The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-01-18
FARGO, n. OAK. LETTER.
From Elder II. Gallaler, Formerly of
Burnt Cabins, is Now Manager Of
an Ice Plant.

ter weather. The Thermometer
has registered 81 degrees below
zero. The ground has been GOV
cred with snow during the pas
four weeks, and we have gooC
sleighing now.
We began to put up our first
cutting of ice the week before
Christmas. 1t is about % inches
thick. We are getting it on the
Red River. We deliver sma!
quantity of ice in town this time
ofyear usually enough to keer
one wagon going. This, OF
course, is our slack time. Last
spring, owing to the melting OF
the vastquantity of snow sudden.
Iy, the river became very high
and partly inundated the town.
Heavy rains in July gave US a
second experience of a flooded
city.
While it is true that we can
produce 22.inch natural ice, in
the winter time, | would not have
you think it does not get hot in
the summer time. Most of June
and all of July last summer was
very hot so hot that many hors-
es died from the heat, and peo-
pie dropped over in the streets
from sunstroke.
AS to fuel, we can buy hard
coal at $ll %, and soft coal at
So. so and $40 Those who pre-
fer to burn wood, can get it at
800 and $1,000 a cord depend
ing upon quality. Many trees
grow along the Red River, and
this town is beautifully shaded.
In some sections of the State
wood is very scarce, hardly
enough to furnish kindling.
Our plant which filters the City
water, cost 5000, The men
employed in that plant get from
$50 to $l60, month. They work
about sixteen men in three shifts
a day of eight hours each.
Our fire department has an au-
tomobile truck which takes the
place of two teams. In addition
there are three teams of horses.
A short time ago we almost lost
our High School building by fire.
The City has an automobile
street sprinkler. There are nine
banks in Fargo that pay 3 and 4
per cent. on time loans and lend
the money at s and 10 per cent.
The population is %, 900, 10 grad
ed school buildings, not fewer
than so teachers. Then, there is
the Fargo College, The North
Dakota Business College, Fargo
Auto-Gas Engine School, and the
Ames Academy. There are also
three large hospitals and a sana-
torium. We have among our
medical practitioners, Osteo-
paths, who do not cure you with
drugs, but depend upon the re-
adjustment of your bones and
ligaments.
Our city seems like a little
Heaven since Moorhead went
dry. North Dakota has been in
the dry column for several years,
but just across the river from
Fargo is the town of Moorhead
in Minnesota, and that town has
been wide open for saloons that
did much to corrupt the habits of
our citizens. Fortunately the
question was left to the voters
of the county in which Moorhead
is situated, and out went the sa-
loon, and both that town and our
city are now feeling that we have
passed out from under a dark
cloud and are resting in the sun
shine Of peace and quiet.
Orin Cisney, a son of McClel-
Ian Cisney, formerly of Burnt
Cabins but who is now living in
Illinois, spent two summers in
this city. Last fall he went to
Montana and took up home
stead.
Philip and Mac Curfman form
erly of Burnt Cabins, left this
city two or three years ago. Phil
ip is at Detroit, Mimi, and Mac
at New Rock ford, N. Oak. Da-
vid Curfman is at Page, N. Oak.
North Dakota is beautiful in
summer time. Looking out a.