The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 14, 1922, Page 22

a) DAIRYING HELD BEST ASSET OF SLOPE SECTION City of Mandan, Nestling Among Hills Along Heart \River Looks totDevelopment A COAL AND GRAVEL ALSO Mandan, which -is the county seat of Morton county, haa a population of five thousand and is beautifully situated, nestling dowh in the Heart River Valley about three miles from the Missouri river. . At the ‘gateway of a vast territory, Mandan enjoys a prestige and shoul- ders a responsibility. The “Missouri Slope,” the name by which the re- gion west of the river is known, has been a noted cattle country. in the past, but has now given way to-agri- culture and improved methods of dairying. “As a division’ point, on the main line of the Northern Racific, there are located here extensive railway shops and plans have been made for enlargements by the railroad com- pany. The br&nch lines running north to killdeer one hundred twenty-two miles and the south branch to Mets of one hundred’ twenty-nine ,mile3, bring to Mandan a considerable vol- ume of out-side business. | Near Mandan are -mines produc- ing.an excellent quality of lignite cecal. This.is a very satisfactory fuel and. is largely used throughout North Dakota. ‘Clay deposits, second only in extent. and economic values to the coal, are found near here, suited to the ptoduction of a very high grade art pottery and the manufacture of brick and other important products, Gravel fully approved for Federal projects is found at Riverside pit, eight miles south of Mandan. Many cities. specify Mandan gravel or equal jin their contracts, .The three banks of the city are sol- id institutions with resources total- ing over .threg million dollars. ($3,- 114,000.00.) The assessed valuation of the city for 1921 exceeded three million dol- lars and was in exact figures $3,- 483,137.00. i The “Migsouri Slope Fair” located at Mandan was the original North Dakota State | Fair. . The property consists of splendid buildings located on a very pretty site. ‘ An ample supply of pure water is furnished by a municipally owned plant § The city boasts of an exceptionally fine hotel, namely the Lewis & Clark Hotel? which was built by Ex-govern- or Hanna, a few years ago .-The lighting system extends to all parts of the city and. as there is-ap- proximately one standard to eo ev- ery ten inhabitants, Mandan has been referred to by authorities, as the best lighted city per. capita in America To accomodate tourists’ from the four automobile highways, a: splen- did tourists night-camp is conducted in the Chautauqua Park An. excel- lent well furnishes water for drink- ing and cooking, while the Heart River. can be used for bathing or tor washing clothes A cook house with stoves is provided for those who do not carry their own equipment a _ BISMARCK-MANDAN "esas The bridge celebration and page- ant is in the hands of a joint cele- bration of Mandan and Bismarck, wko are shown on th new bridge together with Governor Nestos and two members of the highway “commission. They are, right to left, A. P. marck; W. erson, Bismarck; J. H. Harding, enhart, mayor of Bis-; Mandan; E. A, Tostevin, Mandan, . Robinson, chief en-| (front); gineer highway commission; J. \A.| joint chairman, (rear); Governor Kitchen, member. highway commis-| R, A. Nestos; T. H. Sullivan, Man- sion; A. H. Peterson, Mandan; G.| dan; L. F’ Lyman, Mandan; H. J. N, Keniston, Bismarck; J.C. And- Duemcland, ‘ Bismarck; GREAT PLAINS STATION HELPS PEOPLEOF W. D. United States Experimental Station Located at Mandan Aids Thousands Z The results of the discoveries made at.the Great Plains Experi- mental. station which is located in Mandan: are enjoyed by’ people in all parts of North Dakota This station which is maintained in connection with the United States; department. of agriculture ;is the, center at which experiments, with all kinds of grains, trees, and vege-| tables are tried out The site. which was selected for this station was chosen because it contained soil: of| every quality and grade almost’ in| the entire state. Much work: has been done in the development ofa variety of trees which can be most easily raised in the state. The sta- tion sends out thousands of trees and bushes to farnters and citizens’ in all parts of the state free of charge. The purpose of this is to encourage the planting and growth of trees in the state. - Experiments in the crossing of various strains of grains, vegetables, and fruits has resulted in-distov ies as to what kinds are really adapt ed: to certain soils and. climates’ in the state: As.a result of these ex-; periments North Dakota ig now ready to develop forests of trees which will flourish wnder prevailing conditions, | grains which éan stand the rigor of! J. H,. Newton, Mandan, E.. V. Lahr, Bigmarcz. r Te ‘|.grains and | can be utilized not only by the State THE ‘BISMARCK TRIBUNE” the cold winters aiid Stequea’ dry | summers, and fruit whicl h can endure: the late spring frosts and the hot winds. \ All the experimenting), which