The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-15
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iay school workers and educational

Day ScnooI WoEheIS an"
men.
The Tri-state Grain Growers con
vention, always the big annual even
of Fargo during the year, VIII not o'
the lone attraction this year, for many
gatherings will be held in the confines
of Fargo this week, which is indicative
Of the ever growing popularity as
convention city and central point.
Every year the grain growers pour
into the city in large numbers and are
always welcome. They come to ex-
change ideas on the growing of theiI
crops and how best to improve and
make this country, he northwestern
they come from the three states oi
North and South Dakota and Mime
sota-the very best agricultural sec
ton of the United States. An eX-
change of ideas is always educational
and the Grain Growers convention In
Fargo is one of the greatest educa-
tionaI conventions held in the United
States every year.
Other Big Events.
Along with the grain growers this
year are coming the northwestern
democrats and the Sunday school
workers of the Fargo district-whlch
includes the counties Of Cass, Rich
land, Trail and Steele-and they are
all lust as welcome. The citizens of
Fargo have opened every door to make
all this great number of visitors COM
Portable during their stay in he big
gest little city in the world.
Considerable time has been spent in
preparing for the arrival of these
guests. The energetic president and
secretary of the Fargo Commercial
club and the officers of its affiliated
organizations, together with the cour-
teous managers Of all the hotels and
restaurants and the newspapers. to-
gether with the committeeman in
charge Of each of the conventions
have left no stone unturned to make
this week one that will be long re-
membered in the annals of the city's
history and an example of what Far
go is capable with the hope that this
will be only the beginning of big un-
dertakings.
Grain Growers Tomorrow.
Promptly at 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning the Tri-State Grain Grow
ers' convention will start at the
Fargo o~perahouse. In the entire his
tory of this great and important as
ISOLATION, it has never failed to start
promptly on the stroke of 10, and
President Worst is not a man to fail
to comply to a precedent which he
has once established. Consequently to-
morrow the sessions of the great meet
ing will begin at 10 o'clock.
President Hardy of the Fargo Com
mercial club will deliver the address
made by Prof. c.. G. Selvig Of the
Crookston Agricultural college, at
Crookston, MINI. The days pro-
gramme is one of exceptional interest
and has already been given in The
Forum so that nearly everyone is fam
liar with its details, the speakers Of
the day and their subjects.
Wednesday will be live stock day,
and on Wednesday evening President
Worst will deliver his annual address
and will be followed by President Ell
lott of the Northern Pacific railroad.
These are the two chief speakers Of
the convention and their efforts will
be perhaps the greatest speeches de-
livered at the Grain Growers. No one
can afford to miss them.
horticulture day will be Thursday
and Friday, and will be given over
to miscellaneous subjects and a resume
of the entire week. Thursday will also
be n of the big days of the con-
~vention, as the Farm Managers as
ISOLATION will hold its convention at
the commercial club rooms on that
day. Woman's day will also be Thurs
day.
Democrats Begin Wednesday.
The democrats of the northwest will
begin pouring into the city and taking
possession of the biggest little city in
the world Wednesday. All day long.
from the east and west, they will ar
rive from as far east as New Jersey
and Ohio, as far south as Iowa and
Nebraska, and as far west as Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington.
The big guns of the political pot
are expected and Wednesday night at
the Orpheum theatre Gov. Judson Har-
mon OF Ohio. along with Senator Pet
tigrew Of South Dakota, and Governor
Norris Of Montana, and others, will be
heard in big speeches.
Thursday the democrats will remain
in the city for another day Of their
love feast and that evening at Pr
rie's hail. William Jennings Bryan of
Nebraska win be the chief speaker at
a big banquet.
Sunday School Workers.
The Fargo District Sunday school
association will begin its convention
Thursday and it bids fair to exceed
in magnitude the state association
convention which was held in Fargo
last May.
The sessions will be at the First
Congregational church and continue
until Friday evening when the chief
speaker OF the convention, Mrs. Mary
Foster Bryner Of Chicago, elementary
superintendent OF the international as
~sociatton, will be heard la an address
on The Seven Spokes.
Educational Commission.
The North Dakota state Temporary
Educational commission. created by the
last legislature, will hold its FIRST ses-
sions Thursday, at the Gardner hotel.
THE cali wa made by President Me-
vey Of the state university, who ID by
law D member Of the board. President
Worst is the local member OF this new
00mmission.
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