The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-10

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The new band at Calvin numbers
1 twenty -four, and il the present
enthusiasm keeps up. there will soon
be music in the air"
Realty Co. at Crosby. received an ap-
pointment from the 500 Railway Co.
as trafic emigration agent.
Reinhold Bauman Of Halliday has
purchased the confectionery store OF
Jim Madlom at that place and is now
In possession. He also purchased the
building.
Beulah In to have the second rural
route In Mercer county. Word was
received by the business men Of that
town that the route would be estab-
iished on April
Glendale Leader: The month of
local postoffice, 1t having been the big
gest month in its history. The receipts
totalIed over $1,000.
LaMoure Chronicles: Tuesday the
| last hard coal was sold out at La
Moure. Unless freight traffic is re-
sumed soon the city will face a seri-
Jus sh0I0 SS@t AoAhhhSs
At a meeting of the Wilton Presby-.
terrain church., Rev. Alexander Doug
las was unanimously. retained as pas
| tor for another year. Mr.. Douglas is
beginning the third year of his pas
torate in Wilton.
Judge Coffey has called jury term
| of district court to convene at La
| Moure. Tuesday, Feb. Is. There are
two criminal cases and nineteen civil
cases. Notably there are no b1indpig
| cases on the calendar.
New Rockford State Center: Dur
ing the severe weather of the past few
| days Pete Hanson lost eight hogs.
while one of his stock sheds was
| crushed in by the weight of the snow
which had drifted onto it.
Herbert Brown, the 13-year- old son
Of Professor and Mrs. Herbert Brown,
Of Glendale. had the misfortune to
! break two bones in one forearm while
playing basketball in the Boy Scout
room in the old courthouse.
At a meeting of the Glendale coun-
Gil a license was issued to d. A. White
to put three pool tables into his
restaurant. His plans are to remove
the tables and booths and only serve
lunches, 1t being almost impossible to
get restaurant help.
At Devils Lake elaborate arrange
ments are being made by group OF
mothers of children in the Washington
school for n musical to be given We'd
nesday evening. Feb. IA. at the home
of Mrs. Silver Serumgard. for the bene-
fit of the photograph fund.
Joseph P. Klodt of near Langdon.
has a very scorched face as a result
of starting a fire with the aid of
kerosene can. He did not know that
there was fire in the stove and poured
on the oil. The resulting explosion
caught him before he could get away.
One Of Chris. Schneiders sons at
Mt. Carmel, Cavalier county, is suffer-
ing from a peculiar affection in the
nature Of lockjaw. The Jaws were
locked for several, days and just what
coused the trouble is rather difficult to
ascertain. &c.,
Andy Laing, ten-year- old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. B. Laing or Milton, met
with an accident that resulted in
breaking one of his legs at the thigh
A number Of boys were coasting and
IL
boy fell and rolled down the bank
and struck a tree.
Stanton Republican: Beulah shipped
46 carloads Of hogs during the past
year. Hazen shipped 20. This is
very good showing for both OF these
towns, but is also proof that our
farmers are commencing to pay more
attention to Hogs and Homtny" than
has been the case in former years. !
Crosby Journal: Miss Alma Nord-
Stog departed Tuesday Of Bismarck,
where she has accepted a position in
the ONCE Of Thomas Hall, secretary OF
state. Miss Nordstog Is well qualified
been conencted with the register OF
deeds Office here for the past few
years.
The Golden Valley German -Ameri-
can is making some more extensive
improvements by installing a horse
power special electric engine and a 3
kilowatt generator in an additional
building which will furnish day and
night service. The plant is also in
stalling a power perforator, number
ing machines and other equipment.
Golden Valley German American:
The Electric Roller mills met with an
accident on Thursday night, when the
main shaft on their As horse power
gasoline engine broke. This crippled
the lights for a while, but the next day
the generator was connected with ]. F..
Smiths 20-40 j. &c. tractor which Is
doing the work until an expert from
the factory arrives with a new shaft.
The management of the Atlas Lum-
Der company's yards at Neville has
undergone a change through the res+
in charge Of the yards for the past
year He has been succeeded by @.
w. Carl, who, until January l., was
manager Of the Thompson Yards. Inc,
at Neville, but resigned and was sue
ceeded by H. B. Lund Of Chaffee, n.
u.
Pekin Budget: A car OF hard coal
arrived at Pekin Tuesday afternoon,
is il that neighboring towns have all
had an ample supply OF nut coal on
hand all winter, while Pekin has not
had a pound Of nut coal in the bin
since early in the fall? Nobody has
frozen to death, but coal was hauled
from Tolna to parties in Pekin, and a
lot Of farm trade has been driven to
other towns on account of the inahil-
ity' to get the coal.
Langdon Republican,: D. F. Nc
Donald of Manila township, is load
ing two cars with baled fax straw to
be shipped to the mill at McCanna. Mr..
Mcdonald stated that he was offered
81 per ton for the straw F. 0. B. Nc
Gamma. The cost of bailinR has not
been closely figured out but will prob-i
he oh xY@NW