The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-04
Moorhead Department

money market and the town considers
itself fortunate.
Alex Nelson OF Perham was the
successful bidder for the erection Of a
new school building at Roseau. His
bid was $26,5S9.
M. G. Cutter of the state board OF
control has bought out The News al
Thief River Falls and will take sole
charge next Monday. He has resigned
his state job.
AT Crookston the commercial cIuh
defeated the Elks in a billiard tourna-
ment.
the Times urges the authorities and
people of Crookston to to wake ur
from their dormancy and look after the
establishment of a municipal slaughter
house-and get into the metropolitan
class, like Moorhead has been along
that line for several years.
The Degree of Honor lodge viii hold
a regular meeting at their lodge rooms
on Monday evening, to be followed by
a social and lunch. All members are
urged to attend, as the functions OF
the Degree r always most enjoyable.
Next Saturday evening the republic
cans of Moorhead and Clay county will
be busy voting al the first primaries in
this years campaign. 1t will be the
first step towards somebody being sent
from this state to attend the republic
can national convention at Chicago.
Secretary Wright of the commercial
club has been authorized to purchase
a water cooler for the use in the
woman's rest room which has been
established in the public library
building.
At the Congregational church to-
morrow morning at 1890 the Rev.
Mr.. Kernen will use as his theme.
Symbol and Reality and in the eve
ming at s o'clock, Two and Two Make
Four. The speaker at the meeting Of
the c. E. society will be Dean Brown
of Fargo college. During the morn-
ing service the choir will sing Bucks
anthem, Oh, Thou Afflicted Tossed
With the Tempest, and That Sweet
Story of Old, by Reed. In the eve
ming the musical numbers will be a
solo, Ave Maria, by Miss Jennie
Thompson and Bucks anthem, The
God OF Abraham Praise.
The serices at St. Johns church
will be q celebration Of the holy COM
by the rector, Rev. D. F. Thompson.
and evening prayer and sermon at
7:30 o'clock.
Reservations were being made to-
day for the first Sunday evening din
ner at the Comstock which will be
served from 6 to 8 o'clock. Appropri-
ate music will be supplied by Of
the city orchestras.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
trustees of the Northwestern hospital
will be held next Tuesday evening.
Among the guests at the Comstock
were, o. Lindquist, Bismarck; J. F
Naughton of Crookston and w. J.
Gleason of Aitkin.
S. o. Tang of Comstock was among
the visitors in the city today and was
registered at the New Columbia.
At the meeting of the commercial,
club last night it was decided that
the club be sponsor for the forma
opening of the new hotel, the Com
stock. The tickets including the ban
quet will be s. each and the opening
date will be a week from mex Tues
day. Seventy-five tickets will be TAX.
en- by the club and the arrangement!
for the great event have been placed
in charge of the surviving members
of the hotel committee of the club o.
which S. G. Comstock is the chairman
Mrs. Sunday and Miss McLaren will
speak in the Presbyterian church to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock, to Ia
dies only and all are invited.
Miss Hazel Lequee will represen'
the Crookston high school in the
declamatory contest of North Dakots
and western Minnesota schools, to b,
held at Fargo May 8. In the contes
deciding the choice for Crookstol
Miss Lequee read The Wrestler o
Phillippi.
Atty. e. e. Sharp has returned from
a business trip to Duluth.
Atty. J. M. Witherow will return
from st. Paul in time for the openin;
of court on Monday morning. He wa
called away on an important bushes
matter.