The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-02
In THE HOTEL LOBBIES

you see it was this way" said the
man with the sunburnt nose and the
hazy look about his face, as he sat be-
fore the police court this morning and
answered to the name of Tom Jones.
Il admit to being very much loaded
when I was arrested at the N. P. last
night"
Yes, there is no question about
that" remarked Judge Miller. "for you
were swinging your fists about and
telling some men that If it hadn't been
for a fellow rocking the boat the fish
wouldn't have got away"
We'll, your honor, I'll tell you the
truth about the whole business" con-
tineud the prisoner. II had been down
to Detroit fishing, and was in a boat
with a fellow named Clarkson from
over at Lake Park, and just as 1 got a
strike and the fish was sailing away
with my line, something happened. /
had the fish to the top Of the water
and he was about two feet long and
was a beauty. The fellow in the boat
got to moving about and his old wood
en- minnow got tangled with my line
and honestly his hook just skinned my
fish off my hook and the biggest catch
of the season got away" and the man
well nigh shed tears.
We'll, what happened then ?" asked
the court.
Nothing, only I got so derned mad
that l just made the other fellow row
me to shore and I went up to a saloon
and got full to drown my sorrow and
there was some of the drownings still
clinging to me when / landed in Far
CO."
This appears to me to be 1ustifa-
Bile" said the court, who is something
of a fisherman himself. When a. man
loses a fish the size of the one you say
you lost, he is entitled to express sor-
row, not that I believe in overriding it,
like some n~ationalities do at a funeral
The prisoner is discharged"
j. III. Reed, the we'll known farmer
and capitalist of the town of Chaffee,
was in the city Saturday and was a.
guest at the Waldorf. He was on his
way to the, twin cities to get an early
start at the Minnesota state fair. 81
always attend the state fairs in both
North Dakota and Minnesota" said
Mr.. Reed, "for / find that one isn't too
old to Learn n there is always some
thing new at these big fairs. Then,
too. | think that every man who IAN,
ought to take a vacation at least once
a year and there is no place where I
can enjoy myself so Thoroughly as at
a fair. The crops in our part of the
state are all that one could desire and
the cutting is about through. There
will be quite a number from our sec
ton go down to the fair this season.
Attorney Murphy was down at the
lake yesterday and on his return talk
ed learnedly in regard to fishing.
Now is the season of the year when
the good fisherman will make the
greatest catches of big fish. that is If
he catches any" said Mr.. Murphy.
This is the 81 when the trolling
line comes into play and the larger Of
the little mouth black bass and the
largest pike and the longest pickerel
do their work. 1t is a trife early vet.
put the weather is cool enough for this
kind Of fishing. Our party had several
good strikes. but in about two or three
weeks from now YOU may depend upon
it that there will be some big fish
caugnt. expect to keep 1t up until
late in the fall, for there lis one hnarv
headed old pike down in the lake that
I want and will do my best to get"