The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-17
North Dakota
Kernels

Ill "SA E1SAS
Joseph Pastir, the 12-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pastir Of Wesley
vile, had the misfortune to break his
leg while skating.
| w. c. Mckenzie of New England
| has decided to go out of the merchan-
dising business in that town and Is
selling off his stock.
Ole Hildre has been appointed a
member of the Petersburg school
board to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of DR.. Johnson. "
A son of e. Boehnke of near Kram-
er had one of his hands badly crushed
! when he caught 1t in a hay sling.
Two fingers had to be amputated.
The dining room of the City hotel at
Grace City has been enlarged and an
Office has been added, two improve
ments that have been made recently.
Ed Eskes of Underwood suffered
fractured arm while working with a
| gasoline engine. His hand also was
badly hurt, the thumb being pulled
off.
Mrs. o. M. Phelps, who is visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Geo.
! Wheiland at New England, fell in
such way that she sustained frac-
tured hip.
John Seckinger living on a farm
about twenty miles east of New Rock
| ford, was kicked by a horse and suf-
, fered two broken ribs and slight in
| ternal injuries.
The hotel at Sawyer will once more
close it's doors. 1t seems that any
thing like a good. hotel is a non-pay-
ing proposition there. according to
The Sawyer Telegraph.
Fire destroyed the cook house at
the j.. Lorbeski coal mine at Noonan.
| About $500 worth of provisions were
lost An overheated stove is said to
| be the cause of the blaze.
At Ray a deal was put through
| whereby the Bijou theatre property
has changed hands. Ivan Butler, the
former owner sold the building and
theatre effects to Boyd Rutledge of
Williston.
Inga Devries, the 6-year- old daugh-
ter Of o. Devries. who lives north Of
Noonan, met with a very painful ac-
cident, the result of being kicked by
a horse. A very severe cash was cut
in one cheek.
| The new public school building at
Coal Harbor is nearly completed and it
is expected that school can be COM
menced in the new building shortly.
The structure will cost between $15,-
900 and SIG, 600.
At meeting Of the advisory board
of the Mandan hospital it was decid-
ed to give a card party at the COM
mercial club rooms on Jan. 49, The
proceeds will be used to equip the
nursery at the hospital.
H. P. Thronson has resigned as
and will go into business for himself,
probably in Montana. Mr., Thronson
has been connected with the Kenmare
bank for the past eleven years.
Keep to the right" signs have
been received in Washburn and will
be placed on several Of the corners
in the business part Of the town. The
village board says that the signs
warnings are going to be followed out
by drivers.
Warwick has an improvement So
ciety, composed entirely of women,
that is doing considerable for the bet
terment of the town. There are now 40
members and 1t is expected that be-
fore spring the number will have been |
increased to 100.
Osnabrock Independent: On Tues
day night certain person we'll known
in town steathily approached Harry
sA.,nVa H. 49, Al
his own use about fifty pounds of
pork. Better cough up soon or the
village cop may get you.
The explosion of an oil stove in the |
residence of Mrs. A. B. Rock at York |
destroyed the building and about half |
of the contents. Apples, canned goods, |
provision roorn-a little fortune mar |
rowly rescued from the flames.
At the annual meeting of the Bot |
tineau County Fair association, J. L. |
Gorder was elected president and S. |
H. Wilson, secretary. 1t is probable |
that a new stock exhibit barn will be |
erected next summer and an addition |
constructed to the grand stand. i
Arnegard people are going right |
after a baseball team for the coming |
summer. A meeting was held recently |
at which so business men and other |
citizens were in attendance and much |
enthusiasm was shown. Arnegard is |
going to make hay while the snow
flies.
An automatic pressure water tank
is to be installed in the Sargent coun-
ty courthouse at Forman, owing I'd |
the fact that the present water supply |
is almost useless because of the very
low pressure of the artesian well. The |
tank will have a capacity of eighty |
gallons.
James, a 14-year- son of Mr.. and |
Mrs. William F. Dauber of Dickinson, |
has been having more than his share |
of tough luck the past few weeks. |
While assisting to lift a hot water /
tank it fell on the fingers of one hand, |
taking the end off of one. Recently he |
slipped on an icy sidewalk and suffer |
ed fractured leg.
Cavalier Chronicle: The past week |
two insane patients were brought to |
the county seat for examination be-
fore the insanity board, viz: Mrs.
Chas. Elmer of Bathgate and John |
Milleton one of the pioneer farmers |
living near Pembina. The two pa
tients were committed to the James
town asylum and left here in charge !;
of the asylum officers.
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