The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-16
North Dakota
Kernels

Washburn is talking clean up week.
An orchestra il being organized at
Halliday. -.
Garrison Is going to put its ordin-
ances in book form.
At Brinsmade work has been started
on wiring the town for electricity.
The washburn Commercial club is
to hold a "get-together' BANQUET in
the near future.
Bantry business men contracted for
q superb five-number lyceum course
to begin early next fall.
There was class Of seventeen ap-
plicants for citizenship at the opening
OF the district court at Langdon.
The merchants of Aneta have been
making a number of notable improve
ments to their places of business re-
| Gently.
]. W. Brown and r. c. De Nune
of Forest City, Iowa, have rented the
Winmill building at Stanton and will
conduct a restaurant.
The government postal savings bank
at Neche postoffice has been discon-
tinued recently following orders from
the federal government.
There is possibility that a lodge hall
will be erected in Parshall especially
for the three lodges that are now
organized in that town.
A movement has been started at
Washburn to secure electric street
lights. The commercial club has
| taken the nFnnnaifinn in
The New Leipzig Commercial club
discussed the proposed new railroad
from New Leipzig to Dickinson. The
club also took up the rural route mat
ter.
Preliminary steps have been taken
at Hankinson for the establishment of
free delivery Of mail. A survey Of the
sidewalk is to be made in the near
future.
An electric flash sign has been in
stalled at Washburn. the first of the
kind in the town. Several other firms
are to put in similar signs in the near
future.
1t is about time that the towns of
the state begin to figure on what they
are going to do with the accumulated
filth of the winter when the snow is
all gone.
The depot platform on the west side
Iof the G. N. depot at Grafton was bad
lily wrecked by the derailment of a box
car while a freight train was switch
ing in the yards.
The commercial club at Bowman
has been fully organized with a good
enrolment Of business men Of the
town. The membership fee has been
fixed at 81 per annum.
The Stanton village board of trus-
tees held a meeting and. decided to
have street lights put in on a number
Iof the streets. They are advertising for
bids for the furnishing and installing
Of ten electric street lamps.
The district court will open a term
at Stanton on March 10. This will be
morning of March 20. There are four
criminal cases on the calendar - all
alleged violations of the prohibition
laws.
The Western Star is the name of
the newest newspaper in North Da-
kota. The paper is published :, at
Richardton, Stark county, and is edit
ed and published by Bernard Arnold.
Volume 1. No. l would indicate that
the youngster is to be lively; one.
George. son of VIM. Symons of Eas-
by, met with a peculiar accident which
resulted in breaking two bones in his
hand. He was working with some
lcalves and struck one of them with
his fist with such force that he was
more badly smashed up than the calf.
The commercial club of Washburn
has taken the initiative in an attempt
to get commercial clubs and other
civic organizations in towns along the
500 line in that section of the state to
working for better train service on
that line. A committee was named to
take the proposition up with the other
towns.
Gust Hines Of Casselton had a bad
accident at the G. N. coal chute at that
place. While attempting to pinch" a
car along, his bar slipped and he fell
into a coal pocket a dozen or more
feet, breaking his leg at the ankle. He
was gritty enough to get out of the
pocket and go down a 40-foot ladder
with his broken limb.
The new water system at Garrison
is working in a splendid manner ac-
cording to the report OF Mayor Nc
Gray. During the very cold weather
there was some trouble experienced
keeping enough circulation Of water to
prevent freezing. owing to the fact
that that at the present time there are
few water connections.
Brosnahan & Olson Co. at Grafton
lare planning on extensive improve
ments on the warehouse rooms and
store building the coming spring. AS
soon as weather permits the entire
structure will be raised and excava-
ton for basement will be made and
a new foundation put in. A heating
lplant will be installed and interior of
the building will De rennodeled.
John Ost one of the old farmers of
the Beulah country met with very
serious accident when his clothing be-
came entangled in the gearing OF
lgasoline engine and he was thrown on
the floor with such force as to break
several Of his ribs as well as one Of
his arms. The injured man was taken
to Beulah for medical attention, but
slight hopes are entertained for his
recovery.
Mandan Pioneer: Edwin, son of
Joseph Pulbrabek, farmer living three
miles south of the city on Custer Flats,
made a strange catch few days ago.
He had set a trap and baited it with
meat in the hopes of catching coyotes
which had been robbing the hen house.
When he went to examine the trap he
found a large American eagle caught
by the leg. The bird measured about
1--we feet from fin To tin of its wings