The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-09
EAST SIDE NOTES.

At best the north bridge has never
been noted for the brilliancy of its
illumination and what 1t had seems
to have disappeared-looking along
the structure from the west end, last
night and the night before was like
looking down a dark well. The arc
lights seemed to have been discon-
tinued.
L. A HunNoon was expected 6p
from his lake cottage this afternoon.
Next week he goes to st Paul to at"
tend a meeting of the normal board.
Miss Julia Elmer, daughter Of the
late o. Fl. Elmer, formerly OF this
city, was an arrival from the cities
to be the guest of Judge and Mrs.
Sharp and family.
Miss Agnes waddel1, stenographer
in the office Of Senator Marden, re-
turned to her duties this morning.
after a vacation spent at her home in
Bottineau and enjoying the pictur-
esque surroundings at Lake Megito-
she
Rev. George Booth Is to leave for
his vacation and during his absence
Otto II. Bostrom of the Swedish Luz
theran church will conduct the serv-
! ices at the Presbyterian church, next
Sunday and the Sunday following.
S. @. Comstock returned last even
ing from Minneapolis, where he went
to see his brother who is not at all
we'll.
windows and walls about the city
were decorated with attractive litho-
graphs, today, telling Of the coming
of the Sels-F1oto circus aggregation.
Aug. 20.
Today George E. Perley spent the
day at Shevlin looking after the crop
situation owe lands belonging to
clients Of his. Tomorrow he will be
at Bagley and vicinity.
Mrs. Gormley, nurse at the North
western hospital accompanied by Miss
BeIcher, one of the graduated nurses.
and Miss Freeman of the Office force.
their vacations.
Letters from DR.. Humphrey, who Is
spending the summer at Glacier Ma
tional park, say that the doctor has
become a very enthusiastic disciple
Of Izaak Walton and is now finding
real pleasure in the splendid fishing
TO be got in Lake Mcdonald.
Among the visitors in the city to-
| day were G.. r. Nelson and E. ]. Mas
berson Of GAINESVILLE. p. j.. O'Leary
of Bemidji, and r. E. Quinn of Dill
worth.
Among arrivals at The Comstock
today were E. Setlow of Kansas City,
Mo-; A. S. Wright of Duluth, q. M.
Fox of Chicago; Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Jennison of Bozeman, Mont; Morgan
Burke Of Grand Forks, and S. H.
Sharples Of Fergus Falls.
Harry Argall, who has a charge
OF the Northwestern elevator at Ben
son, Mimi, has been transferred to
Hillsboro, N. d., where he will have
charge Of one of the big elevators at
that point.
The Benson Times, established
thirty six years ago. has been sold
by Poland & McCune to w. N. Thomp-
son Of Holloway, who will move the
point the paper will be issued.
e. S. Gullickson Of Montpelier, N.
D., has moved to Halstad, Mimi, to
take sole charge of the Andrews ele-
vator business there.
S. H. Sharpless, superintendent of
Presbyterian missions, was in the city
J canyassing the merchants for sub
| Scriptions which are to be used in
wiping out the building debt which
rests on the Presbyterian church of
this city. The new edifice was COM
pleted about two years ago..
A little bright sunshine and a slight
breeze would help matters for the
farmers to a considerable extent in
drying up the fields. Harvesting work
was resumed on some Of the farms
yesterday, but some Of the fields are
more wet than others.
Mrs. A. y. Rustad leaves for a vis-
It with friends at st. Paul md Min
neapolis and Eau Claire, wis, expect
ing to be absent from the city about a
month.
Parties were in the city today look
ing over the remaining machinery
which was used in the Moorhead brick
yard when that enterprise was in the
heyday of prosperity, with a view of
buying it for installation elsewhere.
The committee to judge the essays
submitted in the contest as to who
should be appointed to represent Clay
county in the Farm Boys encamp-
ment at the state fair and to be main
tanned by the state, was comprised of
r. b. Webb, county commissioners, Il.
"A. Huntoon and Miss RushfeIdt, sup
erintendent of schools. Bernhard
Kroeh was a close second to the win
ner of the contest, Arthur Rookie Of
Hawley. The encamprnent will be In
charge Of superintendent Higbee CT
the agricultural school at Morris.
AS intimated in this department a
few weeks ago. Fred o. Olsen, son OF
N. j.. Olsen of Minneapolis, who has
had charge of the elevator and seed
business OF M. J. Olsen IL Sons, San
born, m. D., is to move TO Moorhead
and take part in the management OF
the N. j. Olsen Co., wholesale seed
and grain business in this city. This
business has grown to such proper
/ tons that 1T has become imperative tc