The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-23
City I'm Brief

Charles Leonard, of the American
Steel & Wire Co, in this city, left
Saturday evening for Chicago, where
he will spend a few days at the head
quarters of the company and return
after the first of the year. ~
President McHose of the Fargo
Manufacturers association, desires
that every member will attend the
meeting which has been called for
next Friday at noon at the CONNER
cial club to further the Home Product
show. At this meeting it is expected
that the various committees will be
named.
There will be a meeting of Daco-
tab tribe of Red Men on Wednesday
night of this week, but on ccoun of
this date being Christmas it is likely
that the meeting will adjourn as soon
as called to order. The first meeting
in January will be held on the Sec
ond Wednesday night when the Off
GERS will be installed. 90
On Wednesday, Christmas after
noon, at 5 o'clock the Christmas ex-
Presbyterian church Will take place
in the church and a pleasant pro-
gramme has been arranged. There
will be a tree and all of the other ac-
cessories which go to make up a fine
time for the little folks.
The different hotels in the city
Saturday and yesterday and, this
morning were filled with school teach
ers and students from colleges and
schools who were on their way to
their homes to spend the Christmas
holidays. At the Waldorf, Gardner
and Metropole, Saturday at n time,
there were over 100 Of them.
Messrs. Wolf, PixIer and Hender-
son of the Y. M. G. A, who have
been at Grand Forks for a day or
two will return home tomorrow after
noon. Mr.. Wolfe spoke to the asso-
| citation there yesterday and today the
three local men are consulting with
the Forks secretaries in regard to
furthering the cause in the two
cities.
Secretary Orchard is sending out
the official notices for the big meeting
of the Elks which will take place next
Saturday night when a large class
will be given the obligations and work
and it is hoped that every member
of the order and particularly those
from outside the city will attend. There
will be some great work done on this
occasion and a big lunch.
Sam Rowley, the little man with
| the big voice. who has appeared at
the Grand and Orpheum here several
times, is now travelling in the orient,
He spent the latter part of last month
in Japan, and this mont Is in China.
| On a card he writets: Am having a
fine time and will play in Shanghai"
His many friends in the city will be
pleased to hear from him. ,
Street Commissioner Johnson asks
The Forum to state that the ordi-
nance in regard to cleaning off the
sidewalks will be strictly enforced. He
says that when snow is permitted to
accumulate it soon develops into an
! icy sheet some times six inches thick
and that if the walks were cleaned
after each snow it would be an easy
matter to keep them clean. ,
Ed Anderson, manager Of the Hodg-
son Realty Co, at the corner Of First
avenu and Roberts street, this city,
has arranged the show windows of the
, establishment with most beautiful dec
orations. The windows are banked in
white, with some showing of green,
| while pictures Of the Christ n the
Holy Mother are also exhibited, high
works of art. The window a at
! tracted a good deal of attention. ,
So great has been the sale of neck
| ties at the J. r. Holmes & Co. store II
this city that the firm was obliged tc
secure another allotment and over $500
worth of the finest neckwear that evel
was displayed in this city was opened
| this morning. There are neckties oil
every description nj every ano
they are of the very latest creations