The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-27
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The commercial club of MoOrhead has
been asked to join in a request hat the
street railway company stabltsh a
shelter, for the convenience Of Moor
head and Dilworth passengers, at the
corner of Broadway and Northern Pa
cifc avenue, Fargo. There was a shell
ter established at the point named soon
after the road was opened several ear
ago, but it was not popular for some
reason and 1t was removed when
Northern Pacific avenue vas paved.
The senate has passed a bill repeal
ing the old law which states explicitly
that all schools must be provided with
Webster's dictionary. Many school au-
thorities have desired some other die
tionary, but h law has always stood
in their way. The new law will per-
NIT the purchase of any kind of die
tionary, be 1t Webster's or any other
standard dictionary.
The employers liability and work.
IN compensation law, drafted by a
special committee of the Minnesota
senate will be made a special order of
business some day next week. 1t has
been reported out favorably by the
senate committee on labor. Casual
labor has been exempted from the bill
at the suggestion of the committee.
For example, if a man is employed to
put on storm windows on q house, and
is injured while so doing, he will not
be entitled to compensation. Farm
labor is exempted, as is also domestic
servant labor. Senator Marden of this
district is in favor of the bill is
working for its passing both branches
of the legislature.
The state inebriate hospital recently
opened at Willmar is not popular with
the Minnesota Legislature and proposals
have been made for it's abandonment
as such. Two proposals have been
made for it's use. One is for the es-
adjustment of a tuberculosis sanitar-
tum and the other that 1t be used for a
woman's state reformatory.
Gordon Kahn, special Unites States
government attorney, was in Fergus
Falls Tuesday n filed another COM
plant in the United States court
against 1O4 parties who are alleged to
AVE bought lands from full blood In
dams. The action is similar to that
brought against 100 other parties a few
days ago. Another case, In which sew
enty-four defendants will be named, is
still to be filed.
A car 4oad of hogs from the farm of
John Hanson, sold in the South st.
Paul stockyards, a day or two ago,
topped the market.
There is q pretty mayoralty fight
on at GAINESVILLE and it is said that
the candidate who faVors the reap
pOintment of former Chief of Police
Forsyth is the most likely to be
elected and Willard Atkinson, a popu-
lar railroad man, is expected to win
out. A. c. Haagenson, manager of a
local elevator, a a great many fol-
lowers in the campaign and at pres
ent is a member Of the city council.
W. J. Bodkin made the prediction,
this morning, that there will be some
seeding done in Clay county before
the enc of March. =
One farmer marketed six head of
fine fat cattle this morning and ex-
pressed himself we'll pleased with the
returns.
1t 1t said there were large crowds
Of farmers in attendance at the
Hugh Beans sales of stock and farm
implements, ETC., south of Dilworth
yesterday. Cashier Roberts Of the
Moorhead National bank attended the
sale.