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

jamestown, 5000; and Wahpeton,
$4,000. Senator McCumber will in
troduce the bill during the week. and
already some dozen or more North Da-
kota old soldiers are on the list for
an increase in pensions.
! notice the president has nominated
Rourke for his third term as United
States district attorney for North Da-
kota. None but faithful officers are
receiving the compliment of renomi-
nation nowadays. If ever there was
a faithful official, Rourle has proven
to be one of that class. He is for
tunate now in having an assistant that
will make his mark in the affairs of
Dakota, as he already has done in the
work assigned him as assistant n. 81
attorney. If Bert Townsend lives his
voice will be heard in the halls of
congress before he has. passed middle
age.
We watched the thermometer in
North Dakota with much interest DUR
Ing the summer. 1t was hotter there
than almost any place except the ex-
treme south. The temperature run,
right along with Vicksburg and other
hot points. And now we note the cold.
There has been but few cold days here
yet Only a few chilly mornings have
been had. There has been no snow
yet excepting one little furry. The
grass is green. And still old King
Coal has had somewhat to comfort
him. / noticed the following in the
Detroit News a. few days ago:
Old King Coal
Was a merry old soul,
And a merry old soul was he;
And why he was merry
Is simple thing, very.
For he laughed with gladstone glee.
He! he!
He laughed with gladstone glee.
The thermometer stopped,
And IL dropped, dropped. dropped,
And the snow began to snow;
And 1T friz, friz, friz,
Till they said Gee whiz!
It's gone down to thirty below!
Oh! oh!
It's gone down to thirty below!"
And old King Coal,
The jolly old soul
He laughed till he weakened his knees.
And says he, That's nice;
You can pay my price, Il
Or you'll freeze, or you'll freeze,
Or you'll freeze! freeze! freeze!
You can pay my price or freezel"
And this reminds me that there has
been much a doing this summer reIa-
tive to the coal lands. Wherever there
is coal land yet remaining in the
hands of the United States government
there have been Withdrawals from en-
try. The first Withdrawals were from
coal entry, but other entries were al
lowed upon showing that there was
no workable coal on the lands. Nov
there We're wholesale withdrawals in
the coal regions from all forms OF
entry. The object Is to keep them out
OF private hands until congress can
amend the coal land laws and, 1t Isl
hoped, provide for retaining title to
the land within the United States.
You may be sure or this, that people
who own coal land In the state Of
North Dakota have got something that
Is worth having. With the late devel-
Qpments In the matter OF bricquettfng
there win be some handsome fortunes
in North Dakota coal. You may be
sure that there is no more of the pub
lie domain going into the hands OF the
coal ring, not Il, the present adninls-
tration can prevent it. I am inclined
to think that there is a good deal Of
hot air In the charges against public
officials In connection with alleged
coal land frauds In Wyoming. AM
davits are easy things to obtain when
men start out to do up an official or
when they are out for a reputation for
exposing fraud Commissioner Rich
ards has had precious little to do with
the cases with which his name Is con-
nected. II ever on earth there was d
square man and faithful official,
George r. Pollock Ii one Of that class.
Y0u might have some Of your Rainy
river friends tell you about the pipe
dreamer who is working the hot air
blast. They know him up there and
'at Duluth. G a. Il.