The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-13
EAST SIDE NOTES

A number Of Bull tractors were seen
yesterday afternoon about $50 o'clock,
going through the city. There seem to
be few farms in this part of the coun-
try which do not have a gas engine of
some kind on today. ..
The side walls just south of the N.
2. tracks have been torn up So that
the railway ditch a be filled in with
little trouble.
Star" the county surveyor, is very
busy just at this time of the year with
all of the new road work being done
througout the county.
Oscar Yields was struck at the North
Bridge last night by an automobile
coming at a rapid speed across the
bridge. The man was thrown to the
ground, but not injured seriously
enough to be taken to the hospital.
There were no arrests made in the
case.
Maurice Adams, who has been TAX
ing special work at the North Dakota
Agricultural college for the past year,
has returned from a short stay at the
lakes.
Ralph Peterson and family, Jacob
Kiefer and family and Anton Erickson
and family will leave tomorrow morn
ing for the state park near Park Rap
ids, MINI. They will make a short
stay there and will camp with their
machines along the way.
The Valley Rebekah lodge last even
ing met in their hall and installed Of
ficers. The matter of sending money
to the war sufferers was taken up. 1t
has been reported that other lodges
in the city will follow the action of the
Sons of Hermans.
Judge Wade, after using his influence
for at least two hours yesterday after
moon, finally persuaded husband and
wife to reunite and return to their
home in FELTON,, MINI. The woman
had her husband arrested a few days
ago on the charge of insanity and it
was later found that the man was very
sane.
The racks for extra tires on the ma
chimes in and around the city seem to
be well loaded just at present for it
is Saturday that the prices on all tires
go up 20 per cent.
Stills are coming in" again. Many
OF the younger boys on the south side
are walking with long legs and seem to
be enjoying it.
r. E. Parks returned from Hunter,
N. D.. this morning, where he has been
at work for the past week building
and painting a new granary for G.. e.
Perley of this city. He states that the
crops on the. Perley section are good,
but that there are many Of the fields
in that locality which will not be worth
the cutting, due to black rust.
w. r. Stewart, formerly Of this city,
has left for North Dakota for the
threshing season.
There will be plenty doing In the
bowling line this winter. The Com
stock allies are to be opened for bust
ness on the first of next month. Among
the leagues to be formed for bowling
is to be a commercial league, in which
many of the prominent business firms
of the city will be well represented.
Charles j. Johnson, who has been a
resident OF Hawley, Mimi. for the past
ten years. died yesterday at st. Luke's
Hospital. He leaves a wife and five
children.
Thomas McCauley OF this city will
leave this afternoon for North Dakota,
where he will inspect the grain on his
farms.
Farmers from the country seem to
have a. hard time with their. machines
In attempting to cross the streets
which haye already been torn UP for
the paving. Some of them have to turn
kout and go many blocks around.