The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-07
North Dakota
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It has been definitely settled that
Cando will have ball team for the
1917 playing season, and that it viii
have a good one.
Edward Arenkil, a little Verona
boy was quite badly burned last week
about the face and hands while play
Ing with matches.
r. F. Dye who for some two years
past has been the 500 agent at Russell
left for Halma, Mimi, to take charge
OF the station there.
The Presbyterian Sunday school at
Mlnnewaukan, which has been closed
during the recent measles scare, has
again opened it's doors.
The work shop Of Louis Schiele of
near Crary caught fire and was de-
stfoyed. A new Ford car in the shed
adjoining the work shop was also de-
stroyed.
Cooperstown Courier Sentinel: w.
l.. Bennett, the hustling pastor of the
M. E. Church has, through his own eff
forts almost entirely, installed electric
lights in the parsonage.
Burglars entered the John Larson
store at DeLamere and carried away
considerable jewelry. candy and chew
ing gum. Entrance was made from the
rear by prying the back door open.
The Seldom Inn restaurant at
Forbes, under the ownership of Fred
c. Schmidt, underwent a general re-
modelling of the interior the past
week.
Dunn Center Journal: MANY COM
plants are being heard of the lack of
proper shelter in the stock yards for
hogs during severe weather and the
matter is now being taken up with thc
n. P. by the commercial club.
Members of the st. Andrews So
ciety of the Red river valley will meet
in the near future to arrange for their
annual picnic, according to announce
ment made by DR.. John D. Taylor of
Grand Forks, secretary of the society.
Martin Rasmussen of Dunn Center
left for Werner where he has accept
ed a position in the Killer Lumber
Co.'S yard at that place. For the past
two years Rasmussen has been work.
ing at his trade as carpenter in Dunn
Center.
The. pupils and teachers of the
Washington school at Devils Lake,
held a very successful candy sale for
the benefit of their Victrola fund.
They cleared $25 and could have sold
much more, had the supply Of sweets
held out.
c. A. Dunbar Of Cando, had his left
arm broken a few days ago, while as
sisting in unloading a car of ice. He
was steadying a cake on the chute
when another cake broke loose at the
top and caught his arm between the
two; crushing it badly.
Dan Cupid is losing his prestige in
Grand Forks, If statistics gathered at
Judge L. K. Hasselrs office are any
indication. During the initial month
of 1917, but thirteen marriage licenses
were issued, as compared with twenty
five, issued in January, 1916.
Medora is now quite a Ignite coal
center. The Nels Nichols farm a half
mile east of town has put out about
], 900 carloads of coal the past year. it
is said. Just west of the river is the
]. F. Brodie mine where twenty men
the orders they can take care of and
there is no prospect of a let up in
trade before spring
Forbes Republican,: Forbes has a
couple of bad boys that need watch
ing. Last Thursday night they pulled
off one of their dirty stunts by break
ing in the rear door of the Forbes
Hardware Co. store and stole some
knives and then tapped the till and
took all the change it contained. 1t
was discovered the next day who did
the job and the stolen stuff was re-
turned.
Dickinson Press: The Dickinson
Press was presented with an old relic
by Mayor Alfred White this week in
the form of a receipt for subscription
to The Dickinson Press, issued Aug.
s, 1884. This was for Mr.. Whites Sec
ond years subscription, and reads as
follows: Dickinson, Dakota Territory,
Aug. 8, 1884. Received of Alfred White
the sum of $3.50 on subscription to
The Dickinson Press from July "a,
1884, to July "a, 1885. J. F. Scott" It
is interesting to note that the sub
scription price was $3.50 year back
in the good old days. \