The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-12
EAST SIDE NOTES.


During the last few days the Red
river at Fergus Falls has fallen an
inch day and to meet demands the
power company has started up It's
steam plant.
G. II. Brown, who is In the employ
OF Gust Elxlund, drew No. rs in the
drawing for claims ON the Fort Berth
old reservation at Bismarck few days
ago.
Fergus Falls Journal: Albert La
Rue, the special assessor sent out by
the state tax commission to re-assess
the credits Of this city, completed his
work and filed his report with County
Auditor Lincoln Saturday. Mr. La Rue
has worked industriously, and as a re-
suit Of his visits to the various tax
payers of the city, he has uncovered
credits to the extent of $4,000 not
heretofore assessed, and has added
this amount to the tax rolls. The
tax commission has also ordered an
increase in the general items OF per-
sonal property In Otter Tail county of
from to 100 per cent.
Judge Nye Is holding term OF court
at Wadena.
A. r. Lewis, cashier at the Northern
Pacific freight office has filed his
resignation as he has other business
interests In view.
Theodore skrei Of Moland township
conservatively estimates his potato
yields, this year, at from 125 TO $50
bushels to the acre, but he says few
acres went as high as ITO bushels to
the acre.
A meeting of the public library
board was held this afternoon at the
library.
Miss Hannah Peterson has concluded
a visit with Mr.. and A. j. Rustad
and left for her home in the east yes
terday.
Henry ]. Cunningham, the well
known veteran locomotive engineer,
who has been in the service OF the
Northern Pacific for forty years,
passed away suddenly at his home In
Brainerd a day or two ago. Ellis
last trip was on the Brainerd- Morris
run last week. He was a Knight
Temptar and obsequies for him were
under the auspices Of the local blue
lodge.
John A. McCauley and family Of
Brainerd have removed to Cakes, NJ.
D., where they win make their perma-
nent home.
The superiority Of forage crops in
Clay and adjoining counties is an i'm
portant factor with the farmers OF
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana in deciding
investment in this part Of the Red
river valley. Clay county was top
notcher under the head OF all that
goes to make successful dairying
country.
Callers today at the office Of Senator
Marden were J. w. Morrison, the owner
of the biggest hardware store in Min
neapoIis, and A. G. Pendleton of Cali
fornia. The gentlemen are out for a
few days haunting and invited the SEN
ator to join them, but he was obliged
to decline, owing to important bust
ness engagements.
The fair and warmer signal was
Hopping from the weather station flag
STAFF today.
Miss Dahl, superintendent at the
Northwestern hospital, has returned
from her tour of the Yellowstone park,
that being her choice for her yaca-
ton this year. She says she enjoyed
the park so much, but six days is much
too short when one becomes so inter-
ested in all wonders to be seen. Miss
Dahl returned by the Burlington and
via Omaha to ST. Paul, viewing sights
and places she had not seen before.
Roland Vandermeer, who was the vic
tim Of gun accident in the vicinity
Of Kragnes last Sunday afternoon, and
patient at the Northwestern hospital
rested fairly easy last night. but this
morning he was having trouble with
his lungs. The doctor in charge says
he cannot possibly make prediction
as to the outcome for there are SO
many contingencies which may arise
and some may come from unexpected
sources. Al mistake has been made in
the age of the patient, who Is only IS
years, not rs, as has been printed.
Mr. Vandermeer is being given the
best OF care and his condition Is be-
ing watched continuously.
An open-air band concert to be given
at Crookston tonight, the last one for
the season, will conclude with the
playing of a group of twelve national
airs.
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