The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-07-18
GLIDDENITES ARE
NOW In MONTANA

Williston, N. D., July 1S.-From Mi
not to Williston, a distance of 1895
miles, the G~liddenites labored over
hills and trails and rocks Wednesday.
Though the roads were rough and
strained the endurance of the cars to
the utmost. the weather nan did his
best to make up for the physical
| drawbacks Of the days trip. Rain
Tuesday night laid the dust and over
head the weather was delightful.
All along the route residents well
| coined the tourists most Hospitality.
At Stanley a collection Of trained
broncho busters gave exhibitions TO
| entertain the Gliddenites.
The surprise of the trip thus far has
been the endurance of the little Metz
| and Hupmobile cars. The diminutive
| machines scurry UP the hills and
bound through the valleys like rab-
bits, making records that are the
| envy of the heavier cars.
Wednesday the Mitchell pathfinder
missed the confetti trail, and for an
hour led a dozen entries aimlessly
about on the North Dakota cross
roads.
Louis w. Hill joined the tourists at
Williston, leaving them to go ahead to
Poplar to prepare a welcome for the
travellers.
Along the trail of the speeding Gid
Ldens lies a long string of dead bodies,
mute forms expressing in their silence
| the toll the rushing cavalcade de-
mands. Gophers, grasshoppers, rab-
bits ana field mice are strews along
the path of the Glacier park enthus-
lasts. .| . =,
The band concert at Rugby was pro-
crossing fine until Eddie WestIaks
dropped an orange down the German
/! bass experts tuba.
Doc Dutton has a new one. The
rabbit pacemaker. DOC chased a
jumper for a quarter mile, pushing
the Mitchell pacemaker at a good clip,
| but bunny beat him to the bushes.
A key of cool beer with a pump all
| ready for action came before the tour
lists eyes along the road to Minot.
Some kind soul had thoughtfully con-
liveyed the keg to the road for the en-
tertainment of the city guys" How
many stopped and Topped one was
not recorded, and no n win TESS
up. They say G. E. Raymond had two.
OF all the tank" towns viewed en-
route, Rugby was, in the opinion of
the majority of the tourists, the lives
Hest little place on the line. When
/ the cars dTTlN6u dL TOOl tH6 Village
band was on the job. Oscar Perkins,
snare drummist, dropped his paint
brushes when the pilot blew into town,
and Hams Madsen's barn is a day be-
hind on it's new coat of red. The vii
lage noise producers stayed around
the train until the cars checked out,
playing their repertoire from March
ing through Georgia to On the Miss
issippi. The station platform was
converted into a dance floor. The
Raging was fast and furious with
such light-footed bloods as Walter
Mun2er leading the merry round. The
fun was spoiled when the piccolo
struck up a certain Oriental melody.
The town marshal stopped the "gy-
rations' and s1agged the gang to
their cars.
Casualties.
A list Of casualties yesterday In
cluded:
Front spring OF u. d. O,Brien's
Noon, entrant broken.
Mitchell Pathfinder loses the trail
and rough roads jar loose a wire, de-
laying the a
Clarence Munzer, driving a Hupmo-
bile, had four blow-outs and two
putctures. No penalty.
Stutz car put out OF the running
when rock skaters crank case.
Kissel Kar gathers fifteen more
points against 1T with leaky radiator.
Tramp at Stanley wounds u. q.
Westiake with q rock thrown from
freight train