The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-07
implement Men Named
Officers at Closing
Session This Afternoon
W. H. Butler Of Coopersown Named President Convention
Endorsed the Better Farming Idea Large Number
Of Resolutions Passed

at the last meeting and most cordially
extended an Invitation TO the assoc
citation to meet with the people OF
Fargo at some other time, next year
ff possible. but at any rate as soon
as possible and they both spoke of
the splendid auditorium that would
be erected next summer in the city
for just such conventions and shows,
and they were each given warm ap-
planse President Duis in closing the
meeting spoke of the excellent en-
tertainment that Fargo had received
and personally thanked the people.
Travellers Entertain.
The local travelling men engaged In
the implement business last evening
gave a pleasant entertainment in the
Sons of Norway hall to the delegates
to the state convention OF implement
dealers and the meeting was presided
over by George Richardson. The ball
w8s filled TO Its capacity and great
deal of interest WIS shown. John For
tin gave In his own inimitable manner
his famous Dutch story. Wick Wood
told of the danger Of boasting on good
ness and this was followed by the hit
of the evening, a playlet showing the
manner in which the old time imple-
ment dealers transacted business. with
the sedate senior counselor OF the Far
go council as the star performer. "Bisn"
took his part in great shape and won
the applause of the company. The
scene was a store room and the action
of the piece showed a checker game in
progress while customers left the store
without being served, and how the old
store keeper, 'Bish,y went busted"
Mr.. Barker gave German monologue
in clever manner and The Colored
Troops, a neat act, was presented by
Hudson e. Thorpe's men.
Another Social Event.
The delegates early In the evening,
from to 8, were the guests of the
Fargo Commercial club at a smoker
and lunch, and all evening the rooms
were filled to overlooking; although
seme of the dealers were at different
shows and they enjoyed themselves.
Many members OF the commercial club
were present to assist the reception
committee of the club in their work OF
entertaining. The men from outside
the city thoroughly enjoyed the two
hours they spent in mingiing with their
city cousins. Several of the dealers
openly said they had been better enter
tanned in Fargo than any place and
they hoped to come back here again
another year.
Attendance Is Good,
As was stated, the programme yes
terday afternoon was faithfully carried
out with George Duis in the chair, and
as usual he made a good presiding Of
| ficer and kept things moving in fine
shape There was a large attendance
| In fact the hall was filed to overflow
ing. 6or all OF the implement houses had
closed for the afternoon so that the
employees and managers could attend
the meeting and see the show. Many
were disappointed owing TO the fact
that President Worst OF the sgricuftur-
all college could not be present, but
there was good substitute in the
person OF Thomas Cooper of the North
Dakota Better Farming association,
whose address in part appears in this
ISSUE and he was listened to with the
closest attention. The meeting win
end this evening with the election of
officers and closing up the business OF
the convention for 1913.