The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-08

improvements to be made by the COM
pany will be a prominent one and will
eliminate a ramshackle sight which.
meets the " of pedestrians on the
main thoroughfares.
a special term of the district court
OF Clay county will be opened next
Tuesday, Aug. IS, when Judge Nye
Will call the calendar Of several court
cases which are expected to be ready
for hearing.
Senator Marden and his daughter
have returned from the lakes TO pre-
pare the home for Mrs. Marden, who
Will be brought to the city as soon
as her health will permit and the CON
dition OF the roads will permit travel
by auto, Mrs. Marden is improving
nicely under the care of a trained
nurse.
1t looks as though there will be a
field OF four in the race for the coun-
ty attorney nomination at the coming
primaries.
A new name has been added to the
list of those mentioned for the post
mastership and his friends say that
when his name is presented to Presi-
dent Taft by Senator Nelson there
will be a beautiful fading away of the
others who have been mentioned. It
40 1n1o ~ SGIALAC1A&dh 40 a. w oP
man in harness.
President Aasgaard of C~oncordia
college is enjoying the early dog days
with his family at Chetek, wis, fer a
few days, which will include this week
end at the conclusion Of which he will
return to Moorhead.
Referring to improvements, in this
department last night, the Swedish
Lutheran church was located OF
Eighth street instead Of Sixth street
and the word length" was used when
width was intended in connection with
the changes which are being made to
the high school. The new assembly
room for the high school will be about
fifteen feet wider than it was pre-
viously.
Professor Rognlie of Concordia coll
lege and Rev. John Peterson of Trim
ity Lutheran church left over the
Great Northern, this afternoon, for the
Glacier National park where they will
spend a month making tours OF that
wonderful region and making careful
notes of the same. They are antici-
pating a delightful and profitable va
cation.
Miss Kate Kiefer is again greeting
her friends and chums after a return
from the lakes where she has spent a
greater part of the summer
Miss Margaret Ekron of Thief River
Falls now graces a position In the
Howard Moody department store
where she has charge of the dress
Goods department. Today the ladies
in this store, during their spare
moments after attending to customers
were kept busy marking new goods
and putting them into stock.
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and moving away despoiled flags
and other decorative insignia which
made the city look gay during the
recent sangerfest and gatherings OF
the Sons of Norway in Fargo, and
which were put up in Moorhead in
honor of the events.
City Treasurer Wilhelm was a pas
senger to the west this morning on a
business trip. His first. stop was
Mandan.
Prof. o. Tonning of Concordia col
lege has returned from Wisconsin and
st. Paul where he has been doing
some vacation visiting.
In the conduct of the police court
this morning Justice Torson and
Chief O'Laughlin we'll earned their
salaries and fees. The tab of the court
disclosed about a score Of a very
miserable ana excessively dirty lot
of unfortunates, who had been drink
ing to such an excess that to save
their lives they had to be taken care
of by the police. Two of the men
were surprised to hear that they had
no money or anything else to their
credit. One of them declared he had
been doped by a bartender and re-
lieved Of about $50 in money, and
his watch. The chief said he would
investigate the matter as closely Gs
he could. Excepting two out of the
bunch, presented, the prisoners wore
only the slightest excuse for footwear.
Robert witherow of Blaine, Wash,
is in the city, a guest at the home of
his brother, Atty. w. NJ. Witherow.
Two car loads of binding Irvine pass
ed through the Great Northern yards
in Moorhead this morning having come
in via Breckenridge by express from
Chicago. The consignment was billed
to Fargo.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Erickson and fam
lily have returned from their summer
s%ojourn at the lakes, feeling all the
better for their month of ruralizing
and water sports.
H. G. Grasse concluded a visit with
Mrs. and Miss Grasse at the weather