The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1916-12-28
North Dakota
Kernels

| NCh HIGHS
Elmer A. Agneberg of Dunseith, will
open up-to-date undertaking. parlors
/ In that town.
| The flour mill at Killdeer has start
! ed operations, the product being
| known as "Killdeer"
The Ashley State bank is expected
to get settled in it's new quarters by
| the first of the year.
The Grafton National bank has in
stalled a heating plant and added
rooms In the rear OF the bank.
Ruff Brothers Of Gackie set up a
windmill on a farm near Jud while the
temperature was 36 below zero.
The ladies of Lucca are collecting
garments and expect to send a barrel
OF clothing tc Fargo in the near fu-
ture.
At Egeland, w. p. O'Brien has pur-
chased and assumed control of the
drug store formerly owned by John
Rafter.
Dunn Center is mighty proud of it's
,, new school building-and it has a
right to be. 1t is modern in every
respect.
The new school building at Egeland
has been accepted by the school board
of that place. The building was COM
pleted recently.
At New England II. H. Ahrenstorff
turned over the management of the
Gardner hotel to F. II. Davis, who is
now in full charge.
The new school building north of
Selfridge has been completed and it is
expected that the school will open
within a short time.
The Hettinger County Herald OF
New England, has completed nine
years Of service in that community
The paper has grown with the town.
The fellow that predicted that it
would be an open winter was evident
1y right about it. AS one of the state
papers says-"It is too d--n OPEN"
The kids Of the state are now trying
to count up exactly how many days
it is before school begins again-or
rather just how many days vacation
still remain.
The work of setting poles for the
electric lighting system as Ashley is
progressing rapidly despite the cold
weather. Ashley should have light in
Il short time.
1t has been decided to postpone
further work on the new Lutheran
church at Ryder till next spring, ow-
ing to the cold and the nom arrival Of
some of the material
Civil service examinations for
Towner county will be held at Bisbee
on Jan. 49, A vacancy in the rural
carrier force out of England will be
filled by this examination.
The Hotel Martin at Nome opened
recently, when dinner was served to
about thirty-f1ve guests. The hotel is
in charge of Mr.. and Mrs. S. Thore- |
son. formerly Of Valley City.
w. c. Hitzemann has purchased the |
johnson & Thompson dray line at !
Hettinger and will consolidate it with |
his own. II. c. johnson will take a |
position with Mr.. Hitzemann.
G, NJ. Cannon of Ashley, has sold all |
his interests in the Ashley Lumber Co.
to J. II. Wishek, the transfer to take
erty can be made.
Carl Feldner of Donnybrook, shot a |
large coyote in the vicinity Of that |
town recently. The animal was one
of the largest Of the species that has
been seen in that vicinity in years.
The Eli -Salyard elevator at Ardoch
was burned to the ground. The fire is
IF unknown origin, but 1t is thought
that sparks from an engine on the |
=. n. was the cause. The coal sheds
we're saved after a hard fight.
Saxon McDonald's new home on his
farm west of Forest River was COM
oletely destroyed by fire. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mcdonald were in Mimic at the time |
and as there was no one in the house
he origin of the fire is unknown.
Lewis Nelson of Nome had the
misfortune to break his leg. He had
started on an errand in the country,
when the horse which he was riding
breaking 1t between the knee and
ankle.
Community Social club was or
sanized by fourteen of the ladies in
he country southwest of Rhame. It's
)DJeCt Is purely social ana the mem |
oers meet every other Wednesday.
Mrs. G. G. Funk is the president of
he club.
Abner Lawyer of Roseglen has the
Unique distinction of having very
relationship. His father
n-law is his brother-in- law, his moth
er-in-law is his sister. His children
and his sisters children are uncles to
each other.
The Ryder News commenting on
the fact that the new office has been
wired for electricity and the juice
turned on says: >"Our office is lit up
like a Christmas tree" Now just as
long as the editor refrains from get
ting lit up!
1t is reported that the new town of
Mesa, along the new extension of the
Great Northern railroad from Wild
rose, is due for a change of name 1t
will be called Hanks. Some name!
1t is said that the change is desired
because there are so many Mesas in
other states.
Shields Enterprise: Stepping on a
'usty nail was the cause that led up
% the amputation of Mrs. Mike Volk's
'oot at the Flasher hospital last Sat-
lrday. Mrs. Volk who lives about ten
niles west of Shields, stepped on the
lail about two weeks ago and blood