The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-15
Travellers Tales


Gust watch that youngster a min
ute" said the observant traveller as
a youth of not more than FIVE years
The little fellow ap-
peared to be nicely dressed and well
fed and he was ambling along taking
q look at each PEDESTRIAN. Suddenly he
stopped in front of a man and accosted
him thus:
Say, you, gimme a penny" The
man appeared to be startled at the
suddenness of the onslaught and hand
ed the youngster the coveted cent.
The traveller and The Forum man kept
tab on the little fellow and he had
tackled no less than eleven men and
three women within five minutes and
from the majority he got a coin of
some kind.
The traveller stopped the boy just as
the latter was coming up to make a
touch" by saying: Gimme a penny"
and the little tad looked so disguised
that the traveller reached in his hand
and drew out a whole nickel which
soon became the property Of the in
FAINT beggar 1t is more than likely
that the boys parents do not know
that he is doing this kind of work, but
they should.
Yesterday he was on the same beat
on Broadway between First and Sec
ond avenues plying his trade. He
couldn't have been at 1t more than a
minute when he stepped up to the
Forum reporter and said:
Gimme a nickel for these"
10 ok
each worth a nickel, on one of the
restaurants. He knew the checks
were not actually money but were of
some value, but he wanted the money.
The deal wasn't consumated. When
asked if he wasn't afraid the police
wouldn't get him for begging on the
streets he gave his nose turn up and
said with disdain: They're afraid OF
me all right, all right" and walked on.
James G. Quinlivan, the we'll known
business man of Dickinson, has been
business visitor to the city for a
day or two, and he is loud in the praise
of his town. Said he to The Forum
Saturday afternoon: There is much
going on in our town in the building
line, and we are improving right along
the line. Our new Masonic temple Is
we'll under way and we believe that II
can be dedicated yet this fall. The
first story of the fifty foot front will
be occupied by large store. The sec.
ond story will have offices in the from
part, and the balance with the. thirC
story viii be occupied by the Masonic
! fraternities. It Is of brick and will
/ be very handsome in appearance. Their
are many new residences going up al
over town and some of them are ex
| ceedingly nice. / believe that mex
year will see Willard street which /
our main thoroughfare and several o
the side streets paved. The plans ar
being made along this line at the pres
ent time. Then another big improve
ment that 1 think will be made We
this fall is that of the Northern Pa
cific railroad which proposes to bull
a subway which will connect the mort
and south sides of town. This will b
build under the main lines and yard
of the company, and will be about Is
feet long and will be wide enough
admit the passing of two two-hors
teams. 1t will be of inestimable bene
At to the people of the place. Sa.
your own needs something of ths
kind at the Broadway crossing of tn
N. P. Yes, you bet we have a gres
town in the western part of the stat
and it is growing all the time"