The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-17
North Dakota
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The Edgeley chautauqua will be held
on June "a to July l. inclusive.
Mott lie going to have a baby week.
It with be held on May 3. 4-and 5.
The business men of Litchville sub
scrtbed about 5000 for band stand.
| William Copeland has taken charge
OF the Warren livery and feed stable
at Stanley and will operate 1t in the
future.
"A number of good buildings are un-
der construction at Litchville and sew
eral more are contemplated for future
construction.
Jack Wilson of near Cathay had the
misfortune to lose about II tons OF
hay in a prairie fire. The origin Of the
fire is unknown.
A number of improvements have
been made to the postoffice at Brins
made. A new section Of lock boxes
will be installed.
A young son of Paul HOLDEN of Ry-
der met with a severe accident. a
heavy wagon passing over and break
ing one of his legs.
z. E. Fredeen, proprietor of the
electric light plant at Ryder. is ar
ranging to change over to the alter
mating current and will install trans
formers.
Plans are being put through at
Steele for the purchase>of the electric
light plant at that place. Some $4,000
was raised, but there is about $4,000
needed.
The Granville schoolhouse stage
has been fitted up with scenery which
was exhibited for the first time in a
play given by the senior class Of the
high school.
The fifth annual ball Of the Steele
fire department was held on Friday
the thirteenth. The Steele fireman
can be thankful if 1t did not prove to
be foul ball.
The knights of Pythias and the
Odd Fellows Of Cooperstown have
rented the old Masonic hall and NOV
ed in. The lodge room has been plas-
tered and kalsomined.
The La Moure. county commissioners
passed a resolution making it neces-
sary for the American flag to be kept
flying from the courthouse until the
end Of the war with Germany.
A subscription paper for the pur-
pose of raising money. for the pur-
chase of a large flag and fiagpole for
the town was circulated at Dickey
and met with patriotic response.
Wilton is to have Commercial club,
a call having been issued for all the
people of the town and surrounding
country interested in the proposition
to gather and talk the matter over.
The Barnes county authorities are
having much work done on the Red
Trail. An outfit of twenty men, 16
teams and IL dump wagons have gone
to work in the vicinity of Sanborn.
Marcus Rye of Langdon had one Of
his elbows dislocated when he fell
through an open barn door. Another
example of what Rye will do, though
1t is known that the Langdon man was
strictly sober.
Leo PIutowsh of Mimic was severe
~ injured. He was cutting up a quar-
ter Of beef, using an axe for the pur-
pose. Apparently he did not aim true.
for the axe struck his hand cutting a
frightful cash.
n. NJ. Nelson of Wilton and James
STANDBY, Fessenden, have purchased
the Albin E. Anstrom building at
Wilton until recently the home of the
"'Toggery" and will open up a bakery
about May l.
At Cayuga, a petition was circulated
and largely signed asking the county
commissioners to install large bridge
over the Wild Rice parallel to the
railroad bridge which crosses the
stream in that town.
Another section has been added re-
Gently to the switchboard at the FL
lendale telephone exchange, giving an
additional fifty numbers. The board
has been badly crowded for some time,
and the addition is most desirable.
The barber shop in the basement
if the Dodge building at Inkster, own
ed by VIM. RueIIe, was broken into
and a quantity of cigars, chewing
gum and a number of razors taken.
The loss is estimated at between $50
and $65.
On petition of the taxpayers of the
Linden school district an election will
be held on April 10 for the purpose of
voting on the construction of new
|schoolhouse at Hannah. The present
building has seen its best days. is cold
and overcrowded.
The beautiful colored window in
the east end of the new Lutheran
church at Ryder was demolished by
strong gust of wind. The picture in
the window represented the Lords
Supper and was a handsome one. The
loss is estimated at $225.
The people of Blue Hill school dis
trict near Ryder viii hold a special
election on May / to vote on the ques-
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