The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-15

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75-acre tract before taps" The
a goodly numbtr of recruits from
the Y. w. c.. A., and was served
sandwiches and coffee before re-
turning to the city. A small troop
will go to the farm this evening,
and finish the tract. Tit troop is
open for more engag enlents, which
can be arranged by telephoning Miss
Ethel Walker at No. 500, or Miss
MARY Schlanser at No. 206. Earnings
of the troop go into the Company 3
relief fund, and will be used entirely
for relief work Tuesday evening
the troop shocked, so acres on the
A. o. Headland farm, south Of Fargo.
Thos. Turner's insurance gang
continued it's drive on u&shocked
wheat Wednesday evening, launch
ing It's attack on the Art Fowler farm,
10 miles west of Fargo, where the
SO" warriors accounted for 100 acres
of wheat Included in the troop were
% employees of the Fargo Laundry
company, who provided their own
conveyance and did eXcsllent work.
Work was commenced at Z and fin
ished at 9:15 o'clock, after which the
workers were served with one Of
those real feeds. Tonight the troop
goes to the Chant Smith farm, three
miles west of Fargo, and will be &C
companied by troop Of IA from
Park, Grant & Morris, who will also
furnish motor trucks for the ex-
petition.
The Overland-Doyle Co. has a troop
of ten or 10 members which will be
equipped and ready for call to serV-
ice any time after 4 O'clock this aft
ernoon. They are willing to go any
place they may be needed.
The First National bank shockers
went out to the Morton Page farm
Wednesday afternoon and shocked a
big field Of grain before dark. This
troop numbers 25 strong. The young
ladies of The force did very remark
able work, taking hold of the nara
labor like seasoned harvest hands.
T. E. Shaw. Of the Fargo Office of
the r, G. DUN e. Co., announced To-Day
that four members of the office force
had joined with the Thos. Turner's
insurance troop, and would see serv-
ice this afternoon.
A truckload of reserves" from
Blacks shocking crew went out to
Benefits farm, north of Fargo, last
evening and finished the work on that
place. Tonight the big bunch, 80 to
100 strong, will tackle BENEFITS farm
southwest of Fargo The Bergseth
trip, and tonight three trucks will be
needed to convey the bevy of indus
trious shockers to their destination.
A party Of "shockers" consisting. of
the Misses Ruth and Lille HolmQuist,
China Dahl and Ethel Miller, ana
Messrs. Robert Dahl, Angus Miller
and Ingwald Person, motored to the
Albert Moen farm, near HARDWOOD,
Wednesday evening and shocked
about 20 acres of wheat.
The Madison company and Berg
strom & Grove troops joined forces
for a raid Of the Henry Lechleiter
farm, nine miles north of Fargo,
Wednesday evening, and shocked
more than so acres, earning $50 for
the Red Cross. Mr.. Lechleiter was
in Fargo this morning, and express
ed himself as being very much pleas
ed with the service rendered.
The Standard Oil company troop,
IS strong, hit the enemy on the
Campbell farm, - miles from Far
go, Wednesday evening", and work
ed until it was so dark that it was
impossible to count the acres shock
ed, E. r. Hazeltine, commander-in-
chief, said today. This evening the
troop will cross the Red river into
Minnesota for an engagement near.
Glyndon. Wednesday evening the
troop was aided by five members of
the Fargo police department troop
including William Welsh, "champeen"
shocker.