The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-06
City I'm Brief

Ladies' waists at a bargain at the
FrRnces.-Adyt.
Special prices on millinery at the
Frances.-Advt.
Ladies' suits at half price and less
at the Erances,-Advt.
Reduced prices on all ladies' coats
at the Frances.-Advt.
A beautiful line of furs are here for
you. The Frances.-Advt.
You can save Christmas money on
coats and suits at the Frances this
Week.-Advt.
The next meeting of Fargo lodge of
Elks will take place on Saturday even
ing, Dec. IL. Exalted Ruler Morrow
may call for a big meeting at that
time.
George H. Webster is in the east
to make arrangements for a change in
the policy of the Grand theatre in this
city and will have something to say
upon his return.
The ladies of the Broadway Metho-
dist Episcopal church win hold o
pastry sale at the Hall-Allen shoe
store Saturday. Come and get some-
thing good to eat -.Advc.
The new Fargo Knitting Mills Co.
will move into n of the Kessler
storerooms under the Elks' present
quarters about Jan. l, as the business
OF h factory is growing right along.
1t may not be generally known, but
it is a fact that Rev. o. e. McCracken
of the Glad Tidings mission, was ap-
pointed some time ago as the truant
officer for the/ public schools of the
city.
Col. w. p. Mccormick, the veteran
travelling "a from Minneapolis, was
in the city yesterday and today, He
has recently been on a visit to friends
and relatives down in the state of
Illinois.
Richard Hayward of Grand Forks,
state high school inspector. will give q
lecture Tuesday, Dee 10, al $3.50 in the
physics lecture room at the A. G. on
Success and Failure in High School
Teaching.
1t is stated that this is the first year
for many a year that no deer were
shipped into the city. Some Of the
boys who have been depending On their
venison dinner at least once a year.
will go without one this season.
According to the local physicians
there are several cases Of d~iphtheria
in the city at the present time. These
cases are all under quarantine, al
though at least one of them is in a
thickly-populated apartment building,
Next Sunday, Dec. 8, Taylor Crum
will go to Grand Forks, where he will
deliver an address before the Y. M.
G. A. and as he is a fluent speaker,
it will be q feature that the Forks
association will advertise extensively.
Miss Evelyn Dare will sing and the
| Orpheum orchestra will render instru-
mental music for the Christmas treat
on the morning of Dec. 25 for the chill
dren of Fargo and Moorhead and the
entertainment will begin at 10 a. m.
and last a little ove an hour and a
half.
Thomas Dunn, secretary Of the
United Commercial Travellers Of Fargo,
will deliver an address on Saturday
| evening at the social session for the
ladies on the benefits to be derived
by being a member of the order, and
there will be many other features, as
we'll az a nice lunch.
Rev. Frederick G. Behner of the
First Presbyterian church this city
next Sunday night will have a special
subject A Politicians Reward, n al
are invited to hear him. The services
will begin at 1880 o'clock and the seats
are free. There will also be special
music and 1t is expected that Rev,
Mr.. Behner will have something start
ling to say.
Messrs. Kellar & Boyd of the Wal
dorf have fixed the date for the open
ing of the new Annex, which has been
constructed on the site Of the old
Plaza hotel on upper Front street for
the week of the Tri-State Grain Grow
ers' convention, which will be start
Jan. IA. There will be about seventy
five more rooms added to the roomine
capacity Of the city.
The members OF the jamestown
Elks are already commencing to make
arrangements for the annual state
convention Of the order which will be
held in that city during the month OF
June. It is expected that the Fargo
lodge will take down a drill team under
the management of Capt. Otto Wei
land, as well as a large number OF
men for the big parade.
Fred Taylor. president of the Per-
sonal Workers league of this city, will
be the speaker at the 4 o'clock mems
meeting at the Y. M, G. A. next sun
day afternoon and he will take for his
subject The Worthy Prodigal. Fol
lowing this service, the first of an
every Sunday Fellowship lunch will be
given at the Y. NJ. c. A. at $3.50 in
Room b to which all men are welcome
This lunch will be finished in time 81
that all may attend the churches Of
their choice.
There used to be made in this coun,
try copper-toed shoes that the small
boy could not kick out in n month
All. those were happy days for par