The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-09
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Many complaints are being made
about the loss of BICYCLES and the
stealing of them Is attributed to the
many unemployed men who are daily
to be seen about the saloons in the
vicinity of the two bridges crossing
the Red river.
The Ladies' union of the Congrega-
tional church will meet at the home
of Mrs. G. A. Ballard next Wednesday.
The city council will meet in regular
session tonight. There are several
matters of Importance on the clerk S
table for consideration. The vote of
the special election which will decide
the fate of the First avenue north paw
ing proposition will be canyassed. S.
P. Diemert has been cited to appear at
this meeting and show cause why his
license should not be revoked for al
legged violation of the Sunday law and
probably some report will be made
about the Fourth of July celebration.
If you have not been counted by the
enumerators just step upstairs and
Supervisor Meeker or one of his as
sistants in the Office will do 1t for you
whatever may be the the population
of the city of Moorhead the accurate
number ought to be recorded.
Dennis O'Brien, foreman in the
roundhouse at Dilworth has been taken
to the sanitarium at Brainerd for
treatment for trouble which has been
bothering him for some time.
There was quite an exodus of peo-
pie to Perham on Saturday for the
purpose of spending quiet Sunday
on the lake shore.
This being election day and pur-
suant to law the places where men do
''wet their whistles" were closed tight
as a drum. Proprietors and assistants
spent the day fishing.
A total eclipse of the moon is
scheduled for May 23. The eclipse
will begin at 9:45 p. m, will be total
at 11:10 and will end at 1:2S a. m.
improvements and changes to the
First State bank building are in prog
ress and when completed the upper
rooms will be occupied as offices by a.
recently organized investment and loan
company.
The police have made arrests lately
tr1ct, who have been getting gay in
certain wine rooms located near the
north bridge. Two were found Friday
night in Johnson's Midway and taken
to headquarters where they were fined
$40 each and costs which was paid
with remarkable alacrity. On Satur-
day two extensively gowned damsels
were taken from the Rex hotel on a
charge of relieving a ruralite of all of
his money, but it could not be sub
stantiated, Justice Malloy, however,
fined the women $40 each and costs
for disorderly conduct, and gave them
a warning as to what would come to
pass If certain practices, well known to
the authorities, did not cease.
Charles Williamson, the queer acting
one-armed man who lately has been a
frequent sight on the streets of both
cities, was placed under arrest yester-
day as demented person. The in
sanity board will make a mental ex-
animation of the unfortunate fellow
who lost his arm at Dilworth some
time ago and has a suit for damages
pending in the courts against the rail-
road company which has made one
tender of settlement.
Local political leaders received visits
today from Mr.. Cheney, political wr' ter
for The Minneapolis Journal.
Mrs. Chas. S. Marden of Barnesville
was visitor in Moorhead last Satur-
day afternoon.
Andrew Vatnaas, near Fergus Falls,
a well known resident of F'olden town.
ship, fell dead while walking across
one of his fields Saturday. He was
about so years old.
The pupils of Miss Norma L. Olson
and Miss Romsdahl of Concordia col
lege viii give a recital in the college
auditorium next Saturday evening.
There will be about twenty pupils who
will contribute to the very ambitious
programme which viii be published in
due course. Friends of the partici-
pants and their teachers are urged to
keep the date named free from other
engagements.