The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-02
N. D. BRIEFS


Bismarck. d. Calderhead, secre-
tary of the North Dakota railway
commission, has returned from East
Fairview, where he assisted the Far
mers' Elevator Co. in Strengthening
out some financial difi1culties. The att
to the case when the elevator COM
pany declined prompt settlement on u
storage ticket for $4,000.
Braddock.--A highly successful ALE
day picnic and convention was held
here by members of the American So
ciety of Equity of this vicinity. The
principal address was delivered by
George N. Remission, secretary of the
Bismarck Commercial club, who talk
ed interestingly on the local field or
farm marketing. All of the country
people brought well-filled baskets
with them, and there was a big picnic
dinner at noon. 1t is estimated that
more than 200 actual farmers attend
ed So successful was the meeting that
IL is planned to make 1t an annual
event.
Carson.-Nothing can stop this VII
cinity from having a banner crop.
isst week and the one SUNDAY evening
insure as of this fact. Within few
days wheat will show marked prog
reEs. There is large acreage>0f vim
ter rye and 1t could not look better.
be upon us"
Steele.-Hans Holtberg, who for
years drove stage between Bismarck
and Washburn, dropped in last week
to visit H. 8. Wood, publisher OF The
Steele Ozone. a frequent old--time pas
senger whom he had not seen for
quarter century. Mr.. Holtberg gave
Washburn railway. now part of the
500 system, was built. At present he
is owner of several sections of me
farm land in Mclean county, and his
farm home, with electricity for power
and lights, running water and modeTn
appliances generally, Is one of the
finest in North Dakota.
Marmarth.-Jaclxo 'Bannon and Neis
Rasmussen, who recently set out for
the Indian reservation south OF
Waukspala with the largest trail
herd driven over the Dakota prairies
an over-abundance of fences In their
path, and they are grazing their $500
cows on the gumbo prairies south OF
Dodge. Later the cattle will go by
rail to the territory. where the old
cattlemen have leased tract large
enough to supply grazing for the en-
tire summer.
Jamestown.-PIans are maturing
rapidly for the Fourth of July picnic
to be held In Klause park here for
the kiddteG, under the auspices OF the
Woman's Relief corps and the James
town Mothers club. Practically every
merchant in jamestown has contrib
uted a prize to be contested for in
the many events to be run of during
the day.
Bismarck Filings at the Bismarck
land ONCE are averaging more than
], 800 acres daily, an exceptional rec
ord for this section of the state, where
comparatively little federal land re-
mains open to settlement One of the
recent homestoaders was Miss Cora
Sofia Olson, young. unmarried and
with q first claim on 500 acres Of
good land In the Standing Rack reser-
walton. Miss Olson's postofEioe address
is Balfour, Sioux county. n. d.
Devils Lake--Mrs. Louise Grumpy
Mckinney, elected TO the Alberta as
sembly as the first woman legislator
in Canada. formerly resided In Devils
Lake, coming to North Dakota from
Ontario in 1892. and spending two
years as an organizer for the W. G.
g. u, before her marriage here to
James Mckinney, d farmer. with
whom she moved 70 charesholrn. Alta.
IN 1903.