The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-08-22
IN THE HOTEL LOBBIES

Sam r. Crabbe, the expert farmer
and chicken raiser of this city, was
meditating this morning on the dis
satisfied when the hotel reporter came
up.
mism / ever saw in my life" said he.
There was a farmer came to me
from away out in the country. / knew
he was always dissatisfied, but |
didn't think he was so bad as ound
him.
Il Just thought I'd sound him and
see what he had to say about the
crops, which / knew on his farm could
not be beat.
"sWeIl. how is everything l asked.
"He had been smiling when | ap-
preached, but the minute l asked him
that, the of his mouth drew
down and he looked solemn as ne re-
piled:
Well, I don't know
&" I don't think you have anything
to kick over this fall said l. ISM
your crop the best ever?'
And he replied that they were.
"And the price is about as good as
you could expect?' / remarked.
Well, yes, I guess So he said.
Well, what in thunder have you
got to growl at now, and why are you
looking so solemn
He glared at me a moment n then
he slowly drawled out:
Eyes, but SIGH heavy crops il hard
on the SOIL"
C. M. Cruyler and sister, Miss Ida
Cruyler, Of Albany, N. r. were in the
city yesterday on their way back to
their home and they stopped at the
| Waldorf, desiring to make a daylight
ride of 1t into the twin cities. We
own considerable land down at James
town" said Mr.. Cruyler to The Forum
hotel man, and we have been spending
about a month seeing hat everything
was moving along all right, not that
we knew much about 1t, but you see
having a farm in North Dakota sort OF
gives us a chance or rather an excuse
to make a trip and Miss Cruyler want
ed to come along and see how harvest
ing is done on a big scale. We had a.
fine yield of everything and | must tell
you thai we are more than pleased
with our holdings in your state. Some
times ] think that the two of us will
move out here and live. We like the
climate. we like the openheartedness
of the people and / think that VIZ will
do SO some time. / always like to stop
off for a day or two in Fargo for you
have a fine little city here, and | have
| noticed it's pro~gressiveness. James
town is also a town that we are very
much pleased with and If we ever do
make up our minds to locate in North
| Dakota that's where we will have to
do our trading n business"
S. j. Danskin of the Danskin &
Brown Land Co., of Hillsboro, was a
business visitor to the city yesterday
and while at the Waldorf remarked
that the present season for real estate
was about the best in a long time.
I'VE are having a good many inquiries
for land" said he, and the supply Is
equal to the demand, but / am of the
! opinion that the land in this valley and
vicinity can be bought again at
the prices that it Is selling at now.
The better farming idea is bringing
forth good results and is doing a big
share Of the work in making the land
more valuable each year"
'Tt seems to me that this wonder
full Roosevelt reformer of .Pennsyl-
yania, William Finn, who has been
so busy calling everybody else COR
ruptionists has gotten himself in a
pretty tight place where he can't ex-
| plain his own actions" said Rep. S.
J. Doyle Of Darlington, the we'll known
| democratic floor leader OF the lower
house in the last session of the state
II Legislature. IN the nrSt place the
idea of Finn posing as a reformer
Is so preposterous that his opan daring
| in leading a so-called reform W
ment is appalling. If people could
only examine Films record I wonder
what all could be found.
@You know ] think one of the most
glaring cases of embarrassing in
the history Of this country Is that OF
President Taft and his friends. Never
in my opinion has there ever been a
president of the United States Sc
| double crossed as William H. Taft
/ When people tell me he is a crook
and all that, even though l am natur-
ally opposed to him in politics. / never
believe IT. Twenty years hence
people will wake up to the fact that
( he was a great a There is no COM
parison between him and his prede-
cessor, who is anxious to get back into
the White House. A good example oil
what is going on in the general pub
lie mind of North Dakotans was
shown me the other day when a prom
| inent politician out In the central part
OF the state asked a group Of men
which man the would rather leave
In charge of their estates as admin
| istrator In case they might be sue
/ ceeded by minor children, Taft or
| Roosevelt. Every man laughed and
said, Taft of course. The only good
1 Roosevelt is doing 80 far as / can see
from a democratic standpoint, is ia
insure the election of Wilson and Mar
shall. His fight against Taft makes