The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-13
North Dakota
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NORTH DakOLa
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Sherwood will have It's farmers in
stituts on March 20-21.
The gas producer in the light plant
at Sherwood will be rebuilt.
Matt vavrovsky was elected chief
Of the Pisek fire department.
A new sewing machine has been
installed in the schools of Perth.
A farmers club has been organized
at Orr. A large number of farmers of
that vicinity have Joined the club.
DR.. P. P. Ravensborgh is to remain
permanently in Aneta. For several
years he has divided his time with
Neville.
Owing to the severe cold weather,
the regular movie plays at Neville
have been discontinued until it gets
warmer.
Stanley Kodak of near Gascoyne
slipped and fell while attending to the
stock on his farm. ...s
At meeting of the Garrison fire de-
partment a committee was named to
purchase a fire whistle and uniforms
for the organization.
The county commissioners of Walsh
county have made arrangements for
a ~ nfin Nf hoy nf
bridges In that county.
Work will be started as soon as frost
Is out of the ground on the new St.
Jeseph's hospital at Minot which will
be erected by the Sisters Of 81, Fran
The explosion of a gasoline stove
at the Kehoe residence at Cando
started fire that only prompt action
prevented from destroying the entire
house.
The Garrison Coal, Light & Power
Co. now has sixteen employees on it's
pay roll. The sum of $1,857 was paid
out in wages during the month of
January.
Michigan is going to have a COM
munity day and old settlers dance on
Feb. Is. A big time is being planned
with a number of prominent speakers
scheduled.
The Hankinson council passed two
new ordinances at a recent meeting
weigher and the other for the inspec-
ton of milk and dairy herds.
A meeting of the farmers in the
country north of Halliday will be held
in the near future for the purpose Of
taking up the proposition, Of con-
structing a telephone system.
All work on the lesclvoir for the
Garrison water works system Is COM
pleted, and an engineer is expected to
make a test of the system, at which
time the. water will be pumped into
the tank.
Melvin Lundby an employee Of the
| Sherwood Electric Co. lost most
of the skin off his face in an explosion
ed a lower door of the producer to
stir the fire and the gas ignited.
A clothes-line thief is at work at
Mandan and the chief of police has
rugged up a scheme whereby the thief
will hang himself with the rope the
next time he attempts to remove
clothing which has been hung out to
dry.
B. C. Splitter of near Jamestown. is
laid up with lame back. He was
pushing a. wheelbarTow with q SOC
pound hog on it through snow bank
| when he stumbled and fell, the wheel
barrow and hog landing on top OF
him. aa..
The Northwestern Telephone Elk
change Co. has just completed the in
staIlation of new switchboard in the
New Rockford Telephone exchange
The new board has a capacity OF 100
subscribers.
The Lisbon Free Press sympathizes
with the Northern Pacific railroad in
its struggle with the recent blockades
but believes that with proper snow
facilities the Southwestern branch
would not have been showed in for
such a length Of time.
Napoleon is to have new school
house. At a recent meeting Of the
board the clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids on the work which
will amount to $1s,500. The building
Of the September term.
Sherwood Tribune: The storm OF
the first of the week found broken
glass front in the operahouse and al
most Allied the room with snow-the
floor, walls and ceiling were literally
plastered with substantial coating Of
fine particles of snow.
Thomas Murphy. fomefly register
of the Wilhston land office. who took
up the practice of law at that place
last fall, has become member of the
Wilson Wingate Mortgage Co.. and is
now located in new Offices in the Will
liams County State bank building.
The Watford City Guide thinks that
it is about time that work was begun
there to form a baseball team. 1t calls
attention to the fact that Alexander,
Harvey, Drake, Olson, Millhouse,
Kulas, Zitek, Campbell and Childs
have signified their intention of put
ting teams in the field next season.
The Fort Ransom Rifle club held a
meeting recently for the purpose of
deciding on the planning for the i'm