The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-11-16
North Dakota
Kernels

A basket social will be held in VOL
ford on Nov. 20, for the benefit OF the
baseball club.
Reinhart Lander of Fairdale, had
! the misfortune to break a bone in
one of his feet while playing.
At Garrison bond for the
present system Of waterworks was
carried by a vote of II to S5.
A deal was put through at Werner.
! whereby Charles Murphy and George
Tackett took over the Grill cafe.
Bartelme & Cahi1l of Bowman,
| have purchased the Home lunch OF
that place from Eaton & Cartwright.
At Bantry, James Gillespie has pur-
chased the dray business Of G. A.
Lambert and has taken charge of the
line.
Between 5000 and 1000 people wit
messed the Railroad day celebration at
Grenora, new 500 town in williams
county.
C. D. Parkman Of Sherbrooke, suf-
fered two broken ribs by being knock
ed against q manger by one of his
horses.
Rev. Rex Hathaway of DesLacs, has
accepted a position with the Great
Northern as assistant maintainer of
electric signals.
Surveyors began work on pre-
liminary survey for drain to relieve
the country west and south Of Cogs-
we'll Of the surplus water.
A movement has been started to
organize a boys band in Buxton. All
boys over years of age who wish to
Join will hold q meeting soon.
Underwood now has splendid town
hall where all sorts of social gather
ings can be held. 1t will be dedicated
by a dance to be given tonight.
Bantry is to have an ice skating
rink. Sam Taylor has purchased a
couple of lots in that town and Is
putting them in shape for flooding.
A bunch Of Wolford boys got to-
gether for the purpose of organizing
a basketball team and $50 was sub
scribed toward procuring equipment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Eyer have pur-
chased the entire ranch on the Little
Knife river near Manning, which was
formerly owned by Mr.. Eger's father.
Parshall is to have a feed mill.
Wharton Bros. have ordered mach1n-
cry and will start construction at once
on a building in which to erect the
plant.
Ralph, a 2-year- old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Peterson of Tioga, was
quite severely cut on the leg by
broken bottle while playing in the
yard.
The independent elevator of Under
wood was badly damaged by fire. The
flames were eXtinguished before the
building was entirely destroyed though
the office was almost a total loss.
The implement warehouse of
Harchanko & Stitch at Benedict, was
burned to the ground with practically
all Of the stock and office fixtures. The
loss is estimated at $4,000. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The town Of Cole Harbor is growing
as rapidly as other towns on the 500.
A fine new school house has been
completed there and new hotel is
being erected. Many residences were
built during the summer.
At Crosby the 500 Railway Co. has
Just equipped its office. waiting
room and platform with lights. This
action on the part of the company
meets with appreciation by the travel
ing public as we'll as Crosby people.
prairie fire broke out northwest
wind QinR
got such momentum that there was
danger of the whole vicinity being
burned out Cattle sheds and about
800 tons of hay were burned on the
William Connoly place.
A prairie fire swept the country In
the vicinity of Rhame for several
miles doing considerable damage by
destroying a large amount Of hay. The
fire started just east of Griffin and Is
believed to have originated from
sparks from a locomotive.
A Russian Baptist church was es-
tablished north Of Fayette by the
members of that faith in that vicinity.
A minister was there to open the serv-
ices and a large crowd was in at
tendance. The new church cost 1915
and is we'll proportloned for the needs
of the community.
John Hart, farmer near Wolford,
is laid up with broken collar bone.
Mr.. Hart was driving home from Mylo,
when his horse SHE'D and he was
thrown from the rig. The jolt in
addition to breaking his collar bone
rendered him unconscious and he lay
in the road until he was picked up
by a passerby.
HER SON SUBJECT TO GROUP.
my son Edwin is subject to Group"
writes Mrs. e. o. Erwin, New Ken