The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-03
City in Brief

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Edw. s. johnson, lawyer, now locaT-.
ed at 535 deLendrecie building.
Most of those who attended the
Grand Forks county fair have returned
home and they report that the fair
was a grand success.
Judge Miller will make. his usual
weekly pilgrimage Il the lakes this
afternoon, his objective point being
Pelican and Fair Hills.
Nearly all of the officials of the Far
go state fair association have been
paying their respects to the Grand
Forks county fair this week.
Fargo has Jared very well in the
circus line this season, with a wild
west show, and the Ringing. circus
and the Sells-Floto show heading this
way.
Atty. w. J. Clapp, who has been
making an extensive visit to his friends
and relatives in the far east, has re-
turned home, and he reports having
had a delightful time.
Manager Murray of the Athletics
baseball team of Moorhead has not as
yet received a date for the game with
the rack team Of st. Paul, but he ex-
poets to hear in a very few days.
Contractor Birch has begun work on
First and Second north with
his street paving. A new water main
Is being laid across Second avenue be-
tween Broadway and Roberts street in
preparation for the paving.
The United Commercial Travellers
council No. SIS will hold it's regular
monthly business melting this evening
with Senior Counselor Bishop presid-
ing, and there will be plenty of busi-
ness to keep the members busy for an
hour or SO.
Atty. w. G. Resser, having COM
pleted his outside work for the sea-
son, can now be found in his office in
the Kaufman building, Sc Broadway.
where he will be glad to see all his
old friends and any new ones need
ing legal services. Phone T59.
Secretary Wolf Of the Y. M. G. A.
requests all men in the city to attend
the men'smeeting tomorrow afternoon
at the Y. M. G. A. as there will be
special service and good music. The
usual Sunday afternoon invitations to
attend the meeting will be handed out.
1t is expected that the trustees of
the Elks lodge of his city will inform
the lodge at the meeting to be held
next Friday night of the improvements
that are to be made in the hall as well
as the parlors, and that these improve
ments will be started in the near flu
ture.
J. d. Smith and wife, who have been
making an extensive visit to their old
home in Pennsylvania, are expected to
return home in a few days. Letters
from them state that they are having
the finest kind Of a time, and that they
have been as far east as Philadelphia
and Atlantic City on the ocean.
The monthly meeting of the Mems
club Of the First Presbyterian church
and congregation will be held next
Thursday. Aug. 8, at 6:15 p. m. Rev.
Chas. Ryan Adams will be the prin-
cipal speaker, and Miss Mildrid I.
Romsdahl will sing a solo. There will
be a good programme and refresh
ments will be served by h Ladies'
Aid society, as usual.
The annual picnic Of the First Pres
byterian church, for old and young.
will occur nex Saturday, Aug. 10, at
Oak Grove park, from 10 a. m. to 5
p. m. All are cordially invited to
come and enjoy themselves and get
acquainted-basket picnic. Bring
your friends and plenty to eat. Free
lC0 lCESdIl anu LSLlOHdu6s 70 ulT6Gl
to Oak Grove park with your lunch,
One Of the insurance men Of the city
says he believes that in case there was
a destructive fire started in some OF
the alleys of the city and that a test
case was made the insurance compa-
MES could claim contributory negli-
gence on account of the loose lumber
that Is piled against the buildings all
over the alleys in the different business
sections Of the city.
Professor Vowles is entertaining a
college chum, w. B. Millen Of Mar
ion, Ia, at his camp near Shoreham,
MINI. Mr.. Millen graduated at Ok
ford in 1911 and has just resigned a
position with The st. Paul Dispatch
to become a member of the history
faculty at Princeton. Mr.. Millen is
also a graduate Of Judge Pollock's
college, Cornell, and will spend part
Of Sunday in Fargo visiting with the
Judge. He has consented to give an
informal talk on his travels in Pales-
tine to the Mars club of the Metho-
dist church at the regular Sunday
school hour.