The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-20
Travellers Tales


He was from Pittsburg, Pa. Any one
could see that, and to emphasize the
fact more clearly he was smoking a
long Pittsburg stogie. Now, one Of
these stogies can emit more smoke
than any known specimen of tobacco
and the room was never made large
enough which q well drawing stogie
could not scent with it's own peculiar
odor. He didn't smoke as he strolled
up to the table where the big six
SIT at Prizes, but after the meal was
over he quietly took out a stogie,
which he twirled in his fingers for a
minute or two. Then he drew a
match from his vest pocket and held
1t awhile.
There was not a man at that table
who hasn't at some time or another
become acquainted with the power
fulness of the odor from a stogie. and
it wasn't more than minute until
Bald Headed Barney handed him over
panatella and said: there smoke
this"
None of the other fellows saw Bar
ney's gift, but they dreaded the light
ing Of the stencil producer. Add grab
L y
| wrench and slyly slipped him a Rob-
ert Burns, which some politician had
given him. The colonel don't
smoke, but he can stand some kinds
of smoke, but not a stogie, and he.
| too. gave the Pittsburger's coat q
Syank, and when he had whispered to
the latter to go buy good cigar the
man from the steel mill country had
10 cents in his fist. Long John Bath
rick didn't make any bones about the
business. He didn't know the others
had done any donating and here's
what he said:
"See here you from Pennsylvania,
we don't care for you burning tar
rope at this table, but we draw the
line at you or any one else smoking
hair, take this La Verda and cut out
that stogie," and he handed over the
smoke which the stranger pocketed,
walked to the door and lit his stogie
and walked away, even without re-
turning thanks.
E. C.. Herrick, former citizen OF
Buffalo, this county, who still owns
a farm or two in that neighborhoo6
was in the city yesterday visiting with
Cap wigdahl and other friends. He
is now a resident of Hollabird, s. d.
which is just 300 miles from this city
as the crow flies. He made the triI
to Fargo by auto, taking about day
, and a half to do the drive. He drove
to Redfield from his home town the
> first day, then to Aberdeen, to Cakes
to Lisbon, to Fargo. Said he to Thu
Forum: eve get your paper dowl
there every day and it Is q welcom
letter to all of us. I am in the bank
| ing and machine business in Soutl
Dakota, but still retain my lan'
about Buffalo. The wheat crop be
: tween this city and Hollabird, s. i
: Is much as 1t is In North Dakota
some fairly good, while others no
!. good at all, but the oats are some bet
! ter. The best wheat what /. saw ol
my trip back to this section was Il
the southern part OF North Dakot
J. and northern part Of South Dakota
we threshed our wheat at Buffal
and had a yield of an average of te
: bushels to the acre. The oats an
: barley didn't do as well as that, 70
j we got on an average OF seven bushels
Il Last year my share from the sam
track amounted 10 Just s2.100.15, an
b this year 1t amounted to just 81, 10l
30 you win see that the crop is jus
little over half However 1t is muc
better than was led to think 1t woul
be from the stories that I had bee
getting from this section. haven
any kick coming at all and am salts
fled. like 1t down In South Da
kota, but OF course the Fed river va
ley will always seem Ike home to me