The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-07-24
TRIBUNE SCOUT
CAPTURED here
HELD CAPTIVE THREE DAYS ON
THE INTERSTATE FAIR GROUND
AND PLACED ON EXHIBITION
ESTABLISHES FAIR CAMP FOR
FARGO.

Minneapolis Tribune: Hello, FAR
go!" l have escaped at last and am
back among the Minnesota Indians,
who are Fostering me with all kinds
Of questions about what kind of scouts
you fellows are up there. / am telling
them that scouts everywhere can take
lessons from you in hustling when you
get started on the right trail, and also
mat as "teasers' you can't be beat
Tor you leased me out of nearly a
weeks time-and now / am working
like sin to make up for 1t all. I was
not held captive by ropes. chains or
oars, but by the most captivating kind
OF captivity--a hearty welcome, good
company, an opportunity to do with a
punch or live ones ready and anxious
70 accomplish things along the manly
lines Of scoutcraft. Whenever / meet
an active lot of scouts like you and
ind them so many walking question
marks, I can't break away until I tell
them all I know-which don't take
long in itself; but you said, Come on,
lets DO those things" and the doing
means time and work,
Well. we did several things, and I
guess people know that you are very
much alive. can see you now in your
coy camp at the fair grounds, and
really wish was back--and win be
some time. When / do, / expect you
20 make fire-by- friction in thirty sec
onds and eat Ave pounds of bacon and
twelve potatoes in minute and a half
besides several other things that I
won't enumerate. You know what
they are, and / think Harrison win see
that you do them.
In Camp at Interstate Fair,
The boy scouts OF Fargo, N. D., went
INTO camp for a week on the Cass
county fair grounds, where an ideal
camp, in charge of G. b. Harrison, ply
steal director of the 7. M C. A., was
established. Other hustlers who help
ed drive the first stakes and who re-
NAMED at the camp day and night
FOR the entire week, were Percy Owens
Ralph Baker and Milroy Brown. Scout
Commissioner Hugh Miller looked on
with q smile and approved of every
thing that was done. e. LOOMS hust-
led around trying to conquer freely
friction, while Guy Fox preferred to
furnish rig for hauling things out to
camp rather than work. Morton Page
superintendent of concessions at the
fair, conceded everything asked for by
the scouts, who owe him a vote of
thanks, as they do. also, the secretary
OF the fair association.
For the first time the people of Fargo
had an opportunity of seeing the scouts
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activities of scoutcraft. Almost con-
tinually they were beset with requests
to produce fire-by- friction. and many
ladies manifested great interest in
camp cookers and methods of camp
cooking - incidentally standing in
amazement when they saw the cook
ing vanish so magically under the
coaching of keen scout appetites. The
boys are we'll up on first aid work and
bandaging, understand the coat and
pole stretcher and various methods of
carrying wounded and helpless persons
Prove Apt Students.
A better field for active scouts ex-
lists nowhere than in Fargo. The boys
of young America and the older peo-
PIG VI That CITY owe them the QQIy or
assisting in the promotion of scout
craft activities. Many OF the boys
saw tents pitched for the first time
and manifested great interest in camp
instruction. They learn rapidly and
their desire for keeping the camp clean
was expressly noticeable. They were
particular upon this important work,
which many troops too often neglect
Seoutmaster Miller is experiencing the
same difficulty as other commissioners
in getting scoutmasters in sufficient
numbers and of the right kind and
character; but several men woke up
and told The Tribune scout that they
were going to take hold off the work
and assist the boys in every way. Now
that the fair is over. boys. don't stop
activities. Plan things and do things,
and you will soon And Fargo troops
excelled by none.