The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-13
City In Brief

Almost every evening there are a
score or o Of persons boating on
the river above the dam and they find
1t pleasant,
The dog catcher has been started
on his rounds and unless your dog Is
properly licensed and tagged he may
be missing some morning.
Lady the aged fox terrier Of For
mer Mayor Elliott, yesterday celebrated
her 18th birthday. She is one of the
Oldest dogs in the city.
The senior class of Sacred Heart
academy will graduate tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and will give a
lass play in the evening.
Bids will be opened tomorrow even
ing at Lisbon for the new building
for the Northwestern Telephone Co,
and several Fargo contractors have
entered bids.
p. Fl. Cummings is confined to the
hospital by a slight attack Of pneu-
monia, and his friends win be pleased
to know that he will be able to be out
In a few days.
The commencement exercises of the
high school graduating class will take
place this evening at the Grand Fam
lily theatre, n the exercises will be
most interesting.
All are invited to contribute ST to
complete the fund for the safe and
sane Fourth Of July celebration for the
children Of Fargo. There is a shortage
Yet close to $3.50.
A new walk is being laid on First
avenue between Broadway and the
alley west on the south side of the
street and 1t was badly needed, SO the
pedestrians in that section say.
Charles Fl. Porritt will not erect a
new structure or the site of the burn
ed Meredith Drug store until there
is a renter assured. There are several
figuring on the proposed store.
The state optical society will begin
its annual convention at the
cial club rooms in this city on Friday
morning, following close on the heels
of the state jewellers, Of which many of
the opticians are members.
Fargo lodge of Elks win hold a
meeting tomorrow evening to attend
to business. This is the only regular
meeting to be held by the organiza-
ton during the month OF June, there
being only n meeting a month until
October.
The plans and specifications for the
Chaffee school house are on exhibition
at h Fargo Builders & Traders ex-
change for the benefit of contractors.
The plans are by Sam r.. Crabbe of
this city. The building win cost close
to $4,000.
Police Judge Miller will take his
usual weekly outing on Saturday, GO
ing on this occasion to Big pine,
where he caught several black bass,
The various committees Of the recent
state Elks convention will make their
report at the meeting that will take
place on Friday night.
The trains leaving Fargo yester-
day afternoon and night, both east
and west, were crowded with people
who were returning to their homes
from a full week of Lutheran con-
ference, and they all expressed pleas
ure over the fact that they had been
here.
There is trouble in store for several
bad boys in the vicinity of Eighth and
Ninth street, between Second and
Third avenues. Owing to the theft Of
ice cream and cake and other supplies
assembled for parties and social affairs
Of recent date, not only great incon-
venience has been caused by the
pranks, but considerable financial loss
has been entailed. To-Day two of the
victims will seek the aid OF the mayor
and police.
One of the visitors in the city during
the past week and delegate to the
United Norwegian Lutheran church
convention, was Martin Field Of Usage,
la. During his stay he has made some
trips out into the country and ex-
pressed himself as being greatly
pleased with the appearance Of this
section Of the Red river valley and the
fine crop outlook. He said Fargo was
the liveIiest city of its size he had ever
seen, and that the commercial club
knows how to do things take care
Of crowds.