The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-09

A good road will be built south out
of Benedict as soon as the weather
permits.
Center has q new village black
smith and he has begun TO cultivate a
chestnut tree.
The LaMoure fishermen have been
| getting some nice pickerel since the
cold weather started.
Hans Hamann of Forbes Is having a
| new barn and Ice house erected In the
rear of his meat market.
J The Watford City light plant will soon
| be equipped with a new motor capable
of taking care Of 1000 more lights.
the misfortune to fall on a slippery
sidewalk, sustaining a broken arm.
The annual meeting Of the williston
J Farmers Creamery Il Produce Co.
will be held at that town on Jan. 10.
Henry Schmidt of Diskinson pleaded
! guilty to simple assault and was SEN
fenced to fifteen days in the county
| Jail.
The Farmers State bank at Great
Bend is now lighted by electricity, a
! private plant having been recently in
a., stalled.
A small blaze in the Office Of the Gle
blink elevator at Litchville did a nomi-
nal amount of damages possibly about
| $50 worth.
| Mckenzie is going to have a church
bell. Funds are being solicited among
the people of the town for the pur-
chase Of a bell for the church.
Hens need plenty of green stuff in
the winter, it is said but there are
chickens that need plenty of the
| long green" all the year around.
The creamery at Havana has been
making gains in receipts every year
| that it has been in operation. The
establishment has been running three
years.
The Dickinson Commercial club has
! named committee to secure options
on sites for the new normal school
and submit the locations to the state
board Of regents.
The members Of the LaMoure band
held a meeting recently and discussed
the band situation. Due to the difficulty
decided to disband.
While betting up big engine at the
power house at Sherwood a crowbar
slipped and struck e. T. Clark on the
head, cutting a cash which required
| several stitches to close.
Arrangements are being made at
Langdon for the annual convention
OF the farmers of that part of the
country which is expected to be held
on February 27-2S and March 1-2.
New Englands pool halls are hav-
stroyed by fire, the last three fires in |
town having been in pool halls. The |
latest fire was caused by an over
heated stove.
j. e. Agnew and A. c. Pagenkopf |
retired from the firm of lessen & Co. |
at Dickinson, proprietors of the Hub
clothing store. lessen & Co., the pres
ent members of the firm. taking over
their interests.
Jack Baldwin Of Sanish suffered the
loss of two good cows recently by
having them break through the river
Ice where cutting had been in prog
ress and getting so chilled that they
had to be killed later.
The Dickinson patriotic aid has de-
| clded to cooperate with the CONNER
cial club in giving the soldier boys a
royal welcome when they return, pos
slbIy in the form of big public re-
ception followed by a dance.
Fire completely destroyed the resi-
dence belonging to Bert Mcdonald,
north of the Great Northern tracks at
Ellendale. Only small part Of the
furniture was saved. The loss was
partially covered by insurance
At Dickinson Ray Wright Of Cotton
wood Lake pleaded guilty and Carl
Larson of Grenora was found guilty of
violations of the liquor laws. Each was
| sentenced to four months in Jail and
fine of 5000. and costs. Each was re-
leased on parole.
Schmitt Bros. of Bowdon have sold
out their stock Of general merchandise
TO Harry WeiSfeld, who will move his
stock from the Hawn building to the
one occupied by Schmitt Bros. The
Schmitts are the pioneer merchants of |
Bowdon.
Amidon News: 1t will be a great
shock to the people of Slope county to |
know that o. r. DeSart of the town |
which bears his name, died in a hos |
pital in Sioux Falls, S. D. Death was |
due to a cancer. The funeral was held |
at Rock Rapids. Ia.
Litchville is to have another hoteI |
in the near future. Chas. Stribling has
leased the old Bowen building, for the |
past two years occupied by the Electric |
movie house, and will start a hotel, |
restaurant and rooming house. The
building Is to be remodeled, rewired |
and redecorated.
The home of Rev. Mr.. Kreston, Ger
man Lutheran minister living four |
miles west Of Fresden. was burned to- |
gether with the greater part of the |
contents. In going to a neighbours |
home scantily clad Mrs. Kreston had |
her arms slightly frozen and an in |
FAINT she was carrying had its feet |
also slightly frozen.
H. L. Dickinson. one of the pioneer |
residents and business men of Dick I
inson, has decided to retire from bust |
ness. Mr.. Dickinson first went to that |
section Of the country in July, 1881, |
from Franklin county, New York, |
short time after his cousin, w. S. |
Dickinson, after whom the town was |
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