The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
EAST SIDE NOTES

A. A. McCarten Of GAINESVILLE was 6
business visitor in the city yester.
day.
Sitting as a county board of equal,
cation the county commissioners were
In session yesterday morning.
Officer Richard Anderson has re-
turned from Warren where he has
been spending his vacation
George Hammett, the we'll known at
torney of Hawley was in the city yes
terday having business in probate
court before Judge Sharp.
Walter Johnson, Of Nome, Alaska
who has been visiting his parents for
the past few days left yesterday for
Illinois to spend the remainder of his
vacation.
Sam Field of the Palace Clothing
store is expected to return from New
York the last Of the week.
S. o. Tang, county superintendent of
chools, on Sunday made a run of 100
miles in his Ford car having five pas
sengers In. The entire trip but four
and one-half gallons of gasoline were
used. The splendid record is due in
part to the unusual condition of the
roads.
Ole Hoff who has been under the
care Of the city at the home of Edward
Mudderman Of Sixteenth street north
became suddenly insane Sunday and
has been urned over to Sheriff
Whaley for safe keeping.
A particularly sad death a few days
ago was that of Joseph Alfred Klom-
stad, son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Klomstad, of Brainerd, who, while
feeding the horses at the home place,
was stricken with heart failure and
| fOln6 dead nv his father q few NOM
ents later. The funeral was held from
the late home on Sunday afternoon,
with services by Rev. C. H. McCrea, Of
the Methodist church, and interment
was made in Oak Grove cemetery. De-
ceased was born at Brainerd, Jan. G.,
1890.
Recently the law firm of Johnston &
Dennis, after five years of practice,
dissolved as a Partnership; both mem
bers continuing in the profession. Mr..
Johnston will retain the present offices,
and Mr.. Dennis has temporarily rented
a portion of the office formerly used by
E. G. Holmes. G.. M. Johnston has been
practicing law in Detroit for more than
a quarter of a century, while Mr.. Dem
mis- has been a partner In the firm for
the past v years.
The big Chippewa council at Bemidji,
which was to have been held during all
of last week, adjourned until August
when 1t Is hoped the government will
make such an appropriation as will al
low the various delegates to attend.
The Detroit Auto took pos
session of the garage building vacated
by the Frazee Bros. company, n they
will use it as an adjunct to the plant of
the Detroit Boat & Auto company,
which they recently purchased.
The county board of Clay county has
ordered its treasurer to make a formal
demand on the defunct GAINESVILLE Ma
| tional bank for the $5,073.94, which the
county had on deposit there when Get
rich-quick F.. C. Cary blew the funds
and storage potatoes
All of the hotels are crowded with
fair visitors: At the Comstock this
morning, A. P. Wright, C. A. Wright Of
Fergus Falls, C. P. Bettenga of Wad-
enn, J. S. Olson, Buxton, A. J.. McFad-
den, Neche, H. E. Poole, Enderlin and
B. Harris of Fergus Falls, were among
those registered. At the New Columbia
Andrew Norhem and John Moe of IN
derwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Vlach Of
Kensal. Mrs. Vanman Of Kensal and
May Burns of Fergus Falls were guests
today.
Hundreds of autos arrived from Min
nesota points this morning bound for
the state fair at Fargo. This ideal me-
thod of travel is being used by many
especially while the splendid weather
| prevails.
A pair Of musicians playing several
Instruments at one time attracted at
tention on the streets this morning.