The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-10
EAST ID NOTES.

EAST SIDE NOTES.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. A. Huntoon were
passengers to the cities last night
where they will spend the week filling
several social appointments and at
tending the automobile show in the
-four city.
The basketball team of the state
normal school went to Fergus Fails
this morning where a game will be
played this evening with the Park Re-
gton Lutheran college.
The county auditor at Duluth re-
ceived two wolf pelts by parcel post
bounty. They were punched, warrants
mailed and the hides returned in the
same manner. Two wolf hides may be
sent any place in the county for
IS cents.
According to a statement, made by
Prof. N. e. Chapman of the poultry
division of the state agricultural col
lege, a hen census is to be taken in
Minnesota. The plan is to have the
5000 teachers in the public schools
take charge. Cards are to be Issued
and every child will be requested to
report the number of chickens at his
or her home. Attempts are being made
to interest county commissioners of
every county In the state in the matter
of the establishment of a junior poul-
try contest in each county.
Returning travellers from the east
say that the weather Is just about the
same here as it is in the middle west
and farther east.
Detroit Record: A. J. Mcdonnell, OF
Cormorant township, arrived at Audi
bon Tuesday night with thirty-fve
head of thoroughbred Hereford cattle
which he had purchased and shipped
up from Cedar Rapids, la. OF the herd
twenty-five were mature cows and the
h IL KArA 80 A--I IL -~-A
Mr.. Mcdonnell over $4,000 and they
Will constitute his entire herd on the
well known Mcdonnell farm at Cor.
morant lake. This paper Is pleased
beyond measure in being able to record
this item for 1t indicates the advanced
view of diversified farming being prac-
ticed by our more progressive farmers
The commercial club at Mankato,
at a meeting last Tuesday, placed it's
stamp of d~isapproval on the Cash
man distance tariff bill and asked the
legislative delegates from that dis
trict to oppose the assage Of the
measure. The clubs action was taken
after the local stone, lime, cement
and brick dealers had declared that
commodity rates under the distance
tariff would be 81 much higher than
now, these industries would be seri-
ously crippled, If not put out Of bust
ness In the greater part of Minnesc-
Ia.
Fergus Falls Journal: County Supt.
L. r. Adley is urging the passage of
a law to change the date of the an
nual school meetings in rural dis
tricts. The meetings are now held in
July, and he feels hat it would be
highly advantageous to hold them
earlier, possibly In May. The newly
elected boards would then be able to
engage teachers for the coming year,
instead of being compelled 20 allow
the city schools to take the pick If
the teachers.
The Moorhead city council will
meet in regular monthly session at
the city hall tonight.
The members of the Woman's club
at Alexandria r regaling themselves
with a series of left over %luncheons
during which practical live topics are
discussed, one he high cost of living,
a paper on which exposed some COM
parative prices in different communi-
ties. %.
Alexandria Post-News: Mr.. Pop
enoe, agricultural director of the high
stock judging. He takes his entire
class to outlying farms and gives
them the actual experience Last
week the class visited the farm of r.
b. McFarlane in La Grand.
The destruction of the public school
building at Fosston has proven to be
a bigger loss than first estimated. The
loss is now placed at $4,000 with an
insurance on buildings and contents
of only $4,000. Arrangements have
been perfected for the housing of the
schools in different churches and
buildings of the town for the re-
ma innpT IF thn cPhpnl uaor on1 Sahn0J
work will be resumed a week from
today. The high school classes will
be assembled in the Stephenson hall.
The firm of Rodseth & Mattson of
the Crookston monument works, has
been dissolved, the business to be con-
tinued by N. A. Rodseth.
Lewis Ellington, a banker, has been
appointed postmaster of Crookston by
President Taft, much to the surprise
of the public in general.
w. P. Bottom. the well known potato
buyer, writes his friends here that he
has reached Kansas City from the
south and expects to be in Moorheao
about Feb. 90, to supervise the ship
ment of his seed stock.
The reports from st. Johns hospita
today were to the effect that Mr.. an6
Mrs. John Lamb were resting fairly
easy and general conditions more Ell
~couraging.
Tomorrow Judge Nye will go to Fer
gus Falls to fill In appointment there
in the district court. He expects tt
be away only a day or two. His mex
first regular term will be in Morrison
county, March /.
Jacob Kiefer was a passenger on thu
N. p. flyer this morning for Minneapo
lis, where he is going to view thu
sights of the automobile show.
An event at Concordia college mex
Wednesday night will be the lectur,
by Peer o. Stromme on Humor ant
| Humorists.