The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-12
North Dakota
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collar bone when he fell after tripping
on loose board.
A lecture was given at Hettinger
for the benefit of the public library.
$4O.40 was raised.
At Balfour Martin Olson has a crew
lot men at work transforming the Pen
droy livery stable into a garage.
The Ray fire department, has gone
on record as favorihg the installation
Of city water plant at that town.
Frank Meyer, young son of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. A. Meyer, of New England
had an arm broken as a result of a
fall from horse.
Walter F. Kelley finished his term
Of office as auditor Of Adams county
and his successor; H. j. Sticken, quail
| fed and is now on the job.
The annual conference of the
| Conversational churches of the south
eastern district will be held in Wah-
peton today and tomorrow.
Rev. H. Leo Taylor resigned as pas
tor from the First CONGREGATIONAL
church of Wahpeton. his resignation to
take effect within three months time.
|
| A number Of improvements will be
made to the Farmers Cooperative ell
evator at Binford this coming sum-
mer.
Joe Gavett, who was elected mar
shall at the recent village election at
Balfour resigned the office and Joe
Marsh was appointed to fill the vacan-
cy. Mr.. March was also reappointed
as street commissioner.
While butchering hog Albert
Paulsrud of Binford accidentally drove
the knife he was using into the calf
| of one Of his legs, severing an artery
and causing a heavy loss Of blood be-
fore assistance could be secured.
At the meeting of the Balfour
school board bids. were received and
opened for the erection of a one-room
school house. The new building will
relieve the congestion in the present
school until such time as a larger
school may be built.
e. NJ. Grandlund of DeLamere, met
with painful accident last week.
When looking over some seed corn the
box he was standing on tipped and he
fell with an open knife in his hand.
The knife tore a frightful cash in his
hand.
Minor Teller: One of the things the
city council could do at the present
time, to do away with an eyesore to
the town, Is to gently remind the
Northern Pacific Railway Co. that they
have stretch of sidewalk to build
near the depot.
Glendale promises to be one of the
cleanest cities of the state if the plans
considered by the council are carried
to completion. This feature was
brought about largely by the appear
ance Of q committee from the Civic
league. before the city dads.
About twenty young men of New
England met and took the preliminary
steps in the organizing of rifle club
which; after receiving the approval
of the adjutant general of the state,
will become affiliated with the Nation
al Rifle association of America
H. 8. Downs of Grafton. has engaged
the west half Of the Austin building
at Glendale which is being f1rred up
for his use. Mr.. Downs is a Jeweler
and has been in business at Reynolds
N D.. for some time past, but closed
out at that place short time ago.
balEOuf messenger: superintendent
of Construction Duxbury, of the Ross
Davidson ban system, was in Balfour
Monday looking over the ground and
making final arrangements for start
ing work on the new brick bank
building to be erected for the First
State bank. '.'
At Belfour Martin Aanrud conclud-
ed a deal by which the Aanrud store,
which he has owned and conducted for
the past two years, becomes the prop
erty of Joseph Trochaska, of Watau-
ga, s. d. The new proprietor is in
Balfour, and will take charge Of the
store at once.
The four railroads operating in
Sargent county are paying $3.50 each
per year. The Great Northern Is the |
heaviest contributor with S17,144 and |
the Northern Pacific $11.675.96. 500 |
and Milwaukee pay the balance OF a |
trife less than $4,000.
The parties interested in raising a |
fund for equipment for the boy scouts |
at Enderlin have been successful in |
their undertaking, the last of the 500
having been subscribed. The boys
and Scoutmasters Rasmussen and |
Roof are anticipating an unusually |
pleasant outing this summer.
Marmarth Mail: One of those dis |
tasteful affairs which cannot but do |
harm to any city occurred when, in a |
rough house miX-up in the Palace
restaurant. Joe Tutoy beat up Chief of |
Police Weilert. While there are all |
kinds of stories told by bystanders and
witnesses of the affair it is Impossible |
to know the correct details of the af- |
fair until the evidence is given on the !
witness stand.
"On Friday Of last week freight |
traffic on the Cannonball branch of the I
Milwaukee opened I'D after a several |
days tie-up on account of storms
says The Slope County News or Ami
don land as a consequence, settlers |
from the east and south rolled intoI
New England with nine cars Of stock; |
machinery and household goods, bring |
ing the total of shipments for this |
spring up to about forty cars.
The artesian well at Sheldon has |
again broken loose. 1t is reported |
that a space around the well has
caved in, making an immense hole |
about fifty feet in diameter and seven
ty-five feet deep. The water is doing /
damage. This well has |
caused Sheldon much trouble in the |
past, but 1t was plugged a couple of /
years ago and 1t was then thought |
that the trouble with it was over.
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