The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-26

The officials have called a meeting
Of the Royal league for this evening
at the usual place and time.
In chambers today Judge Nye heard
the case Of Akers VS.. LOOMS, a mat
ter in which the plaintiff a new conner
to this part of the state, bought a
horse from the plaintiff which died
very soon afterwards. Finally an ami
cable settlement was made between
the parties. Senator Marden appear
ed for Mr.. Aker.
Miss Rushfeldt, county superintend-
ent Of schools, announced today that
in addition to the instructors named
for the teachers institute to be held
in Moorhead lex week, Miss Cilley
of the normal school will teach the
fifth grade work in literature and Miss
Sholty, also Of the same institution,
will take charge of the primary de-
partment Of the instituate.
Crookston Times: Richard Mills left
last night for Moorhead where he will
be located in future as chief a in
spector for the Great Northern. Dick
will be missed in band and social cir4
Giles, but will probably be able to get
here occasionally to toot his horn on
special occasions.
At the meeting of the Federation of
Woman's Clubs at Brainerd on We'd
nesday Mrs. William Russell of this
city was elected vice president for the
Ninth district.
Atty. William Russell has returned
from a business trip to Valley City.
Evidence was submitted before JUS
tice Torson in support of an alibi
claimed by the defendants in the ase
of the state VS.. Marshall and Benson,
two baseball players. A Northern Pa
cific brakeman testified that the two
defendants were on his train from st.
Cloud to Dilworth at the time Of the
alleged robbery. The case was ad-
journed to allow the attendance Of the
complaining witness. The defendants
are represented by Mr.. Peterson, who
expects to obtain more evidence in
support Of the alibi claimed.
Hunters returning to Crookston say
that mallard ducks are very scarce in
the waters about GAINESVILLE.
F. L. Thurston Of the Great Northern
at Ada has been transferred to Simcoe,
N. D., a station on the same road south
of Minot.
Ada's municipal heating service is to
be considerably extended this year and
one of the buildings to be heated will
be the hotel block.
Ada Herald: James ]. Hill has writ
ten to Sam Olson stating that he will
be at the Norman county fair the
morning of Saturday, Oct. 4, n will
address the people at that time.
Governor Eberhart is addressing
great crowds at different county fall
fairs, principally on the subject of i'm
proved farming methods and never
fails to put in a word booming the
stock industry and urging the farmers
to increase their investments in either
mich or feeding stock and If not in a
large way, why in as big a way as
possible. To the young people the
governor speaks on the value of agri-
culture and manual farming courses.
All of the rural graded schools in
Clay county will be closed during the
three days of the county institute to
| be, held in Moorhead, Oct. /, 2 and 3,
to allow the attendance of all the
teachers which is according to the edu-
cational avs of the state-the time
spent by the cache at the institute
is in lieu of their school duties and
they will be paid just the same.
A. J. Gafke of Madison, Wis, has
been selected as the county agricul-
tural agent for Grow Wing county. He
is a graduate of the agricultural de-
partment of the Wisconsin. university.
Observers in the woods say that the
crop of acorns and hazelnuts are un-
usually large this year, the corn has a
heavy coat of husks and moss on the
north sides of the trees Is particularly
more abundant than for years-cold
weather signs.