The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-01
EAST SIDE NOTES

Under the new rule the city council
will meet next Tuesday evening Tor
regular business-the first Tuesday
after the first Friday in the month.
Henry Legler of the New Columbia
hotel was a passenger to the cities
last night on business.
The Ulen Good Roads club has
bought a lever drag which will be used
a great deal this cas- in keeping the
roads tributary to that town smooth.
Among the guests at the Comstock
were, E. J. Mcdonald of Buffalo, N.
Y, P. j. McMahan Of Stephen, Mimi,
N. B. Starr, Breckenridge, state en-
gineer; l.. D. Elfelt Of Hillsboro, N.
D., Hans Rushfeldt, A. c.. Huxley of
GAINESVILLE, Mimi, H. Bergen of Du-
luth and H. C. Kans Of Baker, Mimi.
Funeral services for Hja1mer Swed-
man, son of Mrs. Ellen Swedman were
| held Sunday afternoon at the Swedish
Lutheran Bethesda church, the Rev.
J. o. Cavallin reading the services.
The interment was made in the
Swedish cemetery.
Chief of Police O'Laughlin is again
at his desk at police headquarters
after tussling with an attack of the
grip.
Members and friends Of the Degree
or Honor lodge are anticipating the
| card party which is to- be held In the
lodge rooms next Thursday evening,
April 8. The committee in charge will
do everything possible to make the
evening a pleasant one.
Thirteen years ago, yesterday
| Messrs. Richards & Titus assumed
| rLo re Tho HnOrhno1 Nnurc clio.
ceeding George N. Lamphere, who
established the paper in 1888 conduct
ing 1t continuously until 1900.
An Outside automobilist" makes the
following comment in The Fergus
automobile people think of the law
sneaked through the house, imposing
> special tax of IS OIL every automobile
in the state, in addition to the regular
taxes. Everyone knows that auto
mobiles are assessed on a higher basi!
of valuation than any other class o
property, and 1t strikes me that tn,
addition Of a IS tax per annum Il
nothing more than a holdup on tn,
part Of the legislature. ..A
The Crookston Times: e:
Wheeler. president Of the Wheels
Land Co., of Moorhead, spent Sunia.
in the city, the guest OF his brother
8. w. Wheeler, leaving on the earl
morning train today for Winnipeg, Oh
business. Mr.. Wheeler believes tn
present year is going to be a bus,
one in real estate circles.
The Journal-Press: The road men
ders Of the various towns could by
little effort and small cost put ever,
road in the county in good condition
and do 1t right away. If they woul'
get up a split log bee in each town
following the mex rain, n have tn,
roads dragged, the result would b
worth more than all the money spen
en- the public highways. If the roa
overseers would get up a little enthu
siasm among the farmers. they woult
all turn out and help. and would haV
the benefit of good roads from tn,
opening of the eason The time t
drag roads is after a rain, and jus
as the mud begins to harden. Drag
ging a dray road is useless, and Whel
1t is too wet the results are not who'll!
satisfactory.
Friends will be glad to lear tina
the condition of Miss frances Simon
itsch, today, was more reassuring. Sh
rested fairly well during the night an
appeared stronger this morning. A
noon the report was that she SCENE,
still better.
The street commissioner and his mel
were making the mud fly .today-al
that was loose and movable on tn
: paved streets was cleared from tn