The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, December 24, 1927, Page 7

"SATURDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1927 mec ‘tHE BISMARCK TRIBUNE WEEK PROGRAM I$ ARRANGED Duncan ‘Marshall, copeaiintaal : er of Agriculture for Can- ada, One of Speakers Duncan Mars! * agriculture for Canada, will address - Midland, peace officers who are the North Dakota Farmers’ Week, Thursday, Jan. 19, at the North Da- kota agricultural college. Many other talks by experts in the field of agriculture on live farm questions and special short courses are sched- uled for a profitable Farmers’ Week during the week of Jan, 17-21, ac- cording to W. C. Palmer, secretary of the North Dakota Farmers Week. Realizing the vast importance and value of the practical farm informa- tion to be received by North Dakota farmers at the North Dakota Farm- ers’ Week, the railroads have grant- ed an open rate of fare and a half for the round trip to Ferhs from all points in thg state. Dates of the sale of ticket8 are Jan. 18 to 20 inclusive, and'the return limit has been set for Jan. 24. : Short courses in crops, livestock, dairying, farm economics, poultry, and horticulture are arranged for Jar. 17 to 20, The beekeepers short course is scheduled for Jan. 16-18. The school of home economics is ar- ranging a program for the women on Wednesday afternoon in Ceres hall. Livestock Breeders To Meet On Jan. 19 the North Dakota Live- stock Breeders association will hold their~annual. meeting and elect of- ficers and tend to all important ques- tions that will come up. The North Dakota Beekeepers association meets on Jan. 19-20. | A general session for all those who are in attendance at the North Da- kota Farmers Week is arranged for Jan, 18. At that time a varied pro- gram will be put on. Power on the Farm will be discussed by Wayne Dinsmore. of the American Horse Breeders association, and by a rep- resentative of the American Agr cultural Engineers society. The com: bine thresher will be the other farm engineering subject of the day.-Prof. R. C. Miller, head of the depai ment of agricultural engineering at the college, will talk on the combine in North Dakota. Dr. A. H. Ben- ton, specialist in marketing and rural organization at the college, will tell about marketing combined grain, while C. E, Mang-els, cereal chem- ist, will talk on quality of combine grain, i Neighorbood Day _ On Tuesday, Jan. 17, a neighbor- hood day will be put on by Prof. A. G. Arvold, head of the public dis- cussion department at the college, and nationally known for the Little Country ‘theatre movement. The Little International, a copy of the famous International Livestock show in the miniature, will be staged by the college Saddle and Sirloin club Wednesday evening. On the fol- lowing evening the Saddle and Sir- loin banquet will be put on for all who are interested in agriculture. At that event the tiiveiling of a ortrait. of the . most. outstanding North Dakota farmer, not so tecog- nized to date, will take place. The beekeepers will also have their ban- quet this same evening. After the two banquets, Thursday, Jan. 19, the Little Country Theatre players will present David Harum. . On Friday evening there will be a basketball game at the college. arm- ory between the Bisoh and So Dakota State basketeers. This is to be followed by the president’s anv ual address by Dr. John Lee Coylter. Cee ee | . NEWS BRIEFS | > * Wounded Mexican says he and two slain companions were planted near ‘exas, bank by two Texas held on charge of murder for killings. Mexican motorcycle detafis guard Lindbergh to prevent possible bandit attack on way. to Cuernavaca, es & Chairman Smoot of senat finance committee demands $290,000,000 tax reduetion measure, passed by house, be pared to well a der $250,000,000. Senator Borah suggests that For- ian Miniter - mena ms other ‘worl wers roposal oul law ‘war between nited States and France. ene , commissioner of |. BY WALLACE MATSON “Hao, Mita Kola,” the Sioux for “how do you do, my friend,” is the holiday greeting of a Sioux ohief living at Mandan, N. D., to his white; and Indian friends, among whom are! Queen Marie, of Roumania, and Marshal Ferdinand Foch. Major A. B. Welch, Mandan post- master, who speaks the Sioux lan- guage fluently and who is the adopt- ed son of late Chief John Grass, has designed the above pictographic greeting for his friends. 4 Major Welch has in his collection many specimens of Indian pictog-, raphy or Indian writing. Such are a “Map of the Chiefs,” a chrono-) logical record of pecipal Sioux chiefs; a map of “The Fight. in the; Dark” on December, 1890, made by one of the Indifh police, Stone| Man, and which depicts the ghost ‘tho MITA pla eee Wonfeeuan VeiKan ifn hon a oe “oon! ™ ee a que HE fe Lo. é ari 4b. Weven D> 1833-34 the many meteors falling led to the Indians’ designations of that year as “The Stars changed laces Winter.” In 1817-18, a white! uffalo was killed; they designated it “We killed a White Buffalo win- ter”; the winter of 1822-23 was “So cold the Crows fell dead out of the skies,” the next year a “Star went by making a great noise.” A stary- ing band of Yanktonaise committed an act of cannibalism during the hard winter of 1830-31, and so each year is depicted by story’ and pic- ture. The Custer fight is depigted in a series of pictures for the year 1876. Buffalo skins, beads, por- cupine quills, paints and crayons are used in making such records, of which Major Welch’s Christmas greeting is ah example. Beneath the Sioux greeting, “Hao, Mita Kola,” is a black bear with pen- dancing furore and the death of the dants and Sioux words below. ‘?| Medicine Man, Sitting Bull, killed by | Indian police when hostiles attempt-| ed to rescue their leader. Another example is a large tipt, decorated with the war records of 65 old war- riors. fi Reckon Time by Pictograph The Sioux and their SEEN E | reckoned time by pictograph also. There are two different “Sinter! Counts” showing the history of the Sioux from 1772. Years are deter- mined by outstanding events, White House says President Cool-| ° idge believes army and navy are in - better condition than at any other time during Peace. “ ‘two anti-Fascists charged with murder last Memorial days of Fas- cist parader, and defended by. Clar- ence Darrow, are acquitted by New York jury. ee Southeastern Florida: continues grip of freezing and ” in near freezing | | . temperatures which in the last read : Paul attorney, was sel days. have fruit crops, St. Paul—John P. Galbraith,, St. ts fel done great to ceed the late Gjdeon S. Ive: eral referee in bankruptcy Brainerd, Minn.