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

A big crop Of potatoes is expect
ed by growers tributary to Vergas
Otter Tail county, and it is expect
ed that the Farmers society there will
promote the erection Of a potato ware
house.
Eastern poultry buyers at Fergus
Falls are advertising prices for live
poultry delivered at their cars on
track. Hens ten cents; cocks, six
cents; spring chickens, sixteen cents;
turkeys. ten cents; ducks, ten cents:
geese, seven cents, per pound.
The house of representatives at
Washington on Monday passed a bill.
already passed by the senate, to au-
thorize the disposition to homestead
settlers of surface rights to public
lands containing minerals.
Elizabeth Richards, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. R. w. Richards, has con-
cluded a weeks visit at the home of
Attorney and Mrs. Loring at Crook
ston and returned home Monday night
after a week which was made gen.
timely enjoyable by her hosts
Mr.. and Mrs. George e, Perley are
at ST. Paul where Mr.. Perley is at
tending the sessions Of the National
Education association sessions.
Another ball game Is to be played
next Sunday between the teams of the
Royal league and the Red Men. The
admission tickets will cost Is cents.
Over 100 ladies and gentlemen from
CrOokston attended the u. G. T. cele-
bration at Maple Lake On the Fourth.
A very enjoyable feature was the dis
play Of fireworks which was made a
society event Of much prominence.
In a speech before the N. E. A, at
st. Paul, Monday, President Swain OF
the association showed himself a
booster for the women teachers. He
asked for better wages and more con-
sideration for fair teachers and he
demanded a policy Of the best person
for each position regardless of sex.
Another prominent speaker argued
that vocational training can be start
ed too early.
The statement Of the Dilworth State
bank, as per call of June 80. last,
shows loans and discounts, $59,437;
deposits $44,186.
Crookston Times: Charles Loring,
w. R. Low. N, S. Davies Of Crookston,
w. A. Braggins, Judge G~rindeland
and J. H. Baugh, of Warren, autoed
to the Pembina Trial today and will
make the trip for many miles on the
road to receive aid. They will look
over the road, making changes in the
plans for improvements if any are
needed.
The Misses Betsy and Emma Swan
holm, of Underwood, N. D., who have
been visiting their brother, Gus Swan
holm of this city, for some time left
where they will spend the next two
months with friends.
At the Harris Bros. machinery house
today, 1t was stated that there Is an ac-
tive demand for moving machines and
shipments are being made every day all
over the Minnesota Red river valley.
H. J. Harris: l was out over some Of
the farms northeast of Moorhead this
morning and as a whole the grain
fields make a sight worth making a
special journey to see, wheat fields as
smooth on the top as a sheet of velvet.
the most fertile farms within the fam
Gus Red river valley, made the state
ment that he considers his crop at the
present time very good and promising,
and he thinks that he has as good
a crop as ever he had, including pota-
toes and that barring accidents he will
have a banner year for yields from ev-
erythtng he has In.
At the meeting Of the Odd Fellows
this evening, the officers elect will be
installed, according to the enforced
~postponement of the ceremony taken
last week. The noble grand elect is
Clarence E. Evenson.
F. f. Low, formerly at Brainerd, has
succeeded o. c. Cederberg as cashier a.
the Northern Pacific freight depot, thu
change taking place yesterday.
Tomorrow there is to be a demon
stration of a bull tractor machine or
the Alfred Olson farm near Kragnes.
Assistant Postmaster Fay was called
to Ada on business for the department
today.
County Agent Clement and c. e
Brown of the Better Farming depart
ment were out today inspecting the pc
tato experimental plots.