The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-14
KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.

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All who were there have nothing but
good words to say for the ladies' night
entertainment of last Saturday. 1t was
one Of the most pleasant features that
the knights of the grip have pulled off
in a long time and pleased everybody.
That was a nice lunch set up by Mr..
and Mrs. Letford, so everybody says.
Charles A. F'ullin, travelling for the
Great Western railroad, was calling on
his friends in the city this week and
they were all glad to see him. He got
held up in Fargo by the lateness of
the n. p. No. Z, but left for the west
on the same train. He says business
is excellent in railroad work.
For the first time in. three weeks
William Bill" Way viii spend Sunday
in Fargo. He has been out for the
past three weeks, but writes that bus
mess is good, but he is longing to see
a certain party who he appears to
think is also longing. 1T do beat any
thing" how these tobacco statesmen do
leave behind them lingering memories.
and how their return is looked for
ward to.
Gus Leiber, the best known traveller
who roams out of Jamestown, this
state, was greeting his fellow beings
in Fargo during the week and as usual
they were all glad to see him. Be-
tween getting ready for the next Elk's
state convention and selling goods Gus
manages to keep himself busy.
Col. Tom Hughes is to be the toast
master for the big banquet of the
Pioneer Life Insurance Co., next
Thursday night, Tom has had a good
deal Of practice IN the. travellers and is
rapidly acquiring q Chauncey DePew
style Of oratory that makes all the
little fry go way back and sit down.
Tom Dunn's short talk on the good
of the order and what the order means
to the wives as well as the members
of the councils, was something that
every member and every members
wife should have heard. It was a
mighty effort. and was much appreci-
ated by the ladies present at the last
meeting.
One would think to see the way
"Bish" got about when he was waiting
on tables at the last meeting that he
had been all his life serving in that
capacity, but he claims he got his
early training in all lines of work
when he used to sell threshing ma
chimes and had to put up with any
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Let's see, there are nearly 400 mem
| bers of So, and t~hree-fourths Of these
reside in Fargo. Wouldn't it be a
mighty fine thing if these three
fourths would take it into their heads
to all make their appearance at some
meeting of the council, say the next
one. when the ladies are present? The
cup of goodfellowship that is always
present at all of the meetings would
surely bubble over.
Dick Tracy, who sells doors and
sashes, has been lin" the greater part
of the week, owing to the fact that,
Mrs. Tracy is in one OF the hospitals
since an operation. The many friends
of the couple will be pleased to know
| that she is getting along nicely and
will soon be able to take up her resi-
dence again at the Waldorf.
Col. w. p. Mccormick, the veteran,
will spend Sunday at Grand Forks and
Tuesday night will be one of the honor
guests at the big banquet of the North
Dakota Builders and Traders ex-
change, which takes place at the com
mercial club there. Mac has re-
Trained from telling his rooster story
and says he has a new n with a
moral to 1t.
Bob" Mcintyre got kind of warm at
some fellow who was disputing his bill
over al the Waldorf one morning last
week, and as he hasn't used FUSS
words since Billy" Sunday was here,
he squawked out: IF I had a thou
sand tongues I'd hurl them all at
thee" which is a new use to put to a
song that has for a title something like
the above.
Some of the boys are unkind enough
to say tina the reason Tom Hughes Is
always made POSTMASTER lies in the
fact that then no one can call on him
to explain why he didn't take his wife
along after that Red Wing meeting.
the members who would Just as soon
as not hear" anything more about that
excursion.
Jack Lank, who sells autos now. in
stead of real estate, has been quite
conspicuous by his absence at the last
meeting or two.
No. girls, the fact of the matter is,
that William "Bilp' Laimer OF the
Gardner has never welded. He is
eligible, kindly Of disposition, isn't
given to Eighty Imagination, but alas.
/ also aIack, he won't stand without
hitching. He and "BilP' Way in that
respect are built much alike.
Sec. Tom Dunn thought from the
way some Of the fellows tackled the
/ eating part OF the last meeting that
they were anxious to secure an ac-
1 cident benefit or were trying to see
how much they could hold without
busting. You see Tom is such a little,
thin cuss that when he cats too much