The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-05-23

Ola ShedS ana erecting new ones for
the Piper-Howe Lumber Co. at Portal.
There was a small wreck on the 500
near Ardock, several cars Of an east
bound freight going into the ditch
Softening Of the roadbed is given as
the cause.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Ceglowski ar
rived in Portal and will make their
home here in the future. Mr.. Ceglow
ski will erect an up-to-date opera
house just as soon as he finds a suit.
able location.
At Balfour a petition is being cir
culated praying the village board
| to prohibit the use of the walks for
| roller skating, wagons etc. The peti-
| tion was signed by practically every
citizen in the village.
Portal International: A new con-
! signment Of "red-eye" must have
reached town the first Of the week,
! judging from the number of drunks
on the streets. Did it come from Can
ada or the Twin Cities?
A committee has been appointed to
have charge Of the arrangements for
the Benson county picnic to be held
June 80. by the Benson County Feder-
alton Of Farmers Clubs.
Arthur Reetz Of Sovereign, Sask.,
closed a deal with Otto Meyer of Por-
tai for the lot situated between the
harness shop and livery stable. Mr..
Reetz will erect a 20x50 IT. brick We
neered building on his lot and put in
an up-to-date bakery
Pembina high school won the annual
Pembina track meet held in Walhalla
with so points. Cavalier was a close
second with 81, Drayton third with 10,
st. Thomas fourth with II. Walhalla
fifth with 6, and Bathgate and Hamil-
ton scored points each.
While Mr.. and Mrs. John Helfen-
stein of near Hazelton were driving
to that town the team became fright
ener and tipped the buggy over. Mrs.
Helfenstein was caught beneath the
rig and quite badly injured. The great
est injury was to her right shoulder.
A petition has been circulated at
York asking the board of directors Of
York township to submit to a vote at
special election held at the time Of
the regular spring election the propo-
sition Of bonding the township for the
purpose Of building a new township
high school building.
That children must attend school
was demonstrated at Napoleon when
Peter Lehr was arrested and brought
into town on the charge Of failure to
send his 13-year old son to school. His
failure to comply with the law gov
erning such cases, cost Mr.. Lehr the
neat sum Of S51.75.
Two new ordinances were passed at
Neche, one relating to the speed and
operation of automobiles and motor
cycles within the limits and setting
the maximum speed at 10 miles per
hour on the streets and at crossings.
Another provides for the ringing of
curfew each evening at o'clock dur
ing the summer months and at 8
o'clock in winter.
The editor Of the Cando Record has
a plan that ought to bring in the de-
lnquent subscribers and keep him
busy taking in the cash for the next
few days. He proposes to make to all
who are delinquent for a year or more,
q present of the amount they owe him
on subscription and to publish their
name with amount they owe in the
columns Of his paper.
In its Englevale notes the Ransom
County Gazette says: The latest So
ciety stunt in this village Is the culvert
party, which mids fair to become
very popular, Judging from the amount
Of pleasure it afforded there a few
days ago, and some Of the young men
have become quite adept at making
their way through culverts when the
proper reward awaits them.
The Bisbee Gazette says: One of
Silver Jacobson's COWS crossed to the
great range last week. and Mr.. Jacob
son being curious as to what allied tho
animal he held a post mortem over
the remains. He expected to find
something wrong with the cows di-
gestive apparatus, but was not q little
astonished to find nearly pound of
nails of various assortments in the
cows stomach. one of the nails hav-
ing pierced the walls of that organ.
Center Republican: In his rounds as
Assessor J.. G.. Light has undoubtedly
rounded UP the oldest man in the
county and probably In the state. This
aged gentleman 49, is Daniel Clayton,
father of Mrs. Martin Anderson. with
whom he makes his home. He gives his
age to the assessor as one hundred ana
six years. and his daughter is of the
opinion that he Is even older. Mr..
Clayton came here about year ago
from Michigan. Is still quite active
physically and mentally.