The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-30
CITY IN BRIEF

Try one of u 5O-cent rooms. Hotel
TWeeden.-Advt,
The complete shop, engraving, print
ing, blank book. Knight Printing CO.
-Advt
For complete office equipment, why
OF course you go to Walker Bros. q
Hardy.-Advt. |
For Sale-Wild upland hay in stacks
four miles west Of Fargo. Gilbert w. |
Haggart.-Advt.
For sale-Two well-bred pacing
geldings, 3 and 4 years old. broken.
Phone 239s-L-Advt.
Carl Peterson Of Crookston has ar
rived in the city and is to be in the
employ Of the Bailey-Marsh COM
pany.
John Bennitt, travelling freight agent
for the Rock Island lines, called on
the local railroad men n shippers
today.
For Sale: House, Moorhead, eight
rooms and bath, modern except heat.
Excellent location. Bargain. Address |
No. 1T care Forum.-Advt.
Cass county officials were busy yes
terday finishing up the months bust |
ness. June has been a busy month in
most or the ot1ces.
There is no system that can not be |
improved by better equipment II
used in an Office. q bank or a court
house. Walker Bros. & Hardy has 1t.
-Advt.
After a disruption Of a few DAYS., |
owing to paving operations. the regu-
lar schedule over the southside loop is
again at the disposal Of street car
patrons.
Safety razors sharpened. We
guarantee satisfaction. See machine
working in Carlisle & Bristol store
window. Bring your dull blades to-
day.-Advt.
New arc lamps of greatly increased
illuminating power have been erected
over the large show windows of the
Pirie cafe making the latter consider
ably more prominent at night.
Building operations have been start
ed on a new home for Sam Mathews
on Eighth street south. Plans show
that the residence will be one of the
finest on that beautiful residence
street.
John Johnson, Andrew Johnson and
Peter Nelson, charged with the theft
of a chest Of tools, yesterday were
sentenced to fifteen days in jail by
Judge A. G.. HANSON in the county
court.
Work Of repaving the car tracks on
N. P. avenue is nearly completed while
the work on Front street is advancing
rapidly. The next to be repaved is
the branch on Fifth street and First
avenue north.
The extension of the city's white
way along Front street to the south
side fire station n the block On
Eighth street south to First avenue is
nearly completed n should certain
ly be ready for service by the Fourth.
John Thorne, who has three cottag-
es under construction at Ninth street
and First avenue south, says that he
has had a great many chances to rent
them already. He expects to rush
work from now on so as to get the
houses readJ for occupancy next
month.
The first quarter of the new moon |
will be reached tonight and from it's
appearance it is to be a dry moon. |
When the moon appeared last night
1t was very misty, but later there was
a clearing and it shone out in all of
its efulgence.
So heavy have been the rains Of the
past few days that the river has risen
above the drive shutting off traffic.
Several daring canoists have tried
floating over the dam n running the
rapids. When the water is high the
stunt is more spectacular than danger
Gus.
The beautiful arrangement of the
numerous varieties Of flowers ana
bushes, and the ornamental beds, in
the parks at the east and west ends
of the Northern Pacific passenger sta
ton, are attracting a great deal of at
tention from the local and travelling
public. Just now the sight is gorgeous
one.
Northern Pacific PASSENGER train
No. 4 running from Seattle to st.
Paul n due in Fargo at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon, reached the city at II
caused by the washout of a bridge |
near Mandan. Railroad officials ex-
pect to have trains running on time
tonight.
Last evenings Red Wing Republican
had the following in it's local columns:
Mrs. Harry Anderson and children,
who for the past week or ten days
have been enjoying a visit at the home
of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Peterson. East Fourth street, departed
Sunday for their new home at Fargo.
Mr.. Anderson holds a responsible po-
sition with n Of the publishing
houses at that place.
Ralph Wolf, secretary Of the local
Y. M. c. A, wired the assistant secre-
tary today that he believes he has OBJ
tanned a man to fill Roy b. Henderson's |
position as physical director at the
local YIN. G. A. Mr.. Wolf rave no |
particulars. For numerous reasons |
Secretary Wolf has decided to pro-
long his stay at Lake Genega, Wis, |
and will not return to Fargo until the
latter part Of the week.
Authorities in the fruit trade say
that apples promise a big yield this
year. Official reports say, the finest
crop in the history of Colorado, an
unusual crop in Michigan, good crops
in South Carolina, Virginia and
Georgia, and in Minnesota generally
good or above the average. A number
of Fargoans have placed order for
choice varieties of eastern fruit to be
delivered safely for winter keeping.
The friends of ]. II. Stegge, the land
man, are congratulating him on the
recent purchase of a hunting dog.
Mr.. Stegge says the dog is a wonder
full dog; he will retrieve, point, set
and even hunt ducks, his scent being
so strong that he can smell the water
and tell by his bowls how many min
utes since a duck swan through 1t. |
His friends say they will youch for