The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-17


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places are being developed and the
capacity increased
az Some of the fellows who were
recently kicking on the extreme heat
of summer, are now Directing 10 the
early cold weather for fall.
~ Some people are specializing
which is the worst-Bryan's bad break
IN declaring for government ownership
of railways-or the manner in which
he is now hedging.
A. The next Minnesota legislature
will be asked to appropriate $780,
900 for the state fair. More grounds
and more buildings are needed. 1t is
a great show and is worth the money.
~ Governor Folk of Missouri, who
fell ill when Bryan made his govern
ment, ownership speech in New York.
Is reported conYalescent. now that
Bryan has been to St. Louis and gone
fg If the habit of attempting to
lynch motormen for killing and maim-
ing children becomes epidemic, the
man who tackles a Job like that viii
know how the negro rapists of the.
south feel.
AZ Fargoans are to hear Bob LaFol
lette of wisconsin lecture next month.
His silence has been more than gold
en- since the recent Wisconsin aprimar-
les, but he may DE expected to tell
us all about it when he reaches here
u The women have recently OBJ
tanned the right of suffrage in Italy
and Finland. The success of the
movement in those countries must be a.
source of some chagrin to the Ameri-
man women, whose half a century of
effort in that direction has not been a
huge success.
~ 1t is said that the Fargo demo-
Gratis may purchase The Searchlight
from Editor Cole and convert it into
an organ of the democracy. Judging
from the last issue, the transition
would not be very marked. 1t is not
known whether the editor would be
included as among the chattels.
~ The Chicago Chronicle has the
following which to a certain extent
applies in North Dakota, nut the pro-
Eibitionists of this state are not dis
Outraged:
| Congressman Cannon put the case
succinctly when he said that there are
| in Maine good many people who are
in favor of the prohibition law but OPP
posed to it's enforcement. That is the
case in Iowa and Kansas too. L. al
ways will be the case where an at
| tempt is made to keep men from get.
| ting whisky to drink and if history
counts for anything men will always
get whisky in spite Of all the prohibit,
ltion laws that can be enacted. The
! fact may be discouraging to the prohi-'
bitionists, but it is a fact nevertheless
Ey There are complaints in Fargo
| about the shortage of boys for tho
| messenger service, errand boys, Office
i boys, in fact boys for all kinds Of work
The opening of the schools is the tar.
tor most largely responsible for the
4 boy famine-and ii Is a most desirable
excuse. Ii indicates the youth Of Far
GO are getting the rudiments OF an
education. 1t means more. IL is II
guarantee of more prosperity In Fargo
ltkan in some other years. The po:r-
keeping their boys in school and Giv :
ing them chance. They are not forc-
ed to send their boys TO work to help
maintain the rest of the family. 1t is
a good showing for Fargo and the city
4 is TO be congratulated, even If there is
some annoyance over the failure to
secure a youngster when he is badly
wanted. s5sss +
ar There is a great deal of discus
sion over the subject on the question
of the improvement of earth roads. In
no other state should the people take
greater interest than in North Dakota.
The farmers of this state are especial
" fortunate in that the roads, with lit
tie or no care, are usually in fine con-
| dition except a few weeks in the
spring. There is considerable work
done on grading up the roadbeds In
some sections. but the methods used
are not the best and much of the effort
is wasted Dumping a lot Of loose
earth into the middle of the grade
doesn't make a road and the only benz
EFT obtained Is from the drainage as
d result of the excavations on the
sides of the highway. The state high
:, way commission Of Minnesota has is
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