The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-27
North Dakota
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The Sherwood firemen have made
arrangements for big dance on jan
iuary /.
The North. Dakota farmer is finding
that the best kind OF stock to buy--is
| livestock.
There will be many who said that it
| was the worst blizzard since the year
'steenth- -steen.
| Alkabo has erected a new school
building of two rooms and full base
ment Only one room Is in use at the
present time but the town built for the
| future.
The crossing bells at Michigan have
been repaired and are guaranteed not
| to ring except when a train is in the
yard limits.
Hurry. hurry! There are only few
more days OF leapyear left and some
body is going to be four years older
before another one is scheduled.
Mrs. William Schlade of Bowman
was knocked down on the streets Of
that town by an automobile. Forum
ately she was not badly injured.
An automobile belonging to r. NJ.
Haseltine of Sherwood was badly dam
iaged by a fire caused from the iEni-
tion Of alcohol put in the radiator.
The Mems class at Ray, held a
meeting recently and organized by the
election Of officers. e. w. MCGEE was
chosen president and H. e. Foley was
, made secretary.
While trying to turn a hay rack
around on the streets of Bisbee the
driver Of the vehicle backed it into
the window of an attorneys office No
one loves lawyer.
RolIa is to have a roller skating
rink. William Jolliffe has leased the
E. A. Markell office building on the
main street Of that town and is con-
verting it into a rink.
The biennial performance will soon
start at Bismarck and then everything
else will be regulated to the rear
European war. Mexican troubles, ma
tional crises-everything.
The Rev. Father Schmitt who is in
charge of the Catholic churches at
Sherwood, Mohall, Glenburn and Deer
ing, has been given an assistant, Fr.
Joseph Heeger of Wisconsin.
Upon preliminary hearing before
Justice Patrick Noonan as Crosby, the
case Of the state against Bill Pomeroy,
of Ambrose, charged with violating
Charley Fox Of the Turtle Mountains
in the vicinity of Cando was arrested
on charge of having stolen some oats
from H. B. Gray Of Rock Lake. 1t is
reported that he is to plead guilty to
the charge.
Bowman is going to put down q new
town we'll to augment the supply now
furnished by one we'll. An engineer
was recently employed by the town to
investigate the proposition and Sec
ond we'll was decided on.
The Cando high school alumni held
meeting recently and formed
permanent organization which is
known as the Cando High School as
sociation. Committees were appointed
to work out plans for a big celebration
that will be held on Dec. 2S.
The New Rockford fire department
held it's annual election. w. A. Ellis
worth was chosen chief. All officers
were reelected with the exception of
Bert Butterfield. assistant chief who
resigned from the Office and Thomas
Olson was elected to the vacancy.
The Edinburg Tribune does not
think much OF a show that staged a
performance at that place. Though ad-
mission was charged one of the feat
ures of the entertainment" was the
selling of a patent medicine that was
supposed to cure everything in three
minutes.
Jennie Ogg OF Kenmare has been
held under bonds to the district court
on a charge Of selling intoxicating
liquor, this one being the second Of
fense. She waived q preliminary hear
ing before Justice Jones and her case
will come up at the next term of the
district court.
Crosby Review: VIM. G. Zimmerman
suffered a slight injury. He was driving
a new Ford car into the garage when he
put his foot on the wrong pedal and
the car went ahead instead of stop
ping. The windshield smashed and the
broken glass cut q deep cash over Mr..
Bannerman's right eye.
New Rockford Transcript: Satur-
day evening a big smoke. who has
been working at the roundhouse, went
loco and started to clear things in
general. After chasing every one out
of the roundhouse he made for the
rip track shanty and put the boys
over there on the run. The police
were notified and Rust and Fay took
the offender into camp, where he had
a chance to cool off and think mat
ters over. He afterwards paid fine,
damages and left for parts unknown
by request of the authorities.
The rich old uncle from whom much |
was hoped was visiting his niece, who
had been telling him how dearly his
little great-nephew and namesake loved |
his school and how well he was getting
on with his studies. |
We'll, Teddy" said the uncle jovial- |
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