The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-24
Moorhead Department
EAST SIDE NOTES.

According to a. prediction arrange
ment the new sheriff of Becker county,
Conrad Glaum. has announced the ap-
pointment of r. o. Hanson OF Lake
Park as his principal deputy. Mr..
Hanson has been in charge of the
Farmers elevator for a long time.
State superintendent c. G. shultz
in his annual report declares that the
result of the first years enforcement
Of the compulsory school law has great
ly increased the average attendance
throughout the state, raising the fig
ures from 435,1O9 pupils enrolled with
an average of 114,7 days in 1909, to
440,0s2 and an average of s117.9 in 1910.
Still many of the rural schools patrons
say the law is an injustice and should
be repealed.
The grocery stores in Moorhead will
be closed all day on Monday
City Aattorney Witherow has re-
turned from business trip to Illi-
nois.
City Engineer Hopeman attended
the Good Roads meeting at Mime
apolis and took prominent part in
the conferences on the important sub
Jects discussed,
The employees Of w. H. dement's
popular emporium are feeling very
good today on account of the handsome
Christmas remembrance of their boss.
the genial Billy" having distributed
some 5000 in cash among the boys as
a token of holiday good fellowship q
The Fairmont Sentinel states that
fho 90 no
ceiving more butter from the farmers
than they well know what to do with.
However, the price remains the same,
the surplus.
M. ]. Cans of Perham was con-
victed, a short time ago, for selling
cigarettes in violation of the law which
forbids the sale in Minnesota. The
was made by doctor at
New York Mills. The defendant was
fined 81 and costs and to test the
of the law he has
taken an appeal to the district court.
The Detroit Record gives the Far
go Y. w. c. A. prominent and at
tractive boost in the last issue.
The clerk of court at Detroit is
sued marriage license to Merritt e.
Sperry and Carrie p. Peterson Of La
kota, N. d.
Dacotah Aerie No. $50 of the Eagles,
East Grand Forks, has elected d. j.
Mcdonald as worthy president and
Ray Olson, secretary.
The Rev. and Mrs. H. Al. Kernen
will entertain the young people of
Che Congregational church at their |
nome next Wednesday evening. The |
formal installation of the reverend |
gentleman as pastor of the church |
will take place in January.
Mrs Oscar Rustad and her sister,
Miss M. Riley, have gone to Marshall,
Mimi, where they will spend Christ
mas and New Years with the fami-
v of Sheriff and Mrs. Canaan Oscar
Rustad will go down for the New
Year festivities.
County Attorney johnson, accom-
panied by Atty. Hans Urdahl of
Madison, s. D., went up to Grand
Forks this afternoon to eat Christmas
dinner with Mr.. Johnson's mother.
H. o. Krabbenhoft, the prominent
armer at Sabin was in the city today
ioing his Christmas shopping.
There will be a general suspension
If mercantile and professional bust
less next Monday as the day will be
as Christmas day which is
legal holiday
The funeral of the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Cosgrove will be
leld Monday Morning at o'clock. an
Jour earlier than the time given in
he notice of death yesterday The
ereaved parents are being generally
with on the passing
way of their boy who was bright
title fellow and the pet of all who
new him.
The Lockhart farm, Norman county,
wned by H. C. SuttIe, has been
transferred to C. G. Samson and H. J.
remain for a consideration of s201.-
20. The Lockhart farm includes all
sections Z. 49, 20 and 20 and about
alf each of sections II, 81 and 2S. all
l Lockhart township. The number of
cres Is 1871 makingu the purchase
rice about $50 per acre
A meeting of the G. A. r. post ,
ill be held at the city hall this even
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