The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-04
ON THE ROAD.

| Manitowoc, Wis, who was largely
known as a traveller through the north
| west. He was connected with the firm
| of Koehler e. Hendricks, st. Paul, and
had been in Fargo many times. He
| was on the road when he was stricken
with appendicitis, removed to a hos
| pital at Fergus Falls, an operation per-
formed and he passed away. He was
| 81 years old and the funeral was at
his former home.
w. Lee Church, old faithful, the
boys call him, was down from Grand
| Forks this week, looking after his
trade. He sells druggists supplies and
sundries, and was warmly greeted.
I. Unger, the American Tobacco Co.
representative, who has been making
a trip up about Minot and other places
in the north, has returned and will eat
his Sunday turkey, or whatnot, at
home.
J. A. McBane, the we'll known trav-
| eler from the twin cities, was calling
on the trade in Fargo this week and
| swapping stories with the rest Of the
| dDOuL tue
F. c. Ferver, the we'll known railroad
traveller, stopped in town this week
to see some of the boys and visit with
the railroad station agents.
Jack Lang the extract man, not
tooth puller. but the flavorer, made a
business trip to the twin cities this
week, and returned home without
meeting a single bunco man. That is,
he said he didn't. ..
Il L. l.. LaRue the Great Northern
travelling man, was a business visitor
to the city this week, and took time
to call on the different station agents.
He says he looks for plenty Of business
next spring.
D. III. Humes, the Chicago dry goods
travelling salesman, made one of his
, periodical trips to the city this week
He says that the windy city is just
as windy as ever, but that business is
picking up. ..
P. A. Confer, the travelling man and
promoter of athletics, had a box party
to fine entertainment one night dur
ing the week There was a great dis
play of the art of self defense and he
had as his guest Ray Beale of the
Gardner who enjoyed the seat in high
places pretty we'll
AL Rockefeller Johnson, who repre-
sents John D. throughout the length
and breadth of the two Dakotas, was
home for day or two the first of the
week and again hit the trail. AL does
some travelling when he is away and
uses everything from an OK team to
an auto and railroad train, and he
: says that he likes the business all
rhythm warm weather, but dressed
for winter he doesn't present a hand
some appearance.
B. J. Salkin, one of Confer's box
party, says he is something of sport
all right, all right but he prefers to
do his sporting elsewhere than at a
box match in barn. The show was
all right Just same"
A. M. Shillito, the insurance man OF
} South Dakota, was a caller this week
J in Fargo. He is a veteran traveller and
the boys are always glad to see him.
The Ashelman boys were hobnobbine
with royalty and feeding on turkey and
all sorts of good things this week
They have been attending the National
Cash Register Co. annual meeting al
Dayton, o.
Grand Chaplain Dixon, of the Trav-
elers, is doing the state in the interests
of the souvenir book that the local
J council expects to issue sometime be-
tween now and next June in the in
terests of the big convention to be held
! here in June.
/ Walter e. Strickland, the pure grape
fruit man, was letting the light of his
countenance shine in on the city this
, week.
Harry r. Hennick, a well known
traveller of Chicago, was a caller this
, week, and had good week, he says
, Cap Wigdahl and his La Verdad
have been circulating about this Sec
tion of the state this week. La Yer
dad isn't an individual by any means
but is a rather pleasant looking cigar
that Gap" is selling. II you want TIC
see that all day grin on his face, just
, ask for the cigar when he is in the
room. Youth have to ask loud, though
for Cap is kind of deaf, excepting
when he gets an invitation and then he
can hear as never man heard.
Saturday night there will be a regular
business meeting of the Fargo council
No. SIS at the A. O. u. w. hall next to
the postoffice. Matters pertaining to
the grand lodge doings will be taken
up and a large attendance il requested
Charlie Nerd is working on the u
tic. #. minstrel proposition and Is ex-
pected to make his report next Satur-
day night. A large attendance Is re-
Quested az we want to make this as
much OF a success as 1t was when put
on by the U. G. T. ten years ago. Donr
forget to turn out.
II Invitations will be out this week for
the seventeenth annual ball to be Civ
en- by Fargo council No SIS in Column
bus hall on Saturday evening, Feb
us. The committee has made great
preparations for this ball and expects
every member to get in line and pull
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