The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-11


the near future.
The new Orpheum theatre at Ryder
has been opened to the public.
A new icehouse is being erected for
the Arthur Drug Co. at Arthur.
The towns of the state seem to have
taken up we'll with the community
Christmas pageant idea.
Louis Thompson of Neche, while
cranking a car had the misfortune to
fracture his right arm.
The office of S. B. Niles at Dawson,
has been increased in capacity by the
construction of an addition.
The transfer company of +. G. Kill
leran e. Son of Cooperstown, has put
into service a large 16-ton truck.
1t Is expected that Dawson's new
electric light plant will be ready for
business about the middle Of this
month.
The newspapers Of the state seem
much interested in the second APP
probation week, which is being plan
ned at this time.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Ickler, who have
been running the Orvin house at
Churchs Ferry, have disposed of the
business and will leave that town.
One Of the principal business firms
in Portal dissolved partnership, A. f.
Hehmke purchasing the interests of
T. F. Cooper in the Sanish Implement
Co.
At Wahpeton Christ Mikkelson has
a broken arm and George Magnussen
of Norfolk paid fine of SIS to the city
authorities, as a result of a rough
house.
One Of the men employed in the
erection Of the new electric plant at
Wahpeton. fell from the roof. He es-
capped with a few bruises though the
fall was long one.
At Hunter the village board has in
stalled posts at all corners and signs
have been put in place directing driv-
ers OF all kinds of vehicles how to
drive on the streets.
Arrangements have been made for
a new rural route out of Sanish. This
will be the second route out Of that
Town ana Wtfl serve 100 IdTnllleS dC-
cording to a recent survey.
At a meeting Of the Sanish COM
mercial club, T. F.. Cooper, who is
about to depart from the town, resign
ed as president and Henry Schoenrock
was elected to fill the vacancy.
Dawson Press: On account of the
smallpox epidemic now prevailing in
Lincoln school district, the school
board has passed a resolution ordering
Iall school children to be vaccinated.
The work Of installing fixtures for
street lights has been sarted at Neche.
Wires have been strung, brackets put
in place and it will only be a short
time until the lights are turned on.
Though it is six miles from town, the
people of Dawson have been having
much fun skating on the lake at the
r, J. Huschka farm. The lake is three
quarters Of q mile wide and two miles
long.
H. V. Hollingsworth, who has been
in the dray business in Portal for
nearly five years. sold his business to
+. P. MaCkey, manager of the Stand
ard Oil station and proprietor of the
Pioneer livery stable.
Leonard Olich Of Tower City, while
driving the delivery wagon for his
fathers dairy farm, slipped from the
hub Of the wheel as the horse started
and fell under the wagon, breaking
both bones in his left wrist.
A postoffice Inspector made Il visit
to Wahpeton for the purpose of view
| ing conditions relative to the extension
of the routes Of carriers to take in the
new houses that have been put UP
since the service was installed.
The commercial club of Sanish has
taken steps for the employment of an
engineer to establish grades along the
main streets of the town and thus
avoid the trouble that is usually met
with later In the life of a community.
Philip Broen of Wahpeton, was seri,
ously injured while playing hockey or
the ice. He tripped over a branch o1
a tree striking the back of his head
and was unconscious for some time
The hockey stick made a deep cash ir
his chin.
The Lidgerwood Monitor doesn'
have much faith In the talk of a short
sess ion of the legislature. For the
past several years we have heard thi:
report and the legislature never ad
journed until midnight of the last day
allowed says The Monitor.
Newton Hooking Of Absaraka /,
some auto driver" says The CasseltoT
Reporter. The other day while com,
ing home from Wheatland in his race
he was speeding at such high rat,
that he lost one of his rear wheels anc
never discovered the loss until he ar.
rived home and has not been able tt
find the wheel;
Grafton Record: When Mr.. and Mrs
wv. l.. Stockwell were here last weel
they made arrangements to have
memorial window placed in the new