The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-26
North Dakota
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/ Kernels
A new engine is being installed in
the power house at Aneta.
Two new restaurants are to be
! opened at Wahpeton during the holi-
| days.
The Social Union of Brantford held
a sale, dinner and supper and took In
| $12750.
The new Merchants and Farmers
bank at Hastings has been opened for
business.
Cavalier now has a cigar factory.
Gordon Ingram has opened an estab-
lishment
The Churchs Ferry high school gave
a play for the entertainment of the
people of that town.
The Northern Pacific railroad has
put in a new platform at its passen-
ger station at Mandan.
Paul Reichel of Bisbee has succeed
ed in bagging one wolf and two foxes
while on hunting expeditions.
A young son of Adolph Niemiller Of
| Sykeston had one of his arms frac-
tured while at play at school.
new meatmarket has been opened
at Wahpeton. The establishment is
operated by Benda & Jacobchick.
Aneta is to have a new meat mar
ket. S. Q. Swenson and Ole Moen are
to open up a shop about January 1.
At the meeting Of the Larimorc
curfew at 7:S0 o'clock in the even
ing.
The United Lutheran church in the
vicinity Of Aneta celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary of its organiza-
tion.
The Wahpeton schools are to have
q visiting nurse. Miss Farley Of that
place having been engaged for the
purpose.
is now under the management Of A.
.Bennes. n well known butcher and
stock buyer Of that town.
Mrs. C. P. Thurston of Mandan suf-
fcred a dislocated shoulder and Sc
we're scalp wound when she slipped
and fell on an icy sidewalk.
At Bisbee Kris. Kvalevog has pur-
chased the office buildings of the Pio-
neer blacksmith shop and will use
them as offices and for other purposes.
A whole car of poultry was sent
out of Dawson, recently, the first car
Of the kind that has ever been shipped
IA there
record of.
The goat at the Woodman camp at |
LitChville was given a hard workout |
recently when class of nineteen can |
didates were initiated into the mys- |
teries of the order.
At meeting OF the Mott town Coun- |
Gil recently, preliminary steps were |
taken for the purchase Of property |
for public purposes, including a play |
ground and park.
Ezra Bushong, who for several |
years has been fireman on the York
Dunseth line of the great Northern,
has been given an engine on the main
line of that road
Carl w. Ford, son of Hank Ford of
near Zion, had the bones of one of
low the knee when horse he was
riding slipped and fell.
IT is reported that Louie LaBelle, a
half breed trapper, recently caught a
black fox near Lake Tewaukon. The
fur of one Of these rare animals is
worth from 500 to $1,000.
Someone shot through a caboose
window on a freight train at Niagara,
the shot missing a brakeman'S head
by foot. A railroad detective was
sent there, but as yet the offender has
not been found.
Considerable ice is being shipped
out OF Sykeston to surrounding towns
after being cut from the lake in the |
vicinity of that town. Orders have
been sent to Darlington, Sheyenne |
and Bowdon where it is stored.
Dogs in and about Lidgerwood have |
been found to be largely infected with
mango and the board of health has |
taken action compelling infected ami
mails to be either locked up and treat
ed or killed. Many have been killed by
the authorities.
Montpelier Magnet: We heard u
farmer remark the other day that he
this year. because he was afraid he
would not have enough clean wheat
left for seed. That's sure making
both ends meet.
The Maddox Tennis club has Sc
cured new club quarters and opened |
them recently with a smoker and BAN
quet. r. o. Larson was elected prest-
dent of the club for the ensuing year
with e. A. Nelson as secretary.
II there is anything that a North
Dakota rural carrier dearly loves duri
ing the cold weather is to have to take
off his gloves and dig around in a
metal mail box for two pennies that
someone has left there for the mail
man to stamp his letter with.
Larimore Pioneer: The city coun-
Gil met in adjourned session last Mon
day evening. at which time they pur-
chased a 25 horsepower. direct con-
nected and generator engine. to be |
installed as soon as possible. A twen-
ty- -four hour lighting service will then |
be had.
Brought all the way from New |
England states, several car loads of |
pure bred cattle arrived at Mott, the !
first of the kind ever shipped into |
Hettinger county. The shipment was |
for O number of prominent farmers of !
the county who are convinced that |
farming doesn't pay without good live
stock |
Miss Anna Thuel, postmistress at |
Dawson, has purchased lot adjoin-
ing the present postoffice building and |
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