The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-18
North Dakota
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city of Jamestown.
The Northern Pacific Railway Co.,
has agreed to build better sidewalks
on its right-of-way in Hebron.
c. l.. Burgess of Chicago has opened
a paint shop in the new Missouri VAL
ley Motor company building at Bis
marck.
The officers, former officers and en-
ployees Of the Golden Valley State
bank at Beach enjoyed dinner to-
gether recently.
| The Killdeer Herald thinks that it
is about time that lights were in
stalled on the Northern Pacific plat
form at that place.
| Dunn Center is to have a chautau-
qua. A contract has been closed that
will bring a good program to that
| town in midsummer.
At a meeting Of the stockholders of
| the First State bank of Killdeer, Gun
der Olsen was elected, president, and
', ]. e. Gunderson, cashier.
The Ramsey county commissioners
are now considering the problem Of
| whether or not that county shall
maintain poor farm.
At Maddox Roy Hunter moved his
barber shop into his new brick
building which will be known as the
Red Cross tonsorial parlors.
Notice has been received at Bene-
dict that James e. Nelson has been
appointed regular mail carrier on
route one out of that place.
Mrs. Robert Barfknecht Of Bis
marck is in the st. Alexius hospital
there suffering from a fracture of her
limbs as a result of a fall.
In assisting the blacksmith to cut
a wagon tire, Thos. Bina, of Lawton,
in some way got his hand beneath
the shears, cutting it severely across
the palm.
The Northern Pacific carpenter
crew COMMENCED work at Killdeer on
a forty-foot addition to the freight
house and expects to have it COM
pleted within a month If the weather
permits.
The Hansboro News has started
upon it's eighth year of publication.
D. D. Finley, editor and publisher,
says that the newspaper iS to be
turned over to other parties in the
near future,
The Beach Chamber of Commerce
has named committees for the pur-
pose of securing conventions for that
town. The slope bankers will hold a
session there the latter part Of May
or the first Of June.
A crew Of men are here putting the
Got -Ias Nnlzz Tn~I
Ter Mills, preparatory to getting the
mill into operation. 1t will take from
ten days to two weeks for the men to
complete their work.
S. E. Redmond has purchased the
McGrane barber shop at KNldeer,
which was located in the basement
Of the First National bank building
and Is now located in the Belsheim
building three doors south fthe post
Office.
Hebron Herald: Hermann Weber
has bought the Funk livery barn of
Eugene Weigel. 1t is understood that
he will move away the present build
ing some time in the near future and
build a brick garage and machine
shop.
At the next regular meeting of the
Jamestown library board to be held
tonight plans for the proposed new
city library which may be erect
ed some time during the next year,
and will stand on the northeast corn
err Of Fifth avenue and Pacific street,
will be discussed.
Banty Advocate: A porcupine, one
Of the largest Of rodent quadrupeds
and with an abundance of sharp
quilts, was captured and killed by
two Of Geo. Keller's sons, on the farm
early Tuesday morning. The animal
was a fine specimen and a rarity in
this part Of the country.
Two deals were consummated at
Beach during the past few days, in
one Of which Hoffman brothers dis
posed of their billiard parlors and
bowling alley, and in the other Mrs.
j. A. Shepard sold out her bakery and
transferred her lease of the building
housing this business place to the
other bakery of that place.
Sheriff wellington Wright of Mott
has gone to Portland, Ind, to make
application for requisition papers for
the return Of C. H. Schultz, who is
wanted at Mott on a wife desertion
charge. 1t is understood that the
VIE QSSSEIlOu Charge WILL NC us
missed and one of white slavery pre-
ferred upon the return Of the defend
ant to this state.
Killdeer Herald: There is trouble
ahead for some Of the over-industri-
Gus coal beavers in this city who
have been appropriating fuel not their
own. We are creditably informed
that two of the parties who have been
operating at the old schoolhouse
building are liable to be arrested at
any time and prosecuted to- the full
extent of the law.
Morris Haupt and Mrs. Nancy j.
Herriot of Illinois, who has been liv-
ing in jamestown since September
under the names Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas, were arraigned before Po-
lice Magistrate Murphy at that place
on the charge of adultery. The de-
PENDANTS waived preliminary examin-
alton and were held over to the next
term of the district court. their bonds
being fixed at $1,000.
| MAPLETON.
Mapleton, N. D., JAN 1S-Victoria
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