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^Generally cloudy weather this indrh-
British possessions and western''Mani
toba and decidedly higher over other
sections. Light snow has fallen dur
ing the past twenty-tour hours over
the British possessions, Minnesota,
lake regions and New York State and
it was snowing this morning at Winni
peg, Houghton, Duluth, Saulte Ste.
Marie and Pittsburg. The pressure in
the west is slightly lorwer than yester
day, the low being central over Huron.
High winds* at Chicago—forty miles re
ported.
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WEATHER REPORtl
/U. S. DEPART, OP AGRICULTURE,
WEATHER BUREAU.
Observer Grasse.'
Chicago Forecast—Probably" -fsftr
Friday colder.
CITY LOCALS.
Cook paints signs, 'phone 935.
'"•pL & P. gloves are best made.
The Forum will be issued tomorrow
but will go to press anWurtftsoearlier
than usual.
Reserved seats 50 cents at the Broad
way Pharmacy next Saturday morning
lor th«j Sunday band concert.
W. 0. Olsen and Wm. Ballon an
nounces that they desire to begin the
Leap Year right and their respective
stores will remain closed all day New
Years. Mr. Olsen and force finished
taking inventory at noon today.
TEA ROOM
~«ad—
'i Woman'* i:£'»
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Bxclitage
Boom 24 deLandrecic Blk
1
Hoars I to 6 p, m.
The National Asosciation of Beauty
Seekers will' never acknowledge that
any beauty ills are incurable as long
as
they Jiave Rocky Mountain Tea*
SensiUe women.
35
cents. Font &
Porte^ieW,
Tonight at the Pontoppidan Norwe
gian Lutheran Church, corner Fourth
Street and Fourth Avenue North, there
will be watch night service with a good
progrwime commencing at 9oWi
And ttin^rrow evening *t7'3D*
New vear service will be condu
tiie pastor, J. Romsdahl.
WWW
Tonirttt
in the
of Fourth Street
North. The meeting
o'cl
j-s -t is,
be a tM^m as weu a*
friends
l, -i-i .""i5« 't-Hjkv
5,--: Ji"'v--'
all day tomorrow., .,.
All Christmas pip,es left over will be
sold at 25 per cent off. Owl Cigar
Store, ..
A 6-toom house for rentj4hree blocks
from the Waldorf. F. F. Lincoln, room
18, Magill Block
Pupil of
WfLUAM NELSON BURRITT.
715 South Eighth StrMft:
Telephone 366.
Wanted—Sewing by the. day. Apply
at 313 Ninth Street South. A. Steven
son.
The Fargo postbSke will dose on New
Years' day at 10 a. m. and will not again
open until Saturday morning at the usual
hour. Carriers windows will be open
from 9 to 10 a. m. 1 here will be no de
livery by carriers. Collection? of mail
morning and evening.
should
r-.. oi
tional services. AH are cordially invited
to attend.
Have Knight Printing Col print hi
Gentlemen wear D. & P. gloves*
The dry goods stores,
will
,be .closed
be addressed to the
o i e
Swear off
W-'-W.
oncer
v„
Mrs.
HABHIETT MAQILL CARTIR
V«flaljMtnMt«r
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Never mind about
other habits for '04,
but acquire the
"ERDEL COFFEE'
habit.
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Wy
Among those receiving New. Year's
caljers will be the Misses Darrow at
their home on Eighth Street South from
2:30 to 5:30 p. rti., where all friends
will be given a pleasant and cheerful
greeting. The ladies will be assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Carter, Mrs. 'Gene de
Lendrecie, Mrs. Wheelock, the Misses
Cole, Lewis, Neal, Morton, Dr. Elizabeth
Rindlaub and Miss Dowen of St. Paul.
CaiCftpe Troubl*
br «wiin* *mr «hirt», eoUars, enOs
1B tout your entire wisb, to OM
TROY STEAM LAUNDRY
aaabiayT, modern iiethodB, no
N. P. AVOMM. Artliar Bwsett
'PHONE ZM.
