The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-01-27
DOG RACE HERE
LATE SUNDAY
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cred Lake Winnipeg fisherman fell
back upon his pillow after trying to
get up to make the start.
"Tll go on with your dogs old man,
Wil!er told Tomasson.
Tomasson made several attempts to
get up, but he was stiff. His fever
was so high that the town doctor said
1t would be fatal for a man to go out
and weather today's cold, in the condi-
ton he was in. So Tomasson reluctantly
laid back on his pillow and fought out
the battle with a plucky nature, that
seemed. to insist upon getting up to
do his duty. THE dogs are all right
and viii take you on through to Chi
cago is you want to go that far" were
Tomasson's parting words to the tall
angular mail route carrier. It was in
the darkness of the early morning that
this rural route driver OF Uncle Sam
suddenly transformed himself into q
dog train runner. Hanson led the way
out Of Ardoch, Kelly followed and
Willer with Tomasson's train Of dogs
trailed them.
He had great difficulty in driving
the dogs in the darkness. The lead
dog evidently missing the familiar
voice Of his master kept wanting to
turn back. But the new dog train
runner was more determined to go on.
He is certainly making a hit with
Tomasson's companions, Hanson and
Kelly, who say he would make a
crackerjack dog driver in a couple Of
days. But Willers vacation ends next
Tuesday and he has got to get back
in time, else Uncle Sam would dis
charge him.
Learning of these circumstances
Louis w. Hill, president OF the Great
Northern railway today wired Willer
not to worry because he will rush him
back to his job in time even IL it re-
quired special train to get him there.
The teams of the Lake Winnipeg
fishermen, Hanson. Tomasson and
Kelly, were up and on the road long
before daylight today. They started
at a. m. from Ardoch. N. D., where
they spent the night. Hanson arrived
in Grand Forks at 10:42 a. m. and
Tomasson's team driven by Willer,
came in about ten minutes later, Kelly
bringing up the rear half mile be-
hind Tomasson.s team. They fed
their dogs and got hot coffee for
thernos bottles resuming their jour
ney after rest of about an hour.
The FIVE Hudson bay trapperS from
Lepas had passed the night at Mimic,
seven miles beyond Ardoch, after a
the three leaders yesterday. These
I'VE, the Campbell brothers, Grayson,
Metcalf and Hartman, did not get
under way this morning until between
6:20 and 6:35 o'clock. Bill Grayson
was the first on the road. Hartman,
the last to start. got off at 6:35 o'clock.
The main street Of Grand Forks was
packed with people and several hum
dred men were on the roof tops, while
boys climbed telegraph poles to get
places of vantage. Seldom before has
the entire countryside of the Red river
valley shown as much interest in any
event.
Grand Forks is the first big town
the dogs passed through since leaving
Winnipeg, and more cur dogs barking
in derision at the active dogs trains
were in evidence here than have ap-
peared at any other place along the
route. A keen northeast wind is
blowing over North Dakota's prairie
stretch today and this Is whirling drift
snow and making travel slow for the
dog trains. The first dog trains will
not reach Fargo until tomorrow.