—A. H.- Proctor, former cashier of First National bank at -Ironton, -and. four. others “known by fictitious names” were ine dicted by grand jury on charges of first .degree. robl bank with intent to.commit felony by force, eA night?” and. entering |, ™ENo; 1 was listening in case thoy |. should begin gale Puig shoe, e former mean a personal “dream” and the words mean, freely interpreted, “This is my desire for you.” At the upper left hand is the pic- tograph of the “Thunder Bird,” a mythical it. of the air, and the wavy lines indicate power and good influences for anyone who is so lucky as to dream of it. The Thunder Bird is heard in the thunder; its eyes flash in the lightning and its power. is felt in the winds of the rms, The Officers of » ¢@ 00e v The great red stone pipe, repos- ing upon its forked rack, is a prayer to be assisted by the radiations from the earth. The rectangular figure encloses what is called “Holly Mel- low Earth Place.” Here the ground is dug up and all foreign substances are removed; the sides represent the four corners of the earth and the ex- tended corners point to the places between the four corners. The pipe rack is erected over this shrine and the pipe leans upon it. “As the Sun is Mother of the Earth and the Earth Mother of Men, so shall the radia- tions of good from Mother Earth come to us through ‘the straight stem of the ashwood stem, and we are at peace then.” The wavy, rain- bow lines indicate that the good in- fluences of the air and earth are now covering all, including yourself. Blue-is the color of the heavens; yellow is the “Holy” or “Sacred” color; red is the color of honor or wounds and green i: the earth color, in the understanding of the Sioux, aceording to Major Welch. The camp scene of the pictograph shows the arrival of Mato Watkpe (Charging Bear, the Sioux name of Major Welch) and his wife at the camp of their friends, with a travois loaded with Joy, Wealth, Health and other good wishes; the foot tracks [show that they have carried these First Guaranty Bank ' Wish You a Merry Christmas F. A. LAHR, President E. V. LAHR, Vice President J. P. WAGNER, Cashier H. EB. BAKER, Assistant Cashier | phonage td to the lodges of those whom | dren three questions—their ey desire to remember with gifts, Beside the Sioux tipi mas wth a war upon a pole; by the tent of thy Arikara is the holy Cedar tree and the Sacred Stone, which they have had for many generations; other gifts have been ae at the entrance of the earth of the Gros Ventre and the Mi: tribes, dwelling along the Missouri river in North Dakota. Before the lodge is also the Memorial of the Flood of the Mandans and a Gros Ventre Prayer upon a pole. ese three lodges represent “Your lodge and mine.” Charging Bear is “carrying around the: pipe of friendship” while his wife follows bearing his “Coup stick” with “four wars and rent i circle br dancers, in iness, is shown at the lower left hand corner, while buffalo heads and tracks, Meet in January Beekeepers from North Dakota and points beyond the state will meet at the North Dako’ gricul- tural’ college during the week of Jan. 16-20 to attend the annual short course and North Dakota Bee- role association meetings. The beekeepers’ short course and meet- ings will be held in conjunction with the North Dakota Farmers’ week at the college, Jan, 10-21, Speakers of national reputation have been secured from outside the state, according to Prof. J. A. Mun- ro, secretary of the North Dakota Beekeepers’ association and ento- mologist at the college. A, W. B. Kjosness, general manager of the States Honey Producin; association, Boise, Idaho, will speal on the general principles of market- ing honey. Another man, G. H. Cale, associate editor of the American Bee Journal, and well known as an ex- pert on bee questions of the day, has been secured to take active part in the short course and in the regular sessions of the North Dakota Bee- keepers’ association. Members of the North Dakota agricultural col: lege facultyand prominent state bee- keepers will also take an active part in the week. " The beekeepers’ short course will include the life history and habits of the honey bee, seasonal management, marketing and many other problems that befall the average beekeeper, states Mr. Munro. All the sessions of the short course are to be held in the Agricultural hall on the col- lege campus. 5 Beekeepers should keep in mind the special reduced yailroad rates that will be given dufing the week, suggests Mr. Munr SHE WAS READY my | The Browns were expecting a visit from their pastor. It was the cu: tom of the latter to ask small chil- ht and where ie the question: 4 r ah went. Little Mary Brown " The minster iv Se name,jhad received full instructions from | to test their knowledge of ts quite bad tittle sooiion Sincere Yuletide Greetings To All Past, Present and Future Customers On account of your valued patronage we have concluded another successful business year. As we have aimed to be of service in the past by furnishing good lumber and good coal at moderate prices, so will we also in the future. We thank you for your friendship, your community spirit and ‘business. May 1928 be the best year each and every one of you ever had, physically, socially and financially. t St. Hilaire Lumber - Co. N. E. Bystrom, Manager - 1 Christmas Greetings How many old recollections, and how many dormant sympathiez, Christmas-time awakens! Happy, happy Christmas that can win us back to the delusions of our childish days, recall to the old man the pleasures of his youth, and transport the traveler back to his own fireside and quiet home! —Charles Dickens, We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happiness always Washburn Lignite Coal Co. ‘ F. J. McCormick, Agent. PHONE 453 Re ed r name, litt reed; tle gisk™ Shi .