The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-27
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Minnesota is one of the few states
/ which Arbor day is held as a legal
holiday. Governor Eberhart has des-
| ignated the coming Friday as Arbor
day, and the schools and the offices
| of the city will undoubtedly observe
II by remaining closed all day.
The opening session of the Fargo
district group of the Minnesota Con-
ference of the Swedish Lutheran
church was held in the Mission
church at Crookston last evening. The
conference will close with an appropri
ate service tonight: The conference
sermon was preached By Rev. N. Lee
hare of the church at Detroit. Today
communion service will be held, the
Rev. G. d. Bostrom of Moorhead and
the Rev. N. o. Grunden of Fargo Of
ficiating. During the meetings the
Rev. Mr.. Bostrom contributed several
solos.
B. s. Merritt, the well known rail-
road man who was travelling freight
agent Of the Great Northern for years
with headquarters at Grand Forks.
of late having been in ST. Paul was
recently appointed to a new office
created, that of station supervisor of
the Montana division of the Great
Northern, with headquarters at Mi
not. His official duties and authority
is about the same as that of an assist
ant superintendent. Mr. Merritt took
charge of his Office at Minot yester
day.
Capt. Jens Bugge, U. S. A, and
West Pointer, Monday evening in
spected Co. l., NJ. N. G., Grookston, in
heavy marching order, and the COM
pany made the best showing since it's
organization. Fifty nine men, nearly
the maximum strength of seventy
men, responded to roll call, only four
being absent because of illness.
Nels A. Monson, whose home is on
Flfteenth street north received pain
ful injuries in a runaway yesterday
artenoon. The unfortunate man was
his team and in some way |
the horses were startled and ran
away and overturned the wagon which |
fell on the right side of Mr.. Monson's |
face. One. ear was nearly torn from |
his head and there were other wounds.
The doctor in attendance says there /
are no. indications Of serious fractures. |
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ H. Patterson who
have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
]. L. Lund, 704 Fourth street soutb
will leave for their home at Anaconda
Mont. this afternoon
The Rectors guild of st. Johns
church will give a birthday party /
afternoon at Thomas Mur-
phys residence on Fourth street.
Fraternity men of Moorhead have
invitations to attend a PAN
Hellenic banquet at the Hotel Card
her, Fargo, Friday evening, NAV
semi annual function A. L. Hunt
BON of Moorhead will be the toast
master and one of the responses will
DC made by Dean Bruce of the law de-
oartment of the state university at
Grand Forks.
Attorney Nye was a passenger to
Detroit, this morning, on business con-
lected with the aldermanic custer pro-
,eedings..
The funeral of Mrs. Hedwis Kensol
Who died at Spring Prairie last Mon
'dy, will be held from St. Josenh's
church tomorrow morning At 10
o'clock. She was 81 years of age.
Attorney and Mrs. Russell were
iosLs Tor caro- party. last night, the !
econd of a series. Five hundred was Il
ndulged In and the playing was fol-
owed by the service of refreshments "a
he party was distinct social sue /
ess.
Observer Grasse reports an inter-
sting display of the aurora borealis 6
hortly after midnight, last night For
short time the lights assumed the
orm of a crescent beginning in the s
orthwestern skies, afterward merg- t
ng INTO a curtain of beautiful irrides- t
ent hues seen in all its magnificence /
4 the east. The electrical appearance /
othered the Western Union operators {
supervisor Meeker said today that
De first enumeration in his district toI
nish his work and reported today 9
'as Arthur N. Lee who counted the
econd ward OF Fergus Falls. N