The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-23
TWENTY YEARS q
IA BROADWAY #

Hankinson received $1,000 as a bounty
from the state on the amount of
manufactured products sent out dur
ing the previous year. ~
Petitions were being circulated at
Mandan and Dickinson for the pardon
of Capt P, S. Brubaker, who had been
condemned by the government of
Honduras. .
The ice on the river was in fine
condition for skating and the park on
the southside was also being flooded.
Miss Lizzie E, Comerford was in the
' city on her way to Huron, where she
was to become the wife of Hon. Fred
bennett, who was then private secre-
tary for Senator Hansbrough, but who
is now a commissioner of the general
landoffice.
Judge Mcconnell hands down a de-
cision against Sheriff McLaren. who
claimed the reward for the capture of
Remington, and decided that the
money should be divided between the
Byrnes brothers and William Rose, all
of Lacrosse, Wis. One of the Byrnes
boys was chief of police and the other
= detective in the Wisconsin city.
Nov. 22-Frank Brown was shot by
I, n. VanSickler near Frazee, MINI,
and died after two days of suffering.
VanSickler killed his wife and then
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only living witness to the tragedy was
Ed. Buell., who stated that there was
no reason for the crime except the
fact that the murderer and suicide
was drunk at the time.
Colonel Lounsberry secured a leave
of absence from the landoffice and
was to editorial charge of
The Argus.
The Bismarck Tribune stated that
official returns had been received from
twenty-six out of th~irty-nine u
ties in the state and those gave the
Harrison electors 1878 votes and the
Weaver electors 1891, but that the
unofficial returns from the other
counties would give the state to Har-
|, rison by a small majority.
Quite a number of stores at Buff
falo. including the .~postofflce,. were
robbed by some very slick burglars.
o. G.. Barnas was appointed deputy
United States marshal and would
serve in that capacity until his term
commenced as sheriff, Jan. /.
Nov. 23-The people of Grafton had
a great. jollification over the demo
cratic victory; speeches were made by
Doc. Purcell, Hon. ". N. Roach, Col
J. d. Benton, w. HI, Standish, J. r
O'Brien, Budd Reeves and Tracy
Bangs, but Governor -elect Shortridge
was conspicuous by MS absence.
At Sherbrooke the republicans and
democrats made a joint bet and as a
result the republicans had to pay fol
a dinner for $50 people, but the occa-
sion was made a very enjoyable one
and the session wound up with .
brilliant display of fireworks.
j.. A. Ward moved to Fargo from
; Grand Forks to take a position with
Joe Hughes. Mr.. Ward had been the
business manager of The Grand Forks
Plaindealer for some time.
Bishop STANLEY asked Mr.. Elliott .tt
ascertain what poor families were III
need of proper food for Thanksgiving
day, and as a result he donated somt
fifty turkeys and their trimmings tc
Cart. /. C.. Wade of jamestown
went out to the Major Darling farm
lust south Of Fargo, and secured
. section of soil seven feet deep for ex.
hibition in a glass case at the Chicago
| exposition. 1t attracted much at
1 tention.
Shoplifters were quite busy in thu
city and one lady was caught at ths
} Yerxa Wigwam with quite a large
supply of hosiery which she had no
paid for.