The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-07
EAST SIDE NOTES

Adolph Miller is in the city from
Comstock on business today.
Warren Edwards, who resides east
or the city, was in on business this
morning.
A large steam-driven auto belonging
to a farmer south of the city was seen
on the streets today gathering In farm
Tor the coming threshing sea-
SON..
Mr.. Smiley has recently purchased a
new sldecar from the Harley-Dayidson
factory in the east.
Two large x machines came I'D this
morning from Fergus Falls. They
were on their way to CasseIton, N. D.
The two men riding the motorcycles
expect to return to Fergus Falls soon
and ride two more machines to Grand
Forks,
johnson Wagner took a trip out, to
ms farm this morning in his automo-
bile to look over his crops.
Sen. Charles S. Marden of this city
states that the roads from Lake Park
to Pelican lax are in the best of con-
d1t1Son. he says that the farmers in
that locality are taking pride in max
ing their roads the best possible and
are doing very well.
The dedication of the monument
erected at Fort Ripley, in memory of
Mau-zoo-mau-me, a Chippewa Indian
chief who aided the whites during the
massacre of the early SOS, will occur
on Aug. 20. Senator Marden secured
the passage of a bill appropraitHng
$500 for the erection of the monu-
ment. and he will attend the services
this month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Loring and
family spent the night as the guests
of tho narToTyc nnI 1of& 90 q -
their way to southern Minnesota.
They will ultimately reach River Falls.
Wis, and will then go north to Supe-
rior and then home.
Edward S. Thompson and Lerora r
Laubach, both of Mclean county.
North Dakota, were married this
morning at the Presbyterian manse.
Rev. c. Fl. Doolittle officiating.
Peter Nelson and daughter have re-
turned from their trip to Norway.
Miss Eleanor Jones of FELTON, Will
spend the weekend in the city.
John I. Smith of Kurtz was trans
acting business in the city today.
J. P. Bengtson, one of the instruc-
tors at the state farm school at
Crookston. spent the day in the city.
Mr.. Rengtson is a graduate of the nor
NAL class of 1901.
H, M. Webster of Grand Forks
spent the day in the city. MI. Web
ster formerly lived at UIen.
D. D.. DAILY, the we'll known insur-
ance man or st. Paul, was a guest of
the Comstock.
VIM. Stone of %Crookston, one of the
prominent implement and automobile
dealers of that place, spent yesterday
in Moorhead on business.
r. c. Schroeder wac in +bA o;+,r -
day. He states that he will begin
threshing barley tomorrow. He SAYS
the yield promises only fair.
Gil Richards was among the promi-
nent farmers who spent the morning
in the city.
MI. n Mrs. F. A. Wyatt of sabin
spent the morning in the city.
Frank Lang of Fourth street south
is at the lake with frinds spending
his summers vacation.
Joe Lang will leave here for the
lakes with a party of friends the last
of this week. He will stay over the
weekend.
A unique system Is being employed
at the new postofice whereby the level
of the sidewalk Is being found, to
correspond with the level of the lawn.
1t works upon the truth that water
seeks It's W level. F..
Leslie Welter, president of the com
mercial club, is having all of his pota-
to houses painted at Glyndon, Moorhead
and Hawley. All of the signs on these
buildings are yellow with a black bord-
er. 1t has been suggested thai their
stationary also be in the same color
scheme. m
Sig Erickson. who left this morning
at 8 o'clock on his extended trip
through the west in his automobile had
covered nearly a hundred and ten miles
by noon today.
A horse hitched to a fruit WACO
from Fargo, this morning fell on
Fourth street north and had a very
coming street car. This pavement was
very slippery as 1t had just started to
rain. However no serious damage was
done to either horse or driver.
Today is the day that all of the
street car conductors and motormen
are happy for they are all being paid,
not in real money but in clearing house
certificates.
Leslie Welter, jr.. is suffering from a
severe cold which he contracted while
on n of the big lake boats near Mad
ison, Wis.
BILL" the elevator man at the Moor
head elevator has a fine new coach
dog. h canine Is a very expensive
animal.
Work is now in progress on the
4 pohALIAiS ~ II Cp0AIlli6E & OL|0Ln6 ydTu
gates at the Sixth street crossing. The
gates and controllers are all being new
ly painted.
Men have been at work for the past
few days unloading pipes at the Sixth
street crossing for the new postofice-
The new side track which is being
built near the Sixth street crossing on
the Northern Pacific is nearing COM
pletion. Black dirt is being hauled
upon fiat cars and a large crew of men
Is kept constantly busy.
The new fire horse in the fire depart
ment OF this city had his first real
workout last evening, when the depart
ment was called to the Tom Berrigan
barber shop FIRE.
wallace Rusness left yesterday
morning for Lake Melissa IN his Ford
motor car and returned last evening
with a party of friends. He states
that while the roads are good most Of
the way there are a few bad muddy
places along the way.
Mrs. Fallen Of Bemidji. Mimi, was a
visitor at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rusness last week.
Earnie MeIander, j. b. F1aten, Gardie
~sweedman and y. w. Higgens OF this