The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-25
TWENTY TEARS AGO


Ian. 1a.--It was charged that The
Argus had IIbeled the mernDcrs of the
state senate ana IL E. slower resigned
his position a. telegraph editor and
Went 70 Bismarck n said he Was
willing to answer any questions which
a special committee SAW at to ask him.
The matter was finally cleared up
without Major shaw being sent for.
MIR. Slower a been connected with
some OF the best papers on tho Pacific
coast for nan years ana at last Ae-
count ives the ageFlt Uf The Associated
Press at Los Angeles.
The Baptist Sunday school elected
new officers for the ensuing year and
the m of many well known
citizens OF 1913 appear in the list, viz.
Herbert Loomis, superintendent; G. ~.
Webster, assistant. 1T. G. C0riiss,
treasurer; X. Knudsen, ch0istars
Miss Louise Knuds0n. orgaffist; and
George Pinney, librarian.
Jan. 1s.-At a meeting of Company
q, e. G. Gearey, Jr. was promoted
for senior corporal to nfth sergeant.
while nj, Al. HIldreth was made
senior corporal and #. Al. Thomson
and i. G. Pond were promoted to
cerporals Ia the ranks. In the twenty
years that have passed all of these
gentlemen have been advancing to-
ward higher honors.
Charles Il. Fowle was promoted to
position in the home once OF the Dow
agiac Drill Co. and left for Michigan.
The First National bank of Langdon
succeeded the State bank of Cavalier
and w. J. Mooney continued as presi-
dent Of the new institution.
Jan. 14s-Rev. Mr.. Parker and G. III.
Kramer were having a spicy religious
argument in the columns OF The
Forum and occasionally dipped into
personalities, which made 1t more
interesting OF their readers.
Gen. Harrison Allen made a dele
gate for the Fargo Board Of Trade
to the Deep Water congress and was
made chairman OF the committee ON
permanent organization and a menu
Der of the committee on resolutions.
VIM. Rae n sons were shipping
from their farm Just south of Fargo
1000 sheep which they had fed there
for the Chicago market.
Jan. 16.-Severai bills were intro
duced into the legislature to restrict
the %pardoning power Of the governor.
This was before the establishment
OF the board of pardons.
Judge Becker Of Rolla received a
telegram appointing him to the posi-
tion Of manager for North Dakota of
the Worlds Fair transportation and
Accommodation Co. OF Minnesota and
he expected to accept the same.
The boys OF the southside had q
great time in consequence OF a. dog
race on Saturday afternoon 'Bud''
was entered by Sam w. Ball and
DON by Alex Jardine, and Charley
Haynes drove Bud and Frank Lee
Fevre was "Don's" Jockey. The race
was won by Bud taking three
straight heats, and considerable in the
way Of money and marbles changed
hands on the results.
Jan. &c A. Bowers bought the
interest Of Mr.. Eggert in the meat
market Of Hart & Eggert.
"A silver gray fox was shot near
Dunseith for whose skin 500 was re-
fused.
over a ton Of fsh was secured In
the mill dam at Valley City in the
course of two hours.
A. e. Mcdonald was appointed post.
master at Brinsmade.
Jan. 1S.-The first ballot in Joint
session at Bismarck of II. s.. senator
to succeed Lyman r.. Casey, resulted
in Worst receiving 10; Casey, 10;
Kingrnan. s.; Anderson, s.; Roach, 90;
Muir, is; Smith, 8; Satterlund, 81:
and Oliver. 4. The second ballot re-
suited practically the same, except
that Worst, Casey, and Muir each
gained one vote. The eF,argo deIega-
tion voted for Casey.
Governor Nelson OF Minnesota ap-
pointed Judge Ira b. Mills of Moor
head as the member of the board OF
railroad and warehouse commission,
The ladies Of Fargo met at the