The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-05
City in Brief

Edw. 8. Johnson, lawyer, now locat-
ed at $50 deLendrecie building.
For Sale-Hoosier kitchen cabinet
and also other furniture. 31T Eighth
street north,
J.. p. Edwards Of The Forum left
this afternoon on a business trip to
ST.. Louis. Mobile and New Orleans
to be gone about three weeks.
The new Annex hotel that will stand
when completed on the site of the old
Plaza and which will be managed by
Messrs. Kellar q Boyd of the Waldorf
will be under roof within a few days.
Jimmy Ward, who delighted the peo-
pie at the Fargo state fair by his great
air flights, was advertised to appear
in the Duluth Athletic park yesterday
and again today. He Is sure to make
a hit wherever he appears.
otto Morrow, exalted ruler of the
Elks lodge of Fargo, will send out
notices for the regular business meet
ing Of the lodge for the month of Aug
ust, which will be held Friday of this
week,
The work on the foundation for the
new gas holder at the gas plant will be
commenced within a day or two, and
the entire contract will be finished
about Dec. l.. The Union Light, Heat
e. Power Co. will then have a capacity
of 100000 cubic feet OF gas.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. w. Clark Of this city,
who make their home at the Waldorf,
are spending the greater part OF the
summer time at the Detroit lakes, Mr..
Clark returning on Mondays to his du-
ties as of the Stone-O rdean-
Wells wholesale grocery in this city.
Before the meetings of the Fargo
Elks begin again the lodge room and
the parlors will be ~redecorated and
placed in first class shape. A big ven-
tilator for the lodge is also to be put
in the roof OF the hall, and it is likely
that a ventilator fan will be. placed
therein.
A. H. McPhail, one of the directors
of the Adjustable B~edspring Co., viii
leave in a day or two on a business
trip to Minneapolis, and while In the
twin cities will pay a visit to his
nephew, Mike Gibbons, the pugilist in
whom the Fargo man has great con-
fidence.
A large root cellar is to built at
the county hospital in the near future,
1t will be constructed of concrete and
be deep enough to Withstand the cold
ness of a North Dakota winter. Such
an institution has long been needed
there according to Superintendent Gil
OF the hospital.
John Hooker, who formerly kept the
Continental hotel in this city, is
spending the most Of his time down al
the lakes. He says hat the fishing Is
excellent and that he succeeded one
day last week In catching a pike thai
eighed eight pounds and another thai
tipped the beam at nine.
". p. Mccormick of Minneapolis
was SO well pleased with the recent
state fair that he said before starting
for his home last Friday that he vii
endeavor to induce his firm to erect
miniature house at the fair grounds
next year made Of the celebrated ad.
amantin plaster, and he believed thai
it would not be hard to get their con-
sent to do so.
The North Dakota Pharmacists con
yention will meet in this city this
week and they expect to have q pleas.
ant time. The last day will be giver
over to pleasure when the visitors ant
local druggists will go to Detroi
lakes. The ladies' auxiliary will alsC
meet here at the same time, and al
ready the eastern wholesale houses
have sent representatives for thu
meeting.
M. N. Hatcher and family. who hav,
been at Big Pine lake, near Perham
MINI, win break up camp and return
to the city during the present week
Their little son, who had a bad at
tack of the measles was kept In a darl
room for ten days as the light wa!
dangerous to his eyes and this be
came necessary to save the sight. H
is now so well that he is runnini
about as usual.