The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-13
EAST SIDE NOTES

Papers have been prepared by Atty
10: IL. sharp for j. A. Selvig Of Feltol
who seeks to recover, from the Grea
Northern Railway Co, the value of
carload OF potatoes which are alleged
TO have been destroyed by fire through
ployes.
Judge Grindelan Of Polk county hal
been petitioned for a hearing on tn,
proposition to make the Pembina trai
a judicial highway for a distance o.
$50 miles from a point in northern Kilt,
son county and from Roseau south pas
the southern line of Becker county
Ih1s would mean the p~ermanence or q
natural highway similar to the Santa
Fe trail In the south
The Rector's guild Of st. Johns
church viii meet at the home OF Mrs
b. F. Mackall next Wednesday after
noon.
The state normal school will reopen
tomorrow following the Easter recess
1t the meeting of the assessors, a
day or two ago, Chairman Armson of
the state tax commission calling the
attention of the city and town
assessors said that the money and
credits lax law imposes a tax of SO
on $1,000, or less than Ito the ordin-
airy tax. On June 4, 1913, the bank de-
posts Of Clay county amounted to
49, %c,oou'uV Willie tue dSSCSSlllSilL VI
money and credits was $772,682, or
31.8 per cen Of the bank deposits at
that time, while the assessment Of
money and credits in the city was only
$S09, COS, or about 27.6 per cent Of the
bank deposits.
J. G. Armson, state tax commission
If the assessor is to expect obedience
to the law on the part of the tax
payer he must himself obey the law.
All property must be assessed this
year in strict accordance with law re-
CARELESS of the effect it may have
on totals or averages. Land worth
$500 per acre must be assessed for
twice as much as land worth $50, and
a horse worth 5000 must be assessed
for twice as much as q horse worth
500. In short, value is the sole and
only basis for assessing property this
year.
The Glyndon News: Formal &C
ceptance and transfer of the new cleo
trio plant from the firm installing to
the local power company is being
made. MI. Gugler, of the firm in Mil
waukee, having arrived in the village
yesterday to attend to the same. Man
ufacture n use Of the current has
been going on uninterrupted since the
first. n with some minor details 80
be looked after the plant is in shape
to care fer local wants.
The Northern Pacific railway shops
at Brainerd have changed from the
eight hours six days schedule to nine
hours six days a week. This includes
the machinists, b~oilermakers, black
smiths and other men working on the
locomotive side of the shops.
Professor Martin of the normal
school and Mr.. Tucker, a friend of his,
have returned from a very interesting
hike over the northern country. For
tween Detroit, Mimi, and Bemidji,
about 100 miles, finishing their tramp
last night. The pedestrians found the
roads rather rough, but generally the
esting and prolific Of tropics to talk
and write about
Clerk of Court McCubrey is one of
the hold-over officers this year as the
new law regarding the extended terms
for county officers does not interfere
term for which has been four years. OF
course If the voters of the state select
Mr.. McCubrey for clerk of the state
supreme court he will resign his place
he has SO efficiently filled for several
years.
Joseph Gum, the present mayor of
Breckenridge, Mimi, is talked of as a
possible candidate for state senator to
represent the new district Of Clay and
Wtlkin counties.
Gov. Adolph Eberhart has designated
the week of April II to Is as hog chol-
era week and he urges all farmer or
CARNATIONS to hold meeting to discuss
plans to prevent further spread of the
the farmers cooperate in the plan hat
the disease can eventually be stamped
out. The loss to the farmers of Min
nesota from hog cholera during the
year Of 1913 was over $4,000, 900.
Sheriff .Whaley has appointed a
nephew of his to be deputy sheriff,
vice P. E. Malvey resigned.
Miss Erickson, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A.. H. Erickson, has returned
from Florida where she has been a
guest of Miss Margaret HOLSTER at the
winter nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hollister.
Judge Sharp was at his desk in the
office of the probate court this morning
after an absence for some time. The
Judge has been obliged to keep indoors
on account of an attack of the grippe
and today was the first time he has
been out.
Miss Agnes Lewis, one of the instruc-
tors in the jamestown academy, spent
the Easter vacation with friends N
Fargo and she made some calls in
Moorhead. .
The work of laying brick for the su-
POI L ~ " Nv LCM olitCo olotSo
building is now under way by a large
force Of bricklayers which a been put
to work by Contractor Miller. The
only delays which will be experienced
now will be those raused by weather
conditions.
Senator Marden accompanied J. d.
Berkeley, chief officer of the st5A:e or
ganization of the Sons of Veterans and
Editor l.. Benshoof Of Detroit, state de-
putty, to GAINESVILLE, Saturday after
noon to assist in the institution of a
GAINESVILLE. The senator was enrolled
as one of the members Of the Barnes
Vile camp.
The children of the Sunday school Of
st. Johns church collected upwards of
$50 in their Lenten mite boxes the con
tents of which will be sent to the gen
eral board of missions of the Episcopal
church and it will go towards swelling
the Children's Lenfen offering for
missions. the total of which last year
amounted to over $4,000 all Owe tt.
opened during the Easter services yes
terday. .f... E"d 4." a|t
An Easter sale and supper under the
auspices of the ladies, Of the Congrega-
tional church, will be held Wednesday
evening at 6 o'clock. AS usual the
menu for the supper will be a very
tempting one a .
Two candidates for the appointment
of postmaster of Wolverton submitted
to a civil service examination at the
local postofice last Saturday. The
papers have been sent to Washington
for marking. (