The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-01-29
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Lander Nyeng was exonerated, by
the Justice at Barnesyille, of the charge
OF killing his mother last Christmas
day. This was the second hearing
of the man and although County At
torney johnson presented new and i'm
portant evidence the justice of the
peace did not think it suficient ia
hold the defendant who was repre-
sented by Attorney Hanson OF Barnes
vile. The people of the community
where Nyeng and his mother lived are
not at all satisfied.
The Minneapolis Symphony orches-
ira will give a concert at Fergus Falls,
April IL. on a special guarantee fund
collected for the purpose and promot-
ed by local music lovers.
Christian Olson, a prominent retired
farmer, died at his home in Fergus
Fails last Saturday from compiled
tons due to advanced age. He was
81 years of age and was a native of
Norway. A wife and six children sur
vive him. One son lives at Wahpe-
ton and two at Flaxton, N. ID.
Coroner j.. G. Vigen received a Ions
distance telephone message Friday
evening to the effect that the BODY of
Mr.. Mattson, a well-known farmer of
Paddock, this county, had been found
In h woods some distance from his
home with his head almost shot off.
Helmer Ellingson of Leaf Lake, near
Fergus Falls, succumbed to an attack
Of tuberculosis. contracted a year or
two ago, at his home a few days ago.
He had tried different changes Of CHI
mate but all to no purpose.
Rev. Donald Mckenzie, a prominent
worker for the Anti Saloon league of
Minnesota, dropped dead in a rail-
road depot at Duluth last Saturday.
His home was at Mankato and as a
public speaker against saloons he was
well known all over the state.
AS a result of objections raised by a
member of the board of education the
reading of the Bible and reciting of
the Lords prayer, once a week, in the
high school of Mankato, has been or
dered to be discontinued as the read
ing is a violation of the constitution
Of Minnesota.
Mrs. C. D. Bostrom is a patient at
SNtS ava II 4lOSp4JdIs SlAC has
been very i'll but is said to be i'm
proving.
The commercial club at Rochester is
not composed of dead timber. OF late
that organization has secured two new
Industries for its city. One is a cut
glass concern that will employ about
twenty-five cutters. The other is q
road grader factory.
Theo. Ness of Esmond, N. D., is Wis
ting friends at Barnesville.
Fair and cooler weather signals were
hoisted over the weather station to-
day.
Many who revere the memor OF
William Mckinley, late president, who
was born sixty-nine years ago to.
day, marked the occasion by the wear.
ing of a carnation in the lapel of theil
coats, that bloom being a favorite one
of the martyred chief executive OF
the nation and his admirers some years
ago established Jan. 20 as Carnatior
day in his memory.
The next regular meeting of the
city council will be held Monday
Feb. 8.
Among the visitors was Lewis Smith
a former resident Of Clay county, nov
Of Ontario, Idaho.
A party of high school students ant
others went out to see the boat con
s~trictor which was discovered in +;
strawstack south of town a few days
ago. The throat of the reptile ha,
been cut and the skin has been re
moved, so that all cause for alarm
among timid folks, who feared 1
might get away, may also be dis
pensed with.
A large audience of members of tn,
mems seminar of the Congregations
church greeted Professor Vowles yes
terday, he being the speaker. MI
Vowles told Of personal observation
in Russia made while a student a
oxford university.