The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-24

and basket social this evening, at tn,
operahouse.
| Mike Anderson came into ArnegarC
from his fam in the Ellsworth countr,
and brought with him the hides O.
four coyotes, which he had trapped
lately.
DIR. w. j. McGaughey of Duluth, who
Is at the Jamestown college to take
charge Of the religious services which
are held there, spoke at the regular
chapel services.
4 Eugene Ryan Booker. student at the
North Dakota university, left for Min.
neapolis, where he will be enrolled az
an expert radio operator In the United
States naval reserve.
Miss Olga swenson, one Of the
| nurses in training at Mercy hospital
at Devils Lake. is taking charge Of DR..
w. H. Cuthbert of Crary, who is re-
covering from an attack of pneu-
monia.
| The commercial club of Langdon
has elected the following officers;
President. NJ. j. Forkner; vice-presi-
dent, Arthur Sparkling; secretary-treas-
urer, e. E. Fletcher; directors. ]. B.
Boyd and John Mahon.
The annual business meeting of the
Lebanon congregation of the Nor
Wegian Lutheran church was held at
the Amidon church. Ingvald Homelvig
was appointed as a trustee Of the
church for three years.
| Ed Erickson of Devils Lake has re-
signed his position with the La Crosse
Plow company to accept the manage
ment OF the local J. ]. Case implement
depot, succeeding J. H. Hazard, who
resigned to go to Montana.
Roy s. Kell, who for many years
| was q travelling man. making his head
| quarters at Minot, died at Minneapolis
He travelled for the Standard Grain
| Co. OF Duluth, while resident in this
city. Burial was in Davenport, Ia.
Shipments of potatoes have taken
on O. renewed activity with the APP
Nearly twenty cars daily passed
through the Great Northern Dakota
division during the last half of the
week.
Rev. J. Harvey Moore, pastor of the
First Baptist church at Somerville,
Mass, will arrive in Grand Forks to
L
First Baptist church March 7, accord
ing to word received from him by the
board Of deacons.
| John Gutbelert of Gladstone, appeal
ed to the county judge recently for a
marriage license. He had q wife in
Russia and was refused. Subsequent
over to the district court for refusing
to take the county officials advice.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Slaughter of
Stanley went to White Earth and
brought back Gunda Olson, who has
been placed in the Brigham hospital
for medical treatment. She has been
residing fourteen miles northeast of
White Earth. She Is said to be insane.
Arnegard's first fire since INSTALL
ing fire fighting equipment happened
| in the engine room at the Arnegard
livery barn. The fire originated from
| exploding gasoline. but did not gain
any Roadway and spread to other
buildings. The damage was very
slight.
The bid by the w. D. Lowell COM
pany for $1,975 for the erection of a
| sc, 000-g gallon tank at Harvey to replace
| the one formerly on the water tower,
| was accepted by the council. 1t is un-
derstood that work on it's erection will
begin as soon as the material can be
milled.
Vice-president j.. M. Kelly of the
Chautauqua association of Devils
Lake announced the following COM
mittee on finance: Rev. F. II. Cohler,
A. l.. Johnson, z. E. Mann, William
N. Nortz, Banding Fisher, William
Nimmo, AL Haslam, J. H. Bloom, E.
M. Crary and r. Daeley.
The state tax commission reports
for 1915 there are 255 incorporated
cities and villages which contained
100, 426 people and their assessed valu-
alton was $57,S43,76s. The average tax
rate for all purposes. state and local.
was 62.26 mills. The total tax levied
for all purposes, state and local, was
$5,so1, 6s756. The tax rate for city
purposes alone averaged 22.7S mills.
The tax levied for city purposes was
$1,317,73227, and the special assess
ments levied for sewers, street grad
ing, paving, etc., was $56S,532.O7.
Anidon News: Sheriff w. ]. john
son west to the eastern end Of the
county the first Of the week and
brought A. Vasfaret to Amidon on the
charge of assault with dangerous
weapon upon the person Of Halvor
Gullickson. The case grew out of a
friendly party at which several neigh
bors imbibed too freely of the cup
that cheers, then engaged in wrest-
ling match, which gradually increased
to a f1stic encounter and then in a
short time to contest in strength
in which, fork handles. neck Jokes,
and like implements, were used with
telling force. HaiVor Gullickson re-
ceived broken arm In the melee and