The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-15
Moorhead Department

year 1895 was one for record breaking
crop Yields in Otter Tail county.
a son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Thysell at Hawley Thursday.
Jan. II.
The Fergus Falls Journal Is n Of
the Official papers of Otter Tail coun-
", M accompanying the first in
staAinent of the proceedings of the
county commissioners is an editorial
citing two criticisms OF the n
IN which the minutes are prepared
Tor the press-in the matter of COM
p~ensation fixed and where there is no
change the auditor says Same as last
year, leaving the taxpayers in the
dark; another is the failure to show
the amount OF the fees received by the
several officials.
In squalid surroundings, a woman n
years of age was found at Fergus
Fails in a wretched condition, with one
foot badly frozen. The neighbors.
der the circumstances, could do moth
Ing, SO she reported the matter to the
local humane society. The woman
was sent to the hospital, where she is
low. It was not a case of pow
erty, but one of neglect, as the woman
owns 240 acres of land in the county
and was able to live comfortably.
A. Chesley and HI. Rummell. rear
rested by Deputy Malvey in the north
ern part of the state last Friday. on a
charge of stealing a quantity of wheat
from Moland township in october, 1910.
We're taken before Justice Wade. Sat-
afternoon, but the preliminary
nearing was postponed until next FRI
DAY to allow the attendance of wit
nesses.. The value of the grain alleged
have been stolen is placed at $3.50.
The second arrest of the men is based
upon the production of new evidence
winch the county attorney believed
warranted a secon action. /
Friends will regret to hear of the
illness of John M. Bayer. who
IS said to be afflicted with Bright's
disease.
Miss Edythe II. Grasse returned yes
from Rochester. Mimi. where
her rather is a patient under the care
OF DR.. Mayo. Mr.. Grasse was operat-
ed upon a week ago and Miss Grasse
says he is progressing very nicely and
hopes to see him home now in a very
little while.
II, J. Wheeler of the Wheeler Land
was a passenger to Chicago and
other Illinois points last evening.
A number of Clay county farmers
will be prominent exhibitors at the
state poultry show in Fargo this week.
Even the usually well informed
HaWley Herald went off half
about the proceedings before the city
council in connection with the location
OF the so-alled Rex saloon.
Rev. w. H. Hill, recently appointed
the pastorate of Grace Methodist
church, has resigned and preached his
last sermon in Moorhead yesterday.
Mr.. Hill leaves here to take charge of
. pastorate near Billings, Mont.
1t is stated that the league debate
DetWeen Crookston and GAINESVILLE, in
the contest for The Journal oup, will
held at GAINESVILLE at a date to be
named.
Her friends will be glad to hear that
Miss Ethel McCubrey is showing signs
of recovery from an attack Of rheu-
matism which has kept her confined to-
her room for some time.
City Attorney Rustad has so far re-
covered to enable him to spend a lit
tie time each day in his office, and he
hopes that he has escaped the necessi-
ty of an operation.
Emil Euren, who has the contract
for plastering the Comstock hotel. has
begun operations with the largest pos
sfble force Of men which he can use.
Work is now in progress in the apart
nents which will be used by Manager
Mahoney and family.
A news item from Maxbass. N d.
that Mrs. A. L. McCarroll. who
has had charge of the telephone Office
there for some time, has severed her
connection with the company and will
go to Moorhead to join her husband.
The Degree of Honor will have a
big time this evening. and besides the
of officers there will be
social doings.