The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-04-01
Travellers Tales

1--WE had a queer kind of customer
at the hotel one night this week." said
Jack Nicholson, the new, clerk at the
Metropole, last night, as he stuck his
pen behind his ear preparatory to be-
ing bolite and attentive to the hotel
reporter OF The Forum. He was q
queer one and his actions were such
that one Of the bell boys called my at
tention to him. He came down from
his room about 1890 in the morning
and the first thing he did was Z" go
down stairs. The bell boy said he was
proving all about the basement, try
ing first this door and then that peek
ing into corners in most mysterious
manner, and apparently all the time
watching to see if any one was look
ing at him or for him. / kind Of
thought he had 'em' end determined
to keep a watch on his actions as long
as / could Finally he vent into the
dining room, and I noticed that when
he placed his hat on the rack, he sort
Of took something from the crown and
placed that something in his trouser
pockets. After he had breakfast he came
out of The dining room and got his
overcoat and started out Of the house,
pursuing a sort of a mysterious course.
He went onto Fifth street and then
turned into an alley, with me on the
watch. Then he walked down
the alley until he came to
Fourth street and he turned onto N
p. avenue, and saw him go off south
into the railroad yards. / FASTENED
along to see what the man was going
to do, for ] try 10 take an interest in
the guests of the house. He evidently
saw me, for he increased his gait, and
proceeded on south until he came to
Front street, and Re walked on until
he came to the south bridge and here
took something out O. the overcoat
pocket and gave it fling and it went
down into the water It was red in
color and I determined to ask him
what under the heavens he meant with
$50 much mystery and here's what he
told me. He said that he had been
wearing a pair of socks longer than
he should have and lie was ashamed
Ito send them to laundry and he did
not want to leave them in our hotel
as we all knew him, and so he had
made up his mind to hide them some
where, and he had spent just one hour
and half In trying to get rid of them
without any one seeing him, but had
mo opportunity Of disposing of them
It was I'm sheer desp ration that he
had thrown them over into the Red
while I was looking. He said il you
want to get rid Of an CID pair Of socks
at any time for me to make the trial
and see how hard work it was.
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DIR. M W. MIRAGE, of Edgeley was
a guest at one OF the hotels last night
and was calling on several of his
friends. He stated that Edgeley was
lon the grow. that business was excel
lent there at the present time, and
that there would te q great deal Of
building going on in the town itself
as well as in the neighborhood near
by. He said that while there was a
good deal of sickness in Edgeley, still
lit was not of the serious type. he
was much pleased ait the great pro-
gress Fargo had been making within
the past year or two.
John S. Johnson who some years
ago was one of the crack bike riders
and racing skaters III the United
states, was q guest here yesterday He
is a warm admirer Of Jim Jefrries, and
when the latter was In Minneapolis,
where Mr.. Johnson resides he was en-
ltertained BY the ex-racer Said Mr..
johnson to the Forum: There won't
be 4 thing To this fight They talk
lof Jeff coming hack. he doesn't have
to come back. He never went. He il
4 freak Id his make up and that ii
saying 3 good deal He Is marvel.
Let me tell you One day while he
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