The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-05
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Belfeld's chautauqua will be held
June q to July /.
The depot restaurant at Churchs
Ferry has been greatly improved.
g The city commissioners Of washburn
appointed G. A. Brummund as city as
SCISSOR.
Thirty six new lock boxes were add
ed to the equipment Of the Burnstad
postoffice.
The commercial club Of Washburn
will hold a ''get-together" banquet in
the near future.
At the meeting Of the Rolla CONNER
cial club II was decided to hold a mar
ket day sale on Saturday, April
A deal was closed at Belfield where
by Dick Sharman became owner Of the
building and fixtures Of the Savoy res
taurant.
c. E. Davis of Millarton, is the pos
SCISSOR of Prince Katzenjammer, a
White Arphington cockrel, and he only
cost $4,000.
The Northern Pacific has again put
used to ply between Wahpeton and
the twin cities.
r. e. Trousdale was elected presi-
dent of the Mott village board. Mr..
Trousdale is an officer of the First
National bank of Mott.
Petersburg is to have a chautauqua.
A contract has been signed for talent
for the chautauqua which will be held
between June Is and July !.
The cleanup committee Of the Wash.
burn Commercial club held a meeting
and outlined plans for the immediate
cleaning up Of the entire town.
Ben Buehler was named fire mar
shall and park and street commissioned,
of Mott. The appointment was made
at the last meeting OF the town board.
c. NJ. DeVore has resigned from his
position as assistant principal of the
Donnybrook high school,, He has an
nounced that he will engage in some
other line Of work in the near future.
At a meeting Of the Page village
board j. B. Benson was chosen chair
man. A. G. Kirby failed to qualify az
Justice Of the peace and an appoint
ment will be made to fill the vacancy.
John Frey & Co. is the name Of
new stock company just organized and
doing business in the Montpelier ter
ritory. They have bought nearly $4,000
worth Of cattle during the past two
weeks.
1t is probable that washburn will
have better street lights in the near.
future. The matter has been taken up
by the commercial club and will be
presented to the village board by
committee from the club.
While loading a rife e. P. Kurtz of
Hazelton. accidentally shot himself
through the foot. The bullet entered
the foot just back Of the toes and
luckily dad not shatter any bones. but
passed only through the flesh.
The Northern Pacific depot at
Eazelton had a close call from being
burned. H. Oster had occasion to go
to the depot late one night recently
and found flames shooting up through
the platform near the building.
A meeting was held at Donnybrook to
discuss the baseball situation for the
coming season. About $500 was sub
scribed at the meeting and it is ex-
pected that this sum will be swelled
considerably by later subscriptions.
Property has been purchased for the
building a German Lutheran church at
The crop shortage of last year
will detain the congregation from SOM
pleting the structure this year, but the
basement is to be excavated this sum-
mer.
A deal has been closed at Rolla |
Alfred P. Christensen has
taken over the business of the Rolla |
Cash store, formerly owned by Mrs.
Ella M. Hunt. Mr.. Christensen has
been with the State Bank Of Rolla for
about two years.
Sanborn Enterprise: Dan Lief, who
served in the Philippines, had COM !
pany of boys out on the school grounds
putting them through the setting up"
exercises. Looks like the first steps
for preparedness. The drills will in
clude the manual Of arms, etc, and will |
continue indefinitely. i