The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-02
City In Brief

Miss Milne Of Courtenay is In the
city today shopping.
Miss Robbins of Ryder Is a Fargo
shopper today.
o. 4. Horst of Valley City tsa Fargo
business visitor today.
j. F. Denis of Devils Lake was in the
city today on business.
S. q. Downing of LaMoure spent the
day in the business district
Edw. s. johnson, lawyer, now locar-
ed at 535 deLendrecie building.
Mr.. n Mrs. G. G. Warner Of Grand
Forks are guests at the Gardner not
today.
Constant Larson of Alexandra
Mimi, was in the city today on ousIt
ness and while here was a caler at
the county courthouse.
J. F. Callihan of Casselton, chair
man of the Cass county republican
central committee, was in the CITY
yesterday and today on business.
Col. Morton page of the commercial
club, who has been in the twin Clues
for a day or two on business cnnnected
with the club, is expected to retur1A
home this evening.
The programmes for the state drug
gists' convention will be issued In q
very few days and a great big pro-
gramme has been arranged for the VS.
itors to Fargo On this occasion.
Sec. G. p. slime Of the commercial
club left this afternoon at Q o'clock
for the twin cities on business for the
club, and will return the first of the
week IL he gets his business done.
All that is left of the famous BILLY"
Sunday tabernacle now is a few pieces
of odd ends Of lumber and some roof
ing and a few windows and these are
being rapidly disposed of to all who
call.
The money has already begun to
pour into the banks of the city from
the 1912 harvest and there promises
to be much of it before the harvest
has far advanced. It's coming
a little early.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wick Wood OF First
mi left this afternoon on the 2
o'clock train to spend the weeks end
with Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. Cummings at
their beautiful cottage at Big Pine
Lake, Perbam.
It is hoped by the secretaries of
the Y. M. @. A. that there will be an
unusually large crowd in attendance
at the mems meeting Sunday after
as there will be a special pro-
gramme arranged.
Rev. w. c. Sage, M. A. B. D., of
Wheatland, formerly pastor of James
Vile, Mimi, viii occupy the pulpit Of
the First Methodist Episcopal church
on Sunday, Aug. 4. in the absence Of
DR.. ]. M. Walters.
Contractor Henry Bowers will soon
start to work making the repairs of
the Kirkpatrick block which is COM
monty known as the Old Stone Music
hall, and which was badly damaged
by fire not long ago
Frank x. Gravel. general sales nan
ager Of the Stone Ordean-Wells Co.,
Of Duluth, Mimi, who has been here
for a few days will leave tomorrow
to spend Sunday in Crookston and
will return to Fargo Monday.
Rudy Cole of Spokane, Wash, is in
the city visiting his father, e. e. Cole
and brothers Edward, jr., and dunbar.
The trio are at present attending the
Grand Forks fair. They left the city
in the Cole automobile and will return
either this evening or tomorrow.
Return postal cards will be sent out
by the secretary Of the Mems club or
the First Presbyterian church for the
big meeting that Is to be held in the
church parlors next Tuesday evening
when it is hoped that Rev. G. r.
Adams will be the principal speaker.
The First Presbyterian church will
hold it's annual Sunday school and
church picnic n week from tomor-
row at Oak Grove and already vari-
Gus committees are hard at work on
the plans, which will be elaborate.
The children viii assemble at the
church at 8 a. m.
1t is stated that the authorities will
order the rope and ring removed just
above the dam, a it is considered
most lost her life recently by becoming
too venturesome at this place. The
bathing boys will nave to arrange
some other method Of diving.
The Affiliations baseball team and
the Athletics Of Moorhead will tackle
each other at Moorhead next Monday
afternoon and a big game is expected.
The Affiliations have strengthened
greatly since visiting this section and
expect to defeat the boys across the
rover.
Rev. Chas. A. Mcnamara, district
superintendent, is at home for a couple
of days. He returned from Oriska,
where he had spent three days this
week securing subscriptions for the
rebuilding of the Wesley chapel, locat-
ed in Weimar township. the former
church having been destroyed by fire
May 81. He reports splendid crop
prospects in that section.
.ra.# .
The Fargo State Fair association
spent about $4,000 during the season
which Is just closed, and ever with
that it is believed hat the fair a lit
tie more than broke even, which, ac-
cording to old fair managers over the
northwest speaks mighty well for
President Lewis and Secretary Tall
colt and the other members Of the
fair association management.
Those who use the sidewalk along
Seventh street south are complaining
about the large growth of weeds which
has been allowed to gather on both
sides Of the walk, in some places so
much as to nearly cover the sidewalk.
This is the same walk that caused the
commotion in the city council, when it
was proposed to put in cement walks to
take the place of the old worn out
boards now being used.