The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-13
EAST SIDE NOTES.

Chief Of Police Burton at Fergus
Fails has been displaced by the new
mayor and D. Prentice appointed in
his place.
Fergus Falls has an automobile club
and It is going after good roads.
Miss Ruth Anderson is visiting
friends in Morhead, arriving from
Crookston day or two ago.
The White Cloud Tribe, Improved
Order of Red Men will meet in regu-
lar session tonight.
M. "A. Olson. telegraph operator at
the Great Northern depot, has been
transferred to the dispatcher's office
at Grand Forks.
Miss e. Alice Kirk Of the normal
school will spend the Easter recess
with friends at Winnipeg.
Ole Christianson Of the firm of
Christianson & Wentzell is improving
after an illness which attacked him a
day or two ago.
Friends Of Fireman and Mrs Fred
Stearns will regret TO hear of the
burning OF their home at Dilworth.
tuesday night. They were on their
way home from the house of a friend
and saw their place ablaze, but moth
ing could be done and the building
and contents were all consumed. The
loss Is about $4,000. partially insured
The boosters for the fall fair at
Crookston have announced a line Of
cash premiums and purses amounting
to $4,000.
The commercial club Of Crookston
has decided to have monthly dinners
at which live subjects are to be dis
cussed. Reciprocity will be the sub
ject at the May dinner
Closing the theatres on Sunday is
agitating the good people OF Crookston
and an ordinance has been introduced
in the council which is said to be
drastic one.
Ada Herald: Jacob Volland and son
Edgar returned home yesterday morn
ng from business trip to the twin
cities and Fargo. At the latter place
Mr.. Volland purchased a span Of
fancy driving horses.
Tomorrow, Good Friday, is desig-
mated as legal holiday in Minnesota
consequently the banks and public Of
fees will be closed.
It is said that the LEVIED s and 10
cent store is to be re-established at
the corner of Fifth street and First
avenue south.
Total precipitation in CLAY county
during the last forty eight hours, most
iy rain, was 1.26 inches.
Assistant Attorney General James IS
in Crookston participating in a trial to
determine whether city charter or
the opinion of the supreme court pre-
walls in the determination Of election
in the license question when the vote
is tied. The question arises from the
village Of Ada, and is also involved at
Fergus Falls.
The farmers are not grumbling, but
they are just itching to put their drills
into operation in the fields which are
in splendid condition, or rather win be
after day or two Of nice warm sun
shine. They say that not for years
have the spring moisture conditions
been better than they are this year
Many statements have been heard that
the recent wetting means increased
acreage in a number OF localities n
Van Houton, -four and grain expert
says rains and snow fiurries during the
past eight days have done a wonderful
amount Of good from one end of the
northwest to the other and that a
good crop Is assured to the farmer
who farms right.
Mrs. L. d. Evans, who was stricken
with slight attack of apoplexy day
or two ago, is improving.
One doctor in Moorhead has per
formed thirty-two operations during
the past ten days.
Enoch Peterson, of the First Ma
tional bank, says his mother rested
easy last night but yet her
condition is serious.
Parties, who have recently returned
from trips to Illinois and wisconsin.
GAINESVILLE in the latter state and
Rockford in the former say that
spring at those points is no more adj
vanced than it is here. and no more
seeding has been done Grass was
just starting there, last Friday, lust
about as it has dome in this part Of
Clay county
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