The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-01-13
City in Brief

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Health n Liability insurance.-Advt.
At A o'clock this afternoon the Fargo
Manufacturers Home Products show
was formally opened by Miss Sweet,
after a two hour reception to the ladies
Of Fargo, and Moorhead.
Clifford Blodgett, of the North Dako-
ia Improvement building, who has been
quite III, was able to be out for q short
time yesterday, but is not improving
so rapidly as his friends wish.
Nearly all of the wholesale houses
Of the city have kept their travellers in
for the week, SO as to permit the
strangers and customers from out Of
town who call to be shown about,
Jackrabbits are plentiful out near the
city, and as a result there have been
many hunters at work. Several Of the
local meat markets are showing the
~carcasses Of the animals for sale.
The Tri-State Grain Growers will
meet on Wednesday evening at the
Grand theatre. This will be the only
night meeting OF the big convention in
the theatre, but all of the day meetings
will be held there.
People passing along n. p. avenue
would imagine that Fargo had turned
loose all the dogs in the state on the
visitors. The show viii open tomor-
row morning with nearly 500 dogs IN
exhibition.
Conductor James Rick of the North
ern Pacific road and his wife are visit
ing in Wisconsin and will not return to
the city for several weeks. Mr.. Rick
was called east by the sudden death OF
his father.
The new Annex hotel of Messrs. KEEL
lar e. Boyd of the Waldorf hotel was
opened to the public this morning and
there are a number of guests register
ed. This win give seventy-hve more
rooms for visitors.
Secretary Cooper Of the North Da-
kota Better Farming association and
Mrs. Cooper arrived home late last ev-
ening from a three weeks trip to the
[ east going as far as Washington and
New York. Mr.. Cooper will speak at
some Of the gatherings in the city this
week.
According to the reports from all of
the hotels in the city the guests began
TO arrive late Saturday night and have
been coming in all of the time since. 1t
is requested that all who have rooms
for renting will let the commercial club
know il at once, al 1t Is believed that
all can be used.
DYE Berg. formerly a member of
the police force Of the city, has on
/ exhibition in the Home Products show
an old sketch of the city of Fargo,
which was drawn and first exhibited
in 1872. 1t is in an excellent state
of preservation and will be sure to
attract a great deal Of attention.
Secretary Wolf states that the Y. M.
@. "A. win be open all week for inspec-
ton by the people from outside the
city. 1t is hoped that all will call just
to see what a splendid institution Far
go has for the care and training OF
boys and young men. Attendants will
be pleased to show visitors about.
This evening the speakers at the
platform meeting at the First M. j.
/ church will be Bishop Luccock Of Mon
tana President Worst of the Al @. and
President Creegan of Fargo college
The public in general Is invited to at
ttend this meeting with the assurance
that 1t will be something worth hear
ing.
The Christian Endeavor society Of
the First Presbyterian church viii
meet this evening at 1880 in a bust
ness session at the home OF Rev
Frederick G, Behner, pastor Of the
III church. AL 3 OclOCk tutEt Will DS 2
social session when an interesting
programme will be rendered N thii
will be followed by refreshments.
Peter Luger OF the Luger Furniture
co. left yesterday on an extensive
trip to the east. He will visit tn
twin cities, from there go to Crane
RAPIDS. Mich, then to Chicago anS
from there on to Baltimore. Wash
ington. Philadelphia, Boston and New
York and while way will buy a biz
: furniture line. He expects to be alb.
sent from the city for at least TIVE
weeks.