib
ute $75 in prizes for the purpose Of
better alfalfa in Dickey county this
year.
Cooperstown Sentinel Courier: It has
been rumored about the city the past
week that the Midland road will not
ICooperstoWn the coming summer. A
scrap among the officials and directors
Of the company is said to be RESPONSE
BILE for the change in plans.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
| pdIty, Will lis NSudl ~ dllIy, WILL LNLA
a special train to Minneapolis on the
evening of May Is for the convenience
of all those living on North Dakota
branch lines who desire to participate
in the big Norwegian centennial cele-
bration that is to be held there on
May II.
Ignoring the rules Of driving was the
cause of a collision between an auto
and a buggy team near L~idgerwood.
Fortunately there were no personal
injurie to speak of but one horse was
killed and the damages to the vehicles
was estimated at considerably over
5000. The driver of the buggy says he
met two autos a short time before
without lights.
Two hundred and forty experiments
will be tried at the Great Plains station,
near Mandan, during the summer, ac-
cording to plans by w. A.
Peterson, superintendent, who has re-
turned from Washington, D. G. The
experiments will be conducted on one
enth acre plats and will include a wide
range Of products, many of which have
not heretofore been tried in this CHI
mate.
The Pink Paper: 1t looks very much
as though Brother Wardwell would
have a chance to show some of his old
"SeaLnanSnlp down IN southern waters.
AS a boy he was a sailor who sailed
DER the sea and fought for our coun-
try right merrilee. 1t must kind of
warm the cookies of his heart to read
Of the preparations the jackies are
making that the old flag may sustain
it's record in naval support.
The Cakes Journal: 1t is the report
and talk that a lot Of new farm build
ings are to be put UP around here this
summer. 1t seems that 1t will be a
paying proposition to the land owner to
get a man on the lane who will care for
it and not farm it at a distance. Dis
lance farming Is a long way below par
for profit to both the owner and the
worker. The loss would put the build
ings on the place in three or four years
and nave the land in better condition
for the future.
The Mimic Journal: Did you ever stop
to think that the citizen must give to
his community in trade, abor and in
terest what is needed to enable it to
give him in return the commercial, So
cial, educational and religious advan-
tages that he must have to be happy,
contented and prosperous? To the ex-
tent that he gets elsewhere what he
does not get at home, because he will
not properly support his own commu-
nifty, he is not only ~ungrateful, but he
Is the recipient of charity as we'll.
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