The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 25, 1931, Page 3

FP On Utility and Beauty Combined % 4 aA Lew : ¥g.4 via 4 B2 5 ? Building Will House Various County Departments for Many Years to Come Combining utility with beauty of Wesign and detail, Burleigh county's hhew courthouse to be dedicated here Mt exercises July 25, was designed to Adequately house the various county partments for many years to come, to the architects, county loners and the builders who Ahave been responsible for the details . Bf construction. Built at a cost of approximately ,000, the court house and com- Bined jail and sheriff's residence are Of the most modern construction and ‘Contain equipment of the newest de- ‘Situated on a slight eminence Braded up from the street, the build- ings are located on the site of the old court house, bounded by Fifth Qnd Sixth Streets and Thayer and Rosser Avenue. Stylistically modern in design, the ‘®ourt house has an exterior of In- Giana limestone set on a base of pearl pink granite. It has a total floor @rea of 23,000 square feet and is one Of the first buildings of its type to be built in North Dakota. Entrance is made into the building from a tile terrace on the southern front through massive bronze doors otnamented with bronze grilles. They dead into a vestibule which is lined with marble to a height of seven feet, fbove which are mural paintings de- picting scenes in the early history. of the county. The murals are the work bf Clell Gannon, local artist. He has picturized a street scene in Bismarck wien it was a small frontier town, Bs well as the dedication of the ter- ritorial capitol, Missouri river boat- landings, Sibley’s troops, and a num- ber of other events of historical in- terest. Set in colors in the terrazzo floor in the vestibule is the Burleigh county seal, also designed by Gannon. Vermont Stone Used A second set of bronze doors leads | {nto the main lobby on the main floor whose walls also are lined with mar- ble. The stone is known as Vermont Cippolino marble and is white with Breen markings. It has a French grey marble cap and base. Above the wainscoting the walls are covered with canvas on which pictures of bird and animal life in North Dakota have been painted. The lobby ceilings have been sten- ciled with ornamental modernistic designs in color. Opening off the main lobby are the offices of the county judge, the sheriff, the county superintendent of schools and the county engineer. In addition there are large storage| vaults for the use of the treasurer) and the auditor which are reached | only by circular staircases from the floor above. The main staircase is on the north | wall of the building and is circular) in effect. Stair walls are wainscoted in marble and the stair rails “are of nickel silver, handsomely wrought into an effective design. The second floor lobby is similar to that on the main floor. Off the lobby to the southeast is the audi- tor's office, composed of a large pub- lic office, a private office, and a large working vault. In the northeast corner’ of the second floor are the county commissioner rooms. Paneled oak wainscot has been utilized here and on the walls are murals repre- senting # panorama of the North Da- kota country side. Next to this room is a small private office for the use of the commissioners. On the west side of the lobby are the register of deed’s and the county treasurer's offices, each having spa- ‘ cious public offices and large work- ing vaults. Court on Third Floor ‘The court room is situated on the third floor. The largest room in the building, it is 36 feet wide and 71 feet long. It is finished with orna- + mental plaster beams of modernistic design, fluted Botticino marble pilast- “\) ers and door trim, and is wainscoted th walnut inlaid and ebony. The i ad room furniture also is of inlaid walnut. On the west wall of the! courtroom over the Judges bench is/ *a large mural ‘symbolizing justice | surrounded by the principals at a ‘se trial. | } Just off the courtroom are the fudge’s chamber and the offices of the clerk of court, which also are ‘. connected to the main corridor. \ ‘The judge's chamber is a large “oom 24 feet wide and 42 feet long and is designed so that. it may be ‘used as a second courtroom when the occasion arises. Off this room and ‘eonnected by a private corridor is the "*§udge’s private office and the court THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1931 - In New Burleigh Courthouse | Treasurer and Aides Pictured above are members of the staff of the county