The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-23
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The knights of the Maccabees will
be guests of the Ladies of the Macca-
bees in the rooms of the latter, this
evening
1t cost the taxpayers of Mankato
more than $4,000 for street sprinkling
during the season of 1910 To be ex-
act. the amount paid out was $4,059.S4.
| The amount paid on the contract was
$3.309.09. The extra sprinkling cost
$752.75. The sprinkling covered 1874
blocks. not including the intersections.
The city is planning to do it's own
sprinkling in the future
! Potatoes are being offered at 81 a
bushel in Fergus Falls. in four bushel
lots and over.
| City Treasurer Wilhelm has gone to
Glendive and other Montana points.
The managers of the High School
debating league have requested the
Moorhead high school champions to be
ready to take the affirmative side Of
| the resolution that cities of the state
| should be governed according to the
commission form of government, with
the high school team at Granite Falls,
March 3. Up to date the local team
| has taken the negative and it is a
question whether the affirmative ar
gument can be prepared within the
| time specified 1t may be that the
Moorhead debaters will withdraw from
the contest. The contest with Granite
Falls will be an inter district one
Miss Nora Rasmussen has gone to
Toledo, O.. where she will visit for
some time.
1t is natural that defeated candi-
date should be in position to express
heartfelt thanks"
c. L. Breckenridge OF Mitchell, S. D.,
requests information about cheap lands
in this part Of the state.
The Northwestern Miller announces
| that the Globe -four mills of Perham
have been placed in the hands of three
trustees representing three banking
interests to whom the company was
indebted. The embarrassment is said
to be due to mismanagement
unfavorable conditions in the milling
business. The Miller says that Peter
Schroeder is thought to have assets
twice as great as his liabilities.
L. d. Evans received a telegram adj
vising him Of the death in Ohio of the
last of his sisters at the age of SO
years. Dec. 10 last his oldest sister
passed away at the age of on years,
and on Dec. 16 his brothers widow
passed away at the age of SO, leaving
Mr. Evans the only surviving member
of his immediate family
Atty. c. M. Johnson of Detroit was
doing business in the city today.
| AT a largely attended meeting of the
Odd Fellows, last night, there was a
conference of the fire degree upon FIVE
initiates and several new candidates
Eiwere balloted upon. A number of
hree-linkers from Fargo participated
in the ceremonies.
| o. e. Smith has been e-eleeted SUI
perintendent of the schools at Hawley.
| A paramount subject for discussion
now is the new hotel for Moorhead.
1t is expected that the hotel commit
tee will be called together for a con-
ference or to submit report in a few
days. 1t is said that the committee
has definite information as to the &C .
quirement of the desired site and the
next step following the committee
meeting will be the canvass for. sub
scriptions to the amount require to
buy the site, $4,000 to $4,000. 1t APP
pears that the business men are a
unit as to the great necessity for a
first class hotel and it is not believed
that there will be much difnculty in
assembling the required amount tn
start the ball rolling. A prominent
merchant said today II sincerely hope
that work on the new structure will be
under way by the middle of April at
the latest, for Moorhead is badly
handicapped, being minus first-class
hotel accommodations"