The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-27
EAST i D NOTES.

Some work has been resumed on the
fields, but it will not be general for a
few days. Mr.. Grover, near Glyndon,
started potato digging operations on
his farm this morning and several
gangs were seen cutting corr in the
fields about Dilworth. J. j. Hanson
today decided he would not wait any
longer to put machines in his corn
fields so he set a force of seven men
to work cutting corr by hand and he
says they are making splendid head
way with the job.
A. Tingling. assistant general freight
agent of the Northern Pacific, had a
conference with Agent Stodder today.
Members and visiting members Of
the Royal League are asked to re-
member a meeting which is to be held
tonight at 8 o'clock. Besides the US
nal business there will be several can
didates presented for initiation and
there will be a discussion on the plans
for a series Of entertainments during
the winter.
Cameron Booth, son of Rev. and
Mrs. George Booth, has gone to Chi
cago to enroll in the Art institute. He
will take a three-year. course, fitting
himself as q cartoonist and general i'll
illustrator for newspapers and maya
zines. Yesterday Mr.. Booth spent a
day at the Minnesota university re-
rewing acquaintance among former
schooimates.
Rev. H. A. Kernen: Next Sunday,
Sept. 90, is rally day for the Sunday
Special arrangements have been made
for the opening exercises and parents
and friends are especially urged to re-
main for this half hour and I know
they will be repaid, not to mention the
value of their influence and co-opera-
ton their presence will give to the
furtherance 6f the work.
A firm at Fergus Falls has captured
the contracts for supplying the mill
work for the new normal school at
Minot, n for the new high school
building at Mohall, n. D.
A marriage license was issued at
Detroit, Becker county, to Peter r.
Bergerson. Clay county, and Miss Josie
Miller of Detroit.
Mrs. Lamb of Dilworth is visiting
her sister, Mrs. L. B, Luther at
Crookston.
Just one woman in Clay county
availed herself of the right to vote for
state n county school officers at the
primary held last week, and that was
one from Dilworth. Miss Rushfeldt,
asking for denomination as superfn-
tendent .of schools, had no opposition
and perhaps that accounts for the lack
OF interest ! on the part of the fair
sex. The returns from Hawley were
scanned closely by the officials,
thinking that the candidate and her
assistant. at least would visit the
polls, but they disclosed no votes by
the women of the village,
A. O. Houglnm. county auditor, has
received the usual notice from the
county auditor of the tax levy for
1912. The amount will be 3.5S mills.
a reduction of 80 of a mill from last
years state levy. The reduction is
made in the revenue fund, the state
school levy of 1873 mills remaining the
same. County, city and district school
ievtes will be made at board meetings
to be held during the coming month.
Mrs. Schroeder. one of the grand
officers of the Degree of Honor, was
in the city last night, a guest at The
C~omstock, on her way to Brecken-
ridge.
Herman Myers of Webster county,
Iowa, and Katherine Peterson of Sphinx
county, S.. d., were. married Wednes-
day afternoon BY Judge Sharp of the
probate court.
Detroit Record: r. III. Peterson Of
Mborhead, the Swedish gentleman who
was born In Maryland Of English par
ents, made a very poor showing in
the congressional race against Hon.
II. STEVENSON. AS a matter of fact
Mr.. Peterson has his dialect and ma
tivity so badly mixed that very few
OF the voters can tell where he is
really at In this game of modern poll
tics.
a post OF the Sons OF Veterans Will
be Installed att Detroit, Mimi, tomor-
row evening by George w. Turner OF
St. Pau