The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-13

Elgnth street Is the street TO come IN
from the south country on.
Miss Lillian Wright will leave .s
afternoon for Chicago, where SIC will
either study or teach music for a short
time. She will be the guest of Miss
Edith Grasse for a time while there.
The money given by the city for the
improving of roads was turned over
to A. j. Wright yesterday and will be
used to improve Eighth street from
the bridge north.
The employees of the firm of A. J.
Wright & Sons have erected a large
tent just north of the factory, where
they enjoy the fresh outside air while
sleeping.
Leveling of First avenue north was
begun this morning, where concrete
will be poured as Dor as the work
now in hand is completed.
Gravel is being hauled INTO First
avenue south between Fourth and
Fifth streets. The ~leveling will be
started in the morning.
Orders for coal are already starting
to pour into the John Lamb coal store,
now that there have been a few chilly
days. Some of the persons iii town
have already begun to put In a win
ter's supply.
Garfield Rustad is having his office
remodeled. There will also be some
new furniture put in.
Mrs. Cahill, sister of Mrs. Dienert,
with a number of friends, has been a
guest at the Diemert home for the
past week. Mrs. Cahill is a sister of
Donahue who used to play center field
on the Moorhead high school team in
the olden days when Watson OF Fifth
street south. played left field and. Fred
Irish of Fargo played right.
Frank Jerux, who has been employ
ed at the Lamb coal sheds for the past
summer, has gone to Minneapolis for
the funeral of his father-in-law.
There were seventy-fve Greeks and
Austrians working on the railway
ditch between Fifth and Sixth streets
yesterday. The work is progr essing
nicely and 1t Is anticipated that the
N. P. will put the new sidetrack
all the way through to the Fourth
street crossing. 1t has already been
laid to Sixth street.
Now that the much needed lumber
for the advertising sign boards on
Fifth street south has arrived, the
work of repairing the boards has been
begun. George Deering of the Walker
Bros CO. is in charge. It is expected
that the work will be completed by
Aug. Is.
MI. and Mrs. S. P. Diemert delight
fully entertained a company of friends
evening at their home, at a whist
party. Refreshments were served and
an enjoyable evening passed.
Mrs. Edith Godfrey and the children
reached the city from Boston, last
evening. They were taken to their
home on Eighth street south, which
was found completely renovated, newly
painted without and within, and the
house cleaning all done. 1t was an
agreeable surprise.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Ezra Davis Of Mime
apolis + spending a few days in the
city. They drove out to their farm in
Oakport today. Mr.. Davis is employed
in the state grain inspection depart
ment. He was born and raised in
Moorhead and has many friends in
Moorhead who are always glad to see
him here. ....,
Mrs. George W. Plummer of Osh-
kosh. Wis, mother of Mrs. Jalmer B.
Erickson of Second avenue north, ar
rived in the city today and is a guest
at the Erickson home. .
William Middaugh, truant officer,
has begun his work of rounding up
the kids and taking the school Census.
Sen. ]. A. Johnson and wife of
Madison, S. D., were guests at the
home of Rev. and Mrs. Anderson on
Tuesday.
Prayer service will be held at the
Methodist church this evening at 8
o'clock. All friends are invited.
Attention has been called to the
fine showing that. has been made by
the Methodist church Sunday school
In. the matter of attendance. From
and including May "a up to the pres
ent time there has been an average
attendance of, 70. This should be
a very Encouraging feature Of the
Moorhead work to Rev. and Mrs.
Boone.
Louis Olson of the firm of Rem
ley & Olson. is in st. Paul and Min
neapolis in search of timers. They
are crowded with work in this line
and need more men. r..
A. H. Braman and son Of Alliance
township were among the visitors to
the city today.
w. George Hammett Of Hawley
was in the city to argue a motion in
district court for judgment notwith-
standing the verdict, or a new trial,
in the Dinsmore a
The Middaughs home in the Fourth
ward is being entirely remodeled
and when completed will have full
basement, porch and water.
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