The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-14
CONDUCTOR WILL PUNCH
CATTLE INSTEAD OF TICKET

Dickinson. N. d., Aug. ia. s.. j.
Dunlap Of this city has resigned from
the railroad, as conductor, to lay plans
for the stocking of $2O,00O-acre ranch
near Custer, Mont.
In his s~tock-raising enterprise, the
conductor will be associated with his
brother. They have already had some
experience In handling cattle.
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Medora News.
Medora, N. D., Aug. 13.--To The
Forum Medora has caught the auto
mobile craze. There have been two
machines in town for years, and re-
Gently George E. Burgess purchased
an Overland, and this was followed by
Christ Peterson. our merchant prince,
purchasing a ~Studebaker. This was
followed by Sheriff Porter driving
home a Ford to surprise his wife.
Yesterday States Attorney Swihart,
who left in the morning for Dickinson
by train, drove home in a new Buick.
Glenn of The Herald has the fever, and
1t will not surprise us If he4comes
nome some day in a new Herald Jun
.tor". Glenn is one of the few men in
the state who runs a weekly paper in
a small town who car draw his check
for an auto, eve IL the amount reach
ed the ceiling.
Many tourists have been autoing
through the Bad Lands this season,
following the N. P, some of these
coming from as far west as oregon
and Washington and going east as far
as York state. Lately a family passed
through here from Lewiston, Mont, en-
route to New York state, which they
had left as bride and groom fifteen
years ago. These were going by way
of Duluth, thence down the lakes. and
expected to return the whole way by
auto.
The route through the Bad Lands,
west of Fryburg, is close to the rail-
road to Sully Springs: thence down
Sul!y creek to about one mile south of
Medora, where a bridge is crossed over
the creek; thence north to Medora.
From Medora, after crossing the river,
the road turns sharp to the south and
crosses the track of the N. P. and then
follows the old Sentinel Butte trail for
about five miles to the Golden Valley
county line, where it leaves the old
trail and a new road is located, COM
ing into the butte on the south Of the
town.
The whole route through the Bad
is fairly good. Billings county
has placed many bridges along Sully
creek, and Medora Civil township has
cut down Sully creek hill south of |
and is now putting the four
on the west side in good repair. |
From the Golden Valley line the road
Is excellent, During the greater part
of the year the Little Missouri is east
ly crossed. Formerly when the water
was high the railroad bridge was used,
but as several accidents nearly hap
pened the company placed watchmen
over the bridge, but the first men sol
placed did not stop the crossing.
There is now on duty as Waterman a
man named Collins who, by the way,
Is a son of former Justice of the Peace
of Mandan, who was the JUS
before the Marquise de Mores had
his preliminary hearing, thirty-one
years since. Nc one passes Collins.
Last week n got over but Collins
arrested the parties. only to find the
code did not cover automobiles.
Last week sever have been held by
nigh water until the cowboys removed
he end of a hayrack, placed the wag- :
IN with the rack in the river anG built
L platform from the shore to the rack
ran the autos on the rack and
hauled them over for IS per rig.
The scenery along this route is fine
IS years go by many more will
follow this route. --,#..