The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-11

Feb. 5-W. II. Bartlett was in Fargo
selling organs and pianos and seemed
to be doing thriving business.
South Dakota was still balloting for
United States senator. Moody re-
ceived 81 votes; Trip. %; General
Campbell, 20, and Melville 20.
The state supreme court ruled
against Original packages" The
opinion was written by Justice Wallin
but was concurred in by all Of the
justices.
Col. l. c. Wade delivered a lecture
on the mich COW before the students
of the Agricultural college.
Feb. 6-Lucien Barnes was out to
see William Weaver's buffalo at Dur
bin He had a herd of eighteen,
Editor Brattan discontinued The
Benson County News because OF poor
health and worse pay.
Judge Matt J. Edgeley was appoint
ed secretary Of the new board OF
railway commissioners.
Ole Axvig introduced a bill abol-
fishing the office of oil inspector and
made a long speech in favor Of the
measure. 1t passed the house by a vote
Of "a to q, but the emergency clause
was killed.
The Fargo Odd Fellows went to
Buffalo and instituted a new lodge at
that place. 1t was named Dakota
lodge No. "a, and started out with
twenty eight members.
Feb. Tt was claimed that there
was large corruption fund at Bis
marck to aid in passing the resubmis-
sion bill.
Doctor barrow was taken for a
Catholic priest on one Of the Great
Northern trains and succeeded in hav-
ing a free breakfast, while the real
priest had to pay for his meal.
Feb. &C. w. Meyers was appointed
postmaster at Oberon.
p. M. Buckley of Buffalo went to
the Brainerd hospital for treatment
and Ted Curren looked after his affairs
at the livery stable while he was
gone.
Miss Ida Swanson of Fargo was
married to Byron Lewis of st. Paul
by Rev. F. B. Nash.
Cass county was in the habit of pub
fishing semi-annual statement show
| ing its Indebtedness. assets and other
details. The report of Jan 1, 1891
showed a bonded indebtedness OF $780,
900; outstanding warrants, $65,27S; or
hand, sSs,0OO, and the entire assets
were $239,000
Feb. 10-The North Dakota indie
pendent appeared with Walter Muir
as editor.
The temperance committee of the
house at Bismarck reported on the
resubmission Of the liquor question tc
the voters Eight Of the nine mem
bers favored indefinite postponemeni
of the bill. The fight was lively
one, the temperance forces being lead
by Messrs. Gill and Oliver. while
Messrs. Brooke, Burke Lutz and
Brown lead the liquor side, but the
report in the legislature was adopted
| by a vote of 81 to %. 1t was inn
possible, however, to lay the motion tc
reconsider on the table and the same
was expected to come up again the
following day.
e. Ashley Mears had organized q
Guarantee Company of North Dakota
and was furnishing bonds for the Of
ficials, individuals and banks,
The federal government sent $4,000
! to the state treasurer for use by the
federal experiment station but the at
torney general held that the AgricuI.
tural college board could not secure
/ the funds.
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Fargo and tried to get the board OF
trade interested in sthe establishment
OF a large Touring mill in this city
Forks and there commenced the manu-
facture OF Cream or Wheat the nov
famous breakfast food. He afterwards
moved to Minneapolis, and while tbs
concern IL only capitalized for $40.