The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-31
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have been planned for Hannaford.
The debt on the Lucca Congrega-
tional church has been entirely wiped
out.
| poets to put on a concert In the near
future.
The statement shows Billings coun-
ty to be in debt $1,S13.42, over it's re-
sources.
A R. Todd of Omaha, Neb., will
! open dentists office at Reeder Feb
ruary l.
AS the result of fall down a long
| flight of stairs, Mrs. William Ander-
son of Walum had one Of her arms
| broken.
Emery Lewis was appointed clerk
J by the Fryburgs school board to take
the place of G. E. Fr!sbie. who re-
| Gently resigned.
| At a meeting Of the Fryburg Farm
ers' Telephone company, Harry En-
gelhartson was elected president to
succeed A. H. Anderson.
Chas. TurnbuH of Russell, had the
! misfortune to get his thumb and one
, finger into the gears of a pumping
| engine, MASKING them badly.
A garage burned at Rock Lake in
| which several automobiles were
destroyed. An explosion of gasoline
was the cause of the blaze.
The rural route south of Charlton
| neau will be in operation as soon as
| patrons along the route get their
boxes placed for the receiving of mail.
The books of the Amidon library are
| located in the lobby of the Amidon
hotel. At the present time there are
about IS volumes of new books avail
able.
An analysis of the city water at
Park River shows that it is practical
| ly free from bacteria of any kind and
that it is entirely safe for human
consumption.
Ed. Ahlgren, who resides on a farm
| north of Bucyrus, had his left arm
badly injured when it was caught in
corn shredder. 1t is doubtful if the
arm can be saved.
There will be something doing at
Cartwright February 5, when the first
reunion the Spanish war veterans
| ever held in this section of Mckenzie
| county takes place.
John Gietzen of near Hebron chok-
| ed a wolf, which he had caught in
trap, to death. 1t may have been
worth the bounty on the scalp plus
$40 for the pelt, butt
There seems to be some sort of
| miXup over the Sanish postoffice. 1t
is reported that there has been some
dissatisfaction with the manner in
which mail is being handled.
Tom Mike, of Fillmore, was the
victim of a painful accident when he
piece of ice fell on him, injuring his
shoulder and breaking some ribs.
Underwood is talking baseball al
ready, Coal Harbor is also making an
early start. The early fan catches
| the-fly?-or is that left to the play
ers?-it has been so long since the
| season closed.
Arnegard Call: One argument for
incorporation-consid the amount of
cash that could be collected on
tax on dogs in Arnegard. Enough
could be gotten in this way to finance
the village government for some time
to come.
I'm obedience to notice from States
Attorney owen, Marshal Dearborn
requested yesterday that all card
playing be dispensed with at the pool
halls" says The Wildrose Plainsman,
THE request will be observed to the
| letter"
Westhope town council will brook
no delay on the part of householders
in getting the snow off their side
walks. Whether they are sleepy or
not they must get out and shovel the
snow off sidewalks by 10 a. m. or take
| the consequences.
Hunter Herald: The subjects of audi
forum and garage were talked over,
and while nothing definite was done
at this meeting it was quite appar-
ent that all we lack to make these
both a reality is a little more coop
Grafton and push.
whats become of the old-fash-
toned spelling matches" says the Ar
in one of the dailies, we have come
to the conclusion that we would like
to see one put on in Arnegard and
the spelling restricted to war names"
The two-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Kittleson of Sanish near
ly drowned in a water barrel. The
little fellow tried to get a drink from
the barrel, dragging a chair UP SO as
to. reach the top. Hanging over the
edge of the barrel he lost his bal
ance and fell in. ...-.s,t.s,
John Miller of Calvin has recently
invented and applied for q patent for
a grain door for box cars, the
sale of which will net him few
| thousand dollars. He has already been
offered $500 from the Great Northern,
but has decided to investigate a little
further before letting it go.
Petitions are being circulated in the
Fryburg school district in Billings
county asking that a new school be
established and that two new build
| ings be erected to replace old ones
| that have been in service some time.
The petitions ask for an election on
the propositions.
The Milwaukee surveyors reached
Amidon. This survey follows the
line of the preliminary and passes
through the town of Midway. The
surveyors will complete their revision
of the line in about 10 days. and ev-
erything will be in readiness for the
grading as soon as the frost is out of
the ground" says the Amidon News.
The Wildrose Plainsman says: Geo.
Coffin, local veterinary was called to
the Elmer Bakken home, near Hamlet
to diagnose some serious affiiction
that has overtaken Mr.. Bakers hors-
es. Reports indicate that the genial