The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-15
City i'm Brief

The complete shop, engraving, print
ing. blank book. knight Printing Co.
-Advt.
Engraved and embossed work of
every description. Knight Printing Co.
"t'. -Advt.
Now is the time to have your cistern
Hardware.-Advt.
Vacation time Is coming. Better get
an accident policy for your trip. Do
you know Carpnter?-Advt.
Patronize the only iithographing
plant In North Dakota. Operated by
Walker Bros. & Hardy. -Advt.
Steamship tickets to all foreign
ports. Wheelock Insurance agency,
500 Front street, phone 1006.-Advt.
Now is the time to have your cistern
cleaned, Flagstaff painted, chimneys
cleaned. Call O'Neill Hardware
Advt,
Men for work on lawns and odd jobs
Of all kinds. Call at Glad Tidings
mission, 116 Front street or phone
35S-L. Advt.
Public stenographer. Phone 112.
Dispositions, specifications, corre-
s~pondence, reports, etc. 101 Broad
~way.-Advt.
If you can't find the labor saving de-
vice you want at Walker Bros. &
Hardys stationery department, it
hasn't been invented.-Advt.
Wanted, three or four young men to
work on telephone switchboard install
lat1on.. Experience not essential, but
preferable. Apply to Western Elec.
Foreman, car of Northwestern Tel.
Elk. Co.-AdVt.
The work of repairing the guard
gates at the Broadway crossing of the
Northern Pacific has about been COM
pleted, n of the sides to the gate
having become almost useless from de-
cay.
There were just two cases before the
police Judge yesterday and the two
men were charged with having been
drunk the night before and they en-
tered a plea of guilty and they will
spend four days in the "bullpen.'
The work of cleaning out the big
fountain Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road at the Fargo station has been
about completed and the water will be
run into the same in the neal future,
and plants arranged about the basin.
Secretary Van Horn of the Interstate
Fair association states that the large
premium books for the fair are now in
the hands of the printers and the work
of sending them out will
next week. There are many interest
ing features in the book.
1t is hoped that all of the members
Of the Fargo council of the U. c.. T.
automobile auto trip to Crookston
committee will be in attendance at the
meeting that is to be held at The Fo-
rum office on Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock.
Manager Fowler of the Grand the
atre is endeavoring to secure a clari-
onet player for the ladies' orchestra
which has been furnishing such excel
lent music at the theatre. but he finds
it a rather difficult problem to secure a
lady player on that instrument.
A night or two ago no less than
twenty saddle horses astride of which
were ladies and gentlemen were seen
on the streets of Fargo. It is said
that there are a larger number of first
class saddle horses in the city now
than at ~any~etller time previous in the
history of the city.
Mrs. and Mrs. Charles Pfaff of 716
Second avenue north are the happy
parents of a baby boy, who arrived at
their home a few days g Mrs.
Pfaff and the youngster are getting
along nicely and Mr., Pfaff has been
presenting his gentlemen friends with
divers and sundry cigars.
1t is hoped that there will be a
large attendance at the Y. M. c.. A.
mems meeting mex Sunday afternoon
at 4 o'clock when that religious band
of travelling men, known as The Gid
cons, will have charge of the meeting
and some excellent addresses will be
heard, as we'll as some special music.
Governor Hanna is very hopeful
that others seeing the good work Of
the state knights of Columbus in Civ
ing $500 for the silver service of the
battle ship North Dakota will inspire
them to come across with the balance
of the money to pay the entire cost of
the service. There is only about q bal
ance Of 81, 1000 to raise. iii.
The fact hat the commercial club
has arranged for having six Sunday
concerts on Island park during the
concerts in Island park during the
summer has pleased many and
it is hoped that before the season
is over it will be possible to arrange
for financing more concerts, for they
afforded much pleasure during last
sumner
Once more Is the manager of the Or
pheum and Grand theatres in this city,
George Fowler, again forced to bow to
high honors conferred upon him. He
is now a grandfather once more. His
son., Arthur w. Fowler, states attor-
ney broke the news yesterday to the
effect that a new baby had arrived in
his family, this making the third child,
there being now two boys and one
daughter. Mrs. Fowler and the young
ster are doing nicely and the Messrs.
Fowler were both receiving the con-
gratulations yesterday Of their
friends.
Q. E. Watts. of Aberdeen. S. D. who
is a prominent merchant in his city,
was calling on w. L. Van Horn today
and other friends in the city. He was
formerly in the employ of the de Len
drecie store in this city and left here
five or six years ago and opened a
clothing store in Aberdeen. where he
Is getting along nicely. II have met
many Of my old friends in the city,
said he, land l find many changes for
the better in the city all over. In fact,
I am glad that Fargo appears to be
doing SO nicely as she is. and T am
certainly enjoying myself on this Wis
it,"