The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-10
City In Brief

Sen. John q. Gunderson of Aneta,
cashier of the Aneta bank, is a bust
ness visitor in the city today and was
q conspicuous figure in the Gardner
hotel lobby.
There were three plain cases in the
police court yesterday afternoon and
their cases were disposed Of by Police
Judge Miller, who meted out fines and
imprisonments. The Sunday period
was very quiet.
Chief Deputy u. S. Marshal Stout is
home from a business trip to Valley
City, where he has been for several
days. The chief deputy reports every
thing in excellent condition in Barnes
county.
President Cowie of the Fargo kennel
show says that everything is moving
along nicely for the big event that
will take place here during the week
OF Jan: IA. The dogs in large num-
bers will be here.
e. Y. Sarles, former governor OF
North Dakota Is UP from Hillsboro to-
DAY and is attending the meetings Of
the North Dakota Better Farming as
ISOLATION OF which he Is the treasurer.
1t is stated on what appears to be
good authority that additional stories
are likely to be put on the Kaufman
and Henderson buildings on Broadway
and that these may in time be used as
q European hotel.
President McHose will begin to get
busy from now on for the big Home
Products show, as he is the head of
the Fargo Manufacturers association.
He will name all Of his various COM
mittees in the near future.
Hon. Walter Clifford will deliver his
lecture on Thursday evening of this
week at the Y. M. c.. A. and 1t will
be illustrated and free to all. He will
show views n in addition have at
least 1900 feet Of splendid moving
pictures.
The Commons club will hold a meet
ing this evening at the commercial
club rooms and will be addressed by
Hon. S. A. Stockwell of Minneapolis
on the subject of Single Tax and as
he is interesting it is hoped that all
members will attend.
Captain and Mrs. Bell ask that the
people of Fargo do not forget that
they are doing their utmost TO give
the poor families q Christmas basket
each, this year. and that presents or
donations Of none or eatables will
be gladly received by them.
e. j.. Letford and family Of Crooks
ton, Mimi, were the guests over night
OF H. j. Letford of the Prescott hotel.
Mr.. Letford has been employed for
some time by the Crookston Lumber
Co, but is now on his way back to his
old home at Sank Rapids, MINI.
Rev. S. Fladmark Of Wiprud, this
state, vas at the Prescott over night,
having in charge Harry, Alfred and
Gudwin Peterson, who were being tax
en- by him to the Twin Valley, Mimi,
orphanage. The last named of the
boys are twins and their parents are
deceased.
The Y. NJ. G. A. directors will hold
a meeting this evening and there will
also be a bowling game, one side be-
ing captained by President Emery and
the other by Director Harry Alsop.
Secretary Wolf states that positively
there will be no betting permitted on
the game.
1t is the intention of the commercial
club in the near future to again take
up the Question of a market house
for Fargo, or at least provide q place
where the farmers can come with their
produce and sell 1t directly to the
consumer. Action may be deferred
until after the first of the year.
Among the business visitors in the
city today are Sen. Wesley c. Mellow
ell of Marion and H.. d.. Mack OF Dick
ey. Both gentlemen are representa-
tive business men of LaMoure county
who have helped to develop that Sec
ton of the state. They win return
home tomorrow.