The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-10
EAST SIDE NOTES

At the election last Tuesday, at
Staples the "wets' defeated the nom
license people by a majority of ninety
one votes, There are nine saloons In
the city the license for which Is $3.50. a
year. F. Fl. Allen, M, D, was easily
elected mayor.
Mrs. Anna r. Gilbertson> OF S07 CA"
street north the. engagement
or her daughter Anna to Enoch s, Pet
erson, Of the First National bank force,
IT is probable that the marriage will
occur In June. .-.
It is generally conceded that the COM
mittees which are working, on the re-
queSted changes and amendments to
the charter Of the city Of Moorhead will
recommend the police magistrate sys-
tenn for the administration of the city
police court as one of the amendments.
The other n will provide that the
present ward system of electing alder
men be changed to provide for a board
OF four aldermen, instead of eight, and
that the four aldermen be elected at
large. The other city officials, except
justices who are to be legislated out
OF office, will remain as they are. After
the acceptance of the amendments by
the charter commission they will be
submitted to the voters for their APP
prevail.
G. D. McCubrey, clerk of court for
Clay county, has filed his nomination
FOR a higher office. clerk Of the supreme
SPPocAAS LAG pAS~
sent incumbent. Is.
Under the new law, passed by the
Minnesota legislature last year, ice
firms are prohibited from selling ice in
any ether way thar by weight: The law
tracts for sale Of ice, except by weight
is prohibited. Every piece OF ice de-
Iivered this year will be weighed be-
fore it is sold. Tt is understood the
ice, dealers have not determined at
what, rate per pound the frozen product
will be sold.
The ice in Lake Alice is reported to
be still intact. It usually goes out not
later than April 10 or IL.
The assessor will soon be abroad in
the land and after the thorough school
ing het got at the courthouse yesterdly
on the i~ntricasies of the new law he
will be able to tell you all about 1t.
Mankato Free Press: Educate the
people to be economical and then the
affairs Of state will be more economi-
cally administered.
The case Of James Harris, charged
with allowing minors to play in his
pool rooms, has been postponed until
next Tuesday, the defendant giving bail
tor$his appearance on that date.
Joel G. iWiskjer, state dairy and food
commissioner, Is sending, out certifi-
Gates of merit to forty-one Minnesota
buttermakers whose average score was
greater than the highest from any other
5Lutc1WilCu GAScTGO 1UtO COLIpGLlLlOu ZOE
the silk banner offered by the National
ButterInakers' association at it's annual
convention in Chicago last October.
Minnesota makes the best butter in
the world" said the commissioners, 'and
this is generally recognized throughout
the country
It being Good Friday today and a
legal holiday in Minnesota, public Of
fees n banks andEthe p~ostofice were
closed for the day.
The state forest service will plant
1000. 900 pine seedlings this spring in
Minnesota as soon. :as weather condi-
fions Will permit. Experiments have
been carried on at Cloquet for the last
four years in the raising OF nine seed
1ings. and the results haye been so aat-
isfactory t~hat4success is assured This
lis the fiPstEextensive venture ait refOr-
a~stration ever attempted lin Minnesota.
and IL the forestry amendment, which
will be submitted to the people next
November. passes. REORGANIZATION will
be conducted on a4large scale
According to the weather outlook to-
day winter displaying a comeback
game with this vicinity. AT breakfast
timeSthe sun made n little effort to
make an appearances, but the cloudy
conditions were too much FOR Old Sol
and he retired from the stage. Snow
| turtles began about O'Clock and
they left . thin Aim OF THE beautiful,
ON the ground and up tosnoon a light
| snow wa falling. Farmers ana gard