The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-06-13
Travellers Tales

So tired have the boys connected
with the first National bank of this city
become of hearing of the large Ash that
LaRue Buxton, assistant cashier of the
bank has been telling or getting off MS
line, that Vice President Weiser, Fred
Irish and Gordon Nesbitt of the same
institution got their heads together and
invented a machine that will tell eX
actly the number of pounds a fish
weighs that even nibbles at bait on
the end of line.
1t is a combination fish pole and
weighing scale, which records the
weight of every fish that is hooked. One
of the advantages claimed for it is that
it will show the exact weight Of the
fish that gets away after being pierced
by the hook of Mr.. Buxton. They think
they have a good thing in this inven-
ton. Here is the way they reasoned
it OUT 1T is always the largest fish
that gets away from our assistant CASH
Ter. Here's what he says when he gets
home from Detroit: You ought to
have seen the one that got away" and
he stretches his arms out as far as he
can, and he has pretty long arm at that.
According to his idea it is an exciting
moment when a fish gets away A
perch of six inches long can easily be
made to grow into three footer, that
is, If the imagination works all right.
Should Mr.. Buxton get but a glimpse
of said getaway fish, it grows into the
proportions of the size of any elephant
that the Ringlings may bring here the
last day of this month. He is not to
blame when he assures his friends that
the fish was as long as my ARM for
he honestly believes what he says. The
magnifying power of imagination ex-
cited beats the ordinary telescope all
to pieces"
The First Nationals idea of things
may be all right so far as making a
truth teller of man, but what about
the pleasure if this continuance became
general? 1t would rob the angler low
ing man of telling how big the fish was
that got away. In this matter of the
escaped fish there is lot more en-
joyment for the angler than there would
be in a mathematical certainty. and
there is no reason for believing that
the invention will become Of much use.
especially about here. At least Mr..
Buxton, in mild hammered way says
he will have none of it.
Morris Beck, one of Jamestown's
most successful and popular business
men, spent several days in Fargo last
week attending the various Masonic
meetings, ending with the Shrine meet
ing on Friday night, and he had a de-
lightful time, with a big accentuation
on the de- Jamestown has no bet
ter booster than Just Mr. Beck. He
talks Of his home twn all the time. He
talks of his home town all the time. He
town, and he has right to do So for
he has prospered there He is Jolly,
| loyal to his town, is fat, good natured
and has a pleasant word for everybody.
In fact he has almost as many friends
in Fargo as he has down in jamestown.
Said he: "You sure have a great town
here, but we also have a great town. II
is booming right now, and everything
| is lovely with us. We have lots OF
building going on at present and much
| more is contemplated. l honestly think
our city, while not so large, is Just as
pretty, and then, we too have time to
grow. We are all working hard for the
| city of jamestown all the time and un
der all circumstances" Mr.. Beck left
for home Saturday, tired, but admittine
ne had good time here