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

Try one of our 5O-cent rooms. Hote
Tweeden.-Advt.
Lost-Ten small pigs on west side O
dump. hon J. w, Contrell.-Advt.
The complete shop, engraving. print,
ing, blank book. knight Printing ca
-Advt.
For complete office equipment, why
of course you go to Walker Bros. s
Hardy.-Advt
Engraved and embossed work Of
every description. knight Printing Co
-Advt.
w. J. Courtney, we'll known attorney
from Page, N. D., was a business call
er in Fargo today.
For Sale-Wild upland hay in stacks
four miles west of Fargo. Gilbert w
Haggart.-AdVt.
John Kilt, Austrian, today filed his
declaration of intention to become a
citizen of the United States.
Lynn Stambaugh has returned from
a brief outing at the lakes with sever
al choice fish stories to relate.
The Misses Florence Gearev and
Harriet Smell, who spent the Fourth al
Detroit, have returned to their homes
in Fargo.
The front Of the new sheriff's resi-
dence is being terraced, which is q
part of the ornamenting of the court
house grounds.
For Sale: House, Moorhead. eight
rooms n bath, modern except heat
Excellent location. Bargain. Address
No. 1T care Forum.-Advt.
The Society for the Prevention OF
tuberculosis has arranged to have q
large exhibit in the agricultural build
ing at the state fair.
The county commissioners consider
ed only routine business at their meet
ing In the courthouse today. Equaliz-
alton of CaSs county's axes will
KEEP them at work for some time.
There is no system that can not be
improved by better equipment. II
used in an office. a bank or a court
house. Walker Bros. & Hardy has it,
-Advt,
While a number of towns in the
state had successful celebrations on
the Fourth, that at Leonard was nm
usually So. Judge George Van Amman
of Wahpeton delivered the address.
The rules committee of the Count
club of which A. w. McNair is chair
man met at the commercial club his
afternoon to prepare rules regulating
the various activities of the organiza-
ton.
Work of laying the concrete floor in
the t1rehouse Is almost comIIeted.
The improvement, which is the result
OF the work Of the flremen themselves.
Will add much to the utility of the
building.
Masons started work on the brick
walls of the auditorium this mornine
the work having been delayed pendinp
the erection Of the steel structure. In
a few weeks the building will be en-
tirely enclosed.
Editor D. L. Campbell or The North
wood Cleaner was a caller at The
Forum editorial rooms yesterday aft
ernoon. He was in the city to attend
a meeting of the progressive party, he
being a candidate Of that party for
lieutenant governor.
G. r. Wattles, deputy in the office OF
the United States marshal, is at Devils
Lake today, where the federal court is
scheduled to convene, but will adtocrr
until the first Tuesday in October. The
July term is especially light and will
be carried over until fall.
J.. R. Ferris of the National hotel
Minneapolis, was a guest of honor, a
the table Of the Heavyweight club al
Prizes cafe at noon today and besides
those, at the table, Mr.. Ferris was
cordially greeted by old timers in Other
parts Of the cafe dining room.
D. J. Hull and his son, Tom Hull
returned from the lakes Sunday eve
ming, where they had spent a few laws
fishing, the result Of which was thai
friends and neighbors enjoyed meals
of bass and pike. Both gentlemen are
expert disciples Of the immortal WAL
ton,
At a meeting of the executive COM
m1ttee of the commercial club this af.
ternoon Mayor Emery was selected as
the representative of the club at the
convention at Minot. Preparations
were also made to improve the clut
booth in the merchants pavilion at the
fair grounds.
Thousands of bullheads are BEING
caught in a pool just below the dam
by small boys. The fish, in avoiding
the swift current as g. result Of the
high water, crowd into 81 t~welve-foot
pool on the Minnesota side of thu, dam
and are hooked as readily as the
youngsters can manipulate their lines
Only three days remain during which
water patrons may pay their quarterly
fee and profit by the 10 per cent dis
count, and as a result business has
been picking up at the city auditors
office. To benefit by the discount wa.
ter fees must be paid by the tenth OF
the month, but the Fourth of July cut
off n day in which to ADVANTAGE OF
it this quarter.
Under a contract with the Bowers
Bros, excavations were begun, this
afternoon. for a brick addition at the
rear Of the building occupied by the
Elgin Dairy lunchroom which is to bt
used as a kitchen. The present kitchen
will be changed about so that it car
be added to the present dairy lunci
room, the business demanding more
ronm for Datrops