The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-06
TWENTY YEARS AGO

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July 31.--It was claimed that there
were thirty candidates at the
Grand Forks convention for the three
positions of railroad commissioners.
The committee on credentials at the
republican state convention recon-
mended the seating Of the HeideI dele
gates from Barnes county, the Nc
Hugh candidates from Cavalier, the
Harmon delegates from Morton, the
Williams delegates from Pierce and
both delegations from Ramsey, and
each be given one-half vote. Fred
Fancher wanted the reports on con-
tests adopted one at the time but
Colonel Gearey moved as an amend
ment to adopt 1t as a whole and that
was carried by vote of 141 to 115.
The temporary organization was made
a permanent one. The report of the
committee on order of business fa-
vored the nomination of governor first
and then congressman. but Swanston
moved as a substitute that congress
be put first and this was carried by a
vote of 1904 to 1861. A motion to
adjourn was lost by vote of 170h to
126h, and Judge Cochran nominated
Mr.. Hansbrough for congress, while
Judge Standish named Mr.. Johnson.
The vote stood 161h to 1851 for Hans
brough. Captain Burke was named for
governor without a dissenting vote and
Roger Allin for lieutenant governor;
then the session adjourned until $3.50
in the morning. This convention was
one Of the most noted fights in the
history of the state.
A game protection association was
organized with H. E. Magill as presi-
dent G. A. Day as secretary, and N.
M. Rich, treasurer.
Aug. 1.-Mayville withdrew her bid
of $4,000 for the Methodist college and
proposed to apply the same to secur-
ing the establishment of a normal
school.
The state convention was late in re-
assembling and the ticket was COM
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he left a good impression. He met
many Of his old friends about the city
and restaurant supplies for a Chicago
house, has been looking over this city
and Moorhead for a day or two, and
he reports that business is all right.
A. NJ. Shellito, known as Dad by all
the statesmen, young and old, has been
making Fargo once more. He has
travelled this route so long that he
knows from looking out the car win
dows just how far away from town
he is. He is one of the popular sales
men who come to Fargo territory.
M. Dreyfus and Asa McMullen, rep
resenting one of the big drug houses
of the twin cities, have already arriv-
ed in Fargo with their display of
drugs which will be shown at the
North Dakota State Druggists con-
vention which will assemble in this
city next week and 1t will be some
thing worth looking at. The two
gentlemen are popular with the drug
trade and are sure of a warm well
come.
Chris Moe is starting out on his trip
over the state. selling dry goods He
makes his headquarters in this city
and will Sunday here .-.-.
If one could count noses he would
be able to get together enough travel
ers at Detroit lakes to make a pretty
fair district convention. Some how OF
other the grip man" just loves the
regions about the Detroit lakes.
LIE Roy of the Eagle Lye Co. has
been in town for few days. There is
no truth in the story that he originat-
ed the song, Somebody 'Lyed," al
though he sings it right we'll just the
same.
William Crawford, the Calumet Bak-
ing Powder man, was in town this
week, and alleges that his baking
powders has such power that if one
takes it he will arise earlier than he
intended to.
w. B. Kane, the well known thresh-
ing machine man of Grand Forks, has
been in town for a few days, but has
left for home for Sunday.
Modern craftsmanship is nothing
more than an analysis Of old fashioned
common sense.
G. L. Wilson, whom Harry Dodge
calls the wild man of Ringlings, and
who sells baking powder, was cheering
up the other travellers about the hotels
this week in Fargo.
Described.
what is 'harakiri?' -"
ooh, some kind of Japanese hard fin