The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-08
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The state farm school at Crookston
opened at Crookston yesterday morn
ing with the biggest registration in
its history. The opening chapel ex-
ercises were conducted by Dean John
w. Olsen.
william Sterling of GAINESVILLE is
a patient in the Wright hospital at
Fergus Falls.
The International Harvester Co. has
ordered building for Mankato sim
liar to the one the company has In
Fargo and about the same dimensions.
Deputy Sheriff Lundgren has re-
turned from a trip over the country
north OF Georgetown and FELTON,. He
says there is considerable threshing
to be done in communities about there.
Ed. Murphy of FELTON,, who has been
threshing continuously for twenty
nine days has ten days more work to
do and big jobs at that. Flowing In
those vicinities is in progress and
much has been done already.
A Glyndon Farmer: Moving day for
the crops is at hand. The gentlemanly
and accommodating railway COM
panies announce that the vans are in
readiness. ISL
Red Wing Republican: Shades of
our grandfathers! A Rochester,
Mimi. boy who was chosen captain of
a football team has resigned, prefer
ing to make a record in scholarship
rather than in athletics.
A live electric wire caused some
trouble near st. Joseph's Roman Cath
Ollie church last night, but it was eff
fectually attended to by the fire de-
partment.
Toby Edwards has reported the loss
of nearly new bicycle to the police.
The wheel was stolen from one of the
school buildings. This makes three
or four losses Of similar nature dur
ing the past few weeks.
Fergus Falls journal: @. H. Obert
better known as Dick" Obert, has
returned from Bowman county, N. D.,
and will again make his home here.
Mr.. Obert took a claim in Bowman
county some time ago, and has sold 1T
for $1,000.
Red Wing Republican: Samuel
Lopez, who had both Of his lower limbs
cut off In a railroad accident at Mar
mouth, N. D., on Sunday morning, died
Monday evening It 10 o'clock. Mr..
Lopez with his family, resided In this
city for several years past. For the
past year and a half he had been in
the employ of the Milwaukee road as a
brakeman. He was about 40 years
old and is survived by wife and two
children. The remains were brought
to this city on the morning train.
Announcement is made of the demise
day or two ago at his home at
Skree, near GAINESVILLE, of Jens Kit
telsrud. a pioneer resident of the coun-
ty at the advanced age Of 81 years.
He was born in Norway and came to
the Red river valley in 1875. He is
survived by two sons Olaf j. and
Lars. both residents Of Moorhead, the
former cashier of the First State bank.
One daughter, Mrs. Thron Anderson,
lives at Devils Lake, ". d.
Otto Peterson, retired grocer, was
submitted to delicate operation yes
terday at the Northwestern hospital
by Drs Humphrey and Burton and the
patient, today, was reported to be
resting reasonably comfortable. For
about twenty years Mr.. Peterson had
been suffering, more or less with
trouble In the region of the kidneys
and about a month ago his condition
became so serious that an x-ray ex-
animation was made with the discov-
cry of a foreign substance In one of
the kidneys and an operation was de-
cided upon. The growth was found
to be in the nature of a stone about
the size of a lima bean.
Special music will be included in
the services at st. Johns church, next
morning. Solos will be given
by Mrs. III. Fl. Powers of Crookston
and Miss Maude Hooper OF Fergus
Falls. The ladies are visiting in the
city and are guests of Prof. and Mrs.
]. A. Powers of the normal school.
The second meeting of the series
under the auspices OF the Woman's
Club of Moorhead was held this after
noon with Miss Newton. The subject
was Benjamin Franklin During roll
call quotations were given from Poor
Richards almanac Mrs. w. Russell
read notes Of his autobiography. Mrs.
Harris his letters, Miss Davis extracts
from the almanac and Mrs. Hopeman
told OF Franklins versatility.