Farmers, contractors, laboring'men
the citizens"of Fargo, are Extended a
Happy Ne^r Year from Louis Hotop,
the genial employment agent. Mr.
Hotop is going to stay in the business
continue to supply ev?fyjody with
and will try to do*cve4 (j#tfer the
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W. H. Stewart & Co.'s harness shop
is now doing business at the new loca
tion, corner of Broadway and
SWEAR 0tr
and be ttOOD Next Year, and go to
THLJfALLEY
THE-FAlRlO "fOOTM 'AND DAILY BEPtJBLlCAlT, TITtrRSPAY EVEXIN-fi,, DKCEirnHR ,'!], jwiil
Fargo
post-
Aids dlgeatlon—Wasbfaigtoo Irvtag
Cigar between meals.
using other coffee but
Erdel's—'Phone 718.
Resolve to use no other than
coffee for the coming year.
Erdel's
Students will find rates by the week
at Gable's Restaurant very low.
Popular prices for next Sunday after
noon band concert, 25 and 50 cents.
Attorney Engerud of Morrill & Eri
gerud is at Langdon on important legal
matters.
N.
Avenue.
Now that you are turning over a
P.
new
leaf, 'phone 124 for what to eat. A
Happy New
Yeat^ to yoti stlL
Fargo
Grocery Co. "y':r':/
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Best creamery butter, 26 cents for
cash, or 30 cents where charged. Good
dairy butter for
cooking,
20
cents
Cash
Z. I. Burton.
Rocky Mountain Cough Syrup-cures
when all others fail—your money back if
it don't. Nickells' Open All Night Dr^g
Store,' sole agents.
There are only a few hours more for
those who are framing good resolutions
for the new year to .dccjde^ which one
they decide to keep.
All kinds of cakes at ail prices, made
up or made to order and delivered for
the holidays, can be had at Nordale's
bakery, Plape your orders early.
North Dakota State Band concert at
the operahouse next Sunday afternoon.
Tickets 25 and 50 cents. Reserved
seats on sale Saturday morning at the
Broadway Pharmacy.
NOTICE—J. W., Searing, P. O. Box
330, Fargo, N. D., will duplicate all
offers of bargains In subscriptions to
periodicals. All
enquiries promptly
answered.
The term of Miss Youmans' dancing
class opening next Tuesday is the last
term of the season and the children's
class of Saturday next will also be the
last one of that class. Patrons should
bear these matters in mind.
The new business counters which are
to harmonize with the new operators'
tables and other extensive improvements
which have been made to the interior
of the Western Union Telegraph offices
have: arrived and will he installed at
LUMBER CONPANY YARD
and buy 6Q0D Lumber, Lath, Shingles
and all kinds of
flood lUILDINaMATERIAL at «Md Prices.
Office No. 122 N. P. Ave. 'Phone 243.
Company will give its annual ball
New Year's eve at the armory. The
company, will endeavor as usual to
show everybody a good time and hopes
to make this one of the best parties
of the season. The committee will call
on the business men. Don't turn them
down help a good company along.
In the case of'Grand Forks vs. W.
A. Gordon as rceeiver of the First
National Bank of Larimore, Judge
Corliss, who represented the county,
sought to establish a lien on the assets
of the bank in the hands of the receiver
for the payment of personal taxes for
the years 1896 and 1697. A demurrer
was interposed and was sustained by
Judge Amidon, before whom the action
was tried. C. M. Cooley appeared for
the receiver.
Two very pleasant entertainments were
given at the McKenzie's in Wild Rice
this week the one on Tuesday evening
was at Tom McKenzie's and the one
Wednesday was at Frank McKenzie's.
^mong those present were the Land
bloms and Hoaglands of Reed Town
hip Mr. Skeoch of Milwaukee and the
Headlands of Stanley Township. There
were cards, music and dancing and a
very enjoyable time on each occasion.
