The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-01
City in Brief

Moorhead is forging away ahead of
Fargo in the sporting line, ever in
baseball and boxing.
All OF the business houses will be
closed on July 4, to enable the EN-
ployes all to celebrate the glorious
in their own way.
Judge Miller and his well worn suit
case were seen getting of the Detroit
train this morning, sbut there was 10
string of fish in his hand.
The new w. b. Olson building on
upper Broadway will soon be really
most through with the third story.
The police were given explicit In
structions this morning to gather IN
the ownerless CANNES which have
been roaming at viii about the city.
Yesterday being the Sunday pre-
ceding the Fourth, America was n
of the hymns selected for use in sev-
eral churches during the morning
service.
Southsiders are already beginning to
/ express their appreciation of the level
ing of the crossings with the side
walks-especially pedestrians who use
Eighth street.
EInDlOYGS n Oh the INOIlliCIh 4 uAAAAN
are Just now engaged in putting down
six inch planking at the Eighth street
crossing, and the work will take sew
eral days to complete.
w. ]. Price expects to leave this
week to start in with his new business
in the Consolidated Engineering Co.
of Chicago this week, but will not
move his family away before Sept. l.
The safe and sane Fourth of July
committee Of the commercial club
will hold another meeting at noon to-
morrow to wind up all the loose ends
of the arrangements for the celebra-
ton.
]. D. Smith and family viii leave
some time this week for East Shore,
Detroit lake and in q few days Mr.
| and Mrs. Smith will al their de-
parture for their old home in Fem
sylvania.
Very few Of the travelling men who
headquarter in Fargo were IN the city
over Sunday, the greater nu.uber go
ing to the lakes. Many of them will
return to take part in the Fourth OF
July parade.
Mrs. HI. J.. Bot Of this city received
word late Saturday afternoon of the
| death Of her mother, Mrs. T.. F. So
lon, Of Scion Springs, Wis., and At
torney and Mrs. H. j. Bot left late
Saturday night for that place,
United states, state, county and
city officials are invited to have a
place on the platform during the
in the tabernacle next Thursday
morning, as places will be reserved for
them.
r - -ba has beaa driving
out in the country, says that the
chickens are about the size OF quail,
and from what he can hear from the
farmers there are great numbers or
them. and that the shooting will be
even better than last year.
p. Fl. Cummings, who is at Big Pine
lake, writes that the hsh couldn't be-
have better than they are just now, and
are biting almost as fast as you can
throw in your line. While there have
been no great big fish caught. he says
there have been some fine ones.
The work of charging the platform
I'm the BILLY" Sunday tabernacle will
be commenced in the near future. The
platform must be large enough to &C
| commodate a chorus of 1000 and the
o~ficials conducting the great Norwe-
gian sangerfest that will be here next
month.
Twenty men Of the Ringing Bros.
second advertising a spent Sunday
in the city at the Prescott hotel. The
men "put the paper up" for twenty
miles about Fargo in the past ten
days. The Miller Bros. 101 Ranch
wild West show second car is expect
ed to arrive here in a day or two.
Secretary Wolf of the Y. M. c. A.
has received an invitation to attend
the fourteenth annual international
Conference OF Railroad Y. M. G. A..
which will take place in the
city of Chicago in Orchestra hall.
oct. 8 to 6, and it is expected that
some one from the branch association
that will be formed at Willworth will
attend.
Mrs. C. F. Leonard has greatly re-
covered from her critical illness which
kept her at st. Johns hospital for a
period Of seven weeks, she has been
removed to her home where she is
convaIescing much to the qualification
Of her family and many friends. Her
recovery is considered quite remarka-
BILE as her life was despaired of several
times.