The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-10
City in Brief


DO you know Carpenter? Accident.
Health and Liability insurance.-Advt
Miss Pearl Faus, manicuring.
shampooing, chiropody. Room 81
over j. #. Holmes store. Phone 2S10.
-Advt.
Extra attractions are being secured
for he different theatres in the city for.
= big conventions next week for the
purpose of amusing the people from
outside the city as well az the home
Messrs. McPhail, Lemieux and Bart,
the entertainment committee OF the
city Re Men, will have d fine feast for
the members On the evening of Jan, 20
when b installation of officers will
take place.
The mems society of the First Pres
byterian church lis preparing to enter
tain the ladies on Friday evening, Jan.
S0 and IT is likely that the social part
OF the entertainment will end with a
lunch at the Hotel Gardner.
John Armstrong, the restaurant man.
has decided to leave for a trip to New
York and from there will sail to Pana-
ma as soon after next week as he can
ind convenient. He will be absent
from b city about four weeks.
All OF the trains on all Of he roads
entering Fargo were late this morning
and 1t is reported that No. S, which
should leave at 4:17 this afternoon, is
several hours late. Cold weather and
bad connections appear to be the cause
OF the delay.
All of the hotels In the city report
that there have been acquisitions made
for rooms during the coming week, but
there will be plenty OF room for every-
body who comes, as there Is q big In
crease of rooms In the city over this
time last year.
Miss Irma Irwin, police matron, left
yesterday evening FOR Bismarck, where
where she will be the guest Of Hon,
Robert b. Blakemore and wife at the
inaugural reception and ball this even
ing. Miss Irwin will return to her
duties some time tomorrow.
The Knox lecture at the Y. nj. C. A
will take place this evening at s o'clock
n those who have not secured free
tickets of admission can do SO by call
ing at the association building where
they can be obtained. This will be one
Of the best lectures Of the course
Fargo lodge Of Elks will hold tht
regular business meeting for the montf
OF January tomorrow evening at
O'clock and as it is the first meeting o
the new year IL is hoped that all viii
attend. There viii be several bushes,
matters to attend to at this session,
Secretary Goodwin OF the boys de.
lpartment OF the Y. M. @. "A. who wa,
operated on yesterday for blood poi
sening. is getting along nicely, but 1
win be a few days yet before he will b,
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where he has been for several days.
Several car loads OF marines havl
passed west through Fargo this week
destined Tor points in the Philippines
The government now retains the troop
in the tropics for indefinite periods an,
shipment for service there is not 70
the short periods formerly the custom
Secretary Cooper of the North Dako
ia Better Farming association, an
wife, who have been travelling in tn
east for several days, were IN Wash
ington today and + expected to reac
home some time on Sunday. 30 as to b
here for the big gatherings OF the com
ing week.
Many OF those who are to exhibit q
the Home Products show are movin
their exhibits into the building toda
and 1t is expected that the show wi
all be settled and in shape by tomlOr
row evening. There will be no Sunda
work done. so say the members OF til
show committee
So far the last testing period OF tn
new Fargo filtration plant has bee
very satisfactory TO City Engineer An
ders and the experts from Chicago an
Grand Forks who are here assisting
the work. This test viii close abou
Tan IN xyfsnn fhn rnnafmparnanf rf fh
results will be made public.
Al committee Of the Fargo council q
the United Commercial travellers wi
hold q meeting on Sunday a~fternoo
next for the purpose OF completing ar
rangements for the annual ball and re
ception that viii take place on the ey
I, ening of Jan. 30. The committee wi
make further announcement in regar
to 1t.
Secretary Slime of the ~conan1ercis
club has had a desk placed in the Han
cock building for the Home Product
show people and he can be found Their,
A phone has also been placed in til
building, the number OF which Is l6Sl
Work on the interior OF the building
going on rapidly and BY evening 1t wi
have been completed. Many are al
ready moving in.
AT the meeting OF the knights I
Pythias, next Monday night, there wi
be 4 candidate for the rank of pas
and the officers for the ensuing yes
will be instAlleds =. P. Hardy as char
lceIlor commander. There will also |
Ia vote on the proposed amendment
the bylaws. providing that the keep
of records and seal also act as mast
lof finance. At the close Of the businea
there will be a meeting OF the ~.
Tx. k, to arrange for a ceremonial ae
sion OF that fraternity some time
February. Any visiting knights WI
land it is expected that there VIII
many are very cordially invited to drs
IN and spend the evnlng with the men
bers Of Fargo, No. 2.