The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Oct s1.-Frank Psttigrew announc-
ed that instead OF drawing for the long
and short term with Senator Moody
he would take the short term and give
the gentleman from the Black Hills
the long term as he was opposed to
gambling even by pulling straws, to
say nothing Of game with cards.
Congressman Hansbrough secured
permission from the war department to
allow needy settlers to cut wood on
the Fort Totten Military reservation.
Walter Muir had been at Bismarck
| for several days and returned home
confident that ne would be one of the
new United States senators from North
Dakota.
There was a great squabble at wah-
peton to secure the place Of district
attorney vacated by Hon. w. S. Laud-
err on his promotion to the bench.
| Nov. 1.--Postmaster Judd announced
that Mr.. Grafton had resigned as one
OF the carriers and s. w. Hooper had
been recommended for his place, while
Mr. Grafton would take q position IN
the office.
c. A. Van wormer moved from San
born to Grand Forks and became a
partner Of Judge Bosard.
/ Editor futile was made court re-
i porter by Judge winchester, while
Harry Twoney was fllling the place
| for Judge Mcconnell, left vacant oy
Stenographer Bishops removal from
/ the state.
A prohiaition jubilee was held at
Casselton and among the speakers
were r. NJ Pollock, Rev. @. r. Pike.
M. N. Young, Colonel Plummer, MISS
/ Addie M. Kinnear. Rev. @. 8. Basker-
/ vile, L. C. Johnson and others Col
onel Plummer's address was on The
Form of Legislation Looking Towards
Successful Enforcement Of the Pro-
hibitory Constitution Enactment.
The crossing fight was still on at
| Crookston and some twenty Of the
employees of the Northern Pacific were
injured in a pitched battle with the
Manitoba men and had to withdraw
without effecting the crossing.
There was another boiler explosion
near Grand Forks, and this was the
seventeenth one that had occurred dur
ing the fall of 1889. ct is pleasant to
| note that this form of accidents have
been rapidly diminishing in numbers
since 1880
Martin Ryan, as secretary of the
Democratic State Central committee
published a long letter concerning the
address of Mr.. Goodrich of Florida, re-
Gently made in Fargo, and the demo-
cratic leader took occasion to call an
other Fargo citizen Very cheap vol
unteer liar and slanderer."
Henry Rusch was very glad to get
back the badge given him by the North
Dakota state Firemen's association
which was stolen from his room. Mr..
for several years.
One of the dynamos at the electric
company was short circuited" and
1t would be impossible to have
lights in Fargo for some three weeks.
Sam Briggs Of Cleveland, o., I'm
perial Potentate of the Shrine, granted
dispensation for a temple in Fargo,
and Leonard A. Rose was named as
the first potentate. A preliminary
meeting was held at the Headquarters
hotel to make arrangements concerning
the Inauguration of this new order.
o o o
| Nov. 2.-Commissioner holes an
nounced that sixteen years ago Nov. 2
he had crossed the Red river on the
ice.
@. M. Hartwick was one OF the
travelling reporters Of The Argus and
had been writing up Mayville. He will
be remembered by many OF the old
timers as very genial gentleman.
Fred Fancher was down from
Jamestown and announced that he was
for Governor Pierce and Walter Muir