The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-03-30
EAST SIDE NOTES.


ha ordered a special election to vote
on the proposition to bond the city for
$4,000 for the purpose OF erecting
a new school building. The bonds are
to be paid within twenty years and
to bear Interest not to exceed Az per
cent per n u The election will be
held April IL.
The Rev. Henry w. wingate will
conclude his visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. A. Huntoon on Monday n will
proceed to Crookston where he will
deliver his lecture on Turkey in the
Congregational church of that town.
City and other public scales are be-
irg inspected over the state by P. d.
Farlane Of the state department of
weights and measures. The inspector
was at Fergus Falls yesterday. Ow-
ing to numerous complaints all kinds
of scales Inc measures are undergo
ing thorough inspection. The inspec-
tors say it is surprising how many
scales and measures are against the
public especially hay and coal scales.
Mrs. NJ. E. Berg of Minneapolis has
heen placed in charge Of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. office at Fergus
Falls. t ' .
Mrs, j. F. Bell of Fergus Falls,
mother of Mrs. G. A. Ballard Of Moor
head, rallied somewhat yesterday and
last night her condition was more
hopeful. She was conscious, the first
time for several days.
At Hallock DR.. G. DeMars, the oldest
physician in northern Minnesota, was
struck by Great Northern train No.
1872, at a grade crossing in that village
and thrown a distance of twenty feet.
He sustained internal injuries and a
fractured hip and died early yesterday.
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday at Fergus Falls to Julius o.
jacobson Of Williston, N. D., and
Elenore Christine Nelson; and Glynn
Elliott Smith Of Cass county, N. D.,
and Sigrid Maria Fogelbery.
The annual meeting of the CONNER
cial club Of Hawley will be held next
Monday night.
The Crookston Times demands pro-
lection for women passengers over the
Great Northern from "a crowd al
ogling cigarette smoking, leering i'm
beetles" who are continually hanging
about the ladies' waiting room of the
passenger station in the town. The
agent and other railroad officials pro-
claim their inability to stop the nui-
sance, and the police officials seen
to be Indifferent. The matter has beer
put up to the new socialist mayor ant
he has promised to put a stop to the
nuisance in short order.
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Fuller of Moorhead, now visiting his
aged and blind mother at her home X
Long Beach, Cal, makes mention also
Of seeing Capt. and Mrs. A. E. Hall
formerly of the Levi Peterson farm
home. They are both hale and happy
in their bower Of roses cottage il
Long Beach, where the Osborn part!
visited them two years ago.
Editor Louis Benshoof of The De
troit Record left the Northwestern
hospital today feeling in pretty goo,
shape and he returned home this aft
ernoon.
Following the lecture, at the Con
gregational church, last night, by tn
Rev. H. K. Wingate on observation
made in the foreign mission field, Their
was a reception at the beautiful ney
home of Mr.. and Mrs. N. A. Huntoo
during which refreshments were serv
ed and an opportunity afforded t
meet the reverend gentleman socially
Miss Jessie Louden, who has bee
teaching at GAINESVILLE will spend tn
Easter vacation at home.
The condition Of William Humphre!
ST., has greatly improved and there al
bright prospects now that he will re
cover entirely,
The weather signals today were fc
snow and a cold wave