The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-01
Moorhead Department


low men. The three OF them devot
themselves to the blasting OF the tri,
Of the ioveliest Of human functions
love, hope and worship.
A girl was born to Mr.. and Mrs
! ,. Q. DISCARD of Kurtz township. a
the Moorhead hospital on Sunday.
Lars Olson is a patient at tn,
Northwestern hospital and 1t is fear.
ed that he cannot recover.
Yesterday 1900 bushels Of new win.
ter rye was sold at Crookston ele.
yator for 20 cents a busheI.
One Of the buildings destroyed by
fire at Crookston last Friday nigh
was valued at $4,000. 1t will take
more than that amount of money nov
to replace 1t and it was only insured
for $3.50.
The Rev. Mr.. Martin of Hammond
La, is to be the new pastor Of the
Congregational church at Crookston
Miss Amber Nelson OF Euclid will
be one of the teachers in the public
schools at East Grand Forks next
year.
Practically all Of the 125 premiums
awarded to Polk county. Mimi, were
captured by exhibitors residing at OF
near East Grand Forks, on the east
side of the Red river from Grand
Forks. There were none from Crooks
ton and vicinity. About six premiums
went to parties at Fisher, Mallory and
Mcintosh, principally small fruit and
honey.
Last nights Mankato Free Press:
Never in its history has such a
wave Of crime swept down the Mime
sofa valley as at the present time
and the list Of dastardly deeds in
cludes petty thieving, murder, rob-
berry, holdups and Swallowing by
"yeggmen." The officers are making
every effort to apprehend the per-
petrators of these acts, but so far
none have been successful, except
those at Nicollet who captured
Cimes and Hanlon, who were attempt
Ing to rob the postoffice and store
there Saturday night.
James H. Burnham, formerly very
prominent in business in Moorhead,
was visitor in the city and was very
cordially greeted by old acquaintance.
Miss Carrie Hauge, stenographer in
the Office of Attorney Peterson, left
yesterday for her vacation which will
be spent at Estherville, Ia.
Louis Wheeler and Richard Lewis
are expected to conclude very pleas
ant visit at the Bayer cottage at
Shoreham, tonight.
M. A. Olson has gone to Argusville
to substitute for the agent there who
is to be absent for about six weeks.
Hoken PETERSON is doing nicely after
an operation he was subjected to at
the Northwestern hospital a day or
two ago.
Arnold frost of the First National
bank is suffering with a poisoned
hand which he sustained by contact
with ivy in the woods.
Talcum powder was used instead OF
confetti during the closing hours of
the carnival at Red Wing and there's
a big row over the matter-the au-
thorities have promised that it will
be the last carnival in that city.
The janitors at the normal school
at Mankato, kicked up a row because
they were charged by local paper with
tossing paper sweepings out of the
windows of the building and fled
strenuous denials. The local paper fol-
lowed the matter up and found that
1t was mistaken as 1t said paper
sweepings when it should have said
waste water and prints the names OF
the janitors who were guilty.
1t has cost the city OF Bemidji $50
to operate its fire department from
March to July 26, other than the
cost Of maintaining a fire team
and the permanent driver. During the
period there were six fires, only one
to be considered serious.