The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-22
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futile got its first mail in nine days
recently.
The new hall at Grace City is now
nearly completed
| The Steele orchestra is to give a
masque ball on Feb. %.
A class of beginners on band music
has been organized at Maddox.
Considerable Improvement has been
made to the operahouse at Aaddock
A benefit dance will be given on st.
| Patrick's day by the LEEDS band. A
big tirnS4ia being planned.
At Kramer J. w. Bahr fell of q
plank while working in the church q
week ago and fractured two ribs.
f. The ice crop at Leith ~ measuring
30 inches in thickness. A large supply
OF ice is being stored at that point.
The Farmers bank Of Emerson has
consolidated with the First State bank
Of Dunn Center and the old stand was
closed at Emerson.
The Esmond State bank has pur.
chased q corner lot In that town and
IL expected to erect a new bank build
ing in the near future.
The firm of Davidson & Tveten Of
Leeds, has been dissolved by mutual
consent, Mr.. Davidson buying the in
terests of Mr.. Tveten.
At Van Hook the central telephone
ONCE was moved from the Star hotel
to the company Office, next door north
Of The Tribune once.
Examinations will be held at Max
and Washburn on March Q, for filling
vacancies In the rural carrier service
In that part Of the state.
An engine has been temporarily in
stalled at the high. school building at
Maddox to pump out ana test the
well sunk there during the fall.
The farmers and citizens Of Grace
City met and formulated plans for
the Farmers Institute which will be
held during the week Of March Is.
The Frank Scott dwelling on lower
west Front street at Bismarck, was
LOIdlly ueSlEoy0u py mrs, AHS CInnS
Is unknown. The loss In between $500
and $500.
Mrs. John Van Sock Of Van Hook
sustained a severe injury while on her
way home from church. She slipped on
an icy place in the road and fell.
striking her head on the ground.
Ryder News: Last week the post
office department made a contract
with p. Powers OF Plaza to carry the
mail from Max to Van Hook until
regular mail service can be resumed,
improvements have been made to
the Lutheran church at Parshaii. The
basement rooms have been redecorat-
ed. This part of the building was
formerly occupied for school purposes.
The Hebron school board has called
a special meeting Of the voters for
March to vote on the consolidation.
Of Hebron school district No. 49, which
would take In the ELDER" and "Trei-
ber' schools.
Sanish Sentinel: Thos Kelberg is
building a place 1sx24 fest on a lot in
block fifty-seven and expects to open
a meat market there about the first
Of March. This makes the second
ildihSI III odAAShs -,-r.
Mrs. Ellen Haig OF Starkweather
fell and broke her arm. Mrs. Haig
was passing over one OF the large snow
drifts on Main street near her home
when she fell and her entire weight
went on her arm.
BY a deal which was contaminated
ut Beach, w. 8. Freeman Of st. Cloud,
Mimi, became the proprietor Of the
Bijou theatre, which during the past
few wears has been owned and con-
Quoted by Clifford @. Smith.
500 carpenters making repairs on
the depot at that place drive to Sanish
to do bit Of repairing at that place.
It must be a tight tieup that prevents
railroad employees going from one
town to another on their own road.
Leeds News: Section Foreman A.
Solga reports that he found eighteen
broken rails on his section last Sun
day. He says that this is the largest
number Of broken rails found in one
day since he has been on the section.
Arrangements are being made at
Van Hook by the Van Hook Telephone
Co.. for the extehtion OF it's line north
west from that town. A meeting win
be held on March II, for the purpose
Of making final arrangements for the
work. .r ...
AT a recent meeting held at Sanish
for the purpose of forming a band,
twelve signif1ed their intention of be-
coming members. C.. A. Pickering was
elected president and committees were
named to arrange for instruments and
a practice place.
The taxpayers OF Ryder special
school district will vote on the ques-
ton of voting $4,000 bonds Cor the
purpose Of erecting an addition to the
present school house. on March /. In
creased facilities are said to be badly
needed at Ryder.
McClusly Gazette: The McClusky
firemen will install gymnasium in
the hose room at the water tower. for
the use of the members. The room
will be equipped with punching bags,
boxing gloves, wrestling mats dumb
bells and other athletic articles.
At the annual meeting of the Van
Hook Commercial club held recently
plans were outlined for crawling the