The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-01
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EAST | o NOTES.

H.. l. Anderson, well known drug
man, was an arrival from the cities
this morning.
Secretary Wright has sent out a call
for a meeting Of the commercial club
next Friday evening, when the business
for the year just ended will be closed
up. At this meeting a representative
to the river conference at Grand Forks
will be appointed and given
to attend the meeting.
Practically all business was sus-
pended in Moorhead today so that am
plOyes generally could properly enjoy
themselves his first day Of the new
year. In several of the churches there
were appropriate services held.
DR.. and Mrs. Verne have returned
from Minneapolis, where they enjoyed
the Christmas season with friends.
". P. Bottom. the we'll known potato
buyer from Kentucky, left today for
Hobert, Okla, where he will join his
brother and then proceed for a tour
of old Mexico.
The members of the Merchants En-
ployes association did the honors today
in their suite of rooms in the Gletne
building, where their friends were re-
ceived and extended vry hospitality in
harmony with tn New Year day.
Sam Field of the Palace Clothing
House was host to the employees at a
swell dinner, which was served at the
Hotel Comstock on Monday night. One
of the guests of honor was City At
torney Rustad, who addressed the
guests perfectly apropos to the Occas-
ion and the host Complimented his
aides in the business, which had been
successful during the year just closing,
because Of their efficiency and interest
taken in the general affairs. Later
the guests formed a box party at the
Orpheum, in Fargo.
1t is learned at the Wheeler Land Co.
office that the outlook for the new
Corners into Clay county from Iowa.
Illinois, Indiana and adjoining
ties is very encouraging for the COM
ing spring and summer. Enquiries are
being received every day.
In the police court yesterday, John
Carruth, colored, was charged with the
theft of two rugs from a Mrs. Hoppe.
The defendant was convicted and sent
to Jail for twenty days at hard labor,
by Justice Torson.
Clay county pure blood poultry
breeders will be prominent among the
exhibitors at the North Dakota Poultry
association annual show in Fargo, the
week after next. President Crabbe
says the outlook is that it will be the
biggest and best show ever held in
the city across the Red river. The
premium list is especially attractive
this year.
In a feature article in The Evening
u New York; of last Saturday, un-
der the caption, Holidays Do Not Hin
1 2 [ASkAN4IlSS at OllSu > NOl1SsS 5t
prominent mention is made of Smith
college and the 81, 000,0 900 fund which
is being raised. The article is embel-
lished with a splendid picture of Ada
Louise Comstock, the dean of Smith
college. Dean Comstock Is rallying all
the forces, as with the coming of the
new year the friends of Fair Smith"
feel that they must redouble their eff
forts for with 1913 the college faces a
crisis. According to the terms of one
pledge of 5000, 900 to the big fund the
college must secure $500, 900 in pledges
IN they must be in hand by June 80,
1913, and they must be paid prior to
July, 1915. The article tells the many
devices which alumnae of New York
and other big cities have invented to
stimulate the collection of funds and
that Dean Comstock and sher aides are
working like nailers. 1t was this work
which cut short Dean Comstock's
Christmas visit to her home in this
city.
Rumors are current that a new time
schedule will go into effect on the
Great Northern next Sunday and that
there will be one or two additional To-
cal trains put into service.