The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-22
North Dakota
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The Arnegard fire department will
give ball on March %.
A new set of seats have been in
: stalled In the second and third grade
rooms OF the, Gackle school.
!. The residence of Henry Walker.
manager of the Thompson yards at
Napoleon, caught fire and part of the
roof was damaged.
Halliday Promoter: Dwight Itsken.
Resistant cashier at the Farmers State
bank. is sick with the measles at his
room in the Davis home.
There are forty-six applications for
citizenship posted in the clerk of
courts office at Schafer for hearing
at the June term of district court.
c. r. Smith. new plumber at VIII
liston. suffered fracture OF two bones
| in his right hand. when a box fell on
him while he was working in the shop.
The village election at Bowman to
vote on the proposition of incorporat
ing as a CITY, under commission form
of government. was defeated by vote
Of II to 80.
Hans Hanson's shoe hospital at
| MinOt has opened for business in a
portion of space leased from the Minot
Electric Co.. under the Mccoy depart
ment store.
Henry Wilson is the new manager
of the farmers elevator at Arnegard.
having accepted the position recently
made vacant by the resignation of F.
| Q. Peterson.
| Obert A, Olson of Bowman. sold his
stock in the State Bank of Bowman.
Atty. T. B. Torkelson purchased Mr.
| Olson's stock. the former being one
of the directors of the bank.
THE biggest audience ever seen in
the operahouse turned out last Friday
evening to see and hear the Woodmen
MINISTRIES. the gross receipts being
$133.70," says The Litchville Bulletin.
While Chas. H. Tucker. who lives
near Pierce. was working around the
barn. fire started in his house and be-
fore it was discovered. it had made
such Roadway that little could be
saved.
Ed. Harper of Enderlin. received
notice that he had successfully passed
the government examination for archi-
tects and to hold himself in readiness
for an appointment in the government
service.
r. r. Rhodes of the Gamble Robin
son Fruit Co. of Minneapolis. was in
Williston making ARRANGEMENTS to
open up a fruit house for this territory |
as soon as necessary ARRANGEMENTS |
are complete for buildings.
The house on the Paul Sitz farm, |
near Litchville. was DESTROYED by fire. |
The farm is rented by Andrew Chris |
Hanson. who was absent at the time, |
his wife being home alone. The fire |
started from defective chimney.
The fourth grade of the Regent |
school has a splendid record of attend |
ance. The reports I'D to date show a |
perfect attendance of every pupil in
the grade with the exception Of one. |
and he has been absent only two days. |
Hankinson News: A thief whose |
identity is known. broke into the house |
on the Otto Bartz place east of town |
and carried away a quantity of clothes |
and other articles. The wire fence |
was cut and the door to the dwelling
smashed in.
over baseball prospects for the coming |
summer S. s. Shaw was elected man
ager and Finn Oyen secretary and field !
captain. 1t was decided to rent ground
just east of the Salzer Lumber Co.
yards and make diamond.
Williston Graphic A meeting has
been called for all those interested in
reunion of former residents of
Illinois. who have moved to this sec
ton. There are many former suck
ers" in this county and 1t is planned
to have a big day here in June with
suckers galore. .g
The lumber and machinery for the
briquetting plant at Scranton arrived
there and the constructors are busy.
Work has been held I'D for several
weeks awaiting for this lumber and
machinery to arrive from California.
It is expected to have the plant in
operation in about one month.
Twenty six boys were present at the
last meeting OF troop NO. OF the
Boy Scouts at the Presbyterian church
at Minot. Fourteen boys have pass
ed the preliminary test and the rest
will be ready by the next meeting.
Scoutmaster Patrick expects to enroll
thirty-two boys in the coming month.
The stockholders Of the Farmers Co
operative Elevator Co., Of Forman,
have taken initial steps toward the
Of new elevator in that
town. A sinking fund has been cre-
ated out of a portion Of the net earn
ings and will be used for building
purposes.
Art Martin had quite an accident at
Ignite, while helping to load a car
load of horses. He was mailing UP a
plank In the car when horse kicked
the plank, the end Of which hit Mr..
Martin in the face knocking out one
tooth, and fractured the jaw bone be-
sides cutting an ugly cash in his
cheek.
At a recent meeting of the Van
Hook Commercial club a delegation
of Indians from that vicinity appeared
and asked the club to cooperate in
the establishment of ferry crossing
of the Missouri at Shell Creek village.
The Indians have subscribed $1,000.
Business institutions. later donated
$500 for the work.
John Hiarta and Miss Katherine
Pierce were married at the skating
rink in the presence of a number OF
friends" says The Williston Graphic.
REV, Styles Harriss OBLIGATED. The
bridegroom is well known here having
come here number of years ago from