The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-11
MANDAN and GRAND FORKS BID FOR
1918 BANK MEET---461 REGISTERED

ly colored. Potato fields were all in
found to be about ready for the
binder.
The Early Ohio Potato.
The great big Early Ohio potato
district made a remarkable impress
sion with the bankers. Some stated
that they had read of the big Clay
county fields, but had never dream
ed of seeing miles and miles Of
nothing else but potato plants.
1t was in this district that the
farmers became wealthy land own
ers Of late years by going into the
potato business, paying for their
quarters and half sections Of land
on a one-year crop.
L. c. Schroeder greeted the bankers
and personally conducted the trip OF
inspection over his farm. Not many
years ago the king" came to Clay
county, Minnesota, broke" and it
was the banker at that time who
made q loan to the man to put in
potatoes and who through this sue
cessful crop started the southeast
ern portion of the valley in the
potato industry, which of late years
has spread to the northern portions
and has even pierced the fields of
North Dakota.
See Thrilling Forgeries.
More than 400 bankers watched
artists raise and forge checks, make
their escape and were powerless to
act. Checks were raised in some
instances from $27 to $4,000. The
crimes were rampant for more than
an hour last evening, taking place in
the Orpheum theater where the Todd
Photograph company illustrated
by motion pictures the work of pro-
fessiOnal forgers and check raiscrs.
Following this photoplay. known as
Black Art, vaudeville attractions
were staged.
Mrs. Juliet deLendrecie, of Fargo,
and several of her pupils put on a
very artistic half-hour program of
interpretive dancing. Appropriate
lighting and varied costumes added
to the pleasing effect of this feature.
This part of the program opened
with the charming Spring Song as
danced by Mrs. deLendrecie. Mary
Ross and Margaret Bigelow follow
ed with their spirited Highland Fling,
and several short Nature studies
were then given by little Miss Rae
Bigelow. OF charming effect were the
Dragon Fly dance by Marvel Mich
OILS, and the Valse Caprice. in but
terfiy costume, by Margaret Bige-
low. A very effective solo number
was the Russian dance, given by Mrs.
deLendrecie, and a very dainty num-
Der following 1t was Esmeralda,
which Mary Ross danced. Rae Bige-
low lnterspersed the program at this
point with a pianoIog, His Buttons
Are Marked U. s.. which proved
popular. Gordon MacGregor and
Margaret Bigelow, in their pretty
Skating Waltz were we'll received,
and this part Of the program closed
with a dainty minuet by Mrs. dc
Lendrecie, Margaret Bigelow, Marvel
Nichols and Mary Ross, which was
one Of its prettiest numbers.
Beckwith General Chairman.
H. p. Beckwith of the Northern
Savings bank, Is general chairman
Of the committee on entertainment.
The committee in charge of the
photoplay, produced Tuesday even
ing, consisted of F. r. Scott, H. L.
Wilson-and I. E. Hanson.
The committee in charge of the
Town and Country Trip" made this
Irish, George H. HOLSTER, IS. l.
Heating and III. ]. Hagen
r The committee in charge of tho
the annual ball to be held in the
knights of Columbus hall tonight is
as follows: H. H. Wooledge, B. v.
Moore and G. H. Nesbit.
The committee on ladies' enter
tainment, Martin Hector, H. L.
Loomis, H. w. Gearey.
Committee on circus arrangements
for tomorrow consists of H. P. Beck
with, George E. Nichols and P. w.
Clemens.
Good Roads Real Ad.
Good roads were given as one Of
the best advertisements to attract
settlers to the state in the address
delivered Tuesday afternoon by w.
G. Edens of the Central Trust COM
pany of Chicago, and president of
the National Parks highway COM
mission, speaking before the bank
ers.
Mr.. Edens explained the work
which has been done in Illinois and
stated that bond issue of $60,0O0,-
900 was recently made by the state
to cover a two-year period for the
building up of the roads. He called
attention to the importance of good
drains for the roadbed and mention
ed the possibilities OF the use of ma
tive clay and that it would not be
at all impossible to build a brick
road across the state Of North Da-
kota.
BeeICWith Gives Report.
II. p. Beckwith, chairman of the
committee on burglar insurance and
bonds, reported to the association
that little loss was sustained during
the year from burglary, as was also
shown in the report of the secretary,
and what loss there was had been
still further decreased by the policy