The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-01
North Dakota
Kernels

II NSFHSlS
The band at Petersburg now has an
active membership of IS.
!. A. Beebe of Velva, has completed
his ice harvest. He put up 700 tons.
At Hurdsheld a number of people
met at the school house and organic
ed a Literary society.
At Buxton the high school girls
have organized a basketball team and
have rugged up goals in the town hall.
TIL biennial meeting of the North
| Dakota Anti-Tuberculosis association
will be held at Bismarck, Tuesday,
Feb. 6.
The business men of Pingree are
going right after an electric light
plant. In one morning $500 worth OF
stock was sold.
A number of Wimbledon peoole net
at the home of Mrs. d. E. Berlin III
that town where they organized an
adult audubon society.
| At Richardton an axe was used by
| the deputy sheriff to make possible
his entrance into the storage room of
the depot in search for booze.
Jay Christy Of west of Pingree had
the misfortune to break his right leg
| just above the ankle when a load of
baled fax straw tipped over on him.
At a recent meeting of the Halliday
Commercial club it was decided to
hold the regular meetings on the first
and third Wednesdays of each month.
After being in darkness II for FIVE
months Blaisdell again has lights.
The new engine for the plant has ar
rived there, being installed and start
ed.
A meeting of automobile owners of
Nome and surrounding country will
be held in that town on Feb. l for the
purpose of forming an automobile
club.
| Fire destroyed a smoke house at the
| A. w. Nelson home at Velva, resulting
| in the loss of about $40 worth Of
perfectly good ham and bacon. Amt
it a shame?
A deal was closed at Nome, between
Henry Borreson and James Nelson,
whereby Mr.. Nelson became the
possessor of large brick building
known as the Mercantile building.
The big roller feed mill for the
F1axton flour mill arrived here recent
| ly and is being installed. The mill
weighs nearly 5000 pounds and is the
largest in that section of the state.
A deal was contaminated at Burn
stad, whereby George Hirsch becomes
| owner Of the dray line which he pur-
| chased from Clarence Nicholson. Mr..
Hirsch takes charge of the business,
today.
One morning recently, between 8
and & o'clock, fire was discovered in
the H. & M. Lundin market and groc-
cry at Dunn Center and an hour aft
erwards the building was burned to
the ground.
Irwin Lewis Of Killdeer has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff of Dunn county
and will serve under Sheriff John
Bang. Chris Ableman is the deputy
at Werner, and VIM. Dawes of near
Killdeer, will act as office deputy.
Pingree Patriot: Dan McDermott,
who had the misfortune to have his
hands and feet frozen about 10 days
ago, was removed to the hospital in
Jamestown last Thursday and had
| two toes and four fingers amputated.
At Beach, a fire, which originated
from an overheated stovepipe, totally
destroyed the NJ. c.. Wallace home and
adjoining clubhouse north of town.
All the furniture, clothing and the
piano were also destroyed by the
flames.
David Moug of near Page had the
misfortune to lose four valuable
horses. The horses were running loose
and got on the track ahead of G. N.
train. Three of them were killed in
stantly and the other so badly injured
that it had to be killed.
Mrs George w. WATSON of Velva,
suffered a painful injury when she
tripped at the head of the stairs and
fell the entire distance resulting in her
shoulder being dislocated. She had
her youngest child in her arms, but
the child was not injured.
At the last meeting of the Calvin
Farmers club it was decided to
organize a book club or library open
to all members. A committee was
list of books. The committee met and
selected list of 100 books.
Halliday Promoter: The lid is on
in Halliday. You can buy a meal, you
can buy fish, you can buy meat, you
can buy milk-the latter three during
certain hour. You Scan also buy
drugs, and then you can go home
without your Sunday paper and smoke
corn silks.
Page Record: Clarence Wallace has
received notice from the postoffice de-
partment of his appointment as car
rier on rural route two, and will enter
upon his new duties Feb. /. A few
changes have been made in the course
of the route, whereby service will be
rendered to five more patrons, begin
ming Feb. l.
Williston Herald: Information was
received in the city this week of the
death in Oregon of Rev. H. A. w.
Yung, formerly pastor of the American
Lutheran church of this city. Mr..
Yung came to Williston nearly two
years ago, following the sudden death
of DR.. Ludden. He was in i'll health
several months before returning to the
west last spring. He spent some time
in Idaho before going to his old home
in Oregon. Death was due to lung
trouble.
A Lesson in Democracy.
Tit-Bits: For three weeks he had
borne all the horrors Of the annual
oil xxyithaYHf Yn1IrrnfIr Then his