The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-15
City in Brief

Rugs dirty7 Phone 15S.-Advt.
Engraved and embossed work of
every description. Knight Printing Co.
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The complete shop, engraving, print
ing, blank book. Knight Printing Co.
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First class man wants position as
chauffeur, driving private car. Can do
all repairing on car. SS4 care Of For
um.-Advt.
There will be more automobiles this
year than even before. More accidents
will happen. Do you know Carpenter?
-Advt.
the dress goods. millinery, and ladies'
wearing apparel now on sale at A.. L.
Moodys.-Advt.
The ladies' of the First Baptist
church will hold a rummage sale in
the Hancock building Friday and Sat
urday of this week.-Advt.
NJ. J. DAILY, a we'll known attorney of
Perham, Mimi, who has been rams
acting business in the city, has left
for home and he vas much pleased
with his visit here.
AS yet there has been no arrange
ments made for concerts in the parks
of the city during the summer months,
although 1t is understood taht there
are negotiations going on.
Miss Shotwell of Brown & Shot
wells is in New York on a buying trip
for their new store. She will be alb
sent three weeks and expects to Sc
lect the very latest styles for the sum-
mer girl.
The work of putting the park out at
the Great Northern depot in fine shape
for the summer is going on. Flowers
and shrubbery will be planted and it is
likely that a fence will be erected
about the Rollo statue.
Col. w. P, Mccormick of Minneapo-
lis was in the city the past few days,
EcalIing on the architects and contract
ors in the interest Of the adamantine
plaster. He met many of his old time
friends while here and attended
church.
The concert of the knights of Co
lunbus this evening promises to be one
of the finest efforts the sir knights
have yet given. The music will be fur
nished by the knights glee club and
the orchestra, and a very pleasing
programme has been arranged. 1t will
be known as ladies' night.
Bowers Bros, the contractors, will
begin the work of erecting the new c..
II. Porrit block on N, p. avenue in the
near future, n as was stated in The
Forum it will be a two story building
with a finished basement building, and
will greatly enhance the appearance
of that part of the avenue.
The Elks are preparing for the big
meeting on Saturday night when the
installation of officers will take place,
the work to be lone by the district
grand exalted ruler. James Dinnie of
Grand Forks. There will be cererno-
mics incident to the opening of the
new home on First
Rev. o. E, McCracken of the Glad
Tidings mission desires to call atten-
ton to the fact that there will be in
teresting services every evening dur
ing the present week at his church on
lower Front street and that everybody
is invited to attend, and especially
those who reside in the vicinity of the
church.
President McHose of the Fargo
Manufacturers association is pleased
to announce that the banquet to the
retailers on the evening of April %
q will be a big one, there is great
fear hat the commercial club dining
room will hardly be large enough to
accommodate the crowd that will want
to attend.
E. r. Orchard of this city has receiv-
ed a letter from his mother, Mrs. John
Orchard, formerly Of this city, but
whose home is at Dickinson. stating
that she is recovering her usual good
health at the home of her son, DR.. Or
chard at Rochester, N. Y, a fact that
many of her Fargo friends will be
pleased to learn.
Aid. James Stewart, who was ar
rested by Chief of Police Keefe on a
charge of being intoxicated on N. P.
avenue yesterday evening, denies the
charge, and this morning gave bail
for his appearance before Police Judge
Miller for a hearing tomorrow morn
ing. He has secured a lawyer and
proposes to fight the case to the bitter
end.
Jake LEVITT of the NJ. LEVITT Furni-
ture Co., has returned to the city and
assumed his old position as manager
of h Front street store. He a been
away for several months and before
his return he made a buying trip to
the furniture markets to select stock
for the store. Mr.. LEVITT is a popular
young business man and has many
friends who will be glad to again see
him at his old post.
Among the prominent men of the
state and near by states who are reg
istered at the Metropole today are the
following: Hon. John Bruegger of
Williston, national democratic com
mitteeman; Mayor Nj. f. Murphy of
lGrand Forks; James F. Shea of Wah-
peton, United States marshal: Joseph
Doyle of Darlington. prominently
spoken of as the democratic appointee
for u. s. marshal; John Valley, Grand
Forks; Hon. Frank Reed of Bismarck,