The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-08

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If L. A. Simpson is not elected to
congress it will not be the fault of
the people of Dickinson AMI :pwns
tributary to that city.
Lakota and vicinity benefited from
a good soaking rain a day or two ago
which made a. weekly Weeting once
a week for three weeks.
Lieut.. w. c.. Potter, son of Editor
Potter Of Casselton sailed from San
Francisco, Friday. for a station at
Fort Schofeld, near Honolulu.
E. H. Martyr, recently ordained a
deacon, to be mlssi onacv-in charge Of
the Episcopal chIrch at Cakes.
The state papers indicate that E. j.
Taylor, candidate to succeed himself
as state superintendent of public in
struction, is not skipping back"
characteristics If Editor Boyden of
The Free Press at Lis oOn; So many
sV Get girl ~gra1u"'es !asE this way in
June, we have to sing: Be SILL MY
Heart, Be Still.
The boy scouts at Cando appeared,
in their new uniforms on Memorial
day. one of the number carried the
national colors and others rendered
different patriotic services and they
marched with the band.
Owing to the date of the dedication
Of the Richland county court house at
Wahpeton, June %, being so close
to Independence day the idea Of a
distinctive public Fourth of July cele-
bration had to be called off.
Mrs. M. l.. Engle, of Lisbon, con-
tributed a specially written Memorial
| day poem to The Ransom County
Gazette and it was read during the
days exercises and elected much
! favorable comment.
The committee in charge of the rest
room at Lisbon has arranged for the
establishment of q story hour for the
| children of the city on Saturday af-
ternoons and it will be conducted by
members of the Mothers club.
A Dickinson correspondent gays the
total grain acreage is about the same
as last year. Less Wheat and flax
were sown. but there was more corn,
oats, rye and barley. Soil conditions
are good and the early outlook for all
crops Is very favorable.
The annual high school d~eclamatory
| contest of Burke county was held in
F1axton last Friday evening. But
two schools were represented, being
Flaxton and Portal. Flaxton con-
testants carried away all the honors
winning first, second and third prizes.
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Bowbells Bulletin: With several
new buildings started and many more
contemplated our fair country promises
a more prosperous look n the fresh
coats of paint here and there make
our landscapes look quite CHEEKY once
more.
The members of the Minneapolis
Civic and Commerce association whc
have been visiting town along the Soc
know that it rains some in North Da-
kota and that they interfered witt
social affairs, but they were perfectly
c%ontented to let the crops have the
right Of way.
About twenty-five people from
Dickinson ~journeyed to Taylor and re.
turn in automobiles a week ago to at.
tend the banquet rendered by resi-
dents of Taylor to the firemen o.
Dickinson and Richardton, in appre'
citation of their assistance at the re
cent confla grafton in that village.
w. E. Clark of Tower City is candi
date for state senator from the It'll
district of which he has been a con
%tinuous resident since he was 4 year
of age and has been co~nspicuousl,
successful in the various business en-
terprises he has undertaken-he is
farmer on a large scale.
A recent issue of. The Extension,
magazine for the rural school an,
community, contains two views of tn
Walsh County agricultural and train
ing school at Park River, one a gen
eral view of the great building and al
interior, showing the domestic scienc
department and seventeen of the girl
with their teacher.
A crop news item says: Never be
fore has North Dakota in it's en-
tirety has better crop prospects thai
at present. The rains of the pas
line to the Red river and have varie,
from half an inch to cloudbursts. A
a result water is standing in som
fields. The crops are all seeded an,
are growing rapidly.
Memorial day marked an epoch il
the history Of Lisbon and vicinity
The occasion was the opening of Idle
wild park, the elegant summer re
sort recently fitted ur' by H. Wrigh
at an expense of over $4,000. Idle
wild is ideally situated On a heavil
wooded neck of land extending int
the picturesque S~heyenne, three mile
from Lisbon by roa1 and five mile
by river, wnere facilities for t!shin
are unexceG'ed, there neing an alum
dance of lass, pickefel. pike. perch
etc.
The first field meet Of the high an
grade schools Of Burke county held o
the ball grounds at Bowbells Saturda'
proved to be decidedly popular, team
from Portal, Flaxton and Bowbell
participating. The cup was won b
i. Bowbells by a margin Of tour points
the total points scored being So. Por
tai was second with, "a and Flaxtol
] third with 3S points. The first prize
a handsome silver cup, will renal
{ the ~pronerty Of the BowbeIls tear