The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-14
City in Brief

Edw. S. johnson, lawyer, now iocat-
ed at 535 deLendrecie building.
r. Fl. Cummings, who was down TO
Big Pine lake, lear Perham, over sun
day has returned to the city to look
after some business matters.
All OF the machinery in the new
Adjustable Bedspring factory out
west OF the city viii be given q thor
ough tryout today. So far all Of it
has been found to work perfectly.
Both the Northern Pacific and the
Great Northern are doing a great deaf
of advertising for the annual state
fair Of the state of Minnesota and
many from this section will be in att
tendance.
Contractor Birch has erected quite
a sandbank for the street paving at
the corner of Second avenue and Rob-
erts street and will soon be at work on
that street after which the alleys will
be started.
The jamestown Eiks are already
making preparations for the next an
nual meeting of the North Dakota
State Association OF Elks lodges and
they expect to have the biggest kind
OF a time.
The new paraphernalia for the meat
and milk inspector of the city has ar
rived and DR.. James has been busily
engaged In arranging the same in the
laboratory in the fire department
headquarters.
Travelling Passenger Agent Whit
aker of the Northwestern road was q
business visitor to the city yesterday
and made a call al the different rail-
road Offices Of the city. He reports
business as excellent,
Frank Campion, assistant fire chief
who was abdly hurt In an accident on
a motorcycle a few days ago, is able
to sit up some and will be able to
walk about in a very few days. The
injury although not serious, Is very
painful.
Messrs. Hill and Stockwell of the
Masonic temple are In attendance Ii
the annual conclave of the grand com-
mandery OF the knights Templar of
South Dakota which Is being held at
Madison and will return home the lat
ter part Of this week. The conclave
ends on Thursday evening next.
The visiting Minneapolis automo-
bile people urged the Fargo owners
of machines and particularly the Far
go autoists to secure all members pos
SlDl6 10 the local u lot IAGy sara
great good could be done to the roads.
They congratulated the locals on the
condition Of the roads in this vicil-
ity.
The city council will hold a meeting
this evening for the purpose of look
ing owe the plans and specifications
of the and water connections Oh
paving extensions that are being con-
sidered over on the southside and for
which Senator Kennedy has the con.
tract. Every effort will be made to
get this done before the cold weather
sets In.
This evening for the first time in
over a month Dacotah tribe of Red
Men viii hold a meeting for the trans
action of business and 1t is hoped that
every member Of the tribe will be In
attendance. There is to be installa-
ton of officers ond other important
matters to come up, in addition to
voting on the new bylaws or the adop-
ton of the original bylaws Of several
years ago.
Frank H. SearIs of New York Is
here for a day Or so, looking after his
section farm down at Leonard, which
is in charge of Mr.. Ditner. He is
removing his family from New York
to San Francisco so as to be able TO
look after some western interests OF
his, easier. Mr.. Searis is much pleas
ed with the outlook here, and is q
firm believer in the worth OF farm
lands here.