The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-04-28
Moorhead Department

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lis Lake; 10. NJ. Eigie, Detroit: Fl. G.
Garter of Minneapolis; A. e. Davis of
North Carolina and II. r. Culver, rep
~resenting strawberry growers Of Tex
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The street cars on the Normal
school loop were disrupted this morn
Ing by the breaking of one of the
overhead wires near the intersection
or Sixth and Front streets.
There are activities in Sheriff wha-
ley's Office these days, in preparation
Tor the spring term of the Clay coun-
" district court which will be called
to rde a week from today by Judge
wye. This afternoon Deputy MalVey
was at Ulen and other parts of the
east end of the county serving papers
on jurors and others.
William Hollis, a worthless individ-
ual and common nuisance. who has a
weakness for trying to impose upon
or1cers Of Masonic lodges. tried his
game here, but a warning circular put
the officers on their guard and the fell
low did not succeed in any particular
and he was booted u of town by the
police last Saturday.
The trials of jury cases in the dis
lrlct court at Fergus Falls have been
completed and the court adjourned,
saturday, until Tuesday afternoon
when the judge will take up the con-
slderatton of court cases which have
been set for hearing.
Mails for the east from Moorhead.
via the afternoon local, and for points
north of Manitoba Junction will under
the new time schedules close at I'LL SIS
a. m instead of 1855 p. m. just one
hour earlier than has been the rule.
C. G.. Vincent, coroner for Clay
r011nfU yyon fn1IfT- It, frs~~l- g. 4.-~
day that the date was the fortieth an
nlVersary of his arrival in Moorhead
and the Red River Valley, April 26,
1873. Crossing over to Fargo he found
a number of English, and Scotch set
tiers awaiting transportation to take
them to Winnipeg. ~
Travellers returning from Ohio,
speaking of conditions generally, say
that farming and gardening are no
right now, in the Red River valley.
Lawns and foliage here are just as
green as they were a few days ago at
Toledo and Chicago as they passed
through and the weather was about
the same. vi.
On account of poor rail connections
at Fergus Falls, tho manager for Capt.
Roald Amundsen has Cancelled the
date for the lecture which was sched-
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Members and officers of the Civics
club have invited members of the
Fargo and Moorhead Woman's clubs
to attend a lecture which is to be
given by State Entomologist Wash
burn of Minnesota, at the Presbyter-
ian church next Thursday evening.
Tomorrow afternoon Miss Thomp-
son and Miss Sjeldscod will be the
hostesses of the Norwegian Ladies
Mission society at one of the monthly
meetings at the ladies' hall at Con-
cordia college.
In the domestic science department
OF The Evening Sun, New York, ap-
peared the following: A new vege-
table has been introduced for use both
at luncheon and dinner. 1t is wild
rice from Minnesota. 1t is grown in
that state and can be got from any
grocer who makes a speciality of new
things. 1t is different from southern
rice, and delightfully."- different, as a
change. Even southerners admit this.
it is slightly dark and has a strange
taste. as If it were some sort of sweet
grass which was edible, some one de-
scrlbes 1T. The grains break into
hut1ness when they are boiled. Alto
gether, 1t is a treat we'll worth look
ing up
Through the efforts of Manager
Martin of the normal school, the base
ball schedule is about completed. The
Normal school team will play the fol-
lowing games: April Is, A. C., at A.
G.; April 20, A. c. at Normal; MAY 3,
Concordia at Concordia; May U. n.
ID. at Grand Forks; May IL, Valley
City normal at Valley City; NAV II
MayVille at Mayville: May %. Nav
vile at Moorhead; May 26, Valley Civ
at Moorhead; May 80, Concordia at
Normal. ,ar
Angus L. McCaIlum, who built the
hrst bridge across the Red river at
East Grand Forks, celebrated his
8lst birthday anniversary last Satur-
day and told his friends he felt At
TO build n just like it now, despite
his weight of years.
Professor Collins discussed the
Future woman during the evening
service at the Congregational church
yesterday. The speaker was practical
in his conclusions and clothed his re-
marks in language which was appeal
ing n from which a humble OF use
full lessons could be drawn.
It is stated tina much of the wheat
seeding has been finished on the farms
oeVr the country tributary to Moor
head. Now the farmers are busy with
oats and barley.
Fred Porritt, arrested on Friday
night for speeding with his auto. was
discharged by Justice Wade Saturday
evening. The machine he was in had
been speeded earlier than the time of
arrest, but not by him and he estab-
time the real culprit is being awaited
for by the police.