The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-24
EAST SIDE NOTES.


Mr.. and Mrs, d. w. Meeker have
returned from st. Paul where Mr..
Meeker has been attending the special
meeting of the state legislature n
his duties as assistant secretary of.
the senate.
This morning a large party of Pres
byterians, including the children n
young people of the Sunday school,
left in autos and other vehicles for
the Wodham farm where the annual
picnic was held.
The Chicago Tribune makes promi-
nent mention that L. C. Lord, presi-
dent Of the Eastern Illinois State
Normal school and formerly president
OF the normal school al Moorhead, has
had conferred upon him the degree
OF master Of arts by Harvard univer-
sity. Mr.. Lord Vas one OF thirteen
upon whom honorS were conferred.
Owing to consolidation Of school
district in the vicinity of Glyndon two
little red school houses are for sale,
their places to be taken by a larger
and more convenient building which
will be equipped with frst-class
teachers and teaching appliances.
Rev. Carl d. Bostrom Of the Swed-
ish Lutheran Church has resumed his
pastoral duties after an absence Of
about two weeks at Chicago in at
tendance at a general meeting of the
synod of his church.
Road experts are in some OF the
counties making reports to county
boards OF the mutilationsof some fair
ly good roads, by road overseers who
do not understand the principal of
good road making.
The new primary law is to be tested
and a case sent to the supreme court.
1t is alleged to be faulty in the Sec
ton applying to the nomination Of
candidates for the legislature.
George H. Woodhouse of Fergus
Falls has sold his farm Of $50 acres,
near Deer Creek village, to q farmer
from Iowa. The consideration was
$4,000, or $4S per acre, considered a
very good price for Otter Tail county
lands.
Elliott & whitson have sold their
coal wood and ice business at Fergus
Falls to ]. w. Campbell, who was for
merly in the ice cream business.
Mrs. Mary Craik-Percy, steno-
/ grapher at the state normal school at
| St Cloud, has fallen heir to a fourth
OF an estate Of $112,000 left by her
grandfather. She has resigned her
position to assist in administering the
estate which has been left.
University week at Crookston was
a great from every point OF
view.
Leslie We1ter: If all goes well there
will be some potatoes for the markets
Of the world about Hunter, N. ID.
where / was last Thursday. Upwards
| of l500 acres have been planted ano
the fields are looking splendid. Ont
of the local banks will shortly let the
contract for a big potato house to bt
use for caring for the crop. My they
j read The Forum out there and / heard
SO many favorable comments aboui
the potato edition and what an inspir.
alton IL was to the farmers who hat
been wavering about launching int
the potato growing business.
Visiting Rev. C. D. Bostrom today
was Prof. L. 81. Falk of Groton, S. d
L. A Huntoon and family arrives
at Minneapolis In their touring cal
Saturday evening about 1880 o'clock,
little later than expected owing to
delay caused by a block in the roa4
a few miles out of the -four city.
The city board Of equalization begal
it's sittings this morning at he cit.
hall, and they will be continued unit
the realty and personal property list
have been revised.
The congregation OF the Swadisl
Lutheran church, with the children ?
the Sunday school enjoyed this love
Iy day in June picnicking in Bergen
grove. All sorts of good things wer
provided for the little folks who wer
also given a good time in the way .
games provided for their entertain
u1ent.
superintendent Nichols of Dflwort
was the guest yesterday of Manage
and Mrs. Mahoney Of the Cornstock.
"A phone message from he North
western hospital this afternoon, sal,
that Fred Engle was slowly recover
ing from injuries sustained last Sat
urday night near the switch On Sec
ond avenue north, Moorhead. Engl
is alleged to have been on his wa,
home in a more or less intoxicate,
condition and got In the way of
street car, knocked down and wa
hurt in the head. He was uaconsciou
when picked up, and was taken to tn
hospital where he was attended to B.
Or. Hagen. The police say that tn
man lives at ia Second avenue north
DIR. Cook to Tell of III Conquest,