The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-08-09

A new restaurant has opened at Pin
gree. Mrs. A. NJ. Beltz is the proprie-
tor.
The Occident Elevator Co. has pur-
chased the Jens Peterson elevator at
Bowbells.
Bert Schwarz Is the new manager
Of the farmers elevator at Addison.
Cass county.
The Edgeley roller mill was hit by
lightning and considerable damage
done to the roof
The City bakery at Harvey has in
stalled large bread mixer with a ca
pacity Of 500 loaves.
Orville Patterson has resigned his
position as manager of the St. Anthony
& Dakota elevator at Cavalier.
Work laying the cement foundation
for the new garage for the Hillsboro
Auto Co. commenced recently.
A twenty-ton hay stack on the farm
Of G. NJ. Theige near Harvey, was
struck by lightning and burned.
The Monarch Elevator CO. is hav-
ing new coal sheds built and other
wise improving the property at Drake.
Work has been completed on the su-
perstructure of the new building of the
Valley City Grocery Co., at Valley City,
The foundation for the new school
building at Raleigh has been COM
pleted. Work on the structure will be
will be pushed.
During an electrical storm one of the
pedigreed mares belonging to Geo. En-
yart at Edgeley. was struck by light
ming and killed.
Fred Hopkins of Dawson had the
misfortune to receive a kick from a
horse, cutting the f1eshy part of his
arm quite badly.
The roads out of Underwood are re-
ported to be in excellent condition.
There is a good graded road between
Underwood and Washburn.
The Buttz drug store building at
mer location to a position next to the
First National bank building.
The Catholic congregation of Iona.
is considering the erection of a new
church building. A meeting to con-
slider the matter will be held shortly.
Dawson is to have an exclusive hard
ware store. F. c.. Werner has rented
the storeroom in the Albrecht build
ing and has been setting up the fix
lures.
r. E. Mclean has leased the build
ing formerly occupied by the w. L.
Buttz drug store at Harvey. and, as
soon as alterations can be made, will
open new restaurant.
Ed Josewski Of near Hamline, Sar-
gent county. had one of his eyes Sc
verely injured when it was struck by
the lash Of blacksnake he was snap
ping. He may lose the sight.
Fire broke out yesterday in the Met
"opOle hotel at Underwood from a de-
sective chimney. The chief damage
being to the roof, which flremen were
forced to chop through to reach the
flames.
The. dray line formerly under the
Of Reimer & Knopp at
New Leipzig, will hereafter be under
The firm name of Reimer & Grosz, Mr.
irosz having taken over Mr.. Knopp's
interest.
Henry Hanson Of Valley City, was
luite badly injured when he was
thrown from a motorcycle that he was
riding. He was wearing goggles and his
face was badly lacerated from the
broken glass.
A new Sisters home at the rear Of
the st. Agnes school at Kenmare, is
being erected. The building will be
30X50 feet and three stories with full
basement. and will cost in the neigh
borhOod of $4,000
The new steel cages for safekeeping
Of prisoners at FlaXton, have ar
rived there and have been installed in
the fire hall. Each cage is equipped
with sagless spring steel cot. where
the weary may rest.
A thief entered the meat market of
]. A. Grell at Tioga and rifled the cash
register of about IS in change. En-
trance was gained at the rear end of
the building. No clue has been found
as to the perpetrator.
A change in the management Of the
leigh, was made when F. A. Wald. who
has served as manager during the past
two years, resigned his position. Mr..
Wald's successor is D. M. Weis from
st. Paul, MINI.
Thos. A. Donlin, who has been man
ager Of the Thompson Yards, Inc. Of
Dawson during the past year has been
transferred to a similar position with
the same company at Jamestown. He
is succeeded here by E. F. Olson of
Spokane, Wash.
The excavating for the Farmers &
Merchants new bank building at Rob-
inson. is completed and work on the
foundation has been started. The bank
expects to occupy its new home in a
short time as the work of construction
will be pushed
Dawson Press: An effort is being
made to establish a Dostoff1ce south
of Dawson. The name suggested for
the Office is Portner. We believe the
residents Of that district would be
better satisfied with a rural free deliv-
cry route, as postoffices of this nature
have proved to be very unsatisfactory
as regards service.
Hogeo. aged years, nephew of
H. A. McCarty Of Drake. was badly cut
up by mower. He was driving the
machine. and whether he was thrown
in front of it, or stepped in front of it
is not known. but the sickle caught
one of his ankles at the joint, cutting
it fearfullY. The bone was so badly
cut that it was necessary to remove
several pieces of it.
Wolford Mirror: Fred KoontZ now
wa llrS with an jmDediment in biS ri ob+