The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-04
Travellers Tales

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Jack Lang who recently returned
from a business trip TO oregon, brought
back with him two field mice. They
are Of the long tailed. sharp nosed
| kind and Jack while on his way home,
In addition to having In his pockets
several hands full Of wheat and rice
| managed to teach the rodents TO catch
| flies. They became very proficient and
In addition to claiming that his land
in the west is the greatest on the top
Of the earth he now claims that the mice
that are occasionally found there are
the smartest. He had been telling so
many people OF how his mice as fly
catchers could not be beat that he de-
cided yesterday to give a demonstra-
ton Of what they could do. So, secur-
ing permission Of tall Jack Nicholson,
the hotel clerk he turned the two loose
in the front window Of the dining room
while the spectators he lined up on the
sidewalk on the outside. The mice at
first appeared to be timid, but Jack
started a sort Of a purring tune and
in very short time one Of the mice
came out from behind the curtains
and proceeded to get busy and the 9TH
err soon followed. There were not
many flies in the dining room window,
but what few there were were caught
with a dexterity that was truly amaz-
ing. The little creatures would stand
on their hind legs and then like a
fash of lightning their front paws
would give a lunge forward and the
fly was the next instant in the mouth
OF one or the other Of the mice. The
sport was enjoyed for quite awhile,
but the mice had either got their filI
or the supply Of flies had run short,
for they soon curled up in the sun
shine, and went to sleep, and Mr.. Lang
came up and placed the two in a small
box which was lined with cotton and
carried them away.
o. B. Gray, a well known and prom
inent citizen Of Page was in the city
yesterday visiting his friends and see
ing the sights. He stated to The For
UNI that railroad work on the Great
Northern was most active just now.
There are at the present time two
crews at work on the cut oft" said he
"One Of the crews or gangs is working
at GooseLalSe, about sixteen miles from
our town, and the other is working at
Ellsbury which Is about eight miles
and a half from Page. There are at
present in the neighborhood Of fifty
teams and eighty men at work at these
points, and third gang is yet to be
put to work and 1t will start at the
junction about a mile from town. We
do not see much Of them, for they
seldom get into town but live out on
the sections in tents and improvised
quarters, but Of course we get the
business from all the gangs. It helps
to make business for all classes. Yes,
there is a good deal of building in town
Just now. The new fire house is we'll
under way and there are several fine
residences going up in different locali-
ties. We look for a good season so
far as crops are concerned" Mr..
Gray left for home last night.
D. ]. Hull the right of way man for
the Great Northern, was in the city
yesterday. He has been assisting in
securing the right of the company to
build the CUTOFF from this city to Page
and to rhe Forum yesterday afternoon
he said: Everything is all right now,
and we will soon have the right of way
for the entire distance. We are Just
now at work cleaning up the odds and
ends along the route and don't believe
that we Will have any more trouble
Our road has been greatly assisted by
the Fargo Commercial club in the
work and we feel very grateful to the
business men who gave so much of
their valuable time in assisting us in
the work"