The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-06
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Sanish is having trouble with fires
recently.
A new restaurant has begun bust
ness in Fessenden.
January out like a lion and Feb
ruary in like a polar bear"-headline
In The Williston Graphic.
Portland is going to hold a three.
DAY chautauqua next summer. The
dates will be between June and 20.
Watford City believes in prepared
ness. 1t will have a baseball team
ready for action by the time that
spring opens.
The Inkster Enterprise tells of the
annual cemetery supper" being held
at that place. Quite a cheerful repast
} without doubt.
There has been some discussion
lately of organizing the village OF
bowman under the commission form
or government.
! Eighty members and few invited
guests sat down to the annual banquet
or the IAangdon Commercial club held
at the U. c. T. hotel.
The Tufft residence at Grafton, &C.
Supieo oy Thomas Rudy. was quite
oadly damaged by fire which also de-
stroyed most of the contents.
The Napoleon band is holding its
rehearsals in the carpentershop. Noise
coming from that building will not
be considered out Of the ordinary.
A Sons Of Norway lodge has been
| organized at Stanley with a charter
membership of thirty. The indications
are that this enrolment will be great
ly increased.
The Model clothing store at Devils
Lake, s. o. Bondelid, proprietor, has
been sold to J. e. Dunn and Dean
jacobson, two well-known young bust
ness men of that city.
The Calvin Farmers club has form
ed book club, the object being to Sc
cure library for the use Of the citiz-
ems OF the town and surrounding coun-
try, especially the young.
The Tower City Topics is of the
opinion that a Commercial club is a
paying institution for any town and
recites a number of things which have
been accomplished in that town by the
club.
A deal was made at Devils Lake bv
which s. E. Swenson bought an inter-
est In the Fourth street shop former
Iy owned by M. S. Rankin. The firm
will hereafter be known as Rankin &
| Swenson.
The council of Watford City has
decided to build a Jail. 1t has been
a much-needed structure in that town
for some time. Work on the Jail will
De started as soon as the frost is out
Of the ground.
A good many people of Bowman
county believe that a new Jail and
sheriff's residence would be a good
thing. Since the courthouse was
built the Jail has been located in the
basement Of the building.
The Sargent county board Of drain
age commissioners met recently at
Forman. The board has the busi-
ness Of the proposed new Rutland and
Minor drains well under way and
considered the work further.
The farmers of williams county liv-
ing in the vicinity Of Banks, held a.
meeting at that town and appointed a
committee to solicit subscriptions for
| the construction Of a telephone line
from Senechal to Watford City.
Something of a surprise was sprung
| at Wyndmere when 1t was learned
hoI
er of the Rex hotel and cafe. C. S.
kimber, late owner, has been in the
business about year and half.
Calvin is going to have real live
| band in the near future. An organiza-
ton has been formed there with twen-
| ty-five members for a starter. The in
struments for the new band have ar
rived and the work Of practicing has
been begun.
Brinsmade is to have lights! At a
meeting of citizens with the village
board 1t was agreed that the board
should go ahead with the making of
a contract with Alex Link for electric
lighting Of the streets, providing Mr..
Link establishes an electric lighting
and power plant in the village.
Kindred Tribune: 1t is just sixteen
years ago today that Peter Edward
son started carrying mail on route one
out of Kindred. He commenced Feb.
/. 1900. and is undoubtedly the oldest
mail carrier in the state. Mr.. Edward
son lives near Norman which gives
him an extra 8 miles each day.
Speaking Of the removal of some old
shed in the rear of the newspaper Of
flee. The Petersburg Record says:
THE removal Of the old structures
adds much to the appearance of The
Record corner. The building will bios
som out like the flowers that bloom in
the spring, with a new coat of paint.
A movement is on foot north of
Hettinger, the object Of which is to
extend telephone connection to include
people north Of the line which now
reaches as far as Duck Greek town
ship. 1t is proposed to form a new
organization with the view of buying
the line now owned by Anderson Bros.
and Maurice Donnelly.
Charles Gilman, well-known farmer
in the Elgin district, who became in
sane recently at his home, was taken
to the hospital for the insane at
Jamestown. Mr.. Gilman was an in
mate at the asylum a few months
ago but ran away and came home.
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