The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-20
N. D. BRIEFS

N. D. BRIEFS
Dickinson - Jesse Morrell, Dunn
county farmer, may never have the
same use of his right arm as formerly
as the result of gun wound expert
ence which nearly cost him the en-
tire arm.
Garrison-Never In the history Of
the city have there been so many build
ings constructed and the city showing
such healthy growth as this fall
Even the rural communities are en-
joyins a building boom.
Langdon-A. Finley, of Mowbray
suffered a bad rupture last week
while unloading some ties. No serious
results have followed to date. He is
IA years old.
Park River-Boy Scouts on a hike
near here last week asked permission
TO dig into a large mound and I'M
earthed the skulls and several smaller
bones OF three Indians.
Jamestown A trife more than
LOO hunting licenses have been is-
sued in Stutsman county, compared
with some 2,000 last year. Young men
who in other years went into the
fields for game are now in the field for
service, which has resulted in the de-
crease in number of licenses.
Langdon-Pat SheIp saw a wolf
Langdon to his home. Speeding up
the car, he worked the animal in the
middle of the highway and killed it
with the car.
Garrison--A report reached Garri-
son of the death by drown
to be Is years old. He was the son of
Mrs. Ernest Hopkins. living near
Armstrong.
Fessenden-If sufficient signatures
are obtained upon petitions, Wells
county may have the services of a
trained nurse for its public schools.
Supt. Senneb Nertrost has interested
her office in the matter.
Stanton-EmiI Netzer, II years, was
run over by an automobile driven by
Edward Mittelstedt and taken to the
Bismarck hospital.
Golva-GoIVa is to have a rural
route running south, starting at the
lance of 30.4 miles. The route will be
started Dec. l, provided seVenty-hve
mail boxes are placed on the proposed
route by that time.
Beach-A tractor blew up on the
SeversOn place in the Squaw Gap
RE land, FIVE miles long and two miles
wide. People fought the flames with
wet sacks.
CrosLy - The Citizens National
bank has moved into its new home
Twelve years Of faithful service has
made 1t necessary on account of the
increase of business to get larger
quarters.
McViIle-Andrew Dahl, living near
Romness, brought his 19-year-old son
to the hospital last week suffering a
severe gunshot wound in one of the
hands.
Granville-An automobile belonging
g.. =
by the fast mail on the crossing at
GrenoTa Saturday. William Lusk and
Leo Void. two of the occupants of the
car. were injured. -
Fingal-A passenger train started a
fire north of town which consumed all
the grass on the c. E. Batcheller place
and threatened other property. The
section crew was summoned and ex-
tinguished the flames before great
damage was done.
Bowman-Sparks from a Milwaukee
locomotive set fire to the prairie west
of Griffin. There was high wind
Blowing at the time and for a time IT
looked, as though the whole country
would be ravaged.
Bismarck-The interior of the bak-
cry and cafe building at the corner
of Broadway and Fifth was slightly
damaged by fire at an early hour yes
terday morning.
Bismarck-An important business
change was made esterday when Com.
Chris Bertsch took over the grocery
business of Spear g. Co, on Sixth
street, placing l.. Van Hook in charge
as manager.
Bismarck-Bismarck lodge No. 1899,
B. p. Q. T., has completed arrange
ments for a brilliant social session
and banquet to be held at the Hotel
Mckenzie Friday evening in honor of
the visit of Grand Exalted Ruler Fred
Harper, of Lynchburg, w. Va, the
first national chief executive of the
order to honor North Dakota with
call.
BismarCk-Veterinarla and quar-
termasters of the United States army
inspected 100 horses and forty mules
assembled for purchase by the gov
eminent at the 500 stockyards yester-
day afternoon.
Bismarck-The secretary of state
has Issued charters to st. MaryS
church, Ignite, and st. Georges, Tim
mer, both of the Roman Catholic de-
nomination.
Steele - Fourteen head Of stock
owned by Perley ID. Wood, mostly
mich cows, were killed about six
miles east of here when an eastbound
stock train ran into the herd. The
train was rounding a curve at the
time
Crary-Both cars were wrecked and
damaged beyond repair when a jack
son car. driven by Elvis Osborne, and
a Mitchell, driven by Miss Pearl Fore
lof. met in head-on collision.
Wilton - Wilton merchants have
embarked upon the union delivery
plan. and in announcing the agree
ment state that special deliveries viii
be made only on payment of 20 cents
additional. each delivery.
Crary-John w. Ebert has been
granted a franchise OF twenty years
standing to operate an electric light
plant in this village Ebert expects
to have the plant operating before the
holidays.
Ryder--After making arrangements
to ship the body to his old home. rel
ativss OF II. a. Toole. who committed
suicide. on being informed that a note
had been found written bv Toole, re-
questing that the body be buried here.
complied with the request. The body
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