The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1912-11-04
City In Brief


Colonel Wright of Wright. Barrett
d Stillwell Co., st. Paul was in the
city today on business.
J. H. Reed and son Walter r. Reed
OF the town of Armenia, who were in
the city Saturday at the Waldorf, have
returned home.
On account of tomorrow being a
legal holiday in the state of North Da-
kota the public schools will be dis
missed until Wednesday morning.
A. Dusty of the A. L. Moody store
returned yesterday from st. Marys,
Canada where he was called by the
death OF his father several days go.
Secretary Cooper of the North Da-
kota Better Farming association will
not take to the country until after to-
morrow, as he desires to exercise his
franchise in the city Of Fargo where
he resides.
The people about the Masonic temple
were very pleased this morning to
have visit from ], c. McKendry,
steward of the temple, who is recover
ing nicely from his recent serious ILL
ness.
President Page of the Fargo Com
mercial club hopes that every member
of the entertainment and introduction
committee will be at the club rooms
early tomorrow evening to attend to
their duties.
Policeman Max Richards, who has
just concluded long seige of serious
illness was greeting his friends on the
street this morning and they were
glad to see him. He is gaining in
strength every day.
Edward Whitaker. travelling pas
senger agent of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis & Northwestern road, was
paying his respects to City Passenger
Agent May of the Great Northern last
Saturday. He reports business as ex-
cellent.
There will be meeting this even
ing of the entertainment committee
of the boys department. of the Y. M.
G. A. to arrange for social affairs that
are to come UP in the near future,
The meeting will be held in the de-
partment room. .-
Harry A. Robinson of Pierre, S. D.,
comes to Fargo to take a position with
Messrs. Lawrence & Turner. He Is a
son of Hon. Deane Robinson, the well
known historian OF South Dakota, and
has for several years been court steno-
grapher at Pierre.
e. j. Weiser, president of the First
National bank, has returned from a
visit to Chicago, where he went a few
days ago on business. He says busi-
ness affairs in the east are In first
class condition, but no better than
right in the state of North Dakota
The travelling men of the city should
bear in mind that tomorrow morning
the two trains on the Northern Pacific
will be held for quite a while so as to
give them an opportunity for voting.
No. will be held until $3.50 and Ill to
S:45, and this will give ample oppor-
tunity,
The new addition to the Gardner
hotel, which will house the help of the
establishment is well under way, and
the workmen are engaged on the Sec
ond story. The new building will have
about thirty rooms, all of which will
be occupied by the employees of the
house.
Manager Hollis of the Western IN
ion Telegraph company had a large
force of men at work all day Satur-
day stringing wires for the special
service at different places for tonor-
row evening, and they are all in posi-
ton and the instruments will be put
in today.
Col. r. D. Riley of this city was next
to the lowest man in the bidding for
the plumbing, heating and lighting of
the new state normal school at Minot.
A. st. Paul house was the lowest on
the wiring, and a Minot company was
the lowest on the other work. The
contract has not yet been let, how
ever.
1t is stated that there will be several
applications for membership received
by the Dacotah tribe Of Red Men of
this city at the regular meeting which
will take place on Wednesday night,
Nov. 1S. which win be the second
Wednesday of the month. The boys
are determined to increase their MEM
bership.
Senior Counselor Bishop of the Far
60 Council of the United Commercial
travellers states that the next social
that will be given by the council will
be for the special beneht OF the ladies
and members. At this announcement
William Grasse. David Dinan and Otto
Morrow got out their white duck
trousers preparatory to taking them
to the laundry.
The Eugene, Ore. EuQulFSIs Oh one
day last week, contained an account
of the return Of George Pirie, formerly
of this city, from hunting trip to
the mountains. There were four in
in Is virtually over there and that
they came back with nine big buck
deer, and that they could have had
more, but not being wasteful hunters
they didn't shoot Just for the fun of
killing" This report will make some Of
the Fargo sportsmen envious.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. King. and
family OF this city, had delightful
time over sunday. With their new
autonaombiie the family drove out to
their old home at Tower City Satur-
day afternoon, and Sunday had big
turkey dinner, attended the church
they used to attend in the village and
met many of their old friends and
drove back to Fargo yesterday even
ing. Mr. King says that the thresh.
Mig is virtually over there and tha'
he found the roads to be in excel
lent condition.