The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-19
EAST SIDE NOTES

Charles A. Klaus, proprietor of the
| Gladstone hotel at Jamestown, was a
caller at the Comstock with Mr. Kel-
| Ter of the Waldorf at Fargo yester-
day.
! J. D. Whaley of Fosston, Mimi
brother Of Sheriff Whaley, was a visi-
| tor in the city today. He says the
crops generally are all good in his
part of the state, they were never bet
| ter, not excepting the splendid season
of 1895 and he believes the farmers
will make more money this year than
eighteen years ago.
1t is said that potato digging is in
progress on the Ed. Schroeder place
on the south side of the track, and
that the yield Is very disappointing,
hoped that this particular field is an
exception.
A car load of new potato stock was
being loaded at the Leslie Welter
warehouse today
Moorhead National bank, has returned
! to his desk after a vacation spent at
| the lakes 49,. ~
Will Humphrey Of the Macnab
pharmacy returned yesterday from a
tour of the Glacier National park and
after that a trip out to Portland and
Vancouver barracks, making. visits
there and at intermediate points.
Contractor Miller will begin work
on the foundation walls just as soon
as the materials have been inspected
and approved by the government in
spectorS.
In game with the Fargo Redmen
Sunday afternoon the Moorhead Red
men proved to be better ball players.
The score was 10 to 8. Home runs
were featured by the home team.
| At last the contract has been let for
the new high school building at
Crookston and the building is to be
completed by Aug. Is, next year. The
bid of Minneapolis firm was accept
ed, the amount for the general con-
tract being ,$97,3S5. Separate bids will
be invited for the heating and plumb
ing and furnishings. Terrazzo floors
will be used for the corridors The
building complete will cost upwards
Of 100000. -.
Superintendent Edwards Of the To-
cal public schools spent yesterday at
Crookston on business.
Yesterday was the fifty-frst ami
versary Of the outbreak of the Post
Ridgely Indian massacre in which over
1000 persons were killed, ae.
Miss Hazel Munson is visiting in
Fergus Falls as the guest of Miss
| Gladys Loomis. Z. sEses ,s...,rs..
L. r. Swift. under orders from the
state tax commission. will make sec
ond assessment of the city of st. Cloud,
the one made by the city assessor not
being satisfactory.
Seven members of the l. w W. ap-
peared near Crookston, Friday, and re-
fused $3.50 per day to work In the har-
vest fields. Later, they We're caught
stealing from the farmers gardens and
the police took them in charge.
| Governor Eberhart opened his cam
paign for public utility law at st.
Paul Saturday evening. It was a
strong plea, containing much informa-
tion on perhaps the most important
issue before the people of Minnesota
at this time, and should be carefully
read by all citizens. -
Potato men say that the heavy
rain on Sunday will help fields that
were planted late very considerably,
but with existing conditions as shown
there is not much to be seen in the
way of high prices. Today the esti-
mated total yield for Clay county this
year, 100000, holds good hut there
are some growers who say that those
their opinions on the yields from some
of the smaller fields which have been
dug: The general digging will not
begin for two weeks.
Among. the guests at the comstock
We're A. S. Odell, Marshall Mimi: Paul
B. Hegstad, Crookston; X. r. Brown.
Holdredge, ,Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. c. Whit
ney, Sanborn. N. D.: G. M. French, Bos-
ton, Mass, P. 1. Murphy, Minneapolis:
Thaarup, Detroit, MINI.
There were two brisk showers of
rain over Moorhead and vicinity this
morning. For half an hour the skies
were overhung with dark, black
clouds which came from the north,
but nothing very bad came out Of
them. b