The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-15
North Dakota
Kernels

IPoEdtIou VIII pe neiu on MaECn ~.
An electric sign has been placed in
front of the moving picture theater at
Hazelton.
Twenty young men of Harvey have
formed a club which is known as The
Happy Bunch.
| An extra fireman had to be put to
work at the Mott schools during the
recent cold weather.
Max Enterprise: Mayor Nicholson
should order the street lights taken
out to prevent German aerial raids.
Fryburg Pioneer. A. d. Updike
claims a break Of the winter. He has
found a frog dressed in summer at
tire. .sa-...
AS soon as weather conditions per-
init, the Farmers bank at Belfeld will
begin the construction Of a new bank
building.
The excavation for the furnace room
at the Reeder auditorium was COM
pleted and the furnace will be in
stalled at once.
Three cars of building material
ly. Two of the cars were badly dam
aged and one was total wreck and
was destroyed.
The new band at Omemee under
the leadership of J. S. Anderson is
making splendid progress. New mem
bers are being added and much inter-
est is manifested. =
The telephone company at Dickin-
son is doing considerable construction
work in that town. Some poles and
wires have been changed in the bust
ness portion Of the city.
The commercial club of Halliday is
weather permits the roads will be
looked over by a committee when it
can be ascertained what is needed.
The Pastime cafe at Noonan is now
thing of a past time. 1t was burn
ed together with everything that it
housed, those living in the building
escaping with their lives but with lit
tie else.
Amidon News: A new heating plant
has been installed in the courthouse.
1t is not an expensive affair and If it
will make things more comfortable for
the county's servants it will be good
investment.
Victor Engstrom is in the Wilton
hospital, badly hurt about the face
and head, the result of a premature
powder explosion while engaged in
blasting coal at the Asplund mine,
southeast Of Wilton.
washburn Leader: A dispatch from
Annapolis would indicate that If there
is war Homer Wallin may become an
officer. He is in the senior class. His
brother, Clarence, is serving in the
army and is stationed near Manila.
Three men were arrested by local
authorities at Ryder on charges of
violating the liquor laws. Among the
number taken in was Owen McQuiston
who was operating carpenter shop as
a sideline. He pleaded guilty in the
justice court.
Olaf Olson, son of Toilet Olson, who
resides northeast of Tioga, was Sc
verely injured by being kicked by
broncho while carrying water to it in
the stall. His collar bone was broken
and chest and head severely bruised
in the mixup.
Bowman Pioneer: It is reported that
Joe Hawks, west of town, has had
some bad luck with his band Of sheep
this winter, and during the recent
storms has lost between 800 and 400
head. This is the heaviest loss We have
heard of this winter.
A deal was closed at New Leipzig
whereby F. B. Ewald, Jr., has purchas-
ed the entire stock of general mer-
chandise from Sam Rappaport, prop
rietor Of the Peoples Cash store and
which he has conducted successfully
for the past four years.
The town of Hensler, across the
river from Washburn. lost its school
house by fire. The authorities had just
put in new stove and when the fire
was banked for the evening every
thing seemed all right but it is
thought the stove exploded. The fire
was not noticed until too late to save
the building.
Word and photographs have been
received from the two local boys, Paul
Sheptenko and Paul Scherbina. who
left last October for East st. Louis,
where they joined the navy" says The
Max Enterprise. "They are at Fort
Barrancas, Florida, have finished their
schooling and have been allotted to
The Emmons County Republican Of
Hazelton calls attention to the fact
that every time new building goes
up in the business part of the town
there is a wall among the business
men because Of the increase in insur-
ance premiums and says that 1t is
about time that some sort of fire pro-
lection should be had. The editor in
vites discussion Of the problem. 1t
does seem that a little preparedness
would save lot of premium money.
Ryder News: Roub postoffice, thir-
ty miles southwest of Ryder, is ex-
periencing a boom at present. Recent
ly a number of new businesses have
started up. Weikert & Severts have
launched out into the farm machinery
business, handling the international
line C. Satter has built a blacksmith
shop, and Ilomesteader has a barber
shop, where he plies his trade a few
days each week. Other concerns are
planning to scarf up in the spring.
The postmaster, Telmar Veum, has a
general store in connection, and is
doing a good business.
Opera glasses which reduce instead
of magnify have been made to permit
persons in front seats of motion pic
ture theatres to see tho pictures clear