The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-09-04
Moorhead Department

but the policeman on duty heal there
"smelled a rat" and before the thief
could leave the building he was under
arrest. The man arrested is commonly
known as "T~hree-fingered JIM" Just
what the prisoner wanted in the shop,
has not been disclosed. He will have
a chance to explain late this after
noon.
The .stork made a visit to the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. III. e. Roberts last
night and there was added to the
family a companion to a brother and
sister and another stakeholder in the
Moorhead National bank. Callers at
the bank this morning were greeted
by Cashier Roberts, who was all
smiles. and they were cordially asked
to enjoy a choice Havana with his
compliments. The mother and boy
are doing splendidly.
The city council will meet in eguIar
monthly session next Tuesday evening
when the monthly reports of officers
and other routine business will be
considered.
A. j. Wright of the Wright awning
factory me- with an accident which
obliges him to carry his right hand in
L sling. Mr.. Wright was sharpening
a scythe and in some way it slipped
and turned, catching two of the fin
gers, cutting them so badly that two
or more stitches were required to
bring the severed flesh together. The
injury will Inconvenience for a
week or SO.
C. E. Brown, county agricultural
agent, returned this morning from a
visit to the state fair and attendance
at a general meeting and conference
of all the county agents of the state.
Mr. Brown spent the day at Hawley
and vicinity INT tool a view of the
harvesting operations and threshing.
On Saturday he expects to spend the
day in the city. .s
Mr.. and Mrs. George J.. Thompson
left yesterday afternoon for the cities
to attend some business matters and
see the fair sights.
Miss Bessie Butterfield of Valley
City has been engaged to take charge
of the domestic science department In
the public schools at Breckenridge.
Minneapolis Journal state fair
note: BLACK winter speltZ, claimed to
be the only sample of it's kind on the
fair grounds. is shown in the Clay
county booth, in charge of J. c.. Vim
cent of Moorhead. Another distinctive
product is the potato-onion imported
from Sweden and which has proven
unusually productive in Clay county"
President Weld Of the state normal
school. in the absence of the pastor.
will conduct the service at the First
congregational church next Sunday
morning. The Rev. H. A. Kernen will
return In time for the following Sun
day.
An event this evening will be an ice
cream social under the auspices of the
ladies of Grace M. E. church, on the
lawn surrounding the church.
L. F. Moe of the Moe department
store, has returned from Chicago and
the cities, where he has been buying
for his fall and winter stock. He has
made some exceptional selections for
the leading departments and they will
soon be on display.
At Fergus Falls, l.. F. Dow, the
Fairbanks-M Morse Co. and the st. Paul
Engraving Co. filed a petition in the
United States court there yesterday
asking that the Riverside Manufac-
turing Co. of Alexandria be %adjudged
bankrupt. The petition alleges that
the company owes debts in excess OF
$50, 900, but does not estimate its as
sets. -"g...
Carl F. Bick, a prominent farmer
near Glyndon, was doing business in
the CITY IOudy.
Senator Marden was engaged in a,
hearing before Judge Sharp in the pro-
bate court today the settling up of the
Carr estate, the administrator of which
is Preston w. Riley of Iowa Falls, Ia,
who was present.
Miss Alice Swanson was a passenger
to Kelliher, Mimi, where she will fill
a teaching position in the public
schools there.
Miss Mile Hanson has gone down to
the cities to view the fair sights and
then will go on to Duluth to visit at
the homes Of friends.
John Smith and Burley Swanson,
strangers, were held to the district
court by Justice Wade yesterday aft
ernoon on a charge of stealing 1900
cigars from John Karlstrom.
Jalmer Erickson has a force of men
at work undermining his home on Sec
ond avenue north. 1t will be quite
nifty when the remodeling and decor
ating has been completed.