The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-17
CITY IN BRIEF

ness trip to Devils Lake.
Engra.ged and embossed work OF
description. knight Printing Co.
-Advt.
The complete shop, engraving. print
ing. blank book. knight Printing Co.
-Advt.
Midnight war extras are not es-
pecially appreciated by residents desir-
ing sleep.
Wa maps have made their appear
ance In the city and are being eagerly
purchased.
For sale per cent municipal i'm
provement district warrants. The Hag-
CART Construction Co. go Broadway.
-Advt. .
Wanted-several men for checking
grain at threshing machine. Apply by
telephone. The Armenia and Sharon
and Co, Armenia. N. D.-Advt.
Judge Miller, police magistrate, spent
Sunday at Little Pine lake with Attor-
ney Shure. They went down on Satur-
day and returned to the city this norm
ing. -.-~.
Miss Iva Baumgartner of the North
ern Abstract Co., has gone to her home
in Page, where she will spend about
a two weeks vacation visiting with
relatives and friends.
Hundreds Of autos made the journey
to the lakes yesterday, the splendid
weather making a combination that
could not be resisted.
The state suffrage headquarters in
the deLendrecie block continues to re-
ceive applications from towns desiring
to hear DR.. Anna Howard Shaw who
will speak here at the Grand Sept. 13.
War time prices have even struck
aviation. The price of a trip in the
~aeroplane at Detroit lake is now SIS.
Those who have taken. the trip how
ever state that it is we'll worth the
high fare.
Lost-Sunday night between Great
Northern station and my home on
Fourth avenue south, a Knight
Templar watch charm. The finder will
be suitably rewarded by returning the
same to me at the Masonic temple. w.
l.. Stockwell,-Advt.
Walter Vincent Of the Mutual Life
Insurance Co., of New York who was
detailed at the Fargo branch of that
company as special inspector for this
territory last winter, spent Sunday in
the city. Mr.. Vincent is now inspect
ing the branch at Duluth.
Peter Luger is home from q bust
ness trip to Grand Rapids, Mich,
where he went to see the furniture
show, after which he took a brief trip
farther east. Since his return, Mr..
Luger is laid up with a broken wrist,
sustained since he came back.
About twenty-four motor cycle fans
took a trip to Fergus Falls on Sunday.
The start was made from here early
in tn. morning and the return trip in
the evening. Those who took the spin
report splendid roads all the way and
that they had a delightful time.
The injunction hearing of A. Y.
Moore against The Courier-News Pub
fishing Co., will be started in the dis
trict court tomorrow morning. The
case was continued from Tuesday
sued to Judge Pollock Tuesday morn
ing was r~eturnable.
Quite a storm was reported in pro-
gress at Bismarck last night between
IL and / O'Clock. Parties who had oc-
casion to use long distance telephones
to the capital city says that much diff
Guilty was experienced in getting
through on the line and hat the storm
could be plainly heard here.
The trustees Of the Fargo Masonic
temple have Joined with other parties
in making a test case of the law ex-
empting certain fraternal property
from taxation. The state tax commits
sion hold that the law is unconstitu-
tional. The test case in question is
being made in Grand Forks coun-
ty. ". E.. r.s . @..&
Saturday evening the police rounded
up Paul Thompson and two ~negresses
and lodged them in, the city Jail.
Thompson war taken on a. charge Of
disorderly conduct. The two colored
women we're held only a short time.
being let out on bail after they had
sent for some money they had cached
somewhere. -
The police station is getting to be
a place of color these days. Most of
those placed in limbo recently have
been negroes. Saturday evening Will
Weaver, Lulu Weaver and George Lay,
all colored were taken in charge ON
charges of vagrancy. Only three white
men were in this morning, 1. Rienhold-
sen and John Ashley, charged with be-
ing drunk and Stanley Gamley, charg-
ed with drunkenness and breaking bot
ties on the street.
Esther Lay, a negress who was ar
rested Saturday evening on a charge
of vagrancy and other things, was re-
arrested on Sunday evening while up
to her old tricks. She had given $40
bond for her freedom after her arrest
on Saturday evening but could not
keep outside the bastile for long. En-
ma Kelley, another negress, was ar
rested with the Lay woman Saturday
eevning and also gave bond in the sum
of $40 for her appearance in court. She
also is charged with vagrancy.
1t seems that some people would do
all in their power to keep their town
in the country village class. The
police s1y that there are some people
around the city that have objected to
the newsboys getting out on the street
and crying the extras. These people
say that the cry of the, newsboys wakes
the baby n interrupts the medita-
tons of the adults. Commissioners Jor-
dan, in commenting on the objections
of these people, said that they should
be glad to know that there were bows
who were hustlers enough to get out
and try to sell their papers.
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