The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-25
North Dakota
Kernels

Ill 49, S~@1 - - -
Kernels
The Grafton cuElers will hold their
first bonspiel Feb. 5, 6 and Z.
1t has been suggested that a good
road club be formed at Benedict and
vicinity.
Gilbert Solum Of near Finley was
adJudged insane by the commission
and was taken to jamestown.
One of the big plate glass windows
in the Lokensgard furniture store at
Parshall was broken by the high wind
recently,
The reorganized band at Hazelton
has received new instruction books
and is putting in two evenings a week
at hard practice.
The city council OF Stanley is pay
ing careful attention to the streets
during the winter months, in the
business section OF the town. After
every furry Of snow, all the drifts are
scraped away with graders.
The federation of farmers clubs at
meeting at Maddox voted to recon-
mend to the county commissioners
that they make adequate financial
provisions for the erection of suit
| able barn and machine shop at the
agricultural school at that place.
Charles Wager, Of the Danbury dis
trict, was working around a gasoline
engine, when he got one Of his index
fingers caught in the machine and
had 1t SO badly shattered that he had
to have the member amputated at the
, first joint.
Parshall Leader: We had a narrow
squeak from fire again when an oil
stove left in bedroom at the Utopia
hotel exploded and scattered the
burning oil. A girl at the hotel who
had occasion to go into the room dis
covered the fire. Slight damage was
done.
In the long drawn out trial in the
county court of Ransom county Of the
case OF the state VS.. Fred Frederick
son for SANDER, the jury after day
and a night elaboration was unable
to agree. The final vote it is reported
was IL for conviction and for &C.
quittal. -
Maddox Standard: The Maddox
| country will fare well If the state
board Of health carries out it's plan
to adopt a "bonus system" for the
rearing of children. The legislature
will be importuned to overcome the
gradual decrease in the size of North
Dakota families.
At Maddox arrangements have
been made by the Commercial club
for the making Of a plat Of the town
for use in estimating the approximate
cost Of the installation of an electric
light plant. 1t begins to look as
though Maddox will soon have light
and 1t may be municipal light.
The Citizens State bank of Oslo
was badly damaged by fire. The fire
originated in the rear Of the banking
room, among a lot of files placed in
receptacles. The firemen got to the
fire in time to quench the blaze, but
not until considerable damage was
done to fixtures and equipment.
Hazelton Republican: Joseph Smith
is nursing a broken hand as a result
of venting his wrath and strength
upon the solid rump of horse. He
got peeved at the animals ornariness
and soaked it one with his fist, break
ing bone-in the fist not the horse
and the horse is still alive and unhurt.
Prof F. e. Callahan has resigned his
position as superintendent Of, the city
schools at Parshall, taking effect Mon
day. He has been appointed at the
head of the government boarding
school on the Fort Hall Indian reser-
walton in Idaho. This Is one Of the
largest industrial Indian schools in
the west.
Henry Williams of Grafton Is in re-
ceipt of a commission from the fed
eral department of agriculture to Sc
cure ten brace Of pennated grouse for
breeding purposes. Two years ago he
had q similar commission and sent a
number of brace to the game reserve
of Virginia. The birds are caught in a
net when sitting in the snow.
Mott Spotlight: The Northern Paci-
fic depot is now the bright spot of the
Spot" During the past week local
electricians have been busy installing
new lights on the depot platform and
in the depot building. Three large 300
candle power lights illuminate the
platform, which makes splendid i'm
provement over the kerosene light.
At Parshall Sell Bros have furnish
ed a small building in the rear of their
store for the accommodation of visit
ing Indians A stove, tables and cots
will enable them to do temporary
housekeeping on the occasion of their
visits. The Indians have complained
that in making trips here and having
to stay over night the lack of shelter
to be had was drawback to their
coming.
Parshall Leader: H. C. Highfill, late
proprietor of the Crystal cafe, sue
ceeding Geo. Lalonde, made his get
away last Friday with 5000 belonging
to Ray Vest. It appears Vest staked
Highf1lI to 5000 with which money
Highfill bought Lalonde's interest in
the restaurant. Last week Highf1ll sold
what he purported to own in the
restaurant to Dominic and Mary Fiala
for 5000 cash, then faded away.
It is funny, sometimes, how a little
snowstorm affects some people. Here
Is the way the editor of The Maddox
Standard says it affected him: BE
lieve us, it was quite sight to see
the train pull in from the west about
noon Tuesday. We had almost for
gotten what train looked like and
but for the more consoling assurance
of more knowing ones would have
been scared out Of our wits at the
apparition."
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