The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-04-19
FARGO CITIZENS
WANT THE ALLEYS PAVED
Agitation Started to Relieve the Good Paved Streets From
Tons Of Mud Which Are Hauled Onto Them and
From Much Heavy Traffic

4 have been approached several
times within the last few days regard
ing the paving Of the alleys in the
down town business districts said
one OF the city aldermen today, III.
talking to q representative or The
Forum, and IL seems that the general
sentiment prevails among the citizens
that these highways should be paved,
and paved ais soon as possible"
AZ the neeting OF the city council
last evening number or the aldermen
talked over the matter privately among
themselves Regarding the paving of
the alley ways Nothing, however,
was brought out before the meeting.
but 1t is presumed that ia the very.
near future something will Sbe done
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a number OF the aldermen or thu
city were interviewed today, and they
all seemed most favorable toward such
action. One Of them said I'VE are
continually driving at the people in
the residential district of the city to
keep their alleys clean and cleared up.
Yet down in the very heart of the
city the direst filth and mud reaksI
and the conditions are most disgrace~
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remember entertaining such fears
about Judge Cowan
You think that is what you told
me?'' asked Bangs.
That ID what / told you" answered
the witness and he denied having such
q conversation with Bangs as the
counsel for the prosecution intimated.
Bangs said fortunately he had made
a memoranda of Cuthbert's remarks,
whereupon the witness retorted sharp
ly:
You were not running typewriter
on me then, my memory must be as
good as yours, Mr.. Bangs"
Much tedious testimony was intro
duced with Judge McClory conducts
Ing the entire examination.
The matter of the delayed cases was
carefully gone into, the witness testi-
tying to those In which he was either |
attorney of record or assistant coun-
sci.
The actions cited were the Olsen
dahl Hales, the Cline VS.. Duffy, the |
Crary Farmers Bank VS.. Maxwell. the |
Chamberlain VS.. Doyon, the Mckee VS.
Haley.
In most instances 1t was found that /,
one counsel or the other had failed to
submit briefs or desired to enter fur |
Their evidence before the final decision
was made, and this caused the delays. |
This Afternoon.
Attorney Cuthbert resumed the |
stand this afternoon and in q few |
minutes the aggression was most |
marked Testimony was taken on the /
history Of Devils Lake bIindpig prose-
cuttons and most everything else ex-
cept the Cowan case. Finally Speaker
Burdick called halt in the proceed |
ings and Cuthbert was excused.
Among the things he did state most /
emphatically was that George Bangs
hadstaken no notes Of their converse
tion at Devils Lake while in his pres
ence.
1t developed that Bangs made the
notes the next forenoon
MiIler's BurIesque.
Witness Cuthbert branded the court
proceedings last summer by Attorney
General Miller against the drugstores
and blindpiggers as huge bnrlesque.
He said 1t was for the purpose or
oesmirching Judge Cowan and boosting
Governor Burke.
Mayer Meclcry.
Mayor McClory OF Devils Lake. OIL
The counsel for the defense, was the
next witness.