The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-07-23
Travellers Tales

Il never saw Barney Kimba1l really
downright flabbergasted but once in
my life," said the traveller who sells
vanilla beans on the road, "and that
was one time when he was visiting a
theatre in Minneapolis. One Of the
particular stunts that was pulled off
In this theatre was a boxing ostrich.
This creature could, really do some
boxing. 1t used it's powerful feet and
legs and the way 1t LANDED 1t to it's
'sparring companion was a wonder.
Barney and l sat right down in front
We were only two rows from the
stage. Every once in a while that
cussed bird on the stage would make
rush for the footlights and Just as
as often the man who was handling IL
would draw back. The bird didn't
look angry but it furnished plenty of
amusement and the spectators fairly
roared when 1t made one of its grand
PUSHES with the apparent intent of
climbing over the stage into the or
chestra The manager looked annoyed
and the bird almost forgot it's boxing
business. This was kept up for quite
a while, and no one in the audience
appeared to discover the reason for
its actions until the owner of the bird
stepped forward to the front part of
the stage and said as he pointed his
finger at my friend Barney, "Will that
bald headed gentleman please put on
his hat. The ostrich has an idea that
he sees an ostrich egg out there and
she seems to be determined to sit on
it. Barney got redder than any red
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fairly howled but he took out his soft
hat, covered up the shining pate and
the show proceeded"
Hon. G. w. Kinney Of Garrison, Nc
Lean county, was the guest of friends
in the city yesterday and paid his re-
spects to Congressman Hanna. He
says the crop, so far as wheat is con-
cerned, up his way is about a total
failure, and he believes that the yield
In the state will not reach a half a
crop. Said he: There isn't much
doing in the way Of crops from Minot
to Grand Forks, but from there on
down to Fargo things look very much
better In my locality the crops won't
reach 35 per cent of last years yield
or course / mean by. this the wheat
crop. In the way of flax the crops
look fairly good, and If we only get
the right kind of weather we'u have
quite nice yield of fax, and that will
help to fill up the deficiency brought
about by the failure of the. early wheat.
Our town Is growing nicely and there
is great deal of building going on
there now. Quite number of nice
residences are in various points of
construction and there have been sew
eral store rooms built. Then, too,
a big garage for automobiles has also
been built. Yes, our town looks good
to me, and if we hadn't this set back
in the way of bad crop indications !
think we would have had much more
building. But what's the use of growl-
ing? North Dakota has had so many
years of great prosperity that she can
easily stand one year in which there is
some adversely. While the wheat looks
not good, still with fairly good weather
and some rain we will make up a good
deal of our losses by the flax harvest.
The hay crop, too, isn't up to the stan
dard and in many instances 1t couldn't
pay the farmers for cutting. other
wise our part of the state Is in
most flourishing condition. Give us a
good year next time and we will show
you how to reach ahead"