The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-08-07
TWENTY YEARS AGO

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Payton c. Crenshaw and Miss Dazey
Germ were married by the Rev. Mr..
Nash.
An Oddfellows lodge was organized
at Wheatland with e. L. Protesting,
NJ G.; H. A. McConville, v. G., and C.
z. Showers recording secretary.
Aug. 3.-The Bismarck papers an
nounced that the republican state con-
vention should unanimously select
Leonard A. Rose of Fargo as state
superintendent of public instruction
The joint commission on the division
of territorial property reported a ball
ance of $S2,100 due the northern half,
of which $46,500 was to be paid in
cash.
In the constitutional convention
Judge Garland opposed the establish
ment of county courts, and Delegate
Roger Allen of Walsh county tried to
cut down the salary to be paid the
governor and lieutenant governor
Wheatland sent delegation to the
county convention, which was strong
ly for General Allen for governor, and
which was headed by Tom Dowson, an
old Pennsylvania.
The city of Fargo elected delegates
| to the county convention and it was
declared that every one of them was
for General Allen, but later there SEEM
ed to be a little bit of wavering in
loyalty,
Aug. 5-Sargeant Dosher was in
charge of the signal Office in Moor
head and reported the deficiency in
precipitation during the month 2.39
inches.
The Bismarck boys gave the James
town baseball club $35 to come over
there and play game and the visit
ors were so badly beaten that they
forgot to pay their hotel bill.
| A large delegation of Stutsman
lcounty boomers went to Bismarck to
Il get jamestown substituted for Bis
marck for the state capital in the re-
port of the constitutional convention.
1t was reported that Billy Budge-in
order to develop sentiment-put UP a
bet of $1,000 to $50 that Cashel would
carry Walsh county. Cashier O'Mul-
Icahy put up his check for $1,000 and
Billy made Captain Griggs a dummy
for the $50 and he then wired the
Walsh county boys that If the county
went his way they could have the
81 ,0O0
/ Secretary Mccormick showed that
1.-THE expense of the last legislature had
Ireached $4,000, while at no other ses-
sion had the amount ever run over SO,
1000. It is believed that since then
the expenses have run somewhat
higher.
Delegate Bartlett of Griggs county
raised quite a hornets nest by NOV
ling to strike out God from the consti-
tuition.
A dispatch from Grafton announced
THAT Cashel had carried that city and
probably the county.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat stated
that $4,000 had been paid out al
ITowner in two months for buffalo
bones
Captain Urion received an Offer
house attorney and he moved his fam
lily to Chicago.
In the review Of the old employees oi
the N. p. there appears the name OF
T. C. Comstock, who commenced SER
vice in 1872, and George Kingsley
who had been connected with the road
, for eight years. Most of the Others
mentioned in the article referred tc
are now dead.
The Typographical union passed 9
resolution endorsing General Allen as
candidate for governor.
Chief of police Hubbard of Chicago
passed through Fargo with Martin
Burke who was extradited from Man
itoba in connection with the Cronar
murder in Chicago.
Aug. 6--A. Cantieny introduced the
"EIerdic" into Fargo.
Hon. S. G.. Comstock secured $1,000
from President Hill for Mayor Hanser
to continue his experiments with The
artesian well in Moorhead.
Spokane, Wash, had a fire, destroy
ing the heart of the city and the los
was estimated at $14,000,000
Senator Stewart CT Nebraska chair
man of the committee on irrigation
made an address before the constitu
ltional convention.
/, Ed. knight was re-appointed mai
clerk between FARGO and Ortonvill
and would resume his duties as sooI
as he returned from Bismarck
n The National hotel was destroyed b.
FIRE.
Thee delegates from Davenpor
township to the Cass county repub
1ican convention were Al. p. Borderud
Al. G.. Lewis, while those from Warrel
township were j. B. Radford and w. T
J Leech.
Aug. 7--Major Fleming reporte
that his son Earl rode his pony out t
; the farm and counted sixty six har
vesters on his way.
In the constitutional convention tn
: commission on public Institutions re
, ported The location OF .he variou
state institutions. !
A Grafton dispatch claimed that tn
majority Of the delegates from Walsl
county were In favor Of Judge Spen
cor for congress instead Of Mr.. Cashe
and the latter announced that h
would stand by the result whethe
!. favorable to him or not.
The Ramsey county republican