The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-21
North Dakota
Kernels

North Dakota
/ Kernels
Wonder, will North Dakota have an
| open" summer too?
At Coal Harbor a banquet was given
in honor Of the members OF the school
board.
The work of storing up about 40
tons OF ice at Balfeur has about been
completed.
d. G. Schollard has accepted the
management Of the basketball team at
Watford City.
1t is expected that the Scranton
Mill Co. viii have its flour mill at
that place In operation by March l.
A literary society was formed at
Scranton. There is quite q large en-
roIlment. Meetings will be held month
ly.
GehaFd Flom has resigned as cash
will be succeeded by N. ordahl Of
Milton.
The school board at Golden Valley
has formally accepted the new school
building which was completed there
recently.
Pumping from the we'll of the new
water supply system at Garrison indi-
Gates than an adequate source has
been secured.
The people in the Red river valley
are now specializing on whether or not
there will be high water in the river
again this summer.
Dates have been fixed for the chau-
tauqua which will be held at Garrison,
The program will begin on July 80
and close on August 3.
The Park River Commercial club
discussed the advisabiiity Of providing
the county agricultural and training
school with doTmitory.
A report shows that the Golden VAL
ley creamery has paid all expenses
for the past year In addition to paying
the highest prices for butter fat.
The school children Of washburn
are again battling with the measles.
It was only last summer that the con-
tagion went the rounds OF the town.
The Scranton Register is now un.
der the active management of Roy
L. Johnston, who had his announce
ment in the last issue of the publica-
ton.
The year and half old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter launch of WASH
burn caught her finger in the power
driven washing machine and lost the
end of it.
A steam heating plant will be in
stalled in the Farmers State bank at
Watford City. A basement is being
excavated under the building for the
new system.
It Is reported that a meteor visited
Minor recently and chased p. b.
Kinds of the Thompson Yards of that
place around several blocks before
giving UP the effort to catch him.
Mrs A. Arneson of Palermo suffered
a severe accident trying to adjust q
window. She slipped and fell. strik-
ing her head and shoulder. The blow
rendered her temporarily unconscious.
The N. w. Hawkinson Lumber Co.
at Calvin is to be closed permanently
and the stock is to be transferred to
Clyde and Rock Lake, e. ]. Dorwtn
managed the business for the company
at that place.
Plans are under consideration at
Cakes for holding a three-day bowling
tournament there on March IL, is and
16. This tournament will be partici-
pated In by the FIVE counties in that
section of the state.
A deal was completed at Sentinel
Butte whereby Chas. P. Reed became
the owner Of the dray line and equip
ment that he has recently been oper-
ating under lease, having purchased
it from Thos, and George Hartman.
Ashley Tribune: The electric gen.
orator arrived last Saturday and Ia
now installed. This machine has a
Ashley among the lighted" cities |
within about two weeks according to
Mr. Wage.
The trustees of the Northwestern
college met at Velva recently and dis |
cussed the matter Of purchasing |
property in that town on which to
build in the future. Another meeting
will be held on March when the
HlaIISF VIII Anot4y p5 uoSlu1u'
There seems to be a great many
people who have not learned that
gasoline il an explosive. Many people
would not think of lighting a match
in the vicinity OF a key of gunpowder
but forget that a five-gallon can
Of gasoline is Just about as dangerous.
Members of the Shrine in wllliston
have organized the Williston Shrln.
ers' club with A. A. Bradley as presl-
The club has begun plans for Shrin-
er's special from that city to the Ma
tional Shrine convention to be held
in Minneapolis in July.
At recent meeting of the business
aen of Rhame q commercial club was
formed. The new organization starts
with a membership of nearly fifty of
the progressive business men Of the
community. j, w, Lee is president;
W. d. Shaw, vice president; A. D.
Fuller Is secretary and Frank Willis
is treasurer.
Rhame seems likely to take advan-
tage Of the new law governing special
improvement districts and will put in
a water system. Engineers have made
estimates OF the cost which amounts
to about $40 per town lot or about 81
per year for the next ten years. The
Rhame Review wants to know If 1t
will pay to lug water for 81 year.
Litchville Bulletin; Talk about
snow! We have It! No more is the
plated portion Of Ltchville gentle,
rolling prairie. It's hiily. with buttes
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