The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-06
CITY IN BRIEF

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Judge Ell Terrence Of Minneapolis
was in the city yesterday on business,
He called on many Of his old friends
Lynn stambaugh, assistant clerk of
the district court, is expected to arrive
home tonight from his vacation, which
he has spent at Little Pine lake.
Secy. c. A. Nash's state fair offices
are as busy as ever, even though the
state fair is over. Premium payments
to prize winners were sent out to-
day
County Auditor Addison Leech re-
turned last evening from Erie, Pa.
where he has been visiting with his
mother, two sisters and a brother for
several weeks.
BE sure and come TO the horse sale
Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6 and Z ut
the Mark sales yards, foot of N. P.
venue Fargo, N. ID. Miles City Horse
Sales Co.-Advt.
Pres. J.. H. Worst of the North Da-
kota Agricultural college yesterday
filed a deed for the sale of his resi-
dence at 916 Seventh street north to
Martin F. McGrath.
Rev. c.. A. Andrews of the Y. NJ. G.
A. left yesterday afternoon for Hen
drum where he will preach Rey. Mr..
Andrews has purchased a new motor
cycle with which he makes his trips.
Nels Johnson, a young farmer neal
HARDWOOD, is at st. Johns hospital suf :
fering from a broken leg as a result
of an accident in which one of a team
Of horses he vas helping through the
mud, fell back on him. He is recover
ing rapidly.
The workmen on the garage of the
Ball Auto Co. are nearly through and
Mr.. Ball expects to have the building
in fine shape IN or before Aus. II. J.
II. Lange of the Maxwell forces will
have his office on the second floor and
will also have a stock room IN the
building.
The Cass county commissioners
were in session this morning at the
courthouse. Bridge and road matters
were the subject of discussion. The
commissioners decided to call for bids
on two concrete and steel bridges in
Raymond township and one bridge in
Harmony township. Bids will be re-
ceived up to 10 o'clock on the morning
of Sept. Is.
Friends Of Miss Marguerite Beard
and her brother, Herbert Beard, Of
this city, who have been spending the
summer abroad, will be relieved to
learn that Mrs. r. A. Beard this morn
ing received a cablegram from them,
lille at Rome, Aug. 6, saying they
We're we'll and safe. The cablegram
contained instructions to send their
mai for the present to Naples, in care
of the American Express Co.
John Johnson, a transient about
whom absolutely no information could
be obtained by the officers, was found
wandering over the prairie near
Wheatland yesterday afternoon. Mar
shall Stewart captured the man and
brought him to this city, where he was
placed in the county Jail, fears being
entertained as to his sanity. his
morning DR.. Savage, the county ply
stefan, decided the man was i'll and
had him taken to the county hospital.
J. A. Forth Of the Crane Ordway
Co. received a letter from an old time
travelling man which stated that he
had sent Mr.. Forth a few fish for old
times sake and Mr.. Forth went to the
express office to get them and was as
tonished to learn that the box con-
tanned 2S0 pounds of fresh caught fish
and that the express was a little in
excess Of SO. Mr.. Forth was game
and paid the bill and distributed the
fish among his friends and acquaint-
ances.
A cleanup Of all summer goods