is done on this farm is done under the same conditions which’ prevail ‘on any qther farm. No irrigation is al- lowed. No_ special greenhouse col- laboration is permitted. |The num- erous varicties of trees, shrubs, and flowers which make the jstate one of the beauty spots of Mandan’ are grown\in the open, despite the wind, the hot winds, and drw) weather of which the people complain 80 frequently. The fields in'which the rdens. for vegetables are cultivate yn’ the same basis. ' “Dry farming” is practiced at the station. ial ae ‘As a result the eperimenting which is done et ‘this station’ is. of a prac- tical nature. The discoveries made of North Dakota but-by the entire northwest where esimilar conditions prevail. BRIDGE PASSES “ON 10 STATE People of Commonwealth | The new Missouri river \pridge wit -be dedicated to the pegple of North Dakota. fo RY ees The bridge, built partly, with state funds, has already been chiis- tened the North ‘Dekota Liberty, Memorial bridge by the State Higb-| way Commission in requests of the! American Legion: of the state,| which adopted a-resolution at ita! Jamestown convention in 1921 ask- ing that the bridge name be given. Tt has been decided by the joint celebration committees that be- cause of the fact that the-bridge is a link in the trans-continental Red’ Trail across North Dakota and be- cause of state Aid that it should be dedicated to the state. The State Highway Commission will be responsible for its main- tenance. ames 3 TAKE PART OF GENERAL CUSTER} Major J. M. Hanley will take the, part of General George A. Custer in the historical pageant, in the reproduction of a scene at the Cus ter home at old Fort A. Lincolh. Mrs, A. 0. Henderson will repre- sent Mrs, Custer. Mrs. Walter Renden will take the part of Saka kawea in the Lewis and Clark’ Ex- ploration episode. A. H. Peterson will represent Capt. Lewis ana:Dri I e PAGE SEVEN BREARING' OF NEWS OF MASSACRE OF CUSTER HEART-RENDING, SAYS WRITER The home of General George A. Custer at > old rt A, Lincoln, which is the getting of a sceme in the historical pageant, was de- scribed by Col, Lounsberry in the Record, published in Fargo in 1895, as an ~attractive and hospitable center of social life at that time. After describing the home he tells how the news of the Custer mas- sacfe was broken. . The story fol- lows: - “From this home he went to bat- tle, To this:home came.the news ofthe tetrible result, brought to Bismarck, by’ Geheral Alfred H. Terry, who came on the\steamer Far West, which rode the waters cf the Yellowstone’ and the Mis- souri, still swollen from the June rise, at the rate of twenty miles an hour.’ Capt. ‘Smith, of Terry’s staffffi Dr, H.:R. Porter, of Reno’s command;/Fred Girard, interpre— tor, Who lay in the woods'on the creek in front of Reno during the whole affair, and Curly, the only survivor of the massacre, camé down on Grant Marsh’s noble craft, which brought, the wounded from Reno’g commant.. “The writer of this article, the editor of the Record, then editor of hfe Bismarck Tribune, was the, first to retevie the news and Bis- marck aside Yrom those at the river landing,..Gerieral Terry, Dr. Por- ter and others first coniing to his honie and:awakéning him. Capt. Stephen A. Baker, of the Sixth in- tantry, wag. selected ‘by General Terry to carry the tidings to Mrs. Custer who occupied the quarters at Fort A, Lincoln so recently pull- ed down and ¢carred away by piéce- meal by the settlers. Though the Far West reached Bismarck at 11 BP. m., and the world knew of the affair at breakfast next morning, July 7, 1876, Mrs. Custer did not know of it until the’ morning Was well advanced There were rum- ers.\ The Indina runners, it: was said, had ‘brought news, but they were silent. There were strange forebodings at Lincoln as day af- ter day and night after night Mra. Custer and her friends gathered in the parlor. vi “It°was a fearful task imposed upon Captain Baker, one of the most manly of men, one of the most genial. Accompained by John A. McLean, of Bismarck,’ he went to the home’ of Mrs. Custer and aroused her about 8 a. m. to her eager inquiry, ‘Is there any news?’ with choked voice he said: ‘Yes, there is news, but bad news.’ Mrs. Custer clung to him for support and when the words were uttered— ‘Custer and al this men are killed,’ she screamed and fell. Words car- |. not picture the distress of that household, or the gloom that came upon that frontier fort. The writer has never been able to stop more ‘than a-few moments at Fort A .Lincoln from that day to this.” TRIBUNE, OLDEST PAPER IN STATE, CAME WITH N. P. The oldest newspaper in the state—The Bismarck Tribune— came with the railroad. The Tribune was founded by Col. Clement A. Lounsberry, a young newspaper man from St, Paul, who brought material. into town on the first train June 5, 1873. The first edition was issued July 6, 1873, the second July 11, the regular publi- cation day and it has never missed an issue since then, in spite of a strike in the office and three fires, in the first