The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-26
EAST SIDE NOTES

Married by Rev. H. A. Kernen, at
his home on Christmas eve, Miss Aletta
Hagen to Melvin Myhra. The bride is
the niece Of Martin Hagen, the teweler
Of Fargo.
h death is announced of Mrs. Mary
Leightner Of Richmond, Mimi, at one
of the hospitals in Fargo. The body
was prepared for burial at the Wright
Undertaking pariors and it viii be for
Warded to Richmond by train tomor-
row. Deceased Is survived by a hus-
band and four children.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c.. Wyatt and fam
ny spent their Christmas dinner with
friends at Sabtn.
mas greetings among his Moorhead
friends today.
One Moorhead merchant sold over
$4,000 worth of the new Edison disc
talking machines for Christmas gifts.
John Gilbertson. IL years old, of
Wadena. won the county acre yield
fraction more than IS bushels of corn
on n acre, His record has been GER
titled and has been entered in the
state-wlde contest and he hopes to win
the first prize which Is $50 cash and a
$500 scholarship in the university farm
school. The acre yield contest for boys
and girls was inaugurated by the bank
ing interests of the state.
Sprigs of wintergreen to decorate
OAAA % oI nOlIV rs
an innovation practiced generally In
Wadena his year. W~intergreen grows
abundantly In certain parts Of Wadena
county, and much Of 1t has been goth
cred this year. The absence OF snow
made the gathering OF the plant easy.
Following a meeting held at Crooks
ton, and called by Supt. C. G.. SeIvig of
the Crookston school of agriculture
the superintendent and teachers of
agriculture in the counties in north
western Minnesota appointed Supt.. F.
H. Koos Of the Stephen high school as
chairman of the permanent organiza-
ton committee to report back Satur-
day, Feb. 81, the day following the close
Of the Great Northwestern Minnesota
Farm Crops show, to be held here Feb.
1920. The schools of East Grand
Forks. Stephen, Argyle, Warren, Nc
1ntosh, Erskine, Bagley, Fosston and
other points were represented and aft
er an evening session in the CONNER
cial rooms a full day was spent at the
Crookston school OF agriculture during
which plans for work were discussed.
A convention of the Modern Wood
men will be held at Minneapolis, Jan.
5, 6 and Z. =
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Auxer were
Christmas day guests of friends at
Fergus Falls, they and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. B. Auxer were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Loomts at the Park hotel
Chicago dispatches announce the
death of Franz A. Lindstrand. presi-
dent of the Swedish National associa-
ton. He settled in Chicago in 1871 and
for several years was editor of the
Svenska Amerika.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Sheffield of
Crookston and Fred Sheffield of Fargo
spent Christmas day with friends at
Ada.
Christmas tree exercises for the
children of Grace Methodist church
were held in the parlors of the church
Christmas eve. There was a goodly
attendance and a well laden tree ana
appropriate music were %eatures Of the
occasion and Kris Kringle was very
kind to the little ones.
At a meeting Of st. Joseph's court
G dsv n oue, Er ! e os rI1tIieSers, ngiG Iues.
demise of Edward German were adopt
ed and ordered spread on the minutes
Of the Moorhead court and an engross-
ed copy sent to the hereaved family.