The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-19
North Dakota
Kernels


The Hotel Berry at velva is being
considerably improved.
Edmund Aarnott Of Ryder has closed
the deal making him the owner Of the
Ruso Drug Co. at Dogden.
Halliday Promoter: Sam Juel killed
a large white owl last week which is
now the property of VIM. Kopka who
will have 1t mounted.
The Great Northern railroad has
submitted proposition to the city
commission Of Minot for the construc-
ton Of a steel viaduct in that city.
]. M. Wilson of Van Hook, has let
the contract for an ice house to be
erected at Parshall. The house will
be 28x24 feet and of $50 tons
capacity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Anderson,
and new Halliday, retired from active
business. having sold the store to
Evenson Bros.
c. c. Tangedahl, proprietor Of the
Elgin house at Parshall, has now in
stalled a steam heating plant. All
the upstairs rooms are to have radi-
ators installed in them.
Parshall Leader: Parshall is fac
ing a milk famine-and yet we are far
removed from the war zone and in
the best agricultural section of the
state. Somebody better get busy and
install a dairy.
Minot is the first city in the state
to form a Nonpartisan Municipal
league. A large number Of members
have already affiliated with the new
organization Of which, Rev. p. w.
Erickson has been made president.
That some $4,000 bushels of grain
contained in the Farmers elevator at
Carson, can be salvaged, was decided
at meeting held at Mandan. by
Floyd Heldar. manager Of the ele-
vator which was destroyed by fire.
The Halliday fire department made
Its first practice run. A good sized
bon fire had been started out in the
far edge Of town and the boys were
anxious to try out the new chemical
engines. The flames were quenched.
AhC ways VI LLlS LT6SpdSSGT are get
ting to be hard in Ward county these
days. In county court o. w. Kingston,
q Minot character who has given the
officials considerable trouble, was con-
victed by a jury Of keeping a nuisance.
A drinking fountain has lately been
installed in the ladies' waiting room
at the Northern Pacific depot and
the travelling public will find this a
great convenience, says The New
Rockford State Center. Don't the men
need one? saf
]. A. Hamilton, evangelist from Min
nesota, was in Valley City recently to
make arrangements for q union taber-
nacle. 1t will be 60x90 feet in
dimensions and will be erected along
side the Gray department store build
ing the latter part Of February.
James Mcconnell, who slashed the
face OF another man with a knife at
Minot, waived a preliminary hearing
and was bound over to the district
court on a charge Of assault with a
dangerous weapon. His trial will come
up at the next term Of the court.
The third annual meeting of the
North Dakota Well DriIlers' associa-
ZION Will De held In M1not beginning
Jan. 20, at $3.50 o'clock and continue
through Wednesday and Thursday
following. All drillers, helpers and
others interested in we'll drilling are
invited to attend and take part in the
| discussions.
The 2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Helmsworth, of Mandan, mar
rowly escaped being killed while help.
ing to carry dishes to the cupboard
He tripped and fell. A dish he hello
was broken and the boys head STRUCK
on the broken porcelain. A great
angular cash was cut in his forehead
above the right eye. A physician was
called and found a deep cut through
the skull. The wound required clever
stitches to close.
Regent Times: L. A. Lane was
seriously hurt while bringing a .crittel
to town. He had the cow in the
wagon box and the bob tipped ovel
with him. It is hard to tell just what
did happen as Mr.. Lane has no recol-
lection Of the fall. Roy Better anG
Martin Schow carried him into
Betzer's house and DIR. Hill was call.
ed. He evidently struck upon the back
OF his head on the frozen ground
and he has complained of a severe
sickening headache ever since.
SIMPSON TO NEW YORK.
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