The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-03
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES

Sen. Alfred steel and Rep. w. b.
Default, both of jamestown, are con-
s~picuous figures in the Gardner hotel
lobby today, having come down to the
city to sit on the federal jury.
One of the distinguished guests at
the Gardner hotel lobby today is the
celebrated soprano, Miss Christine
Miller of P%ittsburg, who will be heard
this afternoon in the opening ON
cert Of the Spring Musical festival.
J. A. Lamb of Michigan, one of the
leading democrats Of the state and a
member of the North Dakota State
Game and Fish board of control, is
a guest at the Gardner hotel.
John w. Green of Minot spent Sun
day in the city and in speaking of
the crop conditions in the northwest
ern part Of the state in the Gardner
hotel lobby yesterday to a Forum
representative said:
From all indications we are going
to have a good crop again this year
I'D in our section Of the state. Wealth
er conditions have been most favorable
so far and l think if everything keeps
up as it has started out there will be
no reason why the northwestern part
of the state should not have a repe-
tition of 1909"
One Of the men from out Of the city
who was seated at the Waldorf yes
terday afternoon was Walter L. Will
-. - r ;nAa, Ekkn ryolI. lynArna wnaJ
estate man and a prominent member
of the Masonic fraternities of the
state.
sour city Is growing nicely" said
Mr.. Williamson to The Forum hotel
man, land real estate is picking up
right along. The fact that land in the
Red river valley has gone up almost
If not quite double with in the past
four or five years has caused every
body to be on the lookout for desira-
Bile farms, and of cours we have
many" inquiries all along the line. Lis
bon is doing nicely. We can see new
improvements all about us. / might
say that we are expecting a large
crowd from out town to visit your city
during this week to take In the Elks'
state convention and other gatherings.
The people down our way like to come
to Fargo and I might say that we are
proud of the metropolis of the state.
Regarding crops I can only say that
they never looked better and never did
the farmers expect more than just
now Nature has been exceedingly
kind this year to the people all over
the state"
Rev. Mr.. MEG. Beede. priest and
missionary of the Episcopal church, is
attending the Episcopal ~convocation
that is being held in the cathedral this
week and he met many of his friends
as he sat about the lobby of the Pres
colt yesterday and today. He is per
haps the best posted mar on Indian
lore in the state, for the greater part
Of his life has been spent out on the
Cannon Ball, where he has charge OF
several churches, st. James and st
Gabriel being two of them.
s"Yes. / am pretty well acquainted
with the Indians said he. aFor in
stance, I can tell at a glance whether
a piece of carving was done by the
Sioux or some other nation, for they
are all different and have a marked
characteristic. ! have brought my lay
reader with me to the c~onyocation. His
name is Joseph Two-Bear and he is q
Teeton- Sioux and a son Of old CHIEF
Two-Bear. He al speak a little Eng
lish. but is n Of the best educated
men of his tribe in the state. He
made a little talk ia his broken Eng
lish yesterday afternoon N was lis
tened to with close attention. Ny boys