The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-05-25
EAST SIDE NOTES

OF the four bids submitted to the
school board at Ulen for the erection
OF the new schoolhouse, three
Of them were from contracting firms
In Minneapolis and all Of them ex-
ceeded the money available from
bonds. What is the matter that To-
cal or Moorhead contractors are not
in the bidding? The highest bid was
over $26, 900.
The editor of The Herald at Hawley
writes In a somewhat threatening
manner about road building in the
east end Of Clay county. that he has
some data up his sleeve and confesses
that the east end voters have been
too careless on the matter of roads.
The Anoka Union says: Should
the legislature pass a few more cleo
ton laws the poor man will be unable
to run for Office"
Brainerd Tribune: Mrs. F. E.. Low
of Fargo is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
G. w. Chadbourne.
On account Of an urgent request
from the attorneys of Polk county,
Judge Watts has decided to not CON
vene the petit jury until June II.
the day following the primary election
The first baccalaureate sermon to be
R@N~SL4SO "a CASI1 WILL DS uSlIVSE6O u
the United church Sunday morning
May "a at 1926 o'clock by Rev. O. N.
Nelson to the first graduating class
OF the Ulen high school. The sermon
will be in the English language en-
tirely.
The Lake Park high school baseball
team defeated the highs of Detroit,
Mimi, or the diamond at Lake Park
last Wednesday afternoon in a well
played game which lasted through
fifteen innings, The score was s to
4
The writer of the school notes IN
The Detroit Record dubs tennis as
th& "gentlemau's game"
Detroit Record: Polk county has a
candidate for county commissioner,
one Louis Vented by name, who an
nounces that If he is elected he fav-
ors making the prisoners in the coun-
ty Jail work on the roads. The idea
could well be worked out right here
in Becker county.
Frazee Press. W. H. Kennedy, OF
Alexandria, the engineer recently
hired by the county board to make a
survey Of the lake levels adjacent Ec
the canals. arrived last week and is
now busily engaged at his task. Mr.
Kennedy has been recommended tc
the county as n Of the most com.
petent men in the state for this class
of work and it Is sincerely hoped thai
when he completes his duties we shall
have an end of the water level CON
troversy that has ragged so persist.
emily for several years past.
W. H. Merritt has been awarded the
general contract for the remodelint
and improving Of the city Jail building
his figures being the lowest Of three
bids submitted. 1865. 1t is under.
stood that operation will be begun i'm.
mediately.
The Hawley school case was still IL
progress in the district court today
The prosecution has rested it's case
and witnesses for the defense were be,
ing examined this morning. The jury
men not in service were excused unit
tomorrow morning at g. o'clock. 1t /.
expected that the criminal calenda'
will be called before Judge Parsons o:
Fergus Falls at the close Of the Haw
ley S .a"
The G.. A. r. observance of Memoria
day, for the local post n veterans il
other parts of the county will be he'll
H. Symons of Ada will make. the mem
orial address.
The miximum temperature yesterda!
was 81 degrees with very little sun
shine. During last night and earl.
hours this morning there were severa
light showers Of rain, m or two o
them accompanied by a stiff breeze.
Frazee Weekly Press: If it is true
that the number of small farms is in
creasing in most Of the states, it il
good news. It will make for better
farming, increase the number Of PEG.
pie to the square mile, and thus devei,
OPP social life in the country. and i
will mean. also, more customers for tn,
merchants in the small towns. BY al
means encourage h movement FOL
small farms. ~