Grand Forks herald., 1917-03-22
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FordviHe-williasn Coulter. who
has been farming near here for 80
years. will sell out his holdings and
will retire the latter part Of this
month. Mr. Coulter is one of the
county.
Lakota-Because he jumped a
Great Northern train to ride q dis
tance of one block, Sigrud Benson
Of this city will be . cripple for life.
When he attempted to get of the
train. he slipped under the wheels and
part OF his foot was cut of.
Crystal-Farmers and business men
have Joined hands in the establishing
OF new bank to be known as the
Farmers State Bank. with q capital of
$4,000, to be divided into $50 shares.
+. A. Brandson will be cashier of the
new institution.
Minot-The case of nj. H. Deming
against A. ]. Keifer and others, which
has occupied the attention of q Jury
In district court for three days, is still
before that tribunal. Three suits
against the 500 Railroad comuu v
were settled by stipulation and in
each case judgment for the plaintiff
was entered.
Fargo-Dr. ]. B. starkey, a, of
Pittsburgh, Pa, presiding elder OF tl.e
North Dakota and Western confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal
church In 1873 to 1882. is dead, ac-
starkey came to Fargo in 1875 and
was pastor of the First Methodist
church Of this city three years before
he became presiding elder. Fargo
was then q part of the Minnesota con-
ference.
Tioga-Alfred Kjellgren. 46, Just
nome from a ten day NJ nnea, <" 'ei :
it. killed himself in a barn loft near
here, slashing his throat and his left
wrist with a jackknife. He had been
dead only a short time when found.
No reason Is known for the suicide.
LaMoure-This city will vote April
on the issuing of $4,000 bonds for
waterworks.
Dunn Center-A number of changes
IN the methods of fire protection in
this city were recommended by State
Fire Marshall Reed.
Hebron-L. R. Woolrey has been
elected president Of the Federal Farm
Loan association recently formed here.
Btsmarck-The. federal term
court will open here May 3.
Anamoose-A farmers institute will
be held here March 23 and "a.
Anamoose-At the annual meeting
OF the Commercial club g. A. Ebbert
was named president and Max Thu
row secretary.
Westhope-A farmers short course
will be held in this city Friday AM.
Saturday.
Milnor-Several protests have been
filed against the construction Of the
Milnor-Hall drain.
Killdeer-C. e. Peterson was elect
ed chief Of the fire department at the
recent annual meeting of the men,
bers of the department.
Fargo-The case against e. e. Hill,
charged with threatening to kill Tom
| Alverson and Mrs. August johnson,
was dismissed when the defendant
proved that he had sold his revolver
long before the incident is alleged to
have happened.
Fargo-Representat of several
telephone companies belonging to the
are meeting here to study the new
accounting system proposed by the
North Dakota railroad commission.
Van Hook-A delegation from In
dependence consisting Of Henry Wolf,
Little Wolf, Foolish Woman and Ed
ward Goodbird. all Indians, appeared
before the Commercial club and asked
that ferry be placed on the Missouri
river at Shell Creek. Indians of the
district have subscribed $1,300.25 to-
ward such a ferry and promise to
build good landings on both sides of
the river.
Fargo-The Manchester Biscuit
company will build a $4,000 addition
to the present plant here this sum-
mer, according to R. j. Cone, the
manager Of the plant.
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