The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-03
Moorhead Department

Inspector; O. A. Hong of HiIlsboro
ana y. r. Hanson OF Alexandria.
The announcement is made that Col
" p. Dawson OF Perham. well known
edllors passed away at Rockford, ILL,
Of high degree and a member of 0sman
shrine.
At an election on Tuesday at ST.
Vincent, the temperance people won
out and the town went dry by a
close majority, the first time in its
history. With this result Warren is
the only oasis on the ST. Vincent line,
the only place to get a cooling draught
Of beer until Winnipeg is reached and
there the price is 10 cents per glass.
County Commissioners ami Mrs.
Frank kfnnm Of Oakport have been be-
eayed OF their young son, who was
stricken with a serious illness about
a month ago. The boy was Is years of
age n succumbed to a sudden change
for the worse last Monday night, tile
end coming Tuesday evening. The
funeral will be held from Trinity
Lutheran church on Friday or Satur-
day.
President Aasgaard of Concordia
college has o IN to the cities on bug
mess connected with the institution.
Sam Field of The Palace Clothing
house was a passenger to the cities
last night.
John Hanson. formerly of the Hun
0 farm. was a passenger to Min
neapoiis last night accompanied by
his two bays who were going to do
some sightseeing.
Justice Wade heard a dispute about
a BOARD bill yesterday afternoon in
which Ed. Berg was the defendant.
The defendant confessed to owing the
plaintiff a bill but not for the amount
claimed. The attorney for the de-
tendant moved for a dismissal of the
case against his client and the court
granted the motion.
Miss Shadler is now greeting her
friends In the dry goods department
or the Norby & Hide store.
It is expected that the gymnasium
Installed in the rooms of the Mer-
chants Employees association Will be
available for the use of members next
Sunday evening. The boys. are very
pleased of the mat made for them
by the A. ]. Wright & Sons firm.
Reports are that very little winter
wheat was sown in Clay county last
fall. but instead there was a very
considerable acreage of winter rye
which 1t is thought will give a good
account of itself. Two men with
fields a short distance from tn. civ
said this morning that their fields
are beginning to look nice and green
and that with a few days Of sunshine
they will look like huge sheets of
green velvet.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Welter are now
receiving their friends at their own
home on Ninth street south.
Today Sheriff Whaley was enter
tanning his brother from the Interna-
tional Falls country, whom he had not
seen for twenty five years, j, d. Wha-
ley. The visitor says Moorhead today
presents a very different appearance
to what 1t did a quarter Of a century
ago. Mr.. Whaley greatly admired the
splend1dly paved Front street. and in
tersections. with the white way and
attractive buildings. He referred also
to the splendid financial condition at
the city and county. practically Or .
cash basis with the extensive i'm
proVements. sewer. watermains and
pacing paid for. Mr.. Whaley was ac-
companied by Nick Nelsin. ir.. OF Don
nybrook, N. d.. who also compliment
ed the city on It's improved condition
and says there must have been some
live wires in charge f. city affairs
and had heard that the commercial
club OF Moorhead is an important fac
tor In the steering OF affairs. and re-
sponsible for the fireproof hotel which
is heard Of far and vide.
Journal Press. St. Cloud: q Fl
Barnes, superintendent of the local
pubic schools, has been appointed on.
the conference committe for entrance
requirements to the state university
by the department of superintendent
OF the Minnesota Educational associa-
tlon recently held in Minneapolis.
The young son of H. e, Roberts re-
ported seeing a robin about the
grounds of his fathers home about
$3.50 Tuesday evening.
w. H, Smith of Davenport. IA. ac-
companied by a friend, a Mr.. Flower
was an arrival this morning to look
over certain tracts of Clay county
lands about which he opened negotfa-
tons with q view to purchase some
time ago..
The delays to the mail servicA from
points in hto. caused by the floods was
Illustrated today at the Moorhea6
~postoh1ce when Postmaster Meeker
received act bill for a consignment of
envelopes postmarked Dayton. o..
March "a, arriving in this city this
morning, eleven days on the way, Gov
ering a distance which should not
have taken more than f~orty-eight
hours at the very outside.
An array of new oak fixtures was
installed in the Howard Moody store
this morning and they are to be used
TO great advantage, in making more
attractive displays of the beautiful
lines OF goods which are daily arriving
Tor the inspection Of Mr.. Moody's