The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-26
INVESTIGATED
HAUNTED HOUSE


shoreham, MINI, June 2s. The
sensation OF the haunted house, men.
toned before, In these letters In
measure has been exposed, although
only partially SO. and that, too by e. r
Coleman, the wholesale man Of Winni-
peg, who with his wife lis spending
the summer at the Hotel Shoreham
Mr.. Coleman with Mrs. Coleman de-
tern1ned to get to the bottom of the
haunted house story and they rowed
across Sally ana made an investiga-
ton. The house is a great big RED
building well constructed and was at
n time occupied by a man and his
wife, who have since parted, but have
never been able to settle up their af-
fairs.
The building was boarded up lust
as they left 1t, screens and all being in
position. There was a back door that
a been left open and some one had
entered the building, had broken the
screens, smashed doors and even the
ffoor has the appearance Of having
been broken with an axe. Mr., Cole
man said that the house was desolate
IN appearance, but, e said he, .it looks
10 me as though the greatest number
OF ghost stories which have originated
@1Aid " 9plI llS.5EA4
canssay this that as we passed through
the house there was a peculiar feeling.
came over me. Tt seemed to me as
hough there was something whisper
ing in my ear: Break things This
whispering became SO persistent that
without thinking / picked up on old
cna1r that was standing in n of the
rooms and kind of threw it to one
side with some force, Wllereupon there
wnra .fhTanE o. fnI1Y.S rl,,; oIy- ~ - =
which apparently came from the CELL
ing although we were the only ones
In the big building, 1t was an UNI
canny feeling that came over us, and
We We're glad when our visit came to
an end, ! was told by others who had
been in the house that there was a
desire to break things the minute one
got into the building. We saw no
manifestations that would lead 10
spirits, but / must say that we were
very much relieved when we left. The
old haunted house has been desired
by many, but the old owners cannot
meet and agree to fix a price and so it
remain unused and unsold.'
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Nelson, who formerly resided at Har-
wood. not far from Fargo, will be
pleased to know that they have a very
pleasant place here at the lake where
they receive guests. They have about
the handsomest house between Sally
and Melissa and right past it goes
the road to Ashelman's Fair hills,
They have a fine home here which
they occupy winter and ummer. They
left Fargo vicinity about fiv q or six
years ago n since then Mr.. Nelson's
mother, who will be remembered by
many out at Harwood, has passed
away and has been buried here in the
little cemetery along side the lake.
The Goodman memorial church,
which stands right across the road
from Shoreham's big hotel, has not yet
been opened for the season, but it lis
expected to be In the near future,
when a Fargo lady or two who take
a great deal of interest in the serv-
ices arrive here. This church was be-
u some years 6 by a Mrs. Good |
man of Hillsboro, but who died before |
she had succeeded in raising enough
money TO build it. Her husband who
knew that his wife had taken a great
deal of interest in the building finished
it and made a memorial OF the church
for Mrs. Goodman. IT is a. very pretty
and commodious building and it is
well attended when open. 1t is stated
that any religious denomination can
use it for a Sunday by making ar |
rangements. 1t is built after the style |
Of an old New England church and
many fine preachers are heard there |
at times.
For the past week or SO the naviga- !
ton company has been obliged to sus-
pend the boats, this being caused by |
eason of the fact that a bridge was |
being built between the two lakes near |
the 500 railroad. The trouble has been
all Strengthened out and 1t is expected
that the boats will be running as
usual in a day or two. The fare for
the trip from Detroit to Shoreham by |
boat is only 25 cents, while the same
trip by automobile is Just four times
that much which many think is a
triie high for the distance travelled |
which is six miles.
Manager Siebell, of the hotel is
about to begin the work of putting
the lawn tennis court into first class
shape. 1t lis within easY access of the
two hotels, The Shoreham and Rich-
1nond and has been the scene of some
fine games.
MI. and Mrs. Robert K. Keller and
daughter, Miss Madeleine, who have
been spending a week or two here,
have returned to Fargo, where Mr..
Keller expects to remain at the Wal
dorf. His partner, w. 81. Boyd and
wife expects to visit Shoreham right
after the coming fair. The Kellers
left here a few days ago and went
first to Fair Hills and then from there
to Big Pine lake and thence on home.
Mrs. q, O.. Gutherie and family OF
Fargo arrived at their cottage on Lake
Sally for a few days.
Mrs. Bachelor and three children
of Fargo have arrived at the w. j.
Lane cottage on Lake Sally for a stay
of a few days. Mr.. and Mrs. w. J.
Lane and children have also arrived
to join the Bachelors and Mr.. Lamp
man at the cottage.
Shoreham appears to be getting in
the limelight to a considerable extent
recently. Within a very few days there
have haan three eaIlnlns anf nmrl rrurn "A u