The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-26
North Dakota
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Il Kernels
The Rolette band gave concert.
Work Is progressing rapidly in Ash
ley's electric lighting plant. The town
Is much elated.
The firemen's dance at New England
was a great success, over 100 tickets
having been sold.
At the annual meeting Of the wynd
mere Rural Telephone Co., all of the
former officers were reelected.
The Wilton Presbyterians are max
ing a campaign for funds to wipe out
the debt on the manse at that place
The Leith fire department has been
thoroughly organized. Apparatus was
purchased by the village some time
ago.
F. q. Farenkamp Of Prior Lake
Mimi, has accepted position as To-
cal agent at the Thompson Yards,
Inc, at Forbes.
A movement is on at wyndmere to
incorporate as a city. The proposition
will be submitted to the people at the
spring election.
The Leith Creamery association re-
ceived 1854 pounds Of cream and
paid out $1,36S.77 for it during the
month Of December.
The night school at Casselton has
turned out to be popular move
There are now AZ in the school-15
being in the elementary class.
L. J. Truax of Wilton has purchased
the pool and billiard hall in the Kilian
building at that place from Ernest
Erickson, and has taken possession.
William Friedman of Bowman met
with a serious accident when a team
he was driving ran away, throwing
him out of the wagon and break
ing one of his legs.
Casselton is to have a new lawyer
o. S. Peterson, who has been with
Lawrence & Murphy Of Fargo, for
some time, has taken a suite of rooms
in the First National bank block, and
is fitting them up.
Rev. Elias S. Baran of Pittsburgh,
Pa, arrived in Wilton to take charge
of the Russian Orthodox church. sue
ceeding Rev. Theo. Migdal, who re-
signed some weeks ago. Father Baran
will reside in Wilton.
Bowman county seems to be great
place to mature hogs into large size
Frank Skeel butchered one so large
that he was unable to get more than
&C. l. 49, To-. r. %
says The Bowman Citizen.
John Stockstad, who has conducted
restaurant in the O'Connor building
at Minor since last summer, has re-
tired from the business. He disposed
of the furniture and fixtures last week
to C.. Jacobs, who took possession at
once.
o. M. Young, we'll known in Bow
man and territory as the proprietor
of the Young Machinery Co., has ac-
copied a position as cashier with the
Farmers and Mechanics State bank
of that place and entered upon his du-
ties.
The commissioners of Mclean coun-
ty appointed Harris Robinson. former
ly assistant state engineer of North
Dakota, as county superintendent of
highways in and for Mclean county.
This leaves all road work in the coun-
ty under one practical man.
The Bowman county court house at
Bowman was so cold during the recent
storm that the high school, which is
held in the court room, had to be dis
missed, and the, officials in the west
side Of the building had to go to the
rooms in the east side to get warm.
The Sargent drainage commission
ers met with the people of Minor and
vicinity at the commercial club for
the purpose of securing the right-of-
way for proposed drain. Much SYM
pathy was expressed with the move
ment and 1t Is reported that work will
commence as soon as the frost is out
Of the ground.
The congregation Of the United
Lutheran church at Minor held a
meeting and discussed the possibility
of erecting a new church. The major
ity of those present seemed to favor
the idea Of repairing the old building,
although no definite action was taken.
Should the congregation decide to re-
pair the present structure. a run DasS-
ment will be built.
Bowman Citizen: Ed. G.. Straub. of
seven miles southeast of Bowman,
drove in Monday with what was per-
The rack was loaded with baled hay
ever hauled into Bowman in one load.
The rae was loaded with baled hay
and the gross weight was 1920
pounds and the net weight of the hay
was 5000 pounds or over four tons.
Mr.. Straub sold the load In town for
$4,000. He has sold around so tons
so far this winter at an average
price Of $10.75 per ton.
"The faithfulness of a dog is hard
to beat" says The De Lamere Mistle-
toe. Tuesday morning when e. M.
Cranlund left on the east bound train
for Fargo he left his dog "Shep" at
the depot. The dog would not return
home without his master and so he
started down the track after the
train. He was last seen a mile east or
town running to beat the cars" The
dog showed up in Fargo few min
utes behind the train but being unable
to locate his master in the crowds,
started for home.
Alfalfa has many uses beside being
fed to animals. Alfalfa greens and