The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-28
CITY IN BRIEF

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City Auditor A. r. Watkins is on his
sumner vacation, MT. Watkins will
spend a part Of the time at the lake.
by his family.
DR.. zachariah James of Page was in
Inc city last evening on his way home
rom Page, where he has been supply
ing the pulpit Of Rev. A. Lincoln Shute.
.Welland Orchard, formerly of this
city n now located at Dickinson Is
spending his vacation in the city. Mr..
orchard states that the crops are fine
along the slope.
r. e. Flynn will leave tomorrow for
a few weeks at Perham and from there
ne will go to Minneapolis, where he
Will enter the University Of Mime
sofa to study law.
A. L. Elliott succeeds e. A. Kicker as
manager of the Woolworth Five and
len Cent store on Broadway. Mr.. Ell
lott comes to Fargo from Boone, Ia.
His family will follow him within a
few weeks.
7. H. Sullivan, who has been in
Minneapolis, as the representative Of
The Cooperative Herald. is now at
home for a few weeks. He was quite
successful in his work in the twin
cities.
Judge Pollock and Court Reporter
Green have returned from Hillsboro,
where a brief session Of the district
court was held yesterday. They ex-
pected to be gone longer. but only one
case was ur for disposal.
Members Of the "Graingrowers'
gave an impromtu oncert in front Of
the Waldorf this noon that was really
appreciated by the crowd that gather
ed. The boys can sing and their
quartet is really fine.
Lynn Stambaugh, deputy clerk Of
the district court. Is on his vacation
at Lake Lizzie. Friends who heard
the time Of his life. Fishing is good,
and the lake climate is an improve
ment over that in town.
Rev. Thomas J. Graham, pastor of
the First Presbyterian church, has
been called to his old home at Rich
mond, Ind, by the death Of a close
friend and former parishioner. DR..
Graham is expected to return home
Friday.
President Weiser and Vice President
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tertained F. H. Wicket, a prominent
Chicago attorney, and B. Cottrell, pres
ident Of the Drexell National bank Of
that city, yesterday evening, while the
visitors were in the city.
Dean and Mrs. Bowling, during the
month Of August, will have for their
guest at their cottage by the lake at
Shoreham the deans brother and
family from Buffalo, N. Y, DR.. and
Mrs. g. !, Bowling, who made a pleas
ant visit here four years ago.
August Hanson is now driving one
OF the largest cars in the city. 1t is
an Olds and has monster wheels and
plenty of room for seven large pas
sengers. He a he doesn't care if
they never pave Broadway now for
the bumps don't bother him at all.
While gone on his vacation, to be
spent in Buffalo, N. Y, DR.. John l..
Walters pulpit at the First Methodist
church in this city. will be filed by DR..
Herbert Leonard. former pastor of that
church, but now pastor of the Simp-
son Methodist church Of Minneapolis.
c. F. Esgert pleaded guilty to a
charge of maintaining a nuisance in
Judge Miller's court this morning and
was fined $40. He was charged by
health department officials with hav-
ing permitted decayed meat and ref
use to stand on the lot in the cal of
his shop.
The county commissioners will re-
convene tomorrow, after a brief recess.
The county dads have about completed
their tax equalization task, and this
week they will get busy on the county
budget, and determine just how much
Cass county can spend during the next
year, and how.
The April court term is about clean
ed up, and 1t is not anticipated that
any more business will be handled this
term. The wind-up m later than
usual this year on account of several
long-winded cases that were tried
early in the spring. The September
court term Is next.
ABOUT a dozen plain DRINKS and
"vags" were arraigned in Judge Mil
lars court this morning, receiving
fines or sentences to the weed gang,
according to the condition of their
purse and their inclination to pay up.
Most Of them who have the money
prefer to pay. .
W. H. Thompson n family Of
Pratt, Kansas, passed through the city
today in their motor en- route to Win
nipeg. They are following the Meri-
dian road which they state is very fine
in places. Mr.. Thompson said that
the crops of North Dakota could not
compare to Kansas.
C. A. Swanson & Co. are the pos
SCISSORS of two fine show windows, the
work of their window dresser. Both
are backgrounds of Oil paintings,
showing landscapes and water scenes.
The work is very good for an amateur
and shows artistic merit. They make
an ideal background for the up-to-date