The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-21
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES


the funeral OF the minister Of my
church" said Gunder Olson, state
treasurer Of North Dakota, to Forum
representative this morning In the
MetropoIe hotel lobby
II never saw town so broken up
as Grafton Is over the death OF that
man. He had been there for twenty
years and had endeared himself to
everyone. He. was my lifelong friend
and ] know will miss his company
greatly from now on for we used to be
very companionable.'
The state treasurer stated he would
have to hasten back to Bismarck for
his deputy, Major ThorRldson. would
be In the city today to sit on the jury
for which he had been drawn. Mr..
Olson is looking in the best Of health
and appears In good spirits.
Frank r. Ployhar OF Valley City was
In the city today and was seen this
morning by a Forum representative
I'm the Metropole hotel lobby. Mr..
Ployhar is home from q trip to the
coast and is more than enthusiastic
about the country OF northern Oregon.
Unless one has been there" he told
The Forum representative, "the beauty
OF the city of Portland cannot be
realized. 1t is one OF the most sub
stantial cities I have visited In Am
erica, and think 1t bids fair to sur
pass Seattle in all respects eventually.
The country out there is growing
and nearly all the town I visited have
sprung into cities within the last two
them were not even on the map at the
time Of the 1900 census and have all
oeen built UP In the last fve years
or so.
while out there went on down.
to Sacramento, Cal, to visit my sister,
whom have not seen in the last eight
years. The country there is very de-
lightful. but after all was very glad
to get back to North Dakota and VAL.
ley City looked good to me-"
Mr.. Ployhar spoke OF the awakening
of Fargo and the progress -it has made
under the regime OF the new secretary
OF the commercial club, Mr.. Slime. "I
thing Fargo has secured the services
of an efficient man. he said. "and
from now on will grow"
Everything in Jamestown, is get
ting along we'll these days." said w. b.
Default OF that place to Forum rep
resentatiye this morning In the Gard
ner hotel lobby. I'VE had a bad storm
some days ago, but since the wealth,
er has been quite mild for winter
weather"
Mr.. DeNault was a member of the.
lower house OF the recent legislature
of North Dakota and led the fight that
ultimately defeated the bill providing
for the division OF the Fifth judicial
district. Mr.. Default also became
conspicuous on account OF the fact that
Representatives Pendray and Walters.
both his colleagues I'm the Stutsman
county delegation in the lower house.
introduced a resolution calling for his
expulsion from the assembly.
I'VE had some great times last win
ter out in Bismarck" he laughed pleas
antly. "Pendray and Walters were
awfully mad at me at the time they
offered that resolution, but we had a
pretty warm scene in the house when
we all three shook hands and made up
before everybody. Both gentlemen are
my good friends now. But those lit
tie political jars always come and help
make UP the spice Of the session.
Frank White Of Valley city, former
governor of North Dakota, is one of
the prominent figures in the Wal
dorf hotel lobby today.
e. Y. Sarles, former governor OF
North Dakota, and r. T. Kingman,
both OF Hillsboro, have been guests at
local hotel over Sunday and re-
turned to their home today.
Tom Marshall OF Cakes, one of the
insurgent republican leaders Of the
state, and Halfdan Bendele Of Grand
Forks. Norwegian consul, who was
prominently mentioned for governor
before Buchanan was announced. were
both conspicuous figures in the Gard.
ner hotel lobby this morning
w. A. Anderson OF Devils Lake. one
of the prominent attorneys Of Ram
sey county, arrived in the city this
morning to try a case in the district
NOuII UCAOIc JuuBS EO1lOCks Nv nile III
tho city he favored The Forum with
call
Everything up around Devils Lake
Is getting along fine,'' he told For
UNI representative. "All. the crops are
| about in and our weather has been
pretty fair. we had no such blizzard
as you people did down in this VII
entity"
In speaking Of the political situation
up at the lake. Mr. Anderson said IN
regard to his own candidacy for the
district judgeship, or the position Of
states attorney, which he has formerly
held. that he did not think he would be
found in the race.
II don't believe either Mr. Cuthbert
or I win enter the field this year at
ALL AS for the district Judge, L do not
believe there will be any candidate
to oppose Judge Cowan for the people
up there have all found him to be
pretty straight in the twelve years he
has been on the bench"
| Both Mr.. Anderson and Mr.. Cuth-
bert the latter formerly a law part
ner of Governor Burke. were members
OF Judge Cowan's counsel during the
impeachment trial last spring in the
state senate.