The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-30

blast in Towner c~ounty-one Of the
Cando papers carries more than a
column of political announcements.
The smallpox quarantine at Shields
has been raised. There was only one
mild case. Trading with the Indians
from the reservation has been resum-
ed.
The splendid snow fall of a day OF
two ago should quickly disappear with
the penetrating rays of the warm sun.
leaving the soil mellowed UP for field
work.
The First National bank of Antler,
has been sold to the First State bank
and business will be continued under
the management of the officers Of the
State bank.
The Noonan Miner: We are inform
ed hat one of the early bird" farm
ers started blowing this week, which
marks the first activity in the fields
his season.
AS a result Of the corn campaign in
Barnes county there are at the pres
ent time 5000 bushels of wel1-cured
seed corn in the county to twenty
bushels. a year ago.
The editorial page of The Herald at
Granville was embelliShed with a large
half-tone vignette picture Of Sen. G.
w. Hookway, who desires to succeed
himself in the thirty-fourth district.
The Rev. w. A. Reed has accepted
a call to be permanent pastor Of the
Presbyterian church in Cavalier, af-
ter serving as temporary pastor for
some time.
At Cavalier flags were foated half
mast from flag ~staffs, or public and
private buildings, in honor of J. D.
LaXdal, mayor, and Aid. T. J. Thomp-
son, deceased.
The Belfeld Times the
organization of a baseball club in that
town. r. A. Ziebarth,: G.. A. Meisner,
A. Thomas, A. H. Hike, N. A. Shoe
man and ] L McCuthan are the pro-
moters
April Z the voters at Ray will vote
for president and commissioners, I'M
der the commission form Of govern
ment which was adopted recently. DR..
W. B. Scott and J. Earl Darlington are
candidates for president.
The Pink Paper: John Huffman,
who sold his land west of town to
Joseph Martindale, has just purchased
eighty acres Of corn land in Illinois
for the modest sum Of $4,000, OIL $3.50
an acre. He sold better land here at
a little less than $40 per acre.
Letters from Deering a day or two
ago to machinery houses in Fargo
said that seeding would begin in about
ten days. The prospects are for a
large acreage, about one-third more
than last year, and the outlook is
fairly good for better yields than in
1913.
". r. Mckenzie of Lacrosse, Wis,
has made a proposition to the bust
ness men Of Bowman, to install an
electric light plant to cost about $751;
600. He will ask for a twenty-five
year franchise from the village, the
latter to have the privilege Of buying
the plant at m time.
The Sentinel Butte Republican:
Farmers were able to do quite q lot
Of work in the fields last week in the
line Of narrowing, and some even did
a little seeding. There was quite a
fall of wet snow, however, on Tues
day night and farming operations are
temporarily suspended. The snow is
a good thing Cor the fields and is well
coined. 80 r..
The Alexander Chronicles: Pros
poets are very favorable for a. cream
cry at Alexander. The committee ap-
pointed at the last meeting of to as
certain the number Of shares at SIC
each that would be available In the
event a creamery is established, is
meeting with fairly good success. II
begins to look as though the building
will be erected this season.
The Granville Herald: Six car loads
of immigrant stuff have been trans
ferred at this place already this
spring for towns on the branch. This
means at least six families and shows
the result Of activities of some of the
places to get new settlers. Very little
of this work has been done in the
Granville vicinity. II we want to gel
our share Of people coming to the
state. we must make some effort.
The News at Westby, in a double
column front page story, says that II
the building line 1t is the busiest towI
on the 500. Thousands OF feet o.
lumber are being hauled out daily BIZ
farmers for the building of houses
barns, ~granaries and stables, also ma
terial for fencing One farmer Is en-,
closing eighty acres for pasture. A
projected improvement in town is thu
erection Of q hospital building, an en-.
terprise promoted by DR.. Norris.
Senator Gronna. has secured pass
age. by the senate OF a bill granting
settlers on the Fort Berthold ant
Standing Rock Indian reservations Ii
North and South Dakota one year
extension OF time In which to max
payments for their land. The bill all
SO gives the secretary OF the interio
authority to make further extension
in case OF crop failures or other I'm
toward happenings beyond the con
troll OF the entryrnenas