The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-18
City in Brief

j. II. KurtzInan left today for the
twin cities on business.
Do you know Carpenter? Accident,
Health and Liability insurance.-Advt.
The Knights OF Columbus will meet
tonight at Columbus hall at S:15.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Stern OF this
city sailed this morning for Panama,
taking the ship at New York.
Clean shaves, neat hair cuts, Scandal
Barber shop, Broadway and First
avenue. -AdvG
Prof. H. H. Aaker left for Bis
marck this afternoon to attend a
meeting of the state enforcement
league.
]. F. Callahan, the we'll known at
torney of Casselton, who a been in
the city on business for several days
has returned home.
The Bristol G. Sweet Harness Co. has
voluntarily given their employees a
nine-hour day at same wages as for
ten hours in the past. -Advt.
All are invited to attend all of the
meetings at the Glad Tidings Mission
this evening n every evening this
week as there are special services be-
ing held.
Mrs. Charles Young of the %southside
who has been in n of the hospitals
for some time is reported to be getting
along nicely and there are great
hopes of her recovery.
j. P. Hardy, Secretary: The COM
mercial club is DESTROYS of securing a
second hand safe, one that is large
er books and valuables of the club.
Cali at club. -Advt.
Chief of Police Keefe says that the
police department was somewhat
neglected on st. Valentines day, as
there was only one valentine received
by the entire department and that n
was addressed to one of the new men.
He say this is most encouraging.
r. C. Hazard, of Casselton, man
ager of the fence department of the
American Steel e. Wire Co. has been
in st. Johns hospital for several
days after having undergone an opera
ton. His many friends will be pleased
to hear that he is doing nicely.
w. w. Smith, chairman of the audi
forum committee, will ave some very
interesting facts and figures to pre-
sent to the mass meeting Of the mem
bers Of the commercial club which will
take place this evening at s o'clock,
NNH SNCA WY SAASNAN . Gall
The tickets are, going nicely for the
big missionary banquet which will
take place on Thursday night of this
week at the Masonic temple, when it
is expected that fully 400 will be pres
ent. 1t is hoped that a great deal
of good will come from this gather
ing.
Chief Justice Burleigh F. Spalding
of the state supreme court, spent
Sunday in the city as the guest of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. N. e. Lewis
and her husband at the Gardner hotel.
Judge Spalding is making an enviabIe
record as chief Justice of the highest
court in the state.
Mark Ridgers of the Turf exchange
cigar store, who was charged by one
Of the police officers with conducting
a gambling house, was called for a
hearing yesterday afternoon in Police
Judge Miller'S court, and there was no
evidence whatever introduced against
him so he was discharged. -
The Stratford hotel which was built
by the North Dakota Improvement CO..
of this city at Breckenridge, Mimi,
will have it's formal opening Feb. 2S
and several from Fargo win attend.
1t is a modern house and will be well
equipped for the business. Sam Crab.
be of Fargo was the architect for this
building. a'
A special train carrying east the 200
members Of the Ben Hur
with their a load of race horses and
half a dozen car loads of equipment,
passed east through the city this week
en- route from Butte to the twin cities.
The train was run as a special and
made usual passenger train time
through here.
Conductor Rick of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad and wife, who have been
visiting in Wisconsin and at different
points in Minnesota, returned home
yesterday afternoon and were accom-
panied by their little grandson, Dick
Mcdonald Of Staples, Mimi, who will
spend a few days with his grand par
ents. While away Mr.. and Mrs. Rick
attended the funeral of the formers
father in Wisconsin.
jamestown Capital: James With
nell of NortonVille was a Jamestown
visitor Monday when en- route to Far
go to look after the construction of his
patent power pillow lift which he and
his sons intend to manufacture and
put on the market. He has orders now
for six of the attachments and they
have not yet begun to manufacture
them in quantities.. He knows he has
a good thing for the quick recognition
accorded the device is proof of 1t.
Ocean Springs, Miss, News: ]. P.
Edwards and family arrived in Ocean
Springs the early part Of the week
from Fargo, N. D., and are now occu-
plying apartments in the Samuel Back
GUS home on County Road, where they
will reside until their residence is COM
pleted on Holcomb boulevard, where
Mr.. Edwards recently purchased 9
eral acres of growing pecan orchard.
MI. Edwards was formerly part owner
and manager of The Fargo Daily Fo-
rum, the leading newspaper of North
Dakota, but recently sold his interest
and resigned his position to come
south and Engage in the propagation
of pecans and oranges n deal in real
estate. He is a cousin of Robertson
Palmer of this city. The News voices
z the sentiment of the people of Ocean
Springs in extending to Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwards a cordial welcome to our city.
Crystal News.
Crystal, N. d, Feb. Ito The Fo-
rum. John Mcneil held a sale at his