The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-16
North Dakota
Kernels

Il NefneIS
The Crary public schools are to give
an entertainment on Dec. 21.
The Michigan firemen will give their
annual ball on New Years eve.
| Q. A. McNew has purchased the
Hanson & Weed pool hall at Rhame.
A basket ball team has been oreaniz-
ed among the boys Of the schools at
| Arnegard.
A masquerade ball at Crary brought
in about $65 which will be credited to
| the lyceum course.
Machinery and building material for
the briquetting plant at Scranton is
being unloaded there.
Nels Ericksons house at Alsen. was
completely destroyed by fire while the
family was out of town.
At McClusky, Herbert Prince and
Russell Parsons have opened the West
| Side livery and feed stable.
The contract for the erection of the
new city hall and Jail at Dunn Center,
has been let to Ebeltoft Bros.
a. NJ. Whitaker has purchased the
Congo ice house at Dunn Center and
| Will be the ice man next summer.
The farmers telephone line south of
Scranton has been completed with a
NUMBER of subscribers on the line
The council at Michigan, decided
that after January / all dogs must
have tax tags or they will be shot.
The new hospital at Crosby has
reached that stage of construction
where the heating plant is being in
stalled.
Dunn Center is getting quite a rec
ord. On one day the chief of police
made five arrests. all of whom were
given fires.
The Sather store at Van Hook has
been moved to the new brick building
which has been constructed for the
establishment.
Belfeld Times: Just because there're
l46 cases of measles in Belfield. some
emotional cuss had the audacity to
call it an epidemic.
Messrs. Banks and Christianson are
planning on a 1917 Lake Juanita sea-
son which will eclipse in attractions
the season just past.
The Great Northern railroad has
granted the people OF Michigan the
privilege of using it's water supply
pond for skating rink
John Redmon Of Upham. had one of
his ear drums broken and received
other injuries. when he was thrown
from a carriage in a runaway.
The village Of Dodge in Dunn coun-
ty Will tncorporate-or at least it will
II the people of the place vote for it.
an election having been called for the
purpose.
A new gas engine has been installed
IN the Equity elevator at Dunn Center
The elevator now has two engines
which prevents a breakdown stopping
operations.
The temporary building which was
used by the Sather store at Van Hook
during the construction Of the brick
building. has been purchased by the
Van Hook Farmers Telephone Co.
~ ~ l4dpIanI OF STANLEY, VIII open
up a harness shop in the Breslin hard
ware building at Sanish. Breslin viii
move his hardware stock into the Gill
foy building, just as soon as the in
terror is finished.
A deal was consummated at Sanish
by which A. E. Hehmke purchased the
interests of his partner. T. F. Cooper
IN the Sanish Implement Co. Mr..
Hnh To will
his own name hereafter.
Service on rural route No. 3. run
ming north from Arnegard, and serving
patrons of the old Farland office, start
ed operations with Harry Till as car
rier. Mail days on this route are
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The first pair of twins to be born
in Dunn county in many years, if ever
In its history, arrived at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Thompson, living
south Of Renville church near Dunn
Center. The new arrivals are a boy
and girl.
The school board at Van Hook has
authorized the calling of an election
for the purpose of voting bonds for the
erection of a school house and the
selection of site for the building.
The amount Of bonds to be asked is
not yet decided.
night school is to be opened at
Belfeld. The commercial club of the
town took the proposition up with the
superintendent of schools and an ar
rangement has been agreed upon for
the instruction of adults who wish to
take up some course of study.
Elmer Moore Of Michigan was badly
injured in runaway in that town re-
Gently. In turning a corner the carri-
age in which Moore was riding over
turned and the man sustained severe
bruises about the head and face. He
was in a stupor for q long time after
the accident.
The chemical engines for the Arne-
gard fire department arrived there and
as soon as the building is ready the
engines will be put in working order. !
The department officials have made
for a building adjoining
the light plant and work has been
started on it,
Kensal Progress: Considerable ex-
element was in vogue at the 500 Cafe
last Sunday morning when the pro-
prietor, Gus Licho, missed two dressed |
hogs which he had purchased Saturday
evening. After Gus had raved and |
sworn and torn around a few hours his |
friends returned the hogs. Just a |
practical joke but Gus fails to get the |
funny part.
Announcement was made at Bis
marcE of the nurchaSe of tho orocorv