The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-10-28
EAST SIDE NOTES

Mr.. and Mrs. T. e. Jones left yester-
day for their winter home at Jupiter,
Florida. .v.. ..- g,
Manager Tuttle Of the North Amer
lean Telegraph Co.. was in the city to-
day supervising matters connected with
the office recently established at the
Comstock hotel. Today Miss Esther
Nelson, an experienced operator and
manager from the office in Minneap-
oils, was installed as permanent man
ager Of the Moorhead office. 49,
Joseph Lommen, who has been as
sistant cashier in the local freight Of
flee of the Northern Pacific, has been
transferred to be night express agent
at the Moorhead passenger station.
This evening the members Of the
commercial club, which meets in reg
ular monthly session, will be RECALLED
with an address by c.. E. Brown, Clay
county's agricultural agent, who will
discuss the multiplicity of advantages
of the organizations of farmers clubs
about the county and how ~proitably
they affect general business interests
as we'll as those belonging exclusively
to the farmer. Secretary Wright has
sent out an urgent call for this meet
ing and he and President Mackall very
much desire to see a large turn out of
members at s o'clock.
After the sharp frost and cold blasts
last night it was generally stated 1t
meant the end of potato digging for the
season and the tubers in the ground
will serve as fertilizers, rather expen-
sive, so it is said, but it could lot be
helped. Cine of the big losers is said
to be w. j. Rood. q farmer only a short
from the city. who had a field
of upwards of 1870 acres and was only
able to dig about twenty acres which
he did between the recent rain show
ers. The minimum temperature today
vas II degrees at 7 a. m.
T. J. Thompson of Dilworth spent
Sunday at Crookston as the guest of
and Mrs. l.. Anderson.
The police of Crookston nave been
given a, tip that a party of strangers
are working about communities tribu-
tary to that place, trying to induce
to make investments in a
which is nothing else but a
gold brick proposition and farmers
and country business men are warn
to be very careful about what
business engagements they make
with strangers.
Judge M. D. Taylor of the state SUI
preme court, formerly Of the district
court of this district, found for the
city of Minneapolis in the case which
means a reduction in the price Of
gas. .
Monday, Nov. 10, the big game sea-
son opens in Minnesota. The day
which hundreds of sportsmen have
been waiting for is drawing nearer.
Reports from the north woods state
the 1eet-fOoted denizens Of the
forest are more numerous than ever
this year, and those who annually
seek the pleasure Of killing will take
the tall pines in quest of the high
ly priced trophies when the season
arrives.
B. A. Gray, agricultural agent for
county. is devoting consider
able time in the effort to encourage
the growing of alfalfa and he has
found that a large number of farmers
in that county are interested in
starting fields Of alfalfa. He has de-
cided to take orders for seed from
farmers who may want it n ship in
a large quantity and thus get the
benefit Of a lower price and cheaper
freight rates. A seed expert will buy
the seed, which will be carefully select
as to hardness and purity and
from unirrigated land. which will in
sure that it Is adapted to this section.
John Baum, signal nan on thet
Northern Pacific here. has been
transferred to Staples.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.. Bussert were
bereaved Of their child. 8 months old,
Sunday morning. The funeral was
held yesterday and the interment was
made in ST. Joseph's cemetery.
A good many people are expected
to wend their way to the Kassenborg
building tomorrow night and partake
of the chicken pie supper which will
be served there by the ladies of Grace
church, Wednesday eve
ming.
The Rector's guild of st. Johns
church will meet at the home of Mrs.
Hill on Second avenue north, to-
morrow afternoon.
At the close of business of the Dill
worth State bank. Oct. 81, as per the
call statement made on that date, the
deposit line of the institution, amount
ed to $56,576 and loans and discounts
amounted to $57.273.
Among the guests at the Comstock
were. A. M. Walton, Sank Center; G.
Durfee, B. Fowler, r. J. Jordan, w. u.
Knight, L. L. Law, L. L. Lowberg, e. A.
Davis, E. Mcdonald, a party Of insur-
men from Minneapolis, S. E. Berg.
Halstad, J. /. Sabin, st. Paul: Thos.
Baker; Helsmuth H: Lee,
Winona, and Hugh P. Adams Of Chi
cago.
Tag day at Fergus Falls for st.
Luke's hospital Melted a little over
$500. In the collection boxes there
were only 1,097 pennies. OF dimes there
were 1887.
The busiest places nowadays are the
fuel yards, at every turn of the head
today was to be seen a load Of some
kind of fuel.