The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-02

ed the speed law at Osnabrock and
was charged 81 for his fun.
Pres. J. H. Worst of the %agricultur-
al college, Fargo, made one Of the
opening addresses at the c~hautauqua
at Walhalla.
The brass band is not a large one
in number Of pieces, but it is COM
mented upon as being an organization
which Is musically efficient.
Amos Hudson, proprietor Of the
Comemrcial hotel at Portal, has the
reputation Of being one Of the most
popular mine hosts" in the state.
Mrs. J. O.. Varnson, northeast of
Lakota, is said to nave the finest field
of potatoes in the community and 1t
Is believed the yield will be extraor-
binary.
Westby, 104 miles from Kenmare.
and 100 miles from the end of the line.
is to be made a division point on the
new 500 extension,
Fifteen porkers at Lakota Melted
NeIs Bjorge 1882, the average weight
being a little over 800 POUNDS. Thir-
teen of the animals were a month less
than a year old.
According to severe comments in
the Bottineau papers a number Of
young boys and young men at Lans-
ford need disciplining and teaching
something about the gospel of local
pride.
A party of about fifty business men
of Drayton made a social and business
call on the business men of Neche,
Bathgate, Hamilton and other tribu-
tary points. Drayton's Fourth of July
celebration was boosted.
The program committee of the Par
e~nt-Teacher association of Cando has
published a very attractive program of
meetings, speakers, subjects, etc, for
the club year of 1915-1916, the initial
meeting to be held in October.
The dairy school which is being con-
Quoted at the Valley City ch~autauuua.
under the personal direction Of r. F.
Flint, state dairy commissioner, is
upon as being a practical
success. The school will close July IL.
The Bottineau News: The local
Audubon society met last Friday at
the home of Mayor and Mrs. Battle and
elected S. H. Wilson president and
Miss Kate Burr secretary-treasurer. A
more active campaign will be taken
up to instruct the people in the neces-
sity Of protecting the useful birds.
A registered tournament was held
at MCHenry, under the auspices of the
Game City Gun club, June 80. 1t was
the clubs initial event. Following the
shooting there was a ball game and
after that there was a dancing party,
The MCHenry band d~iSCoursed some
good and lively music at intervals.
McHenry Tribune: Progressive cit
liens living in the territory around
Lake Jaunita are boosting hard for
improvements such as will make the
lake an ideal resort for pleasure seek
ers. This lake is we'll situated, and
with people of the nearby towns put
ting a shoulder to the wheel, this
could be done.
Former Senator Hansbrough has
been calling pom old friends at Stark
weather.. Mr.. H~ansbrough has been
making his home in the vicinity Of
Mt. Vernon, Va, and has been riding
horseback a great deal over the old
roads laid out INC travelled by George
Washington. His health is much i'm
proved during the last few years and
he is feeling young again.
Lakota American: Despite advice
that the state a commission has
urged the assessment of church, fra
ternal and certain charitable institu-
tons, the Grand Forks city council
will not do so, making definite deci-
sion on that point on recommendation
of thn nify- offNrnn1T xIa& ~ ILL. I-II
off such assessment until the supreme
court might declare the present law,
eXempting such institutions, unconsti-
tutional,
A driver in a%buggy on a road near
McHenry CHANGED to notice a horse
and buggy standing at the side of the
road without, a driver. Later he found
the body of Mrs. c. C, Webb lying at
disclosed that the oma had been
stricken with an attack of paralysis,
which resulted in her demise a short
time afterwards. Mrs. Webb was ON
her way home after making a visit
with friends.
The Rogers Citizen: The farmers
of Leal and vicinity believe in diver
sified farming. Many of the farmers
have from fifty 70 100 acres of corn
planted. Also several acres of alfalfa
are showing up here and there over
the country around our little burg.
This means more livestock grown.
Many of the farmers have full blood
cattle. This goes to show that Leal
farmers are progressive and mean to
keep in the lead as a farming COM
munity.
Representatives of the townships
of Dickey county met at Glendale
to discuss the problems of road build
ing and to lay out work for the COM
ing year In such a way that the work
done in one township might fit with
that done in another, and thus make
a start toward securing a system of
uniform roads. Dickey county has
taken a long step toward securing the
results that 1t is after and will be
n Of the first counties in the state
to have a uniform system of roads
throughout the county if the present
plans are carried out,
An old timer with a farm near to
Bowbells says he never saw the crops
looking better than they do right now,
and that in his Opinion nothing short
of a hailstorm could prevent us from
harvesting a twenty-five bushel crop.
All grain put in right n at the prop
err time is looking good for at least
twenty-five bushels. During the past
years when the crops dried ou the
hot winds always came between June
20 and 80. This year so far there have
been no hot winds and the crops are
in such a good condition that they
would be able to stand a week or more
of hot winds without being hurt any.
The Rolla Star: The following
statement of yields secured in 1912