treasurer's office. Left to right they are: Clare Regis-! ter, deputy; Miss Dorothy Blunt, deputy; Mrs. Katherine Kotowski, clerk; and Clair Derby, treasurer. and the state’s attorney offices are in the east end of the third floor.! Two jury rooms take up the balance! of the floor space. From the basement, where there is; @ tdnnel connecting the courthouse | with the jail building, there is an! automatic electric clevator to the! third floor. This will permit prison- ers to be taken from the jail to the courtroom without passing through} any other part of the yard or building. Ornamental electric light fixtures have been installed to give maximum effective light throughout the build- Fan System Set Up H Lavatories and the courtroom are ventilated by means of electric fans located in a machine room above the third floor. The fans exhaust foul air and supply a constant supply of washed, tempered air to the building. Although the building has no base- ment other than a meter and pump room, the floor space provided is suf- ficient for all needs of the -county for many years to come, according! to the architects, who say there is| much storage space in the vaults as well as some space in the basement of the jail. Ample provision has been made for lavatory facilities with two of them located on each floor as well as a number of wash rooms off the vari- ous offices. Both jail and the courthouse will | be heated with steam supplied by the local power company. The exterior of the combined jail) and sheriff's residence is similar in design to the courthouse except that A dumb waiter has been installed to carry food from the kitchen on. the main floor to the third floor, wherg meals are to be served in the dormi- tory room. Laundry in Basement In the basement of the jail build- ing there is a laundry and storage space for both courthouse and jail uses. The building is fireproof and fire Prevention apparatus has been in- Stalled at strategic points. A root cellar is to be built off the tunnel connecting the jail building with the courthouse. A storage room also will be built off the tunnel, which will take care of any overflow storage that might occur, according to the architects, who said that no basement was built in the courthouse because provision was made to take care of storage elsewhere. The grounds surrounding the build- ings have been sloped off so as to leave the building on a slight eleva- tion and sidewalks leading from the main entrances have been built lead- ing in several dircctions. Care has been used to preserve trees already growing on the prop- erty and several new varieties have been planted near the jail. Builders said that while there are a few courthouses in the state slightly larger, there is none more completely equipped and none that is more ar- tistically built. ‘COURT BAILIFF I$ brick has been used together with | stone to face the building. | In the front half of the building on | the first and second floors is a. mod- | ern apartment designed as living quarters for the sheriff and his fam-| ily. On the rear of the ground floor | is a garage capable of housing three | automobiles. It is heated and will be! used for cars used by the sheriff and | his deputies. | On the second floor rear is the dor- mitory for women prisoners. There} also are quarters for a matron as well as @ hospital room for the use of) prisoners. The third floor contains | the jail proper, where male prisoners are incarcerated. The cell block is in @ large room on the east side of the building. There are four cells in the block, each capable of housing two prisoners. In the center is a large! space enclosed in heavy steel lattice, known familiarly as the “bull pen.” | Each cell is provided with hot and cold running water and a toilet. A shower bath has been provided within | the enclosure. “A second room in the rear of the third floor also will be used to house men prisoners. Triple deck beds have been installed and it is expected that prisoners deemed trustworthy will’ be confined there. All jail space is well lighted and is ventilated by exhaust fans operating eporter’s office. The clerk of court through a series of ventilator shafts. court. BURLEIGH PIONEER D. J. McGillis, Former Sheriff, Came to Bismarck Over 50 Years Ago D. J. McGillis, a resident of Bur- leigh county for more than 50 years and a former sheriff, has been bailiff] of the district court since 1928. A man of genial personality, McGil- lis is known to almost everyone in the county through his long residence: in Bismarck. He came here in 