The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-20
EAST SIDE NOTES

The funeral Of Comrade J. G.. O'Neil
was held from st. Joseph's Roman
Catholic church this morning, the Rev.
Father Gerard, rector, officiating.
Comrades of the G. A. r. post attend
ed the services. Deceased was the
father of w. M. O'Neil of this city.
In connection with the improvements
which are to be made in and about the
Northern Pacific yards this season 1t
is stated that the Wooden platform at
the passenger station is to be replaced
with one Of vitrified brick.
The Minnesota grand lodge of
knights Of Pythias. at the annual
meeting last Wednesday, approved the
Is years. The date for the convention
Of the Minnesota grand lodge was
changed to the second Tuesday , in
! October and as a result there will be
no meeting of the order until the fall
Of 1914.
The Misses Melroe and Hertsgaard
will be presented in a graduate re-
cital by the school of music Of Con-
cordia college next Thursday evening,
at the college and they will be assist
ed by Oscar G. Martinson.
The mayor of Fergus Falls has per-
sonally tagen charge Of the stopping
of fast driving on the streets of that
city by drivers of automobiles and
motorcycles and he has issued orders
accordingly, also one that drivers must
keep on the right side Of the street.
There were three bad collisions on one
of the n last Sunday in which two
motorcycles Jared rather badly.
A letter from Seattle, Wash. to a
friend in Moorhead, tells of the death
there, May 8, of Mrs. Hanna Peterson
for many years a resident of Moor
head, and will be recalled by old tim
erS.
The state labor bureau has started
the enforcement Of the new law pro-
hibiting the employment of women
and girls in stores, ETC., more than
nine hours a day. The restaurants are
said to be the greatest offenders. One
case in Minneapolis is cited where the
women were worked ninety hours a
week. The law permits girls in
restaurants to work ten hours a day,
but no more than 81 hours a week.
Mrs. Gossloe was hostess for a meet
ing of the Civics club of Moorhead
this afternoon at her home on Tenth
street south.
A wedding at st. J%oseph's church
yesterday was one for Emma e. Ref
and C. j.. Cosgrove, a well known bar
solemnized at $3.50 a. M, after which
a wedding breakfast was served at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Ref, "a Fourth avenue
south. The bride was gowned in white
silk in which she looked charming as
she also did in her going away suit.
The happy couple took. dinner with
the parents of the bridegroom at AL
drich and later the wedding trip was
continued to the cities. They expect
to be away for a week or two and or
423 A street, south, Moorhead.
Reports from the room of L. A. Hun
toon at the Moorhead hospital, this
lowing operations yesterday for gall
stones and appendicitis. 1t is said too
that the surgeons in charge also found
some troublesome adhesions which re-
quired delicate attention. All Of his
many friends are hoping for a speedy
recovery for Mr.. Huntoon.
A. M. Hopeman of the Hopeman Con-
struction Co, was a passenger to Wah-
peton, N. D., this morning.
At the r-Division convention OF
station agents of the Great Northern
at ST. Paul, Sunday, Agent Bailey OF
Moorhead was elected vice president
of the Dakota division organization.
The convention was addressed by Pres
ident Grey, J. M. Gruber and other
high officials of the company and the
best of feeling was manifest.
1t was stated today that the contract
was about to be let for another two
story brick business building on
Fourth street and 1t will t&ke the place
of a small frame structure.