The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-11
Moorhead Department


Naticnal bank. left for the hunting
fields last Saturday.
Corn harvest Is general in the conn
munities about Frieberg, near Fergus
| Falls, where most OF the cereal has
matured more perfectly than ever be-
fore, especially the northwestern dent
variety. In one large field ears meas
uring fourteen inches long are said
to have been common. In the same
vicinity there are several fine crops
Of tobacco.
The Staples local now arrives ct
1925 a. m. instead OF 9:10 a. m.
Prof. r. r. Collins has been elected
chairman of the Mems seminar OF the
Congregational church for the ensuing
year.
Mrs. Herbert NJ Clarey and children
left on Saturday for Detroit, where
they will visit with Mrs Clareys
brother. w. L. Taylor, for a few days.
Then they wigl go to Monticello, where
they will visit with Mr.. Clarey's par
ents for about a month Mr.. CIarey
viii join them there about oct. 15
and they will then start for Los An
geles. Cal. where they will make their
future home.
Henry Sannan has disposed of his
harness business at Ulen to c. e. Hig-
bic and he also disposed OF his home
to Oscar Syverson for 81, 900 each.
Bert Meldrum, the well known
farmer of Perley. motored into Moor
head this afternoon.
A regular meeting of the Phoenix
lodge, A. o. U. W., will be held this
evening at the usual time.
A meeting of the water and light
commission Is scheduled to be held this
evening and If that body takes action
on the proposed construction OF certain
water mains, which will be necessity
in connection with the series of lat
teral sewers which are being laid now
by Contractor Schruth, special meet
ing of the city council will be called
for tomorrow night or Wednesday
night.
The fair weather flag was hoistec
over the y. S. station today.
Hilbert Skrei motored in from his
farm in Moland township this morning
There were several small bets made
among the local liquor men on the re-
suit of the resubmission election dowr
in Maine today. The opinion pre-.
walls that the 'wets" will win.
John vossler, resident Of Poll
county for over thirty years, Is re.
garded as the prominent candidate
for mayor Of the city Of East Crane
Forks. He is said to be possessed o.
the full measure Of executive ability
and exceptionally tactful as a peace.
maker among his fellows. He will op.
| pose the present Mayor O'Leary a,
the regular election to be held Nov. z
Immense crops Of cabbages are be.
ing harvested in communities tributary
to Bemidji
Mrs. Thomas Hillyer, wife Of tn,
president of the state normal school a
Mayville, N. D., is the guest at tn,
home Of Attorney and Mrs. william
| Russell.
Friends of Rev. c. D. Bostrom, wht
is now crossing the ocean. with hi
bride, on their return to the Unite,
States after honeymoon tour of TIL
fatherland, are expecting a wireless
every day now telling OF their safe ar
rival in New York. The reveren,
gentleman expects to reach Moorheai
about the end of the month.
John Back. who settled in Otter Tai
county In 1868, dropped dead, withou
any warning, at his home near Fergu
Falls, day or two ago. He was Z
years of age and established the frs
jewelry store in 1868 at Fergus Falls
The annual fair of the Northwest
ern Minnesota Agricultural association
viii open tomorrow az Crookston an
will remain open until Friday evening
AS the bad weather kept great man
away from the state lair the attend
ance at Crookston is expected to
unusually large. 1t Is said that man
fair managers are watching this fai
to see how the holding of early IA
exhibitions will pan out, not only fror
the standpoint OF attendance but
the number and variety of exhibits 1
the strictly agricultural departments.
The case OF c. N. Briggs against tn
Grand Forks Street Railway Co. ha
been transferred from the distric
court Of Polk county to the Unite
States district court on the petition c
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