•Walter Webstcr Forum1 carrier on
Eighth and Ninth Street South, has de
veloped an attack of scarlet fever and
will not be able to carry his papers for
some three weeks. All that seems to be
worrying young Webster is that he can
not get ajround with the New Years
greeting in the morning but Robert Pat
ton will substitute for him, both in the
delivery of papers and greetings. Should
by any chance a subscriber miss his
paper he will do The Forum and the car
rier, a favor by 'phoning this office.
OATS
,We want Oats in any quantity
and will pay top prices.
needless to say that Mr. Leach prizes
the gift very highly,
Loose leaf ledger sheets. We make
them. Knight Printing Co.
For Rent—Office rooms in Morris
Block apply to Dr. Wheeler.
Have your bike stored and insured at
Johnson's Cycle Supply House.
Call at Monson's and get your trunk
before you go away for the wintet.
tJse Tweeden's new bowling alleys
and pool tables. N. P. Avenue.
At the Commercial Club buffet lunch
eon today R. F. Bryant of the Broad
way pharmacy had F. R. Rightmire as
bis guest and Agent Dcgnan of the Mil
waukec had D. W. Thomas of Minne
apoiis.
In county court this morning Judge
Hanson issued marriage licenses to the
following parties: Charles C. Bogle
and Miss Sylvia M. Stevens, both
Fargo and Lars Eimar Schow and Miss
Gina Marie Gangen, both of Noble
Township!
A deed was
filed for record
with the
register of d£tds this morning show
ing that Myron, A. Baldwin and wife
have sold to Frank Lynch lots 5 and
6 in block 18 of the First Addition to
to Casselton. The consideration nam
ed in the deed is $5,000. This property
is what is known as the Baldwin home
stead in Casselton and is one of the
finest pieces of residence property
that city. Mr. Baldwin has recently
sold l)is interest in the First Natipnal
Bank of Casselton to jtlje' Gerihan Na
tional Bank. V
After a long and painful illness borne
with great patience and fortitude the
death occurred this afternoon at 1 o'clock
of Mrs. Otto, the beloved wife of Ole
Otto. 124 Twelfth Street North, of mus
cular rheumatism. She was 49 years of
age and is survived by a husband and
a son and daughter. The funeral will
take place from the English Lutheran
Church next Sunday afternoon at a time
to be announced later. Mrs. Otto had
suffered intensely despite the fact that
every known method was resorted to, by
a loving husband and children, in the
hope that her sufferings would be allev
iated. The bereaved husband is an em
ploye on the Milwaukee road.
FARGO BANK CLEARINGS.
Farj|o Beak Clearings for the Year Just Closed
Show An Encou rasing Increase.
The Story of bank clearings in Fargo
for^he year 1903 was closed today. The
totjjl transactions for -the year ending
Dea(.31, 1903, amounted to $28,365,211.40
an increase of ,$3.75i.5c6 over the total
for"the year. 1902 which was $24,613,
705r( The total for the year 1901 was
$24^34,809. The transactions today
anip^ijited to $90,779 and the total for
the n|onth pf De^embei wa.s $3,427,031
agSSist the total for the month of De
cember 1902 of $3,022,900.
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NEW ROCKFORD.
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Ferae* N.
MAQILL A CO.t
F. B. Leach, the genial manager of.
the Dixon Laundry, was |ii$ected to
the surprise of his life this teeming at
'w*
i
w Rockford, N. D., Dec. 30.—To
m: Mrs. M. T. O'Conner went to
arck on a visit Dec. 2. M. T- has
received a wire from his soil M.
ome at once, mother sick don't
He leaves on the first train for
arck. The dispatch does not give
Cor. Nv Bp.
the trouble.
JOVERDOSE OF MORPHINISM
Bismarck Tribune: Passengers on
the train from Linton report the death
of .Miss Margaret Yeater, daughter of
Hob. W. L. Yeater of Hazelton. Death
resulted last night from an overdose of
morphine, taken, it is supposed for
sleeplessness. Physicians were sum
moiled as soon as the cause of her ill
ness became known, but upon their ar
rivjri she was in a dying condition. Miss
Yeater was a school teacher, and 29
age. Her dealh ?us Ltcn the
tiiiow~ in a
large circle
HAZARD SECURED A
h^jTannonhall
f|j|.is
of
WIFE.
