The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-20
North Dakota
Kernels


Petersburg has a physician. He is
DR.. Christian Galstruck of Sheyenne.
The Killer Lumber Co. at Halliday,
has enlarged its Offices and otherwise
improved the interior OF the build
ing.
The I0-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Stansberry of Devils Lake,
slipped on the sidewalk and broke her
left leg.
At Cavalier, Mrs. J. G. Mathieson
sustained fracture of her right fore
arm at the wrist. a
A special jury term of the district
court is being held In New Rockford,
there being 81 civil and 8 criminal
cases on the calendar.
Father Cory, who has been in charge
of the Catholic field at Cando and
Bisbee for q number of years, is to be
transferred from that point.
The dates for the wiIliston chau-
tauqua have been set for July 1871.
A splendid list OF attractions have
been secured for the i've days.
An electric pump has been put in
Operation in the court house at For
man, greatly improving the water and
sewer facilities of the building.
A large meteor was seen at Forman
recently. The big sky wanderer split
into many pieces after coming in con-
tact with the earth's atmosphere.
The new Great Northern depot at
Churchs Ferry is rapidly being con-
structed despite the cold weather or
the past. The frame work is going up
rapidly.
The schools at Buxton were closed
for one week on account of smallpox
scare. The school house was thor
oughly fumigated and school was re-
sumed on Monday.
A move is on foot to put fast
baseball team in the field at Bergen
the coming season. The fans have
1 started a campaign to raise funds to
finance the organization.
| The Hettinger Booster club now has
a membership of seventy-ei eight and
| this number will be increased to 100
| as soon as the membership COMMITTEES
has time to complete its work.
The Heffernan taxicab line at
Williston, was put into service with
an initial equipment Of two cars. 1t
| seems certain that more will be re-
| quired as soon as spring opens.
New pews. altar and other interior
furnishings have been purchased for
the Lutheran Free church at Bisbee.
1t is expected that the interior refin-
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The Fryburg Farmers Union is
pushing the proposition Of the con-
struction Of a hall at that town and 1t
lis expected that definite action will
be taken at the next meeting OF the
organization.
w. B. Hubbard, manager of the
| Farmers Equity elevator at Sheldon,
4 met with a very painful accident,
| when he stepped off from a sleigh in
i the deep snow, throwing his left knee
/ out Of joint.
Buxton sports have organized a
| kennel club and have sent for couple
1 of prize grey hounds. They expect to
| have a great deal of sport in the flu
ture CHANGING, or at last, chasing jack
/ rabbits and foxes.
The new building for the Dickinson
Grocery Co., a wholesale establish
Iment, is nearing completion and Will
be one Of the best Of its kind in that
section of the state. The building,
when complete, will cost about $4,000.
The Knights of Columbus council at
Minot has formed q glee club. 1t is
understood that any members Of st.
Leo's church are eligible to member
ship whether they are members Of the
council or not. Officers have been
elected.
The Williston baseball board has
entered into a contract for land ana
will construct a new baseball diamond
at the head of Main street and near
First avenue west. A grandstand will
be constructed and the tract will be
properly fenced off.
w. A. Young OF Park River has
taken over the management of The
Fordville Chronicle, and will also
have charge of the editorial work,
Sam Haislett, owner and editor, hay
ing taken a travelling job with the
Western Newspaper Union.
| julius Nelson Of the reclamation
service crew at Williston. has con-
| trived q convenient and useflS
conveyance by applying through the
means of friction wheel the power
of his motorcycle to a pair of light
| hobs.
Sherbrooke Tribune: Everybody not
suffering from rheumatism or age in
| Sherbrooke has been trying to ski
lately Ski jumping from Vadnie's
barn is the favorite sport. There is
only one and a half pairs Of skis in
the village so they are kept busy.
| Williston Graphic: The faithful
| canine friend Of Joe Finger. the re-