The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-09

The villagers Of Calvin announce a
public celebration, there, Of the Fourth
of July.
A meeting Of the state board Of
education will be held at Grand Forks,
May 16.
Leeds contributed to the exodus of
N~orwegians going to Norway for the
centennial.
A blind man at Ashley, an accordion
| player, was sent to jail for ninety
days for violating the prohibition law.
Many of the state papers will have
more space for local w when poll
teal announcements are discontinued.
A number of farmers from Hubbard
county, Minnesota, have settled on
fertile quarter sections in the country
tributary to Marion.
The street carnival nuisance is
abroad in the land, and Hankinson is
going to try its. luck for three days,
May is, 10 and 20.
Litchville contributed a goodly party
of Norwegians to the number which
sailed from New York for Norway this
week, to attend the centennial celebra-
ton.
1t is gratifying to see so many
state papers pounding the gospel OF
good roads, into the heads Of tow
and village boards. and road super
visitors.
Every town and village in the state
ought to be as clean as a new pin, II
attention is given to the pleadings of
local newspapers for more civic
cleanliness.
Fl. A. Teweil, princifa of the schools
at Ray, invites the nomination for
superintendent Of schools of Williams
county. He has had charge of the
Ray school for three years.
Inspector Jackson of the veterinary
department reports that so per cent
of the stations tested in northeastern
Billings, southeastern Mckenzie and
southwestern Dunn counties are
afflicted with dourine.
The interior of the Methodist church
at Rugby has been in the hands Of a
force of directors, and the sacred
edi1ce is now clean and inviting and
will be reopened May 10.
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No interest is being taken this year
in the campaign election book, sup
posed to be published before the pri-
maries, and containing notices of
candidates and their pictures.
The 500 is replacing wooden Gull
verts with those of concrete construc-
ton along the Wheat line. One weigh
ing about fourteen tons was placed
l 49, -@A;{iNz - hole y,s1o NryAo% NF IT, -
dale during the week.
The Call at Arnegard, Mckenzie
county, strongly urges the farmers to
arrange for the installation of a few
head Of stock, b paper arguing that
the cattle would mean a few dollars
in cases Of reverses or accident.
President Crane of the normal
school at Minot is delivering lectures,
before different high schools and
teachers institutes, which have at
tracted considerable attention, and
favorable comment.
There is a law on the statute books
Of the state which makes it illegal to
sell any kind of tires for autoes, mo-
torcycles, etc, except the name of the
manufacturer and the year that the
) tires were made are bast into the rub
Der.
The Fairview Tribune: The 500 and
l Great Northern railroads are huStling
: to get ferries into the Missouri at their
proposed crossing in the eastern part
+ of Mckenzie county. The roads are
both after the stock shipments in that
} section.
The Beidlef & Robinson Lumber Co..
La,,a ls.N--~ 80 kLA:. 4o~--k - SHi-
state, and have gone out Of business
a as a lumber firm under that name
The line Of yards have been purchas-
e ed by a Minneapolis firm.
, The cornerstone for the new Roman
> Catholic church at Cando was blessed
and laid, with the impressive service
+ for that ceremony, by Bishop O'Reilly
of Fargo, assisted by Father Egan, as
n archpriest, and a number of priests
from adjacent towns and villages.
d The Northern Pacific railroad will
e run q special train to Minneapolis OF
e the evening of May Is for the convent
ence of all those living on North Da
kota branch lines who desire to TAX
: in the big Norwegian centennial cele'
n bration that is to be held there on Ma!
. II.
A brass band is being organized a
the state penitentiary, the players be
It ing selected from the ranks of tn
d prisoners. One of the prison guard
q will be the instructor and director an
he has a large Number of musician
to select from, some unusually pro
icient.
According to The Milton Globe
n farmers on the mountain are as ia
X advanced with their spring wor
y seemingly. This year, as h farmer
T. in the valley. About the same acreag
of seeding has been lone in both local
tiles, but in portions of the vale
r. there is more blowing to be done tha
h on the mountain.
g During a visit to Cando, Assistan
lie Dairy Commissioner Greenwood en-
n couraged the business men along tn
lines of the effort to secure the reop
ening of the creamery, and with hi
knowledge of practical butter makini
IS gave the creamery association com
mittee valuable information in connec
II ton with the operation of the enter
prise.
1t The current issue of The LitchviI
Bulletin: The past week has bet
e. like unto the days Of Moan. MI
deep and plentiful, everywhere an
also water. Rain and cloudy wealth.
every day. The ground is soaked, II
q potholes full, cellars and cisterns iikt
= = wise. Hardly any seeding for q Wet
and only about a third of the crop |
he Thursday brought the first sun al