The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-03-28
Travellers Tales

"One night years ago before Mr.. Cole
made me manager of the Metropole,
said Herman Kuehl last night as he
almost broke tooth to bite the end on
one of Fred knights wooden advertis-
ing cigars" things were very quiet in
the house and was on the late watch.
1t was in the days when the clerk was
supposed to stay up all night, and
welcomed a strange looking individual
who came in and asked me IL ! had
any objection to his sitting about the
Office for a time, as he said he wanted
to take an early train and there was
not much use in his trying to sleep.
We got to talking about this and that
and the felolw told me he carried about
with him two racing snails, and with
that he produced from small wooden
box that he had in his pocket two snatls
| and placed them on the counter. |
don't know what he did, but he began
TO whistle and noticed the two snails
start and move off. / paid particular
attention to their movements and saw
that one of the snails appeared to De
much livelier than the other, and. It
really seemed as though 1t just walked
away from the other. / got out 9 lead
pencil and when the man wasnt look
! ing placed mark on the shell, so !
would know 1t. After time the FELLOW
said, Suppose we have a race and make
small bet Of S. and you can have
your pick of either OF the two
'It was agreeable to me. and the man
picked up the two. snails and placed
them on line he drew on a paper and
| they started off on the course which
was only six inches. He whistled just
/ she had done before, but my snail
with the mark on 1t didn't get over
a half inch i'm tn half hour it took to
complete the race and the SIS he won
from me / cheerfully handed over.
| picked up the snail when the mans
! back was turned and on turning 1t up
/ side down, out rolled from the shell a
small shot, which the double distilled
/ villain had placed in the shell OF my
racer when I wasn't looking. He had
evidently seen me putting the mark on
the snail. didn't say a word"
II Levi b. Hanson OF Sheldon was a
guest in the city yesterday at the Met
ropole and he stated that the farmers
about there are all seeding. Mr.. Han
son has already seeded 200 acres and
he expects to put In more. He says he
has little fear that any cold weather
that may come from now on will do
much damage. He said that there
would be some building in town. and
that Enderlin, division point on the
500. only seven miles from Sheldon,
was fairly on the boom. with plenty
of building going on and more contem-
J plated.
X e. GLASGOW, the auto man, who
travels out Of Fargo spent Sunday with
his friends here. He said that every
thing about the state where he had
been was looking fine, and he predicts
} busy season. He stated that farmers
. all over the state were buying auto
mobiles. and were putting them to good
use. He said that the North Dakota
: farmer lives about as good as most OF
a the city men, and has about the same
? advantages
Sheriff N. J. Cruden and w. w.
! Blackwell both OF LaMoure, were in
! the city yesterday for short time and
took a walk about the city and admired
Fargo and her great handsome build
: ings. The sheriff stated that L,aMoure
: is growing rapidly and that the class
/ of building that are going up are OF
the substantial type. LaMoure BUSH
ness men, he said. are ali happy and
2 looking forward to good year.
Y Jack Bennett, auto livery, ready to
take you anywhere. Telephone 145L.
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