The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-18
EAST SIDE NOTES.

A business man of Sycamore, Ill,
Yesterday closed a deal for the pur-
chase of 16, 900 acres of Polk county
farm lands for which he paid $50 an
acre.
The city commission at st. Cloud has
passed an ordinance providing the
licensing of all kinds of amusements.
Merry-go-rounds will have to pay SIS
d week and $25 for one month. A car
rate fee has been arranged for circuses
and wild west shows, but no license
for less than $50. The owners of build
ings where public dances are held mist
pay $25 a year and theatres $50 a
year.
Ed. Fay, jr., who was deputy under
the late Postmaster Bjorkquist will act
as postmaster of the Moorhead office
until the president las appointed a
successor TO the recently deceased Of
fetal. 1t has been intimated that the
appointment will not be made until
after the general election in November.
State Sen. Ole Sageng will address
a meeting Of the voters at George
town next Monday evening. The SEN
ator is well versed on different state
issues and knows how to express him
self.
The council Of the Swedish Lutheran
church have adopted appropriate pre-
amble and resolutions touching the
passing away of Edward L. Bjorkquist
and a copy was ordered sent to the be-
reaved family.
The Fosston high school football
team will play a. Crookston tomorrow
afternoon.
A high school boy at Crookston on
his way home to dinner yesterday,
demonstrated what he is being taught
in the art department Of the city's
public schools, by decorating a num-
Der of the store windows with all sorts
of chalk pictures, comic and serious.
One merchant let the lad finish his job,
but pabbed him just as he was about
TO run away and he was made to
clean the window thoroughly from top
to bottom. When he had completed
that job other merchants were await
ing him and he was made to clean
their windows amid the jeers of chill
dren N crowds of adults who had
surrounded him. The lad shed bitter
tears, but those whom he had Offend
ed were relentless and he had to do a
good job.
A demonstration OF nerve and grit in
advanced age was presented in the
operating TOOm dL the NOILHWS5lCl H
hospital yesterday morning when
Charles B~rendemuhl, sry was being
submitted to ar operation for hernia
and positively refused the administra-
ton of an anaesthetic. Mr.. Brendemuhl
has passed his 18th birthday %anniver-
sary.
According to announcement by julius
G. Johnson, chairman of h republican
committee for Clay county, the com
mitteemen of the forty-one precincts
comprising the county have been invit-
ed to meet In Moorhead next Monday
evening, Oct. I'll, for the purpose of a
conference, the expenses to be paid by
the central committee. The gentlemen
have been requested to assemble al
the Comstock hotel.
T. M. Elliott, j.. G.. Sullivan and J. p.
sullivan of Joliet, Ill, are guests al
the Comstock.
The sudden change 4 the weather
created a hustle among the fuel deal
ers and those who sell warm clothes
There Is ~no&concern felt Over the low.
erlng of the temperature III only fair
weather prevails and precipitation vii
hold on for a few days longer.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church Will close their rummage SALE
this evening.
The dinner dancing party given By
the Royal league at the Comstock hotel
Wednesday evening. will inquire as on,
OF the social events OF the season
Sixty-four ladies and gentlemen occu
pied seats at the banquet, but a few
more We're added to the number WheI
dancing was in progress after the din
ner which was s%plendidly served BY thu