The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-06

The newly elected village board OF
Maddox. met and organized. electine
E. G. Olson. president.
A good many of the high schools
over the state are forming cadet units
for drill and teaching the elements
Of military science.
The second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Stone, living near Anslem, had the
misfortune to break his arm while
playing with his brother.
Editor Varty of Bantry, has been
after he will dispense Justice as a side
line to his editorial work.
4 deal was closed at Velva. where
| by Alfred ChelRren disposed OF Every
body's meat market to John B. Molitor
and Theo. Thompson. The new pro-
prietors have taken charge.
The Northern Telephone Co. will
| make many repairs to the exchange at
| Anamoose this year. The poles will
| be taken from Main street and cables
laid in the alleys.
Carl stenerson has purchased an in
terest in the garage at Portland Of J..
H. Rindy. e. F. Edberg retains his
interest, the new firm is to be known
| as Edberg & Stenerson.
A high wind recently tore off a
portion of the wall of the Luverne
State bank at Luverne. Fortunately
| no one was on the sidewalk at the time
of the shower Of bricks.
The management of the baseball
club at Watford City will pull off a
dance on April ii for the purpose Of
raising funds for carrying on the dia-
mond war this coming summer.
c. T. Langridge of South Prairie,
purchased an interest in the Velva
Implement company at Valva and at
a meeting of the stockholders he was
elected president of the company.
Only two naturalization hearings
each year will be the rule in McHenry
county hereafter. The dates for this
year are May Is and Sept. 26. A fed
eral examiner will be in attendance at
both hearings.
J. L. McRae of Charbonneau. has
been appointed cashier of the Farm
ers' State bank of Watford City. Geo.
H. Rogen. former cashier, rendered his
resignation and expects to engage in
another line Of work.
A Community Booster club was
formed at Dickey, about fifty farmers
and business men Of the town and
vicinity signing up at the first session
of the organization. Dickey believes
in the Trenton Idea
At Hannaford the Northern Pacific
railroad will lay new and heavier steel
on the branch line from the depot to
hn a
town. Material for the Improvement
Is already arriving in Hannaford.
Carl Hanson of Hannaford was
rendered unconscious for some hours
by the kick of a horse. Going into
the chest. No bones were broken.
however.
The contract for the erecting of the
new Office building for the Co-operat-
i've Supply Co. at Watford City was let
to Ole Haugen of Schafer. The build
ing will be two stories covering ground
space of 20x4O feet.
At the annual meeting Of the Griggs
County Creamery association held in
Hannaford. the following directors
were elected for the ensuing year:
Walter Hemmingson. Arnt Njaa, Ole
LlLIld. JOIN "dIIl ana SndS hJ6lSddIu,
The BARRIERS of Grafton held a meet
ing for the purpose of discussing mat
tiers that would put the barber bust.
ness on a more systematic basis. 1t
was agreed that shops will close at
1880 o'clock every evening with the
exception of Saturday.
The village of Montpelier has been
organized less than two years. When
the first board started business thsEe
was not cent in the treasury. but
when the recently elected officers can
vassed the finances they found that
there is 5000 to work with.
T. r. Atkinson, state engineer, ap-
peared before the city council of
Stanley, and took up the proposition
of having a general survey Of the city
made SO as to arrive at the cost Of
having water works and sewerage
systems installed in our city.
The water from the new school we'll
at Maddox. has recently been analyz-
ed and pronounced Internationally
pure. Unfortunately, however, 1t was
cound to contain lime. common salt
and the so-called epson salt in such
quantities as to make it undesirable
for drinking purposes.
The people of Velva are much
pleased with the patriotism Of the
mayor of that town, II. ]. Tillapaugh,
in offering prizes for the best essays
on the flag. A resolution of apprecia-
ton of his work was adopted by the
judges who were selected to award
the premiums.
Watford Guide: A petition signed
by Grassy Butte and Mary residents
asking for a mail route to Watford
City was sent into the postoffice de-
partment this week. The petition
cites that the only way that they can
reach the equity seat is by sending
mail by way OF Killdeer, Mandan.
Glendive and Fairview, which takes
from fourteen TO twenty days for the
round trip.
Velva Journal: Judge Burr has rN-
duced the amount of damages award
ed by the jury in the case of Mrs
johnson VS.. Hendrickson township. A
little over one acre was taken for
highway purposes and the jury award
ed damages in the amount of $3.50.
This the Judge held to be excessive
and he cut it down to 5000. This case
has attracted considerable attention
for this part of the county.
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