The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-30

homely makeup and they enjoyed ii |
fully as much as did the people they |
were representing and the crowds.
Organized commercial travellers of
Wisconsin are taking up with cam
paign to Danish public roller towels.
]. T. Randall, the well known rail-
road traveller was in town a short time
during the week, just long enough to
say hello to the state fair. He took
his meals out at the grounds and left
for the Forks soon after.
A bill has been presented to the New
York general assembly which permits
the state commissioner of health to
order changes and alterations in the
sanitary conditions of any hotel in the
state containing more than ten rooms
The bill was introduced at the request
of the U. c. T.
blushing young country girl went
into big city drug store to buy a
bath sponge. She became so fused"
when good looking young clerk asked
her what she wanted, that much to
the amusement of the other customers,
she said: please give me a sponge
BATH"
Underwood Curtis spent the biggest
part Of, the time the present week out
at the fair grounds where he had an
exhibition that was seen by hundreds.
He says he did nice business In the
line of advertising. AL @
Commercial travellers throughout
Oklahoma are buying up the railroad
coupons emitting holder to 1 cent per
mile rebate If the supreme court of
the United States decides that the g.
cent law in that state is valid The
| travelling men have faith that the law
will be held valid and are CHANGING
their money with that idea in mind,
paying as high as 10 to Is cents on
| the dollar.
The travellers OF the Osborn Paper
| Co., Of Indiana, are making their trips
to regular territory in automobiles
furnished by the company.
Charley Dill, one of the Oldest and
| best known, as well popular statesmen
running out of Fargo Is going to leave
the road in the near future and go
west where he will enter the small
| farming and fruit business. There
isn't man, woman or child in the city
who know him, but who does not re-
spect him and hold him in high es-
TEEN. When he leaves he will take
with him the best wishes of host of
friends and he says he would rather
have that great chunks of gold.
| At none of the city hotels were the
clerks bothered in any way by travel
ers this week. The commercial men
all over the country very generally I'M
| derstood that Fargo was having the
great state fair this week. and as a
general thing they gave the town a
wide berth. STILL there were many OF
the men who make this city their home
came here to greet their customers as
well as to have a good time.
At the September meeting of the
travellers there will be big class for
initiation into the order and the local
council will be kept busy. 1t is hoped
that every traveller running out oil
Farog will become a member OF the
local council this fall and winter sc
as to be ready for active work for the
1912 district convention which meets
here next June.
The secretary has received severa
letters from decorating houses wht
want to get the contract for decorat,
ing Fargo for the 1911 convention They
viii do the work, they write, at clos,
figure.
Jim Helle who likes call Of the com
forts of home," doesn't want again t,
be In a town In hundred years wher,
there is state fair. He has beer
used to sleep on pillows OF down ant
elder down bbeds, but he didn't sleel
! that way at his favorite hotel thi
week. James forgot to have a room
held for him and when he arrived tn
only bed he coule find was cot II
/. a sample room. He couldn't sit up al
night so he took cot. He alleges ait
or that one nights experience that
cot isn't a thing of beauty and a jo
forever.
w. e. Blachley. traveller for the Penn
J sylvania railroad who lives at Winni
peg, didn't show up in town this week
Y He WASH. scared of the cars" blu
the state fair kept him away.
. President WilLul of the local conr
ell met many Of the members wiz
came into town 10 attend the far.
Nearly all OF the machine house
t had all their trave'lng men In all wee
customers. The machinery men ha
for the purpose OF meeting their the
p very nice exhibits out at the ground
Ore of he agents - the America
]. Fence Co, VINO il on tie road most /,
It he time was in town all week an
assisted in distributing 1000 hand
lGsrchiefs, advertising The tsnce.