The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1909-05-27
Pace correspondanoe

Page, N. D., May 24.--To The Forum:
Miss Dora snider Of Fargo arrived here
last Tuesday on visit to her relatives
and friends.
Mrs. e. j. Carver is In Fargo visiting
with DR.. and Mrs. Folsom, prior 20.
visiting relatives at Minneapolis, Mimi,
and her birthplace, Eastport Maine,
where a sister still resides.
e. A. Wilson of Erie recently visited
here on still hunt for buzz" wagon
and purchased a Buick from the agents
here.
School closes Friday for the summer
vacation.
Jos. Apple. former Page resident,
and half brother OF our townsnan Geo.
Gagnon. was buried here last Tuesday.
The remains were shipped from Bis
marck where he had been employed for
some time. Mr. Appel was about 30
years of age and highly esteemed by
all who knew him, his father, j. H.
Appel and one brother, both of Turtle
Lake, N. D.. accompanied the remains.
Grandma Sem departed this life ear
ly Saturday morning after a tedious
and lingering illness of many months,
her ailment being cancer of the
stomach. DR.. VIM. Scanlon was In
constant attendance and all was done
that could be to relieve her sufferings,
and to render her time OF waiting for
the Masters summons" as comfort !
ably as possible.
Grandma" was a sincere christian
woman and was loved by all who knew
her She was about 70 years OF age,
land was the mother OF twelve children,
ten of whom are left to mourn her
| loss, also a number Of grandchildren
and great grandchildren, some OF them
living in and around Page. and the othr
ers at Fox Lake, wis. Her husband
died about twenty years ago at that
city, and later she came to Page with
her three youngest children and has
made her home here ever since. The
/ funeral arrangements have not yet
been announced at this writing.
Saturday afternoon, Arthur the s
months old son Of Mr.. and Mrs, S. S,
lHasbrook, was seized with severe
spasms. Medical aid was quickly
i summoned and the little one was soon
relieved. and at this writing he is al
most fully recovered.
j Two glorious rain storms visited
these parts last week. soaking the
ground thoroughly, and today at a
m, a fine rain began falling which has
continued till now at 4:30 p. m. and
does not show any sign OF clearing ur
yet. The crops are coming up fast
and the prospects are good for a bie
crop this season, none OF the rair
storms so far have been accompanied
by any wind.
II o. IA. Pearce returned from business
trip to Fargo and Kindred last Tues
day. Ut
Fred Keyes, representing the local
i Al. o. u. w. lodge at Grand Forks was
here the first Of last week.
i Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Snider moved
into their new cottage on the lots east
of and adjoining the home Of his sister
Mrs Jno. Murphy, in the south part
of town.
i A number Of new dwellings have
already been erected here this spring
and more are being built. Page is grow
ing rapidly and Is already one of the
leading towns I'm these parts We al
ready have three good general ner-
1 chandise and dry goods stores tive
hardware stores, five elevators, tive
banks, two excellent blacksmith shops
two barber shops, two restaurants with
lodgings one hotel two lumber, wood
and coal yards. three churches higf
J school and several other places OF bust
ness, all having good trade and doins
well. Now Ii anyone thinks Page II
off the map let them come and see.
/. The Forum is earnestly advocating
the use OF durum flour. Your cores
pondent has used considerable Of tha'
-four and prefer 1t to any other as tht
flavor is much richer. The bread also
keeps moist longer than bread made d
other -four and is not any more diff
fcult to make, as anyone who car
make good bread, cakes. ETC.. win mo-
experience any trouble at all. Cor. p.
Palermo. Correspondence.