one, March 1885, losing the entire plagt together with all printed material in the bindery for the first’ legislativé ' session held after Bismarck became the capital of Dakota territory» Once during a snow blockade it was printed on wrapping paper. Mark Kellogg assisted in the ed- itorial work. ellogg represented the New York Herald on the Cus- ter expedition t6 the Little Big Horn and was slain with Custer and his men, but notes he had writ- ten during the battle were found on his body. In 1876 \the first news of the Custer masacre was. sent out to the world over the wires by The Tribune people, and published in The Tribune. In 1878 Marshall H. Jewell and Stanley Huntley, who wrote the “Spoopendyke stories,” arrived in Bismarck from én route Chicago to the Black Hills. They came from the Chicayo Telegram and Chicato Times. They purchased The Trib- une and established a job office. Huntley remained a year going to an editorial ‘department of the Brooklyn Eagle. Col. Lounsherry returned, and with Mr. Jeweil, es- tablished ‘the Daily Tribune. This |joint ownership continued until 1884 when Col. Lounsberfy sold his interest to Mr. Jewell under whose control the edd until 1911. Many men_ well known in the newspaper field have been con nected with the institution, Among them were Kit (J. B.) Adams, a humogist; Col; Plumber, ogstor; John M. Quinn whose caustic pen was well known, and who later went to New York and entered: pol- ities, going to the New York sen- ate from a Tammany district; Ar- thur Packard of New York who later published the Bad Lands Cowboy at the Little, Missouri crossing and was a warm friend of Roosevelt; Frank Tracy who later was on the Boston Transcript and James W. Foley, whose verse was first published in the Tribune. paper was publis: TAC you. exhange. For information write us today, The MUSIC SHOP H. L. Dahners Mandan AAA se “BALDWIN PIANOS and PLAYER PIANOS Represent all that is best in piano con- truction. The prestige of Baldwin is not limited to a few cities, itis world wide. Go where you will, you will find the name: and fame of our pianos have preceded Factory prices, easy payment plans. Liberal. allowance for old pianos in catalogue and full N. Dak. _{AcoeARRARAANNMNANENRe AMONG OMAR EE The MANDAN EPISODES OF: THE : BRIDGE PAGEANT ti a NA NNN NM RUA TTA A. O. Henderson will _represenf, Capt. Clark. 2a, Masons of Mandan have utider- taken to do the’ Custer scene. ';,+ eee o ILI SAEAUSUUdRGOUENESEUNAECANADCUGAREUUARNUNOAUURECepOUAUGNFANGUETUGESEANOUAGUNCAUARULAUOUeMedRSUUsENGdRAUNEGANGUnSNgoUUTianeueNdiTasteAL VOCUHUDEL UES EEN eA PEA EURO HEAR euancvenvenestunesucceguadeavenes ASUEAEUDETEERERAUUASUENNECRONATAU OLED NCRUANEEN OO OTT OUT CTT TTT ' EUULUT RiNNNARENUDNDUG ONGaECENApGUNADUONDU)NORESRONDSONNDEAGHTOINL ewis & Cla Mandan, North Dakota ~ J. A. HARDING, Manager. EUROPEAN PLAN ELEVATOR 120 Rooms. 60 With Bath. ' Rooms $1.50 and up. Cafe and Coffee Shop in corinection. Excellent Service. Prices Reasonable. Make the Lewis and Clark Hotel Your Headquarters During the Pageant. SERVICE That will bring you to Mandan undoubtedly. When you are here arrange your time to inspect our Fall Merchandise. We are ‘sure you. will agree that we are showing a wonderful assortment of new things and offering exceptional values in YOU Will Want To’S Hosiery, M Tho priced remakably low, the less expensive coats that we are featuring are no less cleverly designed than our more costly garments. The cloths, if not delicately rich, are of good texture and highly dependable. The styles, if less elaborate, check with the fashions of the day. There are rich fur-trimmed coats for those who.can afford ay Women’s Ready - to -Wear, Shoes illinery, etc. them, and coats for those of limited incomes. Prices are $20 to $95 Fall suits are very serviceable in this climate and the satisfaction of having a suit during the early weeks of the season is doubly noticeable if you have a suit that you know is right in style, 6f finest material and best workmanship. Such suits you will find in our women’s section, ~ ‘They are priced at $35 to $115 during the days of Sept. \ 20¢ 10% Discou ' This Coupon Is Good For | a 10% DISCOUNT Qn any cash purchase amounting to $10 or over 15th, 16th, 18th, 19th, or | h. THE CUMMINS COMPANY, Mandan, No. Dak. a special effort to attend. : For Fall Millinery, Sweaters, Blouses, Middies, etc., ‘come to Mandan’s big Department Store As a special inducement to the people of this territory ‘to come to Mandan for the Pageant, we will allow nt on Cash Purchases of $10 or from Friday, Sept. 15 to Wednesday, Sept. 20th only. This great historic event. is going to be something that you will remember for a life-time, and every person, young or old, should make You will want Fall Clothing. or other merchan during ‘these five days, you w' dise in the near future and by making your purchases ill save enough to pay your expenses to see the Pageant. CLIP THE COUPON SO YOU WON’T FORGET. mins “Where Crerybody Shops MANDAN, N-D. e NTR AN RR es g f Over