The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-30
IN The HOTEL LOBBIES

Gus Leiber, the well known traveller
of Jamestown, this state, met with a
peculiar mishap in this city a day or
two ago. He was stopping at the
Waldorf, and in the morning, after he
had arisen, he. took his valuable gold
watch off the dresser and placed Ii IN
his fob pocket in his trousers. He
never Wore a chain, but carried the
watch loose in his pocket with some
] of patent continuance to hold it
in. He went over to Moorhead to at
tend to some business and when he
reached the hotel in the evening the
watch was gone, Gus making he dis
covery just after some one had asked
him the time of day. He looked through
his clothing, but no watch was found,
then he reported his loss to Messrs.
Keller & Boyd, but he did not blame
them, for he was sure he had put the
watch in his pocket in he morning.
With Mr.. Boyd of the hotel he called
at the police headquarters and re-
! ported the circumstances.
Here an astonishing thing confront
ed him, when the desk sergeant said:
why, just Such a watch as you "a
reported lost has been reported to us
| as having been left at a Front street
! pawn shop"
An investigation followed and it was
found that a man badly clothed walk
ed into the pawn brokers' place and
offered the watch for sale. The shop
owner did not have money enough In
the store to buy it and said he would
go and get it. The fellow thought the
man had gone after an officer, dropped
the watch on the show case and took
to his heels. 1t was Gus watch and
| its recovery didn't cost him a cent. He
is now wearing a dog chain around
his neck and on the end of the chain
is attached his watch. He thinks he
made a miscue and the watch dropped
down his trouser leg to the sidewalk
and was found by the fellow.
George Gray of Kenmare, chairman
\ of the republican state central COM
mittee, arrived in the city last night
to open headquarters for the cam
paign. He is at the Gardner hotel
| and headquarters will be established in
| the offices occupied by the North Da-
kota. State Fair association in the A.
| o. u. w. building this summer Plans
for the campaign will begin at once,
Mr.. Gray says.
James w. Foley of Bismarck, the
North Dakota bard, arrived in the city
last night to begin his work as secre-
tary of the republican state central
committee. Mr.. Foley is at the Metro
pole hotel, where he will probably
have headquarters during the cam
paign. The Bismarck poet is the
author of another new volume of
fickertail poems which will make its
appearance in the near future In time
to catch the holiday trade. 1t Is call
ed The Foley Book of 1912.
81 am Just on my way home from a
trip to Grand Forks where | attended
a meeting of the executive COMMITTEES
OF the democratic state central COM
mittee," said George p. Jones, defeat
ed candidate for the democratic CUB
! ernatorial nomination n chairman OF
the executive committee. "We are lay
ing our plans for the campaign and
intend giving our enemies a run for
their money. However, / don't sup
pose it will be much use, judging from
the comment of The Courier-News
each morning. for / see this morning
they say Sweet will undoubtedly be
elected governor and that Roosevelt
viii carry the state" and Mr.. Jones
laughed heartily
I'm my opinion Roosevelt will be
The third man in he race. The con
test is wholly between Taft and Will
son.