The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-05-28


resentative from Cavalier county.
Four minute men are organized in
Cavalier county and the schedule Of
meetings is already arranged for the
month of June.
C. A. Potter, Is, Civil war veteran,
who homesteaded in Dickey county in
1885, died at his nome in La Moure
last week. His widow, one son and
one daughter survive.
Hon. Wesley c. Mcdowell gave the
address at exercises held at La Moure
in honor of rs selected men, who left
that county on Saturday for Ameri-
can Lake.
Miss Charlotte Barton, 40, formerly
Of the Valley City and jamestown
high and the Valley City normal
schools, died at Clarion, Pa. where
she was member of the state nor
NAL school faculty, last week.
News has been received at. Minot
Of the death in st. Paul of Miss Lucy
L. chatham, former teacher Of draw
ing in the Minot public schools, re-
sulting from an automobile accident.
A service flag with II stars was
dedicated at the NJ. E. church at
Devils Lake last Saturday.
Frank J. Ressler, 10, who settled
in Morton county in 1891, is dead at
his home in Mandan. His widow and
six children survive.
The Neville Mercantile Co. is
now at home in its new steel build
ing.
Four sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. H. F..
Hobart of Spiritwood are already in,
the service, three Of them in France.
The last son to enlist is barely Is
years old.
Edwin Frank Baker, a deaf and
dumb man, entered a plea Of guilty
to grand larceny for theft OF goods
at Kenmare and was sentenced at
Minot to one year and half in pom
itentiary, by Judge Leighton.
The Minot High School searchlight
announces that more stars will soon
be added to the Is now on the ser
vice flag Of former students Of the
SCLlOOl now 4l LA6 SSAN4SSs
The Democrats of Grant county
have a full legislative and county
ticket in the field.
T. G. Nelson, of Dunn Center, an
nounces that he will not be the DEM
ocratic candidate for state senator
from Dunn county.
I. - al
inson on June to Thomas II. Pugh,
who retires as q member OF the
school board.
Valley City was represented at the
district meeting of Masons at James
town last week by 81 members Of
the order.
After finishing crawling and rails
ing the track on 16 mile stretch be-
tween Lake Williams and futile on
the Pingree- Wilton branch Of the
Northern Pacific the train crew be-
gan work on the main line.
A number OF special policemen lave
been added to the Minot force in an
effort to stop reckless auto driving
in the city
After talks by three minute men
the Bismarck schools went over the
top for $1.O25 in a Thrift stamp
drive.
A, b. selberg, former 500 agent
in Minot and now with the aviation
corps at Brooks Field has been pro-
NOTED to second lieutenant.
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Fire caused by spontaneous COM
bustion of oiled rags left in an office
in the Knauf block at Jamestown
was discovered before much damage
was done.
John Mutz, pioneer farmer Of
iStutsman county and q resident Of
the state since 1881, died at his home
near Fried last Sunday.
Police Commissioners A. p. Scofield
OF Ainot has offered q reward Of $50
for information leading to the arrest
OF parties responsible for the numer
Gus dog poisonings in that city. He
claims the poison is often placed
where little children might secure IL.
ID. -. Mcdonald. cashier Of the
Hansboro state bank, is recovering
from the injuries sustained recently
81 an automobile accident