The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-05-04

Inc Ole. soakS and toperS AT FERGUS
Falls have begun to cause trouble with
the reopening OF the saloons i'm that
town. One Bill Powell on the second
day the saloons were opened, cele-
( brated, after consuming several high
balls, by tearing up So and $40 bills
In real money He was arrested and
nned IS and costs.
| The annual dinner and meeting of
the Won1an's club of Crookston was
| heid on Tuesday, at the home of Mrs.
Geo. Il. Carpenter. Next year the club
VIII study Sweden and Norway. Mrs.
V. L. McGregor was elected president
and Mrs. Keck, secretary for the en-
suing year.
Pupils of the high school at Crook
ston will sing the oratorio, Saul, King
OF Israel, at the Grand theatre in
Csookston tomorrow night.
Mrs. George Nc Culloch Of Lidger-
wood, n. D., is a patient at one OF
the hospitals at Fergus Falls.
Prof. G. L. Woodfeld, superintend-
ent of the city schools OF Rochester,
proposes to inaugurate an Industrial
bureau in connection with the schools
that will have for its object two pur-
poses furnishing boys who desire to
earn money, and supplying the people
Of Rochester with a capable boy if
in need of extra help. According to
the plan devised by Superintendent
Woodfleld he proposes to keep a list
in his Office Of boys attending school
that desire odd jobs, such as spad-
ing gardens, splitting wood, raking
lawns, and work that will not take
them from their school duties
1t is understood that Mayor Davy
will return from his soJourn at san
Dtago, Cal. in about two or thrws
weeks. The filing of the vacancy OF
head Of the city police force win re-
main in allegiance until the return I,
town of Mr. Davy.
Mrs. Ole r, Malvey IL having
changes and improvements made TO
her home on Sixth street south. She
will modernize the house throughout
Johnston Wagner has returned from
his farm near Gary, Mimi, where he
has been supervising seeding opera
tions.
An eastern party was in the city thfB
morning with a peculiar mission. He
desires to secure a site at this crossing
of the Red river for a depot or storage
warehouse for dynamite-he facetious-
~ stated that the depot would not be
placed in a residence or business dis
trict that he would only consider sites
where there would be no possible
trouble He stated that he was also
considering sites near the west side OF
the city.
e. Van Houten: 1t is nos to be de-
MED that good rain shower Just now
would be very beneficial at the same
time nothing is suffering. The condi-
tons for the crops in the Red river
valley, this spring, are such as to make
people very hopeful In many respects
the present outlook is better than it
has been for several years There win
be no material change in the acreage
of wheat. Corn and oats may be more
or less just the way the farmers feel
and will vary according to the system
Of crop rotation.
The state drainage board has re-
elected George Ralph as its engineer
for the two-year period, and there was
not dissenting voice
In the work on the new hotel site
President Hunt of the Northwestern
Mutual Investment Co. has stated that
he has given instructions that prefer
ence will be given to Moorhead work.
men on the job. For the work which
| is now being done W., H. BurIey Of
this city is the foreman in charge
The Grand theatre at Crookston has
been leased by the Minneapolis owners
to Nault & Simmons, who have been
operating picture shows in that town.
The new management will take pos
session June 1. The new Arm an
nounces that the show house will new
er be dark, that vaudeville stunts will
occupy the boards on nights when
there will be no regular attractions
I. r. Brown, who has been manager
viii return TO Minneapolis.