The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-12
North Dakota
Kernels

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an addition to their building in thai
town.
c. T. Nelson of Rutland was elected
chairman of the county commissiop
of Sargent county.
The New England fire department
will hold it's annual ball on the eyen-
ing of January II.
A large hole was burned in the floor
of the Photoplay theatre at Crosby
from an overhcated stove.
Peter Dawson has been made chair
man of the board of county commits
sioners of Mckenzie county.
After an illness of only about 1S
minutes, a fine horse belonging to
Fred Yecovenko of Leith, died. -
John Blencowe, janitor at the Beach
courthouse, was presented with q So
gold piece by the county officers for
services appreciated.
Rev Jonathan Watson of Moscow,
Idaho, who has accepted call to the
ish of Grand Forks, will arrive there,
Jan. 16.
band has been organized at Leith
with a charter membership of TWEEN
ty-four. John Sept was elected man
ager. E. ]. LAWYER has been selected
as leader.
The first step in the reorganization
of the Wind Electric Co. of Wynd-
mere was taken when Walter Babe
was put in charge Of the sales de-
partment of the company.
Two horses in the vicinity of Reg
ent died recently as the result Of q
storm. One belonged to H. Van Bus
kirk and one to G. G. Halvorson, both
animals having been showed down.
The people of Hurdsfield are going
to organize an old fashioned literary
and debating society for the purpose
of bringing the people of the town
together during the long winter even
ings.
The village board Of Bowman Is
seriously considering the matter of an
adequate water supply for that town.
Plans have been presented to the
board covering a system which will
cost $4,000.
A large paper mill win be built in
the vicinity of q large timber tract
near Big Fork, Mont, by the Glacier
Pulp and Paper Co, a new concern
organized by St. Paul and Minnea-
polls financiers and will begin opera
ton as soon as machinery can be
secured.
While helping unload ice, VIM.
Starr of Sutton, was severely injured.
He was standing at the bottom of q
chute when three large cakes of ice
came down and damned him against
one cake already at the bottom. 1t
was found that some of the bones in
one leg were fractured.
The Stanton Republican says it
can get along very we'll without any
county printing if to secure it
the paper must refrain from criticize
ing the actions of the board when II
deems that criticism is due. The Re-
publican was recently left out in the
cold on the matter of county print
ing.
Anders Rockness of the Halliday
was taken before the insanity
board at Manning but was allowed to
return to his home where he will be
in the care of his brother until such
time as he can go to a private sani-
tarium. The man seems to realize
that he is not normal at times and
desires treatment.
The grand finale of Hebron's cele-
brated wine case is about to take
place at Mandan, when those 90 bar.
rels of good wine, probably better for
the two years added to it's age while
in the hands of the court, are to be
destroyed. 1t will be one of the first
duties of Oscar Olson. the new sheriff,
to empty the 90 barrels.
While John Steen, state treasurer,
was at his home south of Wolford.
a number of the stockholders of the
Hong Farmers elevator, of which Mr..
Steen was manager for seven years.
took advantage of his presence to
present him with a handsome gold
watch and chain as a token of their
appreciation Of his able and efficient
of the affairs of the COM
pany.
New England Herald: B. H. Will
son of ShoIlsmade delivered two loads
Of hogs to Strang Brothers on Tues
day of this week. The bunch consist
I'D of twelve porkers, a few days less
Wilson received check for 1857.
These young hogs were Poland Chinas
and averaged 243 pounds apiece. A
pretty fair piece of change for
twelve pigs fattened on home grown
feed and marketed under eight
months.
Lawton Republican: About six
ago. A. E. Bruce deposited a
eat at his sisters home in Milton.
forty miles away, thinking to get rid
Of it forever. He had no particular
grudge against the cat, but deemed it
/ sort of nuisance; and perhaps an
playmate for his little
daughter, Lucille. Anyway, New
Years day a familiar m-e-o-w was
heard around the house, and upon
opening the door, Mrs. Bruce was
to find the cat at homo
again. 4
Minor Teller: The Teller engine
suffered a severe shaking up Satur-
lay when certain organ in it's sys-
,em severed all connections which
caused the film -flam of the 'fiub-dub to
desperate and shoot it's lubricants
rom the thorax to the allamagoozlum,
thereby causing a non collaboration
If the intestines. Most of the diaboli-
sal corruption escaped through the
exhaust pipe. An X-ray was instantly
applied after which the reconstruction
period commenced. 1t was restored to
ts normal condition Tuesday.