The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-19
North Dakota
Kernels

1t is reported that an electric light
plant is to be started in Warwick In
the spring.
The Booster club Of Stanley held it's
| annual dance, the affair proving a
great success.
Harold Tansgrud Of Enderlin had
two of his fingers badly crushed in
corn feeder.
The Portland fire department will
give it's annual masque ball on the
night Of Dec. 20.
While at work at the 500 depot at
Enderlin, Rudolph Valore had one of
his legs broken.
Coal Harbor will soon have a cream
station in operation. Louis Seltz is
erecting a building for the purpose.
The Frederic hotel at New Leip-
zig which Is owned by F. B. Ewald,
was leased to T. E. CASTOR. Jr, of
Minneapolis.
The Edgeley Presbyterians are max
ing arrangements for a revival that
will be started in the church at that
place on Dec. 80.
| 1t is expected that the Great North
ern will establish regular passenger
service over the Stanley to Wildrose
branch by the first of the year.
At Parshall a fire department has
been formed of two companies-an
engine company and hook and ladder
company. c. j. Barth has been chosen
CHIEF.
The work on the new addition to the
Presbyterian church at Edgeley is
progressing nicely, and it will not be
long before the new part will be ready
for use.
AT Parsha1l there is considerable
talk among the members of the three
lodges at that place relative to the
possibility Of the organizations erect
ing a hall.
If the Montana congresswoman gets
to be speaker of the house there won't
be time for any of those 4S-hOur
speeches from the floor-there won't
be no chanct."
Construction work has been started
on the Moose hall at Shields. The
work was delayed somewhat by the
misshipment Of the lumber which was
taken to Flasher
A new school will be started just
west of Shields for the children living
in that neighborhood The school will
be opened AS soon as it is possible to
secure a teacher.
Florence Black. little girl of Dres-
den. had one of her ears badly cut,
when she fell striking it on the corner
of a chair. Several stitches were re-
Quired to close the wound.
The New Leipzig Sentinel says that
the new dimes are very pretty but
that it is a pity they did not come
along in the days when a dime would
buy ten cents worth of anything.
f. NJ. Redman, cashier Of the Fort
Rice Security State bank, will leave
that town about Jan. 15 for Selfridge
in Sioux county, where he will start
a new bank in which Mandan capital
is interested.
The Boston store at Wahpeton has
been sold. Duluth party purchasing
it from Mr.. Bjornson. who has been
proprietor for the last quarter Of a
century,. The new owner will assume
control Jan. l.
NJ. Lynch closed his mercantile
establishment at LidgerwOOd, one Of
the old business places of that city.
He engaged in business in 1886 and
for thirty years bas dealt with the
people of the town and country.
Alamo, a new town along the Great
Northern from Wildrose, is looking for
a doctor. Not that there is anything
the matter with the newly born COM
munty but some Of the individuals
might need his services in the fu-
ture.
The Town and Country Amusement
club of Portland has leased the opera
house for the coming year. This club
has organized for the purpose of liV-
ening up the community, and is COM
posed of so members. all of the young
er element
1t is now thought possible that the
left eye of George Freadhoff, young
son Of John F'readhoff Of LaMoure.
will be saved. The boy injured his
eye some weeks ago, when he stumbled
and fell running sharp piece Of weed
into the optic.
A crew Of carpenters are at work
rcmodeling the interior Of the M. J.
SdIF lduu OLlCe DullulHS dl NAY, CUT
ting out a rear wall and making the
building larger. A new glass front and
entrance will also be put in. The
building Is being remodeled to be used
as a general store.
A. G. Anderson and Jim Rice were
both badly burned at the farm Of
Geo. Bakke, south Of Stanley, during
a demonstration Of a tank heater The
gasoline tank exploded and caused the
trouble. The former had his face burn
ed and the latter was burned on the
face, arms and legs.
Go into the postoffice at New Leip-
zig and shout Lydia" and three
young ladies will thrust heads out of
as many windows and inquire what
you want. A new clerk has been add
ed to the payroll at the Office, making
the third now in the office whose
first name is Lydia"
Editor David Larin of The Parshall
Leader is attempting to get the citi-
zenS Of that village to sign a petition
for bringing the Couch addition
to the village into the corporate limits
and then to form city government If
the population should be found suffi-
cient under the laws of the state.
Commenting on the accident that
| recently happened to Peter Steller
in which coins were embedded in his
hip when a shotgun accidentally dis
charged, several state papers state
that at Bismarck the doctors extract
ed the coins. The doctors do that
Danger Signal.