The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-11-26

of it's former owners. Plum" truly
says that the paper to which he de-
voted the best years OF his life is like
a member of his own family. WORDS
fail to express the feelings of the
veteran man who has done
SO much to assist in the development
of Fargo, and the state of North Da-
kota in general. Like Jewell of The
his best efforts to build up his home
city and the state rather than to make
money for himself. Many of the most
prominent citizens OF the state owe
Plumley and it is a sad commentary
on human nature when one stops to
consider how u~ngrateful some of these
be. One of Mr.. Plumley's farewell
paragraphs concludes: mo competency
has come from these years of labor,
but this is no ones fault but h pub
lisher's-probably:" One might add
tina the dash before the word prob
ably" has a world of meaning. The
newspaper boys of the state have q
warm spot in their hearts for Plum
as he is affectionately known among
the workers in the newspaper vineyard,
and The Homestead feels assured that
all of them will join the writer in
hoping that in the near future his lot
may be cast in pleasant places; hat
for him, Behind the clouds the sun
is still shining and, that the COM
potency he so richly deserves will soon
De IorIncOHllng.
Page Record: II. C. Plumley was
given many complimentary notices by
the press of the state on his retire-
ment from the management of The
Forum. Piumley holds the time rec
ord for newspaper work in the state
and has always been popular with the
fraternity.
| Edgeley Mail: All the newspaper
ahovz raprpt RI see IA q P1,lD1Iau nuit
the newspaper field. The writer re-
members when the first number of
The Forum was issued and the strug-
gle following the big fire. The build
ing up of The Forum to Its present
magnitude has been no bed of roses,
n few who have been through what
Plumley has in the newspaper game
could still retain his sunny DISPOSE
'tion. Those who have labored with
Plum will always ave a warm spot
in their hearts for him-and we know
whereof we speak. Here's hoping for
success for Mr.. PlumIey in Whatever
he undertakes, n wishing for the
new proprietor that the paper will con-
tinue to be the leading paper of the
state.
Fargo Forum to j. p. Dotson, a sue
ecessful newspaper man of Crookston,
was contaminated last week. 1t is in-
teresting to note in the new owners
1 ~ O0oSNOA hS ASS III lin
fact he is sole proprietor, and that in
the future, under his guidance, the
paper will stand for clean, progress
sive government in city, county and
that if lived up to by letter and in
spirit is an important arch in the
success Mr.. Dotson is setting out to
gain. The Journal extends best wishes
to the new Forum.
Lankin Reporter: The past week has
marked the permanent retirement OF
three of North Dakota's~ greatest news
paper men, three of the men who nave
been strong factors In the development
of the commonwealth. They are Lind.
strom of The Cavalier County Repub.
lican at Langdon, Piumley of The
Fargo Forum and Taylor OF The La.
has sold his Langdon papers to Messrs
Forkner and Groom, two hustlina
young newspaper men, and gives as his
reason for retiring, an abundance oi
other matters hat require all of hi;
attention. Through real estate invest.
rnents Lindstrom has acquired a fail
allotment of this worlds goods, anC
while we will all miss his person,
ality in the active ranks, we are glac
that he is able to retire to take car,
of the money he has made. Plumle,
~retires from The Fargo Forum, aftel
over a quarter Of a century OF news
paper service. With the late Majol
Edwards he established The Forum
and has been actively al in TIL,
work during all the early years o.
North Dakota's development. Edito.
to the state and her people. and Will,
many OF us have at times disagreed
with The Forum politically, we hay,
always admired Plunley as = man an,
q member Of the fraternity, Edito,
TAYLOR has just sold his LaMour,
chronicle to o. Diesanl. and while ii,
! has not been actively engaged In thu