The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-09
North Dakota
Kernels

There is over $4,000 in the banks
| OF Sheyenne.
The school glce club at Fingal, is tc
| give concert.
| Dunn Center is 10 have an opticiar
in the near future.
A new blacksmith shop has been es-
| tablished at Dawson.
Considerable livestock has been
| shipped from Buxton.
At effort is being made to establish
night school for adults at Max.
A new power house and laundry
building have been completed at La.
Moure.
The citizens Of Wales have made
| arrangements for circulating
library.
The curling rink at st. Thomas is
| being put into condition for the winter
season Of curling.
At Buxton Lerom & odegard have
| taken over the Gerhart Hanson inter-
SShC ga I'S SoAoaS'
Mrs. Tonnes Ivsdahl, who lives west
of, Grafton, sustained quite serious
injuries in a runaway.
The Odd Fellow hall at Cavalier
has been dedicated. The new building
is a credit to the town.
The Central school at Bottineau
made up a purse of over $50 for the
Children's home at Fargo.
The first real snow of the season has
struck the Red river valley and vehi-
cles are now going on runners, wheels
having been discarded.
There were over 10000 automobile
licenses taken out in 1916 and the pros
poets are that this will be increased
several thousand next season.
The Pingree f1remen were called out
to eXtinguiSh a fire that had started
in the Congregational parsonage. The
loss amounted to about $3.50.
At Hatton, Martin Gulbrandson,
who moved to that town from his farm
recently became suddenly. demented.
1t is reported that he is improving.
At the school election at Charbon-
neau, to pass on the question Of bond
ing the district, there were 26 votes
cast for bonding and none against it,
Mrs, Martin Anderson of Wi!drose,
was quite badly injured when she slip
ped on some ice and fell She struck
her head, infliCting a severe scalp
wound.
Anton Jenson Of near Bare Butte,
was injured at Minot while on the VIA
by taxi and had hip dislocated and
some ribs broken.
Hurdsfield had another fire on Main
street. A physicians office burned.
but with hard work on the part of the
fire department the flames were con-
fined to the one structure.
Complete plans and specifications
for an underground crossing from the
new pontoOn bridge have been filed with
the commercial club of Williston, by
the Great Northern engineering de-
partment.
The hotel at Penn has been re-
opened. Mr.. and Mrs. w A. McNary.
who formerly conducted a restaurant
tablishment.
The Martin Duffy building at Crosby
is now completed. The building is, no
doubt. the best Of its kind in the city.
1t IS 25XS0 feet. with two stories and
fun basement.
II. L. Lamon, who has been station
agent at TOlna for some time, has
been transferred to Neville Before
taking the position he went to Iowa.
where he was married.
A petition is being circulated at
Cando, which will be presented to the
Great Northern asking it to install
electric lights in it's depot and on
the platform at that place.
The Parshall Leader believes that
the street lights in that town should
be kept lit at night. AS it is, accord
Of the six lights in serviceable condi-
ton.
The community chorus idea seems
to be meeting with great success over
the. state and is proving an ideal
institution for bringing the town and
country people together for enjoy
ment.
Chairman Hugh Stevenson of the
Mckenzie county commission. was in
jured in an automobile accident. The
car he was driving coIlided with an
other and the commissioner was rem
dered unconscious for a time.
George Freadhoff Of LaM6ure, came
near losing the sight Of one of his
eyes. He fell and a small weed pierced
the eye, a portion OF the fiber being
driven into the pupil though not deep
enough to penetrate to the humor.
Arthur Monson of Charbonneau fell
down flight Of stairs into a basement
with a tub of butter and received
about his face. This Is n rather rough
way to treat butter at the present
prices.
At LaMoure a man by the name of
Jack O'Donald was given q fine of SIS
for throwing a partially filled whisky
bottle through a door at a confection-
cry. The man went into the establish
ment in an intoxicated condition and
disliked being put out
Peter BengSton ana little son OF
Plummer. near Crosby, departed for
Ivo, Sweden, where they will spend
the winter months. Mr.. Bengston has
been a resident OF that community
since 1905. He was one of the first
settlers in the Plummer country.
Crosby Review: The heating plant
at the courthouse went on a strike
this week. Oil stoves. flat irons, and