The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-07-02
EAST 4 NOTES.

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Mayor Davy said this morning that
the city board of equalization would
probably. close up Its business tonight
and adjourn.
Rev. H. A. Kernen returned last
evening from Detroit where he has
been spending a few days, the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Fuller who
gave a corking good time, fishing and
autoing. It was the first time he had
seen the lake at Detroit and he had
the time of his Life and there are no
more hospitable hosts in the world
than Mt. Fuller and Mrs. Fuller. On
Sunday Mr.. Kernen conducted the
services at the Congregational church
at Detroit. Mr.. Kernen a. fishing
was superb, one pike caught by Mr..
Fuller tipped the scales at nearly Ave
pounds-"I saw him weight it." said
Mr.. Kernen.
A letter box has been placed In the
office of the Con1stock and 1t will be
cleared at the same periods as the
street letter boxes and subject to the
same rules and regulations.
The ladies of st. Joseph's church will
conduct a lunch room and the sale of
ice cream and summer dainties in the
store room next door to the Moorhead
Hardware Co.. store, morning, after
noon and evening of the Fourth of July
and they will appreciate the patronage
Of their friends and the public.
In the Red river valley country
tributary to Crookston, there is a cry
for rain, especially for the hay crop
which threatens to be very short If
the hay pastures of Polk and Norman
counties do not get a wetting very
soon and concern is being felt in
three of the northern counties, Red
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recent torrid spell has greatly bene-
flied the corn crop in all sections of
the valley, especially the southern
part including Clay county which
travellers say is the queen county of
the valley this year.
The supreme court in a decision last
Friday decided that no liquor licenses
can be issued at Warren and coupled
in the decision is the courts definition
of what majority" means in voting
for or against the issuance Of licenses
to sell liquor by retail under the laws
of the state of Minnesota. The up
per court says under b law creating
he city of Warren, when a majority
of h votes Is at n annual city
election has been IA granting license
TO sell intoxicating liquors, no license
can be granted until a majority Of all
votes cast at a subsequent annual city
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license. BY majority is meant a ma
1ority Of the whole number Of electors
voting at the election, and not a ma
jority Of the votes recorded for OF
against license.
Atty. N. F. Field OF Fergus Falls,
has won out in his contention that
the Fergus Falls Ski club did not
have to pay a $50 filing fee in order
to incorporate. The supreme court
SO ruled last week, This means that
the next session Of the state legisla-
proximately $1,000 with which to
repay the societies from which a fill
ing fee has been wrongfully collected.
Miss Jennie Rolsch who has been
visiting her sister, a student at the
normal has returned to her home ut
Crookston.
According to the call statement of
June il, the total deposits in the
State bank Of Georgetown amounted to
$75, 1892. loans and discounts $70,s16.
The people of Crookston have be-
come very chesty over the prospects
Of that city becoming possessed of "a
real city park" h entrance to which,
according to The Times, will be
naarred as long as an ~unsightly barn
b allowed to remain where 1T is"
Miss d. Sharp daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Sharp has returned home
from Barnard college where her de-
gree vas conferred q week or two
ago.
The Clay county board OF commits
sioners will meet as a board Of equali-
zation at the courthouse July 10.
Frank Schroeder OF Sabin was the
purchaser yesterday Of two Chalmers
autos. each 80 horsepower and 1913
model for the use of his family and
farm business
Julius c.. johnson and Mr.. Linder,
the committee In charge of the coll
lection OF the money proceeds from
the sal of Northwestern hospital
| stock, report that subscribers are pay
ing up ~splen7idly and that to get a
| p-ostponeGnent to a request for liquid
alton Of the payment now due is very
rare. Last Saturday with but little
effort the gentlemen collected over
$1,000.
David Askegaard of Comstock and
| Henry Schroeder Of Sabin were in
Moorhead last evening.
The announcement was made today
that Halvor Hendrickson OF Comstock
has bought the half section in VIII
kin county. owned by G. w. BiIlsbor-
row, who is to retire from extensive
farming operations. The considera-
| ton was at the rate OF $S2 an acre.
the deal including the stock on the
farm.
Sweet peas are In blossom along
the fence surrounding the city hall
park. For this little bit OF city beau
LITIGATION the ladies of the Civics club
must feel indebted to City Clerk
Price, who Is deeply in love-with
flowers and knows how to get early
blooms.
The funeral OF Isaac Quigley, N. p.
section foreman who used to live In
Moorhead, was held this morning from
st. Josephss church. Lately he was
stationed at Thief River Falls, where
he passed away a day or two ago. Al
party OF relatives came up from st.
Cloud to attend the obsequies and
they were guests at the Comstock
last night.
Sheriff Billings Of Otter Tail coun-
ty was in the city on business today.
W. III. White of the attorney gen
erals office was an arrival at the
Comstock, from st, Paul, this morn
ing.
Killed in Runaway.
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