The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-30
Moorhead Department
Tour to Wahpeton
Proved Delightful Affair
Visitors Were Royalty Entertained at the Up-Rfver City
Party Left on Return Trip at $50 Reaching
MsOrhead About s O'clock

The first sociability run, under the
auspices of the Moorhead Automobile
club, to Breckenridge and Wahpeton.
the latter city the destination, was
taken yesterday under the happiest
Of circumstances and no outing Of this
character could have been more en-
joyable. The roads outward and
homeward were in splendid shape
every inch of the way, and the weather
was all right. more or less threaten
ing, but there vas nothing to mar the
trip. There was a trace Of rain in
the vicinity of Comstock, about $50,
but 1t blew over and the run was made
into Wahpeton without any trouble.
the rear a reaching there at IL: so
a. M, and the sun was shining
brightly as If to lend its aid to the
very cordial welcome extended by the
citizens of Wahpeton, and by the Off
GERS and members of the commercial
club to the visiting ladies and gentle
men Of the Moorhead Automobile club.
The headquarters for the visitors
were at the Merchants hotel, so ably
presided over by Mine Host" Milton.
The latter is a host par excellence
and the way he made things so COM
Portable for the ladies and gentlemen
Of the party will not o o be forgotten.
Ample preparations were made in the
dining room and the very excellent
dinner was partaken with the best of
relish, the visitors forming themselves
into c~ongenial parties as was most
convenient and there was no hurry.
The menu was fit for a king and the
variety and seasonableness Of it did
not indicate in the least degree that
there was anything in this world like
high price of living" Authorities
were unanimous in the decision that
eve before had they ate more de-
licious sweet corn on the cob" than
that served yesterday by Manager Nit
ton and they added that if Richland
county does not secure the banner
for corn raising this year there will
be a mistake made somewhere.
A prominent sign in the dining room
read as follows: Visitors from Moor
head are very cordially invited to make
themselves at home at the rooms of
the boosters club" And, during the
dinner hour there were liberal dis
tributions Of printed announcements
reading, Invitation! The commercial
club invites Moorhead Auto club mem
bers to a smoker at the club rooms
in the Schiller block. Welcomed" At
the rooms named the gentlemen of the
party were received by the Wahpeton
boosters in the most cordial name
possible. The rooms Of the club are
spacious, comfy and inviting to the
smallest degree.
Leaving the club rooms the gentle
men with ladies returned to the hotel
and Joined their wives, daughters and
friends and went out sightseeing. some
afoot and some in autos. Wonderment
was expressed at the magnificent
stone pile which is going up for the
new Richland county courthouse-a
structure which every Wahpetonian is
very proud and justly so, for the build
ing will be an architectural beauty. It
will truly be a majestic building as
the design Of the builders is to make
it the peer Of any similar official pile
in the state. Among other official
structures In Wahpeton is the group
Of buildings which comprise the state
science school, SO ably presided over
by Pres. E. F. Smith, formerly super
intendent Of schools in Fargo. Then
there is the extensive pile of red brick
buildings for the United States Indian
school, far more extensive than is
generally appreciated by the people at
large. Wahpeton too has a very sub