1880 from Glengarry county, Ontario, when the city was a crude frontier town. During his long residence in Bis- marck, he has held a number of Public offices. He is a former city councilman, and served as sheriff of Burleigh county from 1907 to 1911. He was made the first state trans- Portation officer when that office was created in 1917. For a number of years he was Proprietor and manager of the Van Horn hotel, now known as the Prince, and has been associated with various business enterprises in Bismarck. In addition to -being bailiff, Mc- Gillis holds an appointment as deputy sheriff as custodian of prisoners in SURPLUS OF LABOR IN STATE GENERAL, FEDERAL MAN SAYS Individual Reports Made far Bismarck, Mandan and Dick- inson in Survey | | | | | i} { | | | Dakota the last month was reported | from all sections despite the fact a/ jarge number of highway projects | gave employment to many, according | to R. A. Rottweiler, Grand Forks, fed- eral director of employment for the | state. Thinning and blocking operations in the sugar beet fields is absorbing hundreds of additional workers, but this work will be completed early in August, Rottweiler said. Miscellaneous crop-cultivation and haying activities have been started, offering temporary employment to a number of farm workers. Increased | activity was noted in building, with| the resident supply of carpenters, Painters, bricklayers and other crafts- men sufficient to meet requirements. Employment in the railroad indus- | try continued dull in all departments. Lignite mining operations remained Seasonally dull, with most of the | smaller mines closed for the summer months. | Normal forces for this time of the year were reported at work in the) meat-packing plants; elevators and| flour mills; creameries; candy, ice | cream, and biscuit factories; metal culvert, brick, and tile plants; baker- ies; and oil, automobile, and farm im- plement distributing agencies. Whole- sale and retail establishments report- | ed usual forces employed for this pe- | riod of the year. Little improvement | was noted in the demand for office | help. | The report by cities included: | Bismarck—A surplus of labor was; reported in all industries. No large! building projects were under way, but small jobs and repair work provided | Part-time employment for many! skilled workers, with a sufficient sup- ply of building-trades men available to meet all requirements. Average seasonal employment continued in the creameries, but was below normal in the wholesale and retail establish- ments. There was a sufficient supply of farm help available: to meet re- quirements. Mandan—A surplus of railroad workers and farm help was reported. Road graveling in this vicinity has provided work for several men. Av- erage employment for this time of the year was reported in the creameries | Auditor ai | County Auditor A. C. Isaminger is shown above standing with his cleri- cal staff. Standing left to right they A general surplus of labor in North! } en ecreentinememapyetneemiapncpeennaetieey | Judge and Deputy ‘ Judge I. C. Davies and his deputy, Miss Jessie Ramp, make up the per- sonnel of the county judge's office. and wholesale and retail establish- ments. Dickinson—Normal forces were en- gaged in the flour mills. A surplus of railroad train men, building-trades men, and unskilled laborers prevailed. Coal briquet plants were closed. Sea- sonal dullness obtained in the whole- sale and retail establishments. A sufficient supply of farm hands was \available for immediate requirements. Building included a college dormitory and several residences which has pro- vided work for many building-crafts- or men and-some unskilled labor. CRYSTAL CAVE VISIT EXCITES BOY SCOUTS Bismarck Youths Visit Fort Meade and Rapid City on Black Hills Trip A visit to Crystal Cave, between Sturgis and Rapid City, S. D., proved one of the high spots in the excur- sion of 19 Bismarck Boy Scouts through the Black Hills, according to a letter from the group to the Bis- marck Tribune. The scouts left here in a large nd Staff are Miss Dorothy Boehlke, Miss Inga Johnson, Mrs. Hazel Kirkenburg, Au- ditor Isamigner, Miss Dorothy Lang and Miss Katherine Kositzky. AEROPLANE RIDES Fly with Air Mail pilots in Air Mail planes over Bismarck and Mandan on SUNDAY AFTERNOONS From the Fort Lincoln Field. ® CLAIR speaking on: main here? — oc FRAZIER’S subject will be: Enlarged and High School C Gas Rates? NYE’S topic will be: Did 1 Chairman of the Senate Im City Auditorium Eight o’Clock Tuesday July Twenty-Eighth SPEAKERS: Senator Lynