The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-21
North Dakota
Kernels

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A class Of six was confirmed In tn,
Episcopal church at Mandan.
The rain put the ground in the bes
condition possible for the work O.
seeding.
The Minot Electric Co. was awarded
the contract for wiring the new Mino
highschool.
The new bridge across the James
river on Second street at jamestown
Is nearing completion.
The work OF making inspections OF
milk sold at Mandan will be- resumed
by the city on May 1.
The boys Of the Y. NJ. c. A. al
Jamestown were given a hfesavine
demonstration recently.
The excavation for the Missouri
Valley Grocery Co. warehouse at Man
dan has been completed.
Hereafter the city attorney Of Bis
marck will have to attend all meet
ings of the city commission.
The n. P. railway has placed much
needed sidewalks on the railroad prop
erty near the depot at Killdeer.
At Minot q man walked through a
mirror in theatre, undoubtedly
thinking it was an open door. He was
not injured.
Beginning May 1, the butchers of
Minot will place their business on a
strictly cash basis and no deliveries
The men candidates defeated the
women in the school election at James
town. Two members of the board of
education were chosen.
The Northern Pacific is putting in a
concrete V1aduct at jamestown to take
the place of the wooden structure that
was recently torn down.
A meeting is being held at Wood
worth today by the farmers Of that
vicinity for the purpose of organizing
a federal farm loan association.
Plans for the proposed Lehr build
pleted and 1t is expected that bids will
be called for in the near future.
A tennis club was formed at Kath-
ryn, with E. A. Moe as manager and
N. L. Mikkelson as secretary-treas-
urer The club has fine court in the
east part Of town.
VIM. Boehm. who for many years
has been janitor of the Morton county
courthouse, but who has been ill for
some months, is suffering with cancer
of the stomach and is in a critical con-
dition.
The Commercial hotel has been re-
opened in Warwick with Mrs. Susan
M. Richardson as proprietor. Warwick
some time since the burning of the
Moonlight Inn.
When a negro asked that sentence
be suspended so that he could Join the
army, Judge Hanley of Mandan said
that the army was no place for. Grim
inals. The negro. Charles Simpson, got
a sentence in the state prison.
The Scotch people Of Grand Forks
are loyal and patriotic citizens, as was
evidenced by their giving up their an
nual Scotch picnic this year, in order
that no foreign feeling could be charg-
ed against them. and to show that they
are true patriots of America.
In the case. in court at Minot, of
the state against Ed Rice, a farmer
living about nine miles west Of Aurelia,
who was arrested on a warrant charg-
ing him with a statutory offense, the
testimony of two witnesses for, the
state was taken and the defendant
was held in the sum Of $4,000 to ap-
pear in district court.
jamestown Capital: The foundation
is going in for third auxiliary build
ing alongside the high grade at the
new N. P. depot. This will make the
third building constructed since the
depot was completed. The first build
ing is for the use of the train inspec-
tors, the second for ice supplies, while
the third will be for coach supplies,
equipment. etc.
The Marion" as the new ferry
boat of the Red Trail Ferry company
will be called. has been launched at
Washburn and final work is being
done on it, before it is taken to Man
dan. The roads to the ferry landing
are impossible. and suitable landings
are still to be constructed. 1t is ex-
pected that this work will be COM
pleted and the ferry boat will be in
operation within a couple of weeks.
City Attorney O'Hare of Bismarck,
with whom was left the matter of
looking into a county road said to
have been established between Bis
marck and Elbowoods. 35 years ago,
sent a communication to the city COM
stating he learned the road
was laid out in 1879 and at that time |
It ran from the steamboat landing to |
Painted Woods and was commonly
known as the River road. but in 1885
was changed so as to approach the |
city limits. '.. ..,"... 49,.