The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-02

Journal. says that ID. w. Meeker of
Moorhead, one of the desk men in
the senate at the last session and pre-
iously In the house, has been appoint
ed postmaster of this city, and has
sent word to his senatorial friends
that he will not be with them this
winter. There will be several other
changes in the senate organization.
which probably will not be settled
until the opening session of the legis-
Iature.
The ten ears Of corn raised by
James Hind of Rock, which We're
awarded the first prize at the recent
corn contest, were sold at auction for
$3.50. The purchaser will use them
Cor seed next season
The annual supper and sale, under
the auspices of st. Johns church will
be held in the Masonic hall tomor-
row evening. H.. 2
DR.. Hess has concluded a visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. Perley and left today
for Spokane, Wash, where he will
spend the Christmas season with his
daughter there.
Mrs. C. A. Ballard was hostess to a
number of her lady friends last Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mr.. Zimmerman, who was a mem
Der Of the high school faculty last
year, is the guest of. Rev. Mr.. and Mrs.
Kernen for a few days. Mr.. Zim-
norman is now principal Of the
school at Kuhn. n. D.. and speaks
very highly of the work being done
there by Miss Irene Thompson and
Miss Isabelle Casey.
Miss Ella Hanson of the city clerks
office has returned from a visit to
Crookston and other points.
Lake Alice closed over Friday
night. There has ben ice in the lake
for several weeks, but it has not been
thick, and the wind and sun have
kept open water sometimes on one
side and sometimes on the other. Old
timers at Fergus Falls say that 1t is
a good many years since this body of
water has remained open as late as
the close Of November.
Miss Mae Fellows, at her home in
Fergus Falls, was hostess last Friday
night for several Moorhead normal
school students, who were spending
the Thanksgiving season at their
homes in that city.
The trial of the Frazee dam case
was resumed before Judge Taylor at
Fergus Falls this morning.
The address for the meeting of the
Mems Seminar of the First Congrega-
| ttonal church, yesterday, was given by
President Creegan of Fargo college,
who gave his views of the Balkan war.
Having travelled over the Balkans the
speaker was able to give interesting
personal observations of the conditions
of he peoples and affairs, thus en-
tightening his hearers to a very in
very entertaining in what he had to
say in his address as we'll as in the
answers to- several potent questions
which were asked by several of those
for themselves.
ment Co., and A. e. Limberg of the
Northern Pacific were passengers tt
Valley City this morning for b pur-
pose of bringing home two automobiles
which have been left there.
F. Wambach of Georgetown, Miss
Ruth Lesson of Vainville, Mont, P. A
Miller of Rainy River, and w. e. Fraz.
er of Detroit were guests at the Com
stock.
Among the guests at the New Cor,
umbia were, H. H. Egar of Kragnes
Joseph Claussen of Ashby and G. +
Quimby of Hillsboro, N. D.
A young man and woman were ar
rested by the police, late last night
on a charge of being drunk and dis
orderly In the Vlclnlty OIL the Northelr
Pacific passenger station. The parties
were so helplessly intoxicated a vch'
icle had to be pressed into service hI
the police to convey the prisoners Il
police headquarters where they wert
placed in separate cells, dead to thu
world" Justice Torson will Investigate
the case this evening.
During the morning service at Trim
ity Lutheran church, yesterday, Paste
Peterson incidentally referred to tn,
fact that the day was the thirtieth an
niversary of the founding of the church
but beyond this no further notice wal
taken of the occasion.