The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-01

He says that IL
the surest sign
- aSs there will be no
Co. 10 AaooSao&&1 more weather
fine.
And that q good hard winter 10 a
comm mighty soon.
He prophesies three foot of snow for
these parts in a week or 50.
Twill be snug old winter, you kin
safely bank on that
His COW didSkhat in 'S3 the coolest
year he ever see.
II this year don't turn out the same
Old HI will eat his hat.
That was the year the pieplant froze
and everybody round here knows
Cur town was snowbound thirty days
and didn't git no mali.
Old HI says everybody should get In
a big supply of wood,
And lay their plans for one long siege,
for his signs never fail
Hold Peters says he see a squash
stand right upon it's end, b'gosh,
Then turn around, lay down agin.
1t made him leap for joy,
It was the first time he had seen that
done since he was just nineteen.
It was the sign that never failed,
He learned it when a boy. 1t shows
the winter will be warm. that there
win be no sort of storm.
He doubts If there will be an inch Of
snow all year
The sun willasbe out every day; the
skies will ne'er be dull or gray.
It's going to be like summer and
there's not thing to fear.
Old Grandma Tubbs desires to state,
her hens are acting queer of late
They don't seem pleased about their
food and squak around like mad.
She's sure that is winter sign, but
she does not quite dare opine
II it's sign of weather good or sign
Of weather bad.
Her judgment is, the hen sign brings
as sure as fate one Of two things
The winter will be nice and warm or
else it will be cold.
Our idee after hearin' all the prophets
who have spoke this fall
Is that old grandma's nearest right IL
simple truth be told.
From The HiokeyviIIe Clarion.
Chef. Whipple our artistic sign
painter, has been busily engaged the
last few days getting UP a new sign
for VIM. Hilliker, the > gentlemanly
and congenial proprietor Of our gen.
eral store on Main street. If Chef
could only get 50 word he could
make almost as much money as Rosy
falf he otr~ L.. 81
WILLIAM HILLIKER.
Staple and Fancy Groceries.
Also Hay, Grain, Feed. Axle
Grease and Ice Cream Parlors,
oysters. Goldfish, Lumber, Lath,
Shing.es, Land, Plaster, Nothary
Public with Seal. Shelf and
Heavy Hardware, Separators,
Harrows, Valentines, Station
airy, Putty, Glass and Builders
Materials, Conveyanclng, Real
Estates, Money to Loan, Matri-
monial Agency, Picture Postcards,
Souvenirs, Photographers Sup
piles, Patent Medicines, Beeswax,
Goldfish, Baked Goods, Haber-
Cutlery and Flypaper. Also
dashery. Stoves and Ranges, BIZ
cycle Repairing, Teeth Pulled,
Osteopathy, Fortunes Told. Guns.
Cutlery and Flypaper. Also
Dealer in Almost Everything.
Mr.. Amry Hicks. former Of West
Hickeyville. has moved here to start
an undertaking business and ice
cream parlor. When he left there
the citizens got up a party and wish
ed him great success in his new field,
which is regarded as sort OF left
handed compliment for this commun-
ity.
Friends Of Miss Amy Pringle, the
proprietor of our millinery emporium,
will be glad to know that she. is en-
gagged to marry q travelling gentleman.
Miss Pring1e will make the formal an
nouncement in these columns as soon
as she learns the prospective BRIDE
groom's name. He was here only be-
tween trains and she did not have
time to find out then.
Mr.. Percival Butts Of this village
wrote musical comedy and took 1t
to New York and called on the pro-.
ducing managers. One of them ac-
cepted 1t and agreed to produce it
Just as soon as he can find some fell
Ter to rewrite the book, another to re-
write the music and third to write
some new lyrics. He said he thought
the office boy could think up a new
name for 1t and Percival need pay no
further attention to 1t whatever. Lem
Higgins is laid up with the misery
and the doctors can OFFER his wife no
hope. They say he is almost sure to
recover