Teacher Is to Qet a Wife and
Retain His Jab.
cUjnnonball, N. D., Dec. L.
aj^ird, the school teacher who was
recently notified by the Indian depart
m^it that he would be transferred from
heifji -on account of his refusal to get
married, passed through on his way to
Chicago.
Owing to the account published re*
certify in the newspapers that Mr. Haz
ard must either get married or be
transferred, and that the government
would pay the prospective Mrs. Haz
ard $30 a month for keeping house,
letters have poured in on Hazard fron^
young ladies from all over the country
wl^ are willing to marry him and live
a ltfe of exile on an Indian reservation.
JH* trip to Chicago is for the purpose
of faarrying one of his fair correspond
ents who$e name he refuses to divulge.
e says, however, that it is a sure
thifig. and he is going to be back with
hi
stride hy New Year's. He feels
under great obligations to
irs, for without the^free adver
he would neyr have
Q.
said Hazard. "I've been try
the right girl for ten years,
thanks to the newspapers, I
ten days.
SHIPS FOR PANAAC^.
De
3tt^ord was re
the navy Jmiment front
PEOPLE OF NOTE
Jas. McConnell of Sheldon is at the
Elliott.
S. B. Shaw is a Williston representa
tive in the city.
F. Distel of Richardson 'is registered
at the Webster.'-
P. E. Sandlie registers at thi Metro
pole from Lakota.
C. J. Anderson registers itthe El*
liott from Carrington.
P.
Nordin of Bottineau i$ Ut the
city on a business errand. v.V
W. H. Lozier of Lisbon is doing a
business turn in the city, 4
Ed Sautebin of Davenport was a
business visitor in the city today.
William Lynch of Buffalo is enjoy
ing the hospitality of the Webster.
Miss Edith May of Dickey is spend
ing the holidays with Annie Benedict.
George Game of Jamestown is
among the guests at the Metropole.
Charles Sullivan and M. McBoide
are Argusville representatives in the
city....
Mr.'and Mrs. N. A. Lewis will start
for their winter home in Florida 011
Monday..
John A. Ntwlson of Ada is a visitor
in the city and ivs among the guests
at the Webster.
Mrs. W. S. Russell of Grand Forks
is visiting in the city and has parlors
at the Metropolis.
E. L. Diuilop, George Stewart ^iid
A. N. White are Montevideo,, repre
sentatives in the city.,
Mrs. H. F. Chaffee of Amenia and
Mrs. G. O. Dalrymple of Casselton were
arrivals at the Waldorf.
M. Cooney of Casselton was a .visi
tor in the city today and transacted
business with the county officials.
O. S. Dalen of Georgetown and
George E. Krun of Embden are tran
sacting business in the city today.
H. O'Mott left this afternoon on the
North Coast Limited to spend New
Years with friends in Jamestown.
George A. Rapp of Dickinson canic
in this morning and will spend a few
days in the city transacting business.
W. H. Morrison came down from
Grand Forks this morning and will do
business in the city for a number of
days.
R. H. McKean of Sanborn, F. J. Con
way of Jamestown and E. T. Burke of
Valley City were registered at the Wal
dorf.
tyiss Frances Comstoek left this hiorn
ing for Jamestown,1 where she wJU be
the guest of Mils'^Alicie DePuy for a
few days.
A. Ly Wpods returned from the state
educational meeting at the Forks last
niglit and went on to Bismarck this
morning.
Mr. and ""Mrs.'
'A.
J.' Rustad of Moor-
hcad left the day after Christmas for a
three weeks' trip to West Baden, Cin
cinnati and Milwaukee.
Misses Edith Lehman and Minnie
Hilderbrandt and Joseph Lehman of
Davenport are visiting in the city, They
are quartered at the Elliott.
Miss Clara Feiring, superintendent of
schbols at Cooperstovn, was in the city
last night 011 her way home from, the
s a e e e i n a a n o k s
James Kersham of Milwaukee
spending the day in Fargo the guest of
Charlie Porritt. whose classmate he is
while attending school at Madison.
Wis. Mr. Kersham leaves tonight for
Minneapolis.
G. W. Davis has returned ?rom Min
neapolis where he attended the annual
meeting of the Monitor Drill Co., which
has a million dollars capital. The old
board of directors was re-elected and
Mr. Davis was continued as second vice
president and general agent for the north
west. He expects to lie over the state
most of the tjme this winter.
DIRECT CONNECTIONS
Union depots are made at St. Paul and
Minneapolis by all trains from Pacific
coast and northwestern points with the
Wisconsin Central Railway, thus af
fording a comfortable and convenient
journey to Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Chi
cago and eastern and southern cities
via two modern trains leaving daily.
For further information apply to your
nearest ticket agent.
Jas C. Pond. Q. P. A„
Milwaukee, Wis.
To mak
LUGER FURNITURE COMP'NY
12 and 14 Broadway, Fargo, N. D.
The eniyhisncrsd* Sakina Powder
matfo at moderate prtoe*
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C. H. Nottlnner of Valley City is a
late arrival at the Elliott.' .. .t
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WHEN NEW YEAR BEGINS*
Western Union Telegraph Co. Will Send Time
Signals Tonight to Mark Openinr New Year.
Manager McCann of the Western
Union Telegraph Co. received the follow
ing interesting notification from Super
intendent Swan this morning and Mr.
McCann will make the arrangements, for
Fargo as suggested:
The United States naval observatory
will send out on New Years eve a
series of telegraphic time signals accord
ing to plan followed daily at noon, to
mark commencement of the New Year.
These signals will commence at 11:5^.?
p. m. eastern time, Dec. 31, and with tlHev
customary pauses to marL half minutes
and minutes, will continued until tht^
final is piven five minutes later. The
series will afterwards be repeated at iiy*fl
tervals 'of one hour to mark the Ne\fejp
Year at Central. Mountain and Pacific
time. Please arrange the usual circuits
for the transmission of these signals ac
cording fo the time belt affected. Sub
scribers and all other persons interested
should be advised of the arrangement
so as to make the reception of the
nals as far as possible a matter of gen,*
eral interest in accordance with the wish
of the observatory people.
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ONE FARE PLUS $2
R. R.
e
Round trip rate via Chicago Great West
ern Railway to points in Old Mexico,
New Mexico. Minnesota, North Dakota,
Texas, Oklahoma. Missouri, Kansas and
Nebraska. Ample return limits. Tick
ets on sale Dec. 15, 1903, and Jan. 5
and 19, 1904. For further information
aoply to
Jones,- &
N.
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F, A*
Fargo,
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Red River Valley
University
•Invites*
MUSIC STUDENTS
J*
fof Piano,
Or­
gan, Yoicc.
COMMERCIAL STUDENTS
for
Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeep
ing, Commercial Law, Etc.
SPECIAL STUDENTS desiring
select studies for winter term.
REGULAR STUDENTS
for
prepara­
tory or college classes.
Winter Term Opens Jan. 5.
Catalogue sent free on application1to
Edward P. Robertson,
President.
Wahpeton, North Dakota.
Hair Goods
Wo carry the finest line of
human hair goods to be
obtained in the country.
8witches, wigs made up
from your own hair, or a
lartre stock u select from.
Mail orders ltlled.
Pull Blood Poi
nd China Boars
sale
WEEPING REDUCTIONS NQW
The Whole Store Turned Into a
TREMENDOUS BARGAIN BAZAAR
E E Y 1
N days remain before Jfan.
ist, 1904, and hundreds of articles of a
broadly Holiday character here are. still
unsold, due, in many cases, to the slower
of the finer and cos$er tl
e of absoMtelv clean si^ep of
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S Elchth Street Soath.
'Phone 341.
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