The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-16
Travellers Tales

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About the only time I ever had IT
hung on my eye right" said Frank
| O'Brien, as he busted off some glass
In the restaurant, was when a man
came into the place and began Boosting
as to how much beer he could drink
He said that it was his usual custom
when he was a younger man to buy a
full gallon of the amber fluid and to
down it right from the measure with
out taking his mouth from the funnel
Now, had been in the business for
many a long day and l believed this
to be a physical impossibility. Of
fered to bet with the stranger that
he couldn't do it and I handed out
SIS to show my faith in my judgment,
but the man said he was too old to try
it, and he wouldn't take me up. Just
as the discussion was going on a we'll
known German citizen came into the
place and hanging about heard what
we were discussing. He grew more and
more interested and finally he broke
in with: Well, I belief 1 can do it.
Gimme five minutes time till / go out
Bit and I said all right.
I'm five minutes he came back and
planked down the IS which 1 covered
with mine I filled UP the measure,
and honest, as true as l tell you, he
put 1t up to his mouth and without
taking his lips away the contents dis
appeared. l fairly gasped as 1 asked:
"'How under the heavens did you
do it?'
HE swelled out a minute and then
he said: Veil, went next door first
and tried it and it was easy
George w. Wilkinson, the game
warden, whose home is in this city,
has just returned home from an ex-
tended trip over the state, and he
speaks of the prospects of game for the
fall shooting as follows: II look for one
OF the very best hunting seasons that
North Dakota has had in years. There
will be plenty of chickens, lots OF
them, and they will be fine. In fact
they are as well matured now as they
were when the hunting season opened
a year ago next month. This is ac-
counted for by the dryness of the
weather and the scarcity Of rain. The
ducks, too, look good and there will
be many of them. The old ducks as
soon as the young ones were able left
their nests along the almost dry
sloughs and marshes and the little ones
did the same thing just as soon as
they were able to fly and get away. So
contrary to the general opinion, there
will be plenty of game, both chickens
and ducks. / get this information from
travelling about the state, as well as
from reports that are constantly COM
ing into the department from every
part Of the state from the deputy game
wardens, all Of whom have been very
diligent in their efforts to prevent
what is called sooner hunting which
means shooting before the season be-
gins. might say that we have not
so far had a single complaint along
these lines, and the result is apparent
We will have better hunting the COM
ing season than we had in many years
If we can only keep illegal hunting
down entirely we are sure to have
good chicken hunting every year, un-
less something unforeseen comes up.
There have been fewer violations of
the law the past year than ever be-
fore, and I attribute this in part to
the good work of the wardens as we'll
as to the hunters themselves who de-
sire to see the laws of the state main
tanned, believing that in the end they
will be benefited by having better
shooting. The nonresident hunters
must bear in mind that it is absolutely
necessary to have a license, and the
same might be said of the resident. I
think these can be had at the present
time. Yes, there will be plenty of
game this fall for the legitimate
hunter"