The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-02-26

Terry was dissolved and the business
was. to be carried OH by T. S. Terry.
This firm had been in the real estate
business in this city TO- quite a num-
Der of years.
Col A. ID. Thomas was nominated
for district judge for the federal juris-
diction of North Dakota. He came to
Fargo in 1873 and later went to Dead
wood as attorney of the Homestead
Mining Co, but had returned to Fargo
in 1888.
w. Fl. d. Bliss, the partner of E. w.
Caldwell, of The Sioux Falls Press,
died of Bright's disease He was one
of the well konwn editors OF the ter
ritory.
At Washington the house passed the
bill creating four subdivisions in the
federal district of North Dakota. and
North Dakota and South Dakota were
made one customs. collection district.
President Harrison transmitted to
congress the agreement made with the
Sisseton and Wahpeton band of Sioux
Indians for the concession of their
lands to the government.
w. A. Hamilton was confirmed as
postmaster at Devils Lake.
M. A. Baldwin of Casselton left for
a six weeks trip through Florida
Owing to light business at the tele-
phone exchange only one day operator
was employed, Miss Mollie Vaughn
was in sole charge of the switchboard
during the day. while Miss Durfee was
the night operator. (There is quite a
difference in the number of employees
as H..
Feb. 21.-It was learned that De-
tective Wilson had left Bismarck and
was stopping in Moorhead and refused
to respond TO any subpoena. There
was a good dea, of curiosity as to
what this detective knew concerning
the election of United States senator
and the lottery matter
Grand Forks got a 100000 appro-
priation for a public building, while
Fargo's bill was turned down.
Capt A. E. Wood was being put for
ward as candidate for United States
marshal and his petition was being
largely signed in this city.
Mr.. Cotton presented new petition
to the legislature asking that this
body assist in compelling the Mani
toba road to put in a SLIDING at Bur-
lington, N. d., to connect with his
coal mines, and it was claimed that
this petition was signed by over 10000
people.
: Senator Casey introduced a joint
resolution for the payment of the sal
airy Ct George A. Mathews, who was
the last territorial delegate elected
from Dakota.
Among the witnesses examined at
Bismarck by the Investigating COM
mittee were -. w. Camp and w. p.
Moffitt. Both were sworn to secrecy
and no one could ascertain what was
the nature of their testimony.
Yerxas established a bus line be-
tween Fargo and Moorhead, which
was being quite generally patronized.
This was before the days of the street
cars and also before the days of the
jag wagons.
Feb. Representative Mccormick
of Devils Lake refused to testify be-
fore the senate Investigating commit
tee and ON motion of Mr. Selby, Mr.
Mccormick was laid upon the table
for the rest of the session"
Judge Bennett Bottineau and
Congressman Hansbroug.l were hav-
ing quite a wordy war through the
mails and the congressman wrote to
the, editor as follows. concerning the
proposed irrigation measures: Your
party is doing its damndest to pre-
vent legislation of any kind that will
benefit republican communities, but
we have the Lord and Tom Reed on
our side and are going to teach your
fool friends lesson"
Doctor Rowe got his dentist bill
through the legislature and it was
signed by the governor This was the
measure advocated by Doctor Hill
Ell IfcIntyre succeeded In having
the bill sidetracked to locate the state
fair permanently at Grand Forks.
The State Republican league at
jamestown elected nj, III. Jewen OF
Bismarck. Jesse A. Frye OF James
town, ID. w. Yorksy OF Grafton and
A. b. Guptili OF Fargo TO represent
the state at the national meeting at
Nashville. Tenn,
The Devils Lake fire department an
nounced Ito inability to have the 1886
tournament held In that city and the