The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-10

A furnace has been installed in the
Citizens State bank at Stanley.
J. c. ZelIer has received the APP
pointment as postmaster at Watford
City.
Mrs. 8. q. Berg of Tolna met with
a painful accident when she slipped
and fell downstairs, breaking her left
arm.
At a meeting Of the Grafton band
recently, Director Jones was present
ed with an ebony baton by the MEM
bers.
Here is something a little out OF
the ordinary: The York State bank
has a new piano player installed in
it's office.
At Bottineau, a gasoline engine in
the laundry went on a. rampage and
necessitated the calling out Of the fire
department.
A Delco light system was put in
the court house at Manning and the
lights were turned on for the first
time recently.
N. p, Hansen & Son of Willow
are rushing the preliminary work on
their new brick garage. 1t is to cost
from $4,000 to $4,000.
John McLeon is in charge of The
Noonan Miner while the boss" is
away filing a position at the state
capitol during the legislature.
Tho rraat Nor+bar,o uafor fank on
the former McCumber townsite, will
be moved to Rolette. The tank will be
located north of the Rolette depot.
York Citizen: 1t required the use
Of five teams with snow scrapers and
large force of extra hep for week
to remove the drifts from the G. N.
tracks through town.
Parshall Leader: James r. jamie
son left for Glendale to accept charge,
temporarily, Of the engineering de-
partment of the Industrial school
situated in that city.
At Stanley an unused garage build
ing has been turned into an ice skat-
ing rink. The floor of the Motor Inn
has been flooded and has made a
splendid rink for the sport.
A deal was consummated at Wat
ford City whereby Oluf T. Lee dis
posed of his farm machinery and i'm
plement business to E. A Schroeder
of that place and H. G.. Thomas of
Minot.
Charlie Currie of Grafton has been
bound over to the district court in
the sum of $500 on charge of burg
10 in hA third iG al
legged he stole three turkeys and ten
chickens from Mons Monson.
The Sentinel Butte school board
has found it necessary to add another
teacher to the town school faculty
All the rooms but one in the big new
schoolhouse are now occupied and the
indications are now that this will
have to be put into use next year.
The Bottineau Commercial club has
started action looking to the securing
Of a new Great Northern depot at that
place. The Bottineau County News
remarks that it is hoped that better
success will attend the effort than
was attained in efforts in past ages.
Francis Dooley of Noonan met with
a very painful accident. He was haul
ing coal from the mines near that
town and tried to climb on the moving
load. In doing so, his foot slipped
and the big wagon, in which there
were three tons of coal, passed over
one Of his feet.
Burkey postofice has been discon-
tinued, much to the disappointment
Of a large number who have found it
convenient for a number of years, to
get their mail there. A route from
Golva through the Burkey vicinity
is being asked for, a petition having
been in circulation.
A series of community meetings
have been arranged for Hannaford,
that will bring to town several of the
best known lecturers and educators in
the northwest. 1t will without doubt
be the biggest event of it's kind that
has ever taken place in Hannaford.
Ten speakers have already agreed to
be present.
At Bottineau a novel scheme is used
to induce residents to keep the snow
on their sidewalks shoveled off. Those
who don't shovel have a sign stuck
up in a prominent place advising the
public that the particular citizen in
question hasn't done his duty and
asking If he is to be considered a
booster.
Bowman Pioneer: If the plans now
being worked out by the village coun7
Gil of Bowman are satisfactory to the
owners of real estate, we will soon
have a first class system covering the
entire village, and be assured of fire
protection equal to that Of any village
in the state where there is not paid
fire department.
Watford Guide: The farmers of
Banks and community have called a
meeting for Friday, January 18th, at
the Banks hall to take up the mat
ter of organizing a telephone COM
pany. E. Nordeg of Banks was in
City Wednesday and says
that an effort will be made to have a
line from Senechal to this city.
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