The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-12
TWENTY YEARS G

Oct. GA dispatch from New Or
leans stated that Capt. p. S. Brubaker
was courtmartialed in Honduras and
sentenced to death, but through the
influence of friends the penalty was
changed to three years Imprisonment.
The event of the trotting meeting
was the winning of the first money by
the 1923 trot by Buckshot, owned by
Col. w. r. Kingman of Hillsboro.
The free kindergarten desired to DBL
tain one of the old school buildings
! and offered to remove 1t to the First
ward and pay 81 per year for its rent
for ten years. The proposition was
approved by the board Of education.
The republican county convention to
nominate county officers was called to
order by Chairman Guptill and Charles
Showers was made temporary secre-
tary and A. G, Lewis of Davenport
secretary. The temporary organiza-
ton was made permanent. George Il.
Nichols was unanimously nominated
for county treasurer and Augustus
Roberts for county judge and J. A.
Johnson for auditor. The fight for
sheriff was between w. D. Allen and
| o. G.. Barnes, and the latter won by a
vote of 81 to 40. Walter Smith receiv-
ed the nomination for clerk of court
over L. w. Schruth by a vote of 81
to 81, while r. NJ. Pollock won the
nomination for states attorney over
I. A. Rose by a vote OF 70 to 66. A. +.
Pinkham secured the nomination for
register of deeds over Messrs. Hanson
and Redman on the third ballot.
The county judicial convention met
in Fargo and was presided over by #.
J. Thompson, while u. B. Hanna was
secretary. The delegates to the Third
for S. G.. Roberts and he was allowed
to select the
The democrats for the Ninth judic-
iaI district nominated M. A. Hildreth
for the state senate n Capt. Dan.
Maratta and M. d. Fleming for the
house.
Oct. T-Grand Forks organized an
athletic club Of forty members with
deke secretary.
Dan Stewart resigend from The Fo-
rum to accept a position with Hops
Bros. music house.
N. K. Hubbard, c. A. Roberts and A.
B. Guptill were appointed to appraise
the land belonging to the Coburn es-
tate.
O.. G. Barnes resigned as deputy
sheriff and opened his campaign to Sc
cure the votes of the people.
The Third judicial district republt-
can convention met in Fargo and was
presided over by Col. w. H. Robinson,
with e. J. Mcmahon Of Hope as sec
rotary. The Steele and Trail county
delegates were not satisfied with the
representation given those counties. s.
G.. Roberts was the only one nominal
ed for Judge and received the votes of
Cass county but the other two coun-
ties refused to vote. Mr.. Roberts was
declared nominated.
There was another prize fight at the
fair grounds which lasted eighteen
rounds and was declared a draw, al
though Cyclone Jackson seemed to
have the best of it over Montana Char
lie.
Oct. S.-Grafton had a $4,000 fire,
destroying the stores Of P. E.. Sandager
& Co., and Bjorneby & Newgaard.
william Farlie was smothered to
death in the National elevator at
Mapleton; he was he nephew OF an
English earl.
Judge John w. Bennett of Bottineau
created quite a sensation by declaring
he would not vote for the democratic
, presidential electors but would sup
! port Andy Burke for reelection. He
had been a life long democrat and a
member of the democratic state cen
trail committee. q .--@vs ISL d.
The Midnight club gave one of its
). popular dances. This organization
was composed of some Of the most
popular bachelors of the city. No
dancing was allowed after IL o'clock
and no gentleman was admitted unless
accompanied by a lady.
John Carter was seriously wounded
in Moorhead and it was claimed that
he was shot by Tom Gail, who was
held to await the result Of the wound.
Oct. 10.-The central committee of
the democrats for the Eleventh dis
trict decided to pull off Captain Burn
ham for state senator and put up
George Armstrong in his place.
John White died at Bismarck and it
} was claimed he was 10S years old.
The agriculture college was trying
to obtain a military instructor.
!, City Engineer Graves was surveying
, a proposed route for an underground
roadway from Eighth street to Rob-
erts street, tunne1ing under the North
, ern Pacific tracks.
! Oct. 1.-THE men trying to Dust
= Postmaster Bogue of Bismarck decid-
,, ed to give up the job as a bad one..
: Preparations were started to inaug-