The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-08-27


tried floating on my back and then ]
tried swimming sideways but my
wind was gone. Then to add 20 my
experience swallowed half the
lake"
Commodore Gibson was just a
short distance ahead of Lieutenant
Colonel Tharalson ana was ready to
give any assistance IL needed.
Finnesan Stays Out.
George Finnegan, driver OF the
Tharalson REQ six, didn't get wet.
George remained on shore and
watched the military officers and the
other bathers disport in the water.
He explained that the drive from
Bismarck to Detroit was too much
of strain and that the water would
weaken him for the trip Sunday aft
ernoon to Fort Smelling. to which
point Colonel Tharalson and Lieut.
enants Orchard and Neumeier were
en- route.
"Very Good Eddie"
Lieutenant F. G.. Neumeier, who is
a dream in a bathing suit as much as
in his military uniform, assembled the
ladder and made one of the pretty
dives of the morning. When his head
bobbed up from the water, Major"
Finnegan yelled out from the bath
house:
VERY good. Eddie"
Captain CoIIey Arrives.
Captain Reginald Colley of Com
pany B, First infantry, North Dako-
Ia national guard, Second Lieutenant
Jack Thompson, u. s. A, who re-
Gently completed his training at
Fort Smelling and won his commits
sion, and Clerk Frank Bassett of
Company B, reached the resort early
Saturday evening and mingled
among the dancers at the pavilion.
The Fargo men remained until late
Sunday afternoon.
The regimental officers from Bis
marck made good time in their trip
from Bismarck, leaving the capital
at 1890 o'clock Saturday morning,
spent three-quarters of an hour at
jamestown, were in Valley City at
1:40 o'clock, reached Fargo at 6
o'clock and remained here two hours
before pulling out for Detroit.
Pettibone's Busy Place.
Manager Pettibone of Pettibone
lodge, reported that 1852 guests took
luncheon at his place between the
hours of 1890 and 3 o'clock Sun
day afternoon and that since June 5
he had not had more than five vac
ant rooms in his popular outing
headquarters.
Pettibone lodge is an outing rem
devious separate from Shoreham,
many cutters confusing the two. Pet
tibone will close the season about
Dec. IS, caring for his usual large
fall trade, which to big extent con-.
sists of hunters from North Dakota
and Minnesota points. Mr.. Pettibone,
stated Sunday that he expects the
greatest fall business in years and
that reports reaching his resort from
the lake districts contiguous to
Lakes Sally and Melissa, indicate an
abundance of waterfowl which will
be of interest to the nimrods Of
North Dakota who annually take out
nonresident licenses and spend
several weeks at Pettibone.
Shoreham Closes Sept. 1.
Shoreham hotel, just a block east
of Pettibone lodge, will close the
summer season Sept. /, as an
nounced in The Forum last Monday
afternoon. That is the usual time Of
the year for the closing of this popu-
lar resort. The motion picture thea
ter Is in the Shoreham hotel and,
according to the management, has
been we'll patronized. Dancing at the
pavilion will continue until the crowd
OF tourists and lake jewellers leave
for their homes.
Very few good catches of bass
have been reported from Lakes De-
troit, Sally or Melissa. Big and Lit
tie Pine seem to have the run of
popularity with the anglers this sea-
son. Excellent catches of bass
are reported to have been taken
from the waters at Big Pine. Re-
ports also say that fishing is good at
Lake Franklin east OF .Dunn's re-
sort on Lake Lizzie. and also at
Lake Ida. Some catches that WED
with any taken from the waters this
year were made at Franklin Sunday,
one of the lucky ones being j. Brown,
a real estate dealer at GAINESVILLE.
Dance at punn's Thursday.
Roy Dunn, proprietor of Dunn's
resort on Lake Lizzie, who will
close his resort the latter part of
October or the first of November.
and move to Fargo for the winter
months, announces that a dan
SAINT will be- held at his pavilion
Thursday evening of this week.
Music will be furnished by the Peli-
can Rapids orchestra which has been
playing for most of the dancing
parties at that resort this season.
Fair Hills had its usual large run