The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-03-07

The ludeflsk supper and dance given
by the Sons of Norway lodge of Sher-
wood at the opera house was largely
attended.
The Northern Pacific railroad is re-
constructing the bridge over the Can
nonball river between New Leipzig
and Odessa.
The chemical fire engines purchased
by Michigan have been shipped and
the town will soon have some kind OF
fire protection.
The Garrison Independent believes
that what Garrison needs more than
any one other thing is good live
commercial club.
The City bakery at Beach has great
ly improved its plant, a large power
dough mixer being installed among
other new equipment.
John Stave of Benedict. had the
misfortune to have 500 pound piece
of ice fall on one of his feet and two
of his toes were badly crushed.
Miss Mabelle Fletcher, daughter Of
| Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fletcher of
Adams, was appointed postmistress of
the Adams postoffice last week.
The Presbyterian church at Ryder
is now heated by furnace. The Ryder
Presbyterians believe in keeping the
heat down below where it belongs.
1t has been announced that Rev. Mr..
Shaw, pastor of the Congregational
| church at Parshall. has rendered his
resignation to take effect on April 1.
The dray lines of Sherwood have
been consolidated under the owner
ship of Leonard White, Jas. Hinchey
and L. w. Raney. w. w. Hurdelbrink
selling his business to them.
The Halliday band held its annual
meeting and elected e. s. Evenson,
president; l.. j. Vreeland, vice presi-
dent; H. L. Evenson, secretary treas
urer; G. G. Lawbaugh, director.
The people Of Parshall are much
interested in what is going on at that
town relative to a water plant. Esti-
mates of the approximate cost Of a
plant have been made by the state
engineer.
At Souris, Martin Magnuson has
purchased the blacksmithing outfit Of
John Elton and will open a general
blacksmith shop in the old Moen-
Crogen building which he recently
purchased.
A deal which has been pending for
some time at Kinsal, was closed,
whereby Emil Pospishil and JOS. Ruiz
icka became owners Of the pool hall
formerly owned and managed by Zoll-
ner & Horgen.
A son of F. w. SCHNEIDER of Dickey,
was quite badly injured while at play
about his home when he ran a large
splinter from q door into his back. 1t
was necessary to cut the piece Of wood
from the flesh.
At Sherwood Chas. Sanderson's
harness room located on his barn
yard in the east edge of the city caught
fire from an overheated stove and the
blaze was too far along to stop it
when discovered.
Paul Allen. a Sherwood postal clerk,
was badly burned on the hands and
face by an explosion Of gas in the
furnace Of his residence. He opened
the door to stir the fire and was met
by a sheet of flame.
Ryder News: Flax thieves are re-
ported to be operating on the reserva-
ton. Ole Dahlby and Peterson Bros.
have had considerable seed fax stol-
en- during the winter and SO far no
trace has been found of the guilty
parties.
A meeting will be held at Edinburg
on March II, for the purpose of form
ing a livestock shipping association.
The better the day, the better the
deed. 1t is to be hoped that the
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rock Shipping association.
At Dunn Center interested parties
have been circulating petition
among the voters of that district and
the district east of Dunn Center with
the purpose in view of annexing 10
sections to the eastern portion of the
Dunn Center school district.
w. w. Olson, representing the In
ternational Oil company, a North Da-
kota corporation, doing business in
this state and Iowa, was in Crosby
recently and announced that the COM
pany will establish an oil station on
the Great Northern right of-way in
that place some time this month.
Edgeley Mail: The young men of
the community and surrounding coun- |
try will be interested to know that |
Rev. Mr.. Wells has consented to drill |
an Independent military company. |
Rev. Mr.. Wells drilled two companies |
of troops which entered the Spanish |
American war.
At a directors meeting of the Con- |
cordia congregation, held at Minor |
the contract for building a new church |
building to be located on the south
east corner of the Anton Paulson
farm, eight miles south Of Minor,
was awarded to A. e. Anderson, of
Walcott. Seven contractors have
filed bids.
The 500 railroad is building an
addition to it's depot at Parshall. This
Is rather fiattering to town that has
just passed it's second birthday. An
additional warehouse is also being
constructed by the Standard Oil Co.,
which would indicate that even John
D. has heard what a booming town
Parshall is.
The Williston Commercial club has
made arrangements to stage the
greatest Fourth of July celebration in
the history Of the town. Owing to the
present international crisis it is be-
lieved that there will be a revival of
interest in the nations birthday and
Williston intends to put on an event
that will make her known through |
out the entire northwest.
nEEInE WORKERS