The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-23
Moorhead Department


W stripped in portions OF Angus, TIA
Dor. Brant, Hogeland and several
other townships. Plate glass windows
and all small windows were broken
at Angus and in farm buildings. The
damage to flax is hard to estimate.
at 1t stands more hail than any
other grain,
The Ladies Of st. Josephs church
announce alown social on the grounds
about the church and rectory tonor :
row evening, from to 10 o'clock.
L. F, Moe, the well known dry goods
man has gone to Chicago and New
York to make his fall purchase of all
those things which are the joy of
the ladies.
Mr. and Mrs Pierce Wolfe and fami-
ly are enjoying life on the farm own.
ed by Mr.. Wolfe's father near st.
Peter. The journey down was made in
the family automobile.
Mrs. Mary Wright was a guest of
friends at Dilworth yesterday.
The Odd Fellows Of Moorhead have
had installed an illuminated electric
sign on the front of their lodge room
windows in the First National bank
block, The sign bears the initials Of
the three cardinal principles of the
Observation-Disclosures Love and Truth.
The summer school at the normal
will close next Friday afternoon. Then
for week or two the institution will
be in recess to allow the teachers to
take a rest.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Wyatt of Sabin
motored into Moorhead this morning.
e. G. Carlson of GAINESVILLE was one
OF the visitors in the city today.
The school farm gardens at Be-
mfdji this year produced one profitable
item, thirty five bushels of potatoes,
which were sold to the local hotel at
IS cents a bushel. The school princi-
pal who is fond Of statistics, has fig-
ured that the thirty five bushels were
raised on 30 of an acre, and this yield
is therefore equal to 100 bushels an
acre and at rs cents a bushel would
mean gross income of 1920 an acre.
The signals at the weather station
today were for fair and warmer wea-
ther.
James e. Humes, a stranger, 81
years of age, passed away at the
Northwestern hospital last night. Eff
forts are being made to find the
whereabouts of friends and relatives.
A young man, showing signs Of in
sanity, is under arrest at the city po-
lice station. He says he is being con-
tinually followed by his satanic maj
esty and by colored men. The un-
fortunate mans occupies the woman's
cell and he rested fairly easy last
night, but this morning he became SC
FESTIVE and ugly that he had to be put
in irons, to prevent him from injurine
himself or others. The case has been
reported to the local board of in
sanity commissioners. A suspicion
exists that the man has been drink
ing heavily. Nothing was found or
his person to indicate his name.
s. g. Comstock and his daughter
Miss Ada L. Comstock, have returned
from Lake Mcdonald, Mont, where
they visited for about two weeks
spending delightful time at the Gla-
cier hotel. This is one of the resorts
| in the Rockies on the line of the Great
Northern railroad and is fast becom-
ing one that is a great favorite witt
summer tourists. Camps are beins
established similar to those in tn,
Yellowstone park and there will b.
set tours. Lake Mcdonald is 1905
feet above sea level and to reach neal
the summit of one of the glaciers I
trip on horseback must be taken anC
an ascent Of 5000 miles is made with.
in the distance Of six miles TIL,
summit, 1000 feet higher, is inacces
sible Mr.. Comstock says feature
of this region is the purity of tn,
water in the lakes which is as pure al
crystal, so clear that not only do they
reflect the beauties of the mountains
but the sky and clouds.