The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-11
Moorhead Department
EAST SIDE NOTES

Agent Stodder of the Northern Paci-
fic has recovered from a sickness
which obliged him to be cut off duty
for a few days. Today he received a
very kind letter from K. M. Nichols
who was superintendent at Fargo for
some time. Mr.. Nichols is enjoying
prosperity at Stockton, Cal, where he
Is associated with the Western Paci-
fic.
Manager Simmons of the N. j. Olsen
Co., has returned from Duluth where
he attended the annual convention of
the Northwestern Retail Coal Dealers
association. He vas accompanied by
Harry Alsop, Of the Interior Lumber
& Fuel Co., and III. l.. Sherwood Of
the Chesley yards. Mr.. Simmons says
the wholesalers were much in evil
dence and they proved themselves
hosts par excellence.
East bound freight traffic was a.
feature Of the Northern Pacific today.
Before noon three of the longest
through freight trains seen for a long
time passed through the Moorhead
yards and 1t was said there were more
to follow They were e~astbound and
very few empties in the trains.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Davis of Itch
Vile, N. D., were in the city on their
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lakes. Mr.. Davis used to be in the N.
P. passenger station here.
Horace Donaldson expects to leave
tomorrow for the fair at Winnipeg
which opened last Tuesday and will
close next Wednesday,, July 16.
Crookston is to have a new bank on
Sept. 1.
Miss Marie Prudhomme has return
ed from q visit tn (TrnnEStna o.. e. .
Thief River Falls. is feeling very
chesty oven the new street illumina-
lions recently installed.
The plant and all belonging to The
Moorhead Independent have been sold
to Charles E. Colby of The Headlight
at GAINESVILLE and it will be incor-
porated with the latter paper SO as to
make The Headlight an official paper
of the county. The Independent was
originally established at GAINESVILLE.
The change leaves Moorhead with two
papers, The News and The Citizen.
1t has been a subject of comment for
some time as to what the mission of
The Independent was.
r. D. Campbell and J.. A. Seaver
have leased the new Schill garage on
Fourth street north and will conduct
it under the style of the Moorhead
NoIo supply w.. IL is SAID the new
will take possession in about
two weeks.
Friends of Mrs. H. A. Kernen will
be pleased to heal that she has re- |
covered sufficiently to allow her re-
moval from the hospital and she is at
home again. |
ut cost Henry Hoffman of George
town $47.5O for pushing his sister off
certain prem1sea-the first phase of a
big family row. ...- ~-
The commercial club at Halstad
will do all that is possible to put the
roads tributary to that town in the
best of shape for the Glidden tourists
when they pass through the villa &c
next Monday.
The lodges Of the Sons and Daugh-
of Norway at Halstad- are In a
prosperous condition and they enioy
their occasional social sessions.
Fred D. Sherman, state immigration
commissioner, has received reports
from fourteen counties of the state
concerning crop conditions. He finds
that this is a critical season for wheat
and oats, and that continued moisture
is needed for a good corn crop. Rye.
barley and early oats are practically
out of danger, and the harvest will
begin this week in the southern coun-
ties. Wheat is in the milk. There is
of moisture at the present time,
The general outlook is very favorable
for good crops.
Detroit Record: Julius ms
manager of the Northwestern hospital
at Moorhead, and M. Under, one of the
of that institution. were in
the city yesterday interesting people
IN stock subscriptions to the hospital.
Chief of Police O'Laughlin reported
that there was nothing new to
say about the burglarizing of the meat
market on Fourth street owned by G.
Huffaker. Two suspects were ex-
am1ned this morning, but they were
discharged. The thieves secured S6S
In cash which was reposing in a leath-
bag In the safe, the latter being left
fore, but nothing was stolen until this
when a risk was taken.
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