The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-03
TWENTY YEARS. AGO


Aug. 2s.-The priests of the diotes
of the state of North Dakota had beef
! holding a retreat at Belcourt an In
clan mission near Rolla, established b.
the Misses Drexel of Philadelphia.
Jacob Heinsfurther rented the build
ing which was recently occupied b.
Haas & Annis and intended to movt
his cigar stand to the new location.
The first issue of The Mandan Times
appeared with A. M. Pa kiTd as editol
and manager.
The democrats of Wisconsin nomi-
mated George w. Peck, the funny man
as their candidate for governor.
Invitations were aut for the comint
wedding of B. l.. Titus of Moorheat
and Miss Ethelda Eddy of Fargo. The
event was to occur on Sept 10.
Aug 29.-H. A. Sorlie of Buxton was
a candidate for auditor of Trail county
and he was endorsed by o. j. Olson.
An effort was made to test the legal
ity of the new state bank law, and M
G.. Goodsill of Steele was arrested for
violating the law and held to await the
action of the grand jury. Judge Fran
els of Bismarck and Attorney Davis OF
Fargo were his attorneys.
| The Argus complained bitterly be-
cause more than one subscriber was
placed upon the same phone line, and
that this did away entirely with the
privacy of conversation over the phone.
| The special cause of this complaint
was that The Republican had been put
on the same line with the Wetern
| Union, and apparently someone was
afraid that some messages to the tele-
graph company might be overheard.
Harry Hance, one of the original
mail carriers resigned and G. G. Graf
ton, night clerk in the postoffice, was
appointed in his stead. Mr.. Grafton
had been a carrier, but resigned be-
cause of ill-health.
The switchmen held their annual
ball at the Armory.
Aug. 30-Albert D. Cavalier, a sub
stitute postal clerk from Pembina
county, was made night clerk in the
Fargo postoffice. ...
Judge Clifford failed to be renominat-
ed to congress from South Dakota and
John r. Gamble was named as his sue
cessor.
Thompso & Serumgaard announced
that the creamery at Cooperstown was
a decided success.
M. T. Dill of Prescott, Wis, bought
another section of land near Mapleton,
paying $14,0SO for the same.
Sept. Judge Guptin was back
from a trip over the Northern Pacific
with General Passenger Agent Fee and
Artist Haynes. They had been obtain
ing data for a new copy of Wonderland.
DR.. Merchant of Yorktown agreed to
sink an artesian well and have the
water flowing before the close of the
year, sufficient to irrigate five quarters
of land and his charge was to be 81
per acre.
William C'Mulcahey resigned as
cashier of the Grand Forks National
bank and George F. Shut was appoint
ed to the vacancy. Mr.. Shut is now
the owner and manager of the National
hotel at ', ashington, D. c., and is in
terested in several other important
hostelries.
There was q very destructive prairie
fire near Dickinson and one drove of
1900 horses was scattered far and
wide.
Sept. 2.-There was quite fire in the
basement of the Fargo Loan Co.'S
building, caused by the lightning COM
ing in on the electric light wires.
There had been three companies of
United States troops at FIT. Pembina
for many years, belonging to the 18th
Infantry. Two of these were ordered
to FIT. Buford and the third was also
ordered elsewhere. 1t was understood
that two companies of colored troop
of the 25th Infantry were to take their
place. 1t was charged that this was
a movement on the part of Grand Forks
to get the post at Pembina discontin-
ued and a large, new post built at
Grand Forks.
John F. Reynolds post had a very en-
joyable camp fire. the main addresses
of the evening being delivered by Capt.
Burke, S. G. Roberts, George B. Win
ship, General Capehart, Colonel Magill.
Father Collins and Colonel PIummer.
Sept. 3.-P. M. Andersgord opened a
dry goods store in the Hector build
ing at the corner of Fifth and Front
streets. He had been connected with
the department. store of A. G. johnson
of Grand Forks.
Col. c. A. Lounsberry was admitted
to the bar after a most thorough exam
ination in Judge McConnelTs court.
Comrade Balch had found his daugh.
ter who was stolen from his home in
Missouri fourteen years before, when
she was only five years of age Mr..
Balch had for some years been a resi-
dent of Fargo and Rev. DR.. Parker