The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-05-02
Moorhead Department

prospects. 1t is no easy matter to pub
fish n maintain a snappy daily pa
per in a town the size OF Be1nidji and
the publishers deserve the best uuaiity
OF support in their enterprise to assist
IN building up the city and communi-
ties about 1t.
Only 1874 PERSONS in Crow wing
county became delinquent in the pay
n1ent OF their 1911 personal taxes.
Mrs George Zimmerman was host
.eSs for the ladies of st. Joseph's Aid
society at a party given this afternoon
In the parish hall.
The stock for the new dry goods
department which Norby & Hide have
established in connection with their
business has arrived and is being at
tractively arranged on the shelves.
Mayor Brick of Little Falls has or
dered all slot machines to be taken
out OF saloons and confectionery
stores. sSince the new administration
has been in power one saloon man has
been fined for keeping open after the
hours prescribed by law.
A dancing party will be given in the
Brotherhood hall; Div orth, tomorrow
evening, under the auspices of the
Ladies society Of B. of. L. F. z.
Just as The Forum stated first. the
alleged disappearance of aJcob Moss,
wiper at n Great Northern round
mousse was a storm in, a teapot. The
man went back to his old home at
Staples in a huff, over a little matter
which did not fit his temperament,
and his whereabouts, during the three
or four days absence was well known
to a prominent official in Moorhead
all h time. Moss has returned to
the city.
Mrs Amsden concluded an extended
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. George E.. Per-
ley today and left on the North Coast
Limited for her home at Spokane,
Wash. .s... ..' ..r
1t will be a reflection on the park
commission of the city if it does not
move quickly in the matter Of beau
tifying, or using it's best offices to have
1t done, the small park adjacent to the
Northern Pacific passenger station
which is directly opposite the new
Comstock hoteI-the general comment
is that it will pay the city to have
that spot made as attractive as pos
sible. Today railroad employees were
at work leveling off the places which
were dug up last winter to make re-
pairs to the water mains.
1t is said that all is in readiness for
the production of the play, Esmeralda,
by seniors of the high school, next
Monday night at the normal auditor
ium. -... .... ..
The Odd Fellows of Moorhead and
Fargo had to give up the idea of char
tering a special train to carry a dele
cation to GAINESVILLE tomorrow after
noon to attend the /. o. o. F. district
meeting tomorrow night. They sup
posed the usual price, $75 was in force,
but when the time came to close the
order for the train they were informed
that the price would be 500, a sum
late a date. Probably a small delega-
ton will go down in autos.
1t was rumored on the streets today
that the grand jury of Clay county,
which v May 6, will likely en-
quire into certain alleged transactions
of a we'll known commission firm Of
Minneapolis.
Judge Nye returned last night from
Long Prairie where he has been hold
ing a term of court, .-.
Atty. E. E. Sharp leaves tonight for
Duluth, where tomorrow he will take
dispositions in a case in which he is
counsel. .- ..
Notices, according to law, were post
ed, calling attention to the republican
primaries which are to be held in
Clay county, May II. Three notices
are posted in each precinct, and they
are signed by ]. c. Johnson, chairman,
and W. E. Ebling, secretary.
Last rites for the young man, Arthur
Anderson, nephew of CLAUS Anderson,
were held yesterday afternoon at the
church in Dilworth. A delegation from
the Fargo lodge of Moose attended the
services and joined the escort to the
cemetery where the interment was
made.
Guests at the Comstock last night
and today were, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Caldwell of Duluth, F. ". Mckay of
st. Paul, A. S. Wright of Duluth, H.
b. AllGH VI A1ll1lcdpOlo Uio Hs ~
Ferguson of Fergus Falls.
Olson & oefstos are to establish an
| electric repair shop on Sixth street
| south, near the crossing of the North
ern Pacific.
Among the guests at the New Col
| umbia were, Peter Held of Hastings,
| Mimi, Charles Peterson Of Perley, and
F. p. Thompson of Baker.
Mrs. Julia Newton, for several years
the principal of the Moorhead high
school has made good on the faculty OF
the industrial normal school at Ell
lendale, n. d. At a recent meeting of
| the board Of managers the salary of
Miss Newton was increased from $1,000
to $1,000 a year.
The most encouraging reports have
been received in Moorhead from the
| fields over the southern part of the
Red river valley and answers to that
| erect were sent over the wires this
/ morning to correspondents in Chicago
and New York.
Born to MT. and Mrs. Oscar Ceder-
berg, a boy at their home this morning.
Mother and son doing nicely and Os-
car wears a smile that won't come
off.