The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-25
EAST SIDE NOTES

Ada Herald: The members Of the
Moorhead fire department expect to
attend the state f1remen's convention,
which is to be held at Thief River
Falls in June, in a body and will make
the trip in automobiles. The Ada Com
mercial club should induce the Moor
head firemen-autoists to come through
Ada as it is direct line between the
two cities. MoOrhead wants the state
convention for 1916.
Gina Lommen, for six terms super
intendent of schools for Houston Coun-
ty, has been elected to a position on
the faculty of the state normal school
at WinOna and she has accepted.
Captain Amundsen will tell the story
of finding the south pole to the people
Of Fergus Falls next Monday evening.
The newspaper at Fergus Falls
have given notice that other towns in
the Seventh judicial district must keep
hands off their iudgeShip-"that
Judge Parsons is well liked that his
seat is practically secure for many
years to come"
Sec. George w. Harris, of the Beck
er County Agricultural society, is
sending out the annual premium lists
for 1913, the fair which is to be held
IN Sept. 10 and 20.
The Detroit Record says the ice in
the west arm of Detroit lake went out
with a crash last Saturday night, but
the big lake did not clear until Mon
day morning, so the date recorded for
the clearing of Detroit lake this year
is April 10, just six days later than
last year This season in nowise dis
turbs the previous record which had
been made as to the extremes, 1898,
when the ice remained until May IL;
and 1910, when the ice went out
March %.
r. w. Drummond, for many years
in charge of The Forum presses, is
now in charge of the pressroom of The
Detroit Record, and Dick" seems to
be making friends with the people of
the city by the lakes.
The state committee of 100 Modern
Woodmen leaders of the Modern
Woodmen Assembly of Minneapolis,
has called a convention of the Ninth
congressional district to meet at De-
troit on Wednesday, June 4.
Detroit Record: Congressman
Stevenson has secured the passage of
his appropriation providing for a trib-
al roll of the Chippewa Indians of the
state of Minnesota, mention of which
has been made heretofore in this pap
er. Under the provisions of the bill
a commission of three will be appoint
ed to make the roll; one to be appoint
ed by Judge Page Morris, Of the fed
eral court, one by the federal depart
| ment of justice, and the third to be a
citizen of Minnesota. When this roll
is prepared and legally adopted many
of the lis pendens suits filed by Messrs.
Burch-H inton-Long ct al. will disap-
49, M s.I Nr~-- D.. "a -
sun. Speed the day when the Indian
situation will be cleared up!
Henning Krabbenhoft of Sabin left
this morning for New York from
which port he will sail for Germany,
where he is going to enjoy life during
the summer
A joke vas being told, today, at the
expense Of the local police. A young
blood from Fargo, last night, feeling
pretty good after a good supper at a
fashionable grill, jumped into his ma
chine which he drove at full speed
too fast for one of the argus-eyed
bluecoats who failed to stop the vio-
lator of the city ordinance. Later a
brother Of the fast autoist appeared in
the city wishing to get possession OF
the machine. He found 1t In front OF
a business louse, sent word to his
brother that he was taking 1t, and
away he went toward the west side
Of the river, but at slow speed, so slow
that he was spotted by the bluecoai
referred to and as the machine bore
the number wanted by the policeman
he was arrested and marched off to
the police station. where he told his
side of the story. The case lis await
ing investigation. The latter brother
is not averse to paying his brothers
fines but he does not enjoy the odium