The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-08

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new building at Montpelier.
/ A new furnace is being installed
| in the schoolhouse at Rock Lake.
Electric footlights have been put on
the stage of the town hall at Lorraine
A large amount of dressed poultry
was shipped from Hazen to Washing
ton. D. c.
Rams Jones of Expansion had one
Of his arms fractured while cranking
| a Ford car.
The Parshall schools have arranged
for giving a Christmas program on
Christmas eve.
The work Of Installing the heating
plant in the courthouse at Schafer
has been finished.
The Oakdale school district near
Killdeer held a basket social recently
and cleared $100.75.
The new town of Mesa on the Wild
rose extension has commercial club
that is quite active.
The town hall at Halliday has been
wired for electricity and will soon be
| Teduy LUZ occupancy.
Parshall has made arrangements
for chautauqua for next summer. the
program to be given in July.
McChskey has a photograph studio.
Fred Horck of Franklin Grove, ILL.,,
has opened the establishment.
The three banks at Parshall show
deposits materially increased since
lSeptember The total gain was $780,
900.
There were 100000 bushels of grain
marketed at Hazen, according to fig
ures compiled by The star of that
town.
Practically all of the material for
the light plant at Esmond has ar
rived there and work is progressing
rapidly.
The schoolhouse has been moved
from Sentinel Butte to a point north
Of the town and school has been start
ed in the new location.
Arrangements have been made to
move the tow mill at Kensal to Par
| shall. The establishment is owned by
A. ]. Thompson and M A. Thomas.
| ne GAVIN CIuD purchased
1900 bushels Of Kubanka wheat. It is
claimed that this variety of wheat is
noted for it's rust resisting properties
Steve, the seven -year-old son Of
lCharles Dolan of Hazen, fell from a
lpony and had his left arm fractured
above the elbow and the elbow dislo-
Icated.
The farmers of the vicinity of APP
Ipam held a meeting for the purpose Of
promoting an elevator at that place.
They raised $4,000 at the meeting as a
starter.
The floor Of the Rolette County bank
at ST John gave way, necessltating
the removal Of the bank to another
building while a new floor was be-
ing put in.
Ed. Welsh Of Grand Forks, employ
ed by the East Grand Forks brewery,
suffered two fractured ribs. when he
fell from truck, while attending to
his duties.
A cemetery will be established near
Battleview, in the vicinity of Stanley.
Battleview Is healthy place but 1t Is
believed better to prepare for that
which is almost as sure as taxes.
The passenger business at the Hazen
ldepot for the month Of October was
over $1,000. This is far in excess of
that done by ony other station on the
North line" says The Hazen Star.
Fred Wichmann of Leonard nearly
had the third finger Of his left hand
torn off when he jumped from a ma
chine he was fixing, a ring he was
wearing on the finger catching on a
projection.
Little Henry Willis Of Rhame, came
near choking to death on an apple
peeling. His mother was busy and
did not notice him until he was black
in the face, but by hard shaking she
was able to save his life.
With the organization Of Randolph
| school district and it's separation from
the Sharbon district there are now 81
school district in Mckenzie county.
Grail district, the largest remaining
district is expected to be divided in
the spring.
Hazen Star: The editor has just
purchased lots five and six in block
forty in the Oster addition from F. P
Wernli, and now If our delinquent
subscribers will come through with
the simoleons due U.s. we may proceed
to build residence at an early date
According to a report in The Par
shall Leader, the male population of
that town must be suffering from a
; case of cold feet. A meeting was
called for the purpose of organizing a
fire department and two showed up.
Probably the others are ultra paci-
fists.
Wildrose Plainsman: That farming
is profitable profession Is demon
strated, even in an off year. by Henry
Mtkkelson who recently marketed his
: flax, the product of IA acres He
saved the seed, 3S bushels, and de-
livered at the elevators enough flax
to bring check for 1907.
A school census taken at Belcourt
Tor that district shows that there are
800 children in the district. About sc
or that number are attending the gov
ernment day schools and about 70 o1
? them are attending school at Fort Tot
ten and other places. leaving a totc
, OF 220. who are not going to school al
all.
Miss Lilly Christensen. resigned her
, position Of deputy county superin-
tendent OF Mckenzie county and ac.
cepted position in the Office Of the
has been appointed to fill the vacancy
in the office Of the county superin.
! tendent and has entered upon hel
duties.
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