The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-12-20
Wise and
Otherwise

Several travelling men who returned
on the belated trains that were snow
bound in different parts of the state
were relating their experiences in the
hotel lobby the other evening and
many narrowing tales were told, but
/ the one by a travelling man who was
on board a train between Bowbells
and Kenmare, in addition being a
| serious one, had an enjoyable ending
for at least seventeen passengers on
the train.
The train had left Bowbells during
the storm and after getting out in
the prairie short distance was
stalled because of the snow drifts 1t
being local train there were no pro-
visions on board, and the passen-
gers, all of whom were male and
mostly travelling men, were after a
/ few hours suffering from the lack of
appeasing the inner man. The word
went through the cars that there were
| at least five hours ahead of the pas
sengers in which they would be
| obliged to remain in the prairie,
Finally the hunger habit began tell
| ing on a few of the passengers and
/ they decided to scout for something
to eat. They located a shack on a
/ claim and found a loaf of bread and
a dozen of eggs. They returned to
the train and agreed to distribute the
bread and hen fruit so all of the pas
| sengers could be equally supplied. Be
| fore the distribution came, however
| one of the passengers, who was Of
/ the Jewish descent, managed to APP
propriate three of the eggs and a
good part of the bread. He refused
to return part of it, and after little
while the road was opened and the
! train proceeded a short distance
when another drift was encountered
and the several more hours of wait
| ing were in sight BY this time all
| of the passengers except the Jewish
| traveller were beginning to feel the
| effects of the abbreviated luncheon
and they We're wishing for a repeti-
/ ton of the miracle that Jesus per-
/ formed in feeding the multitude on
| bread and fish, The miracle did not
repeat notwithstanding the fact that
| all wished and wished patiently at
| that
| Finally a second scouting party was
| made uD and another shack came to
the rescue. Here the party found a
| sack Of flour and other uncooked
/ provisions and a bargain was struck
/ with the owner whereby the flour
! passed into the hands of the wearied
4 travellers. A member of the scout
| ing party had been a cook at one
| time, so it was agreed that the flour
| be made into biscuits and that they
| take them back to the fellow suffer-
ers on the train. In short time
sixty odd steaming biscuits We're TAX
en- from the stove and wrapped up
and carried to the train.
The now almost starving passen-
gers, upon sighting the biscuits, got
4 busy, table etiquette being dispensed
with and the bread was deyoured
with as much relish as one would
choice fowl and all trimmings.
An accident, however, married the
pleasure Of the feast as far as one
of the scouting party was concerned.
lin returning to the train he stepped
ION ice and the ice gave way, precipi-
ltating him knee deep into the cold
lwater His condition when he
reached the train was alarming, and
| the cry went up: HAS any one in
the crowd any liquor?" The Jewish
travelling man who secured the bet
| ter part of the. egg and bread ra-
tions, happened to be the only one
in the crowd having the liquor and
he demanded $3.50 for the bottle
which was partly filled with whiskey.
| Owing to the condition of the man
who fell into the water, one of the
party paid for the whiskey and the
victim of the cold bath was resusci-
| tated
After the train reached Kenmare
about twelve hours late, one of the
party who had sat by and took cog
nizance of the acts of the Jewish
| traveller #concocted a scheme whereby
Eall should be avenged. The schemer
was Jew himself and he perfected
tine plan, which worked admirably.
IThe schemer went up to the ration
grabber and uncharitable knight of
| the grip and informed him that he
was under arrest
What am I charged with?" said
the traveller
with selling liquor in a prohibi-
ton state"
"A kangaroo court was arranged and
lit was decided to fine the prisoner
$12. He willingly paid the amount
and pleaded with the other passengers
not to tell Of the transaction as he
feared further prosecution from the
state officials. With the money COLI
Ilected as fine the other passengers
on the belated train enjoyed good
time.
Just twelve more days in which
to prepare that draft Of New Years
RESOLUTIONS. So It's get busy