The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-04

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The Kenmare Journal IL noting
many improvements In the business
part of the town.
Richardton farmers are doing more
diversifytng and increasing their live
stock investments.
Civic improvement work at New
England Is done under the supervision
of the Mothers club.
Marie Alderman is candidate for
reelection as superintendent OF
schools for Billings county.
Atty. L. A. Simpsons picture
adorns the pages of the papers in the
third congressional district.
The Mothers club of Enderlin at a
recent meeting discussed DR.. Montes-
cori's Message of Education.
Rural Route No. 2, will so into SER
vice out Of New England May /. Pat
rons must use metal mail boxes.
Tree planting at Lansford is to be
done according to a systematic plan
suggested by the Commercial club.
The state conference of the Swed-
ish Baptist churches will meet for
four days at Kenmare the latter part
of June.
Horse thieves are causing trouble in
the northwestern part of the state,
n sheriffs AVE been called upon to
get busy.
The new time schedule on the 500
is not popular with the people of
Columbus, who say they want to get
somewhere sometime.
The Odd Fellows at Walhalla had a
ceremonial session and it required
four automobiles to carry the visiting
brothers from Cavalier.
The Chronicle at Cavalier says that
the people up there are for the re-
election of Tom Hall as secretary of
state, every day and Sunday.
Heavy thunder showers at Cogswell
a week ago, put a stop to farming
operations. Five days previously
considerable seeding was done.
According to state high school In
spector Hayward there has been con-
siderable Improvement made in the
COnQuCI Ol the SCQOOl at BOIt1neau,
The executive committee of the
Mouse River Loop Counties Immi-
grafton and Development association
will meet at Deering Monday, May 4.
A party of twenty-five Illinois peo-
pie, who own lands in Bottineau coun-
~ are planning to become owners of
desirable lots in the city of Botti-
neau.
Big prices we're paid for grazing
privileges at the state and institution
land sale in Hettinger county. The
top price for one quarter was $3.50 per
year.
Judge A. 6. Burt, of the district
court, was the principal speaker at
the eighth grade graduation exercises,
Of the Sand school district near Ton
bridge.
Many of the voters over the state
are weighing the personality of Candi-
dates for county offices, more care
fully than usual. as the term is for
four years.
Apparently R. r. Flint, state dairy
commissioner, has a good many
friends in Bottineau county who want
him elected commissioner of agricul-
tural labor.
The Commercial club Of Bottineau
is keeping in close touch with the i'm
migration agents of the various rail-
roads. and hopes to benefit the COM
munity as a result.
Kenmare is to have a ball team
this season, for the first time in
years, preparations now being under
way to put a strong. team of home
players in the field.
The Tribune at Rugby has a repre-
sentative in Mexico in the person Of
Irwin Spillum, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. O.
A. Spillum of Rugby, who has charge
of a gun squad on the protected
cruiser Albany.
Messrs. Gronna and Helgesen ought
to send their personal cards to many
of the editors, so as to insure a cor
rect spelling Of their names-who
would recognize the gentlemen at
"Hilgegon' and "Granson."
Editor Ayers, of the Dickinson
Press, say that wide measure editor
ials are not proper for North Dakota
papers, and lauds Editor Mann of The
i u a. IN " OlSSOAlLlN1lS
the use Of the wide measure.
The Women's Civic League of Lans-
ford has been organized with Mrs. r.
c. Morton as president. A campaign
Of identifying the own will be car
ried into the city schools. and it is
expected that the children will be en-
listed in this movement,
A suggestion has been made to
make Lansford a white city" At a
recent meeting of the Commercial
club the Civic Improvement commit
tee made a suggestion that all prop
erty owners paint their buildings
white this year wherever possible.
The Ladies' auxiliary to the Dick
inson Cemetery association has estab-
lished a fund of $500 for the making
of improvements and identifying the
| grounds, and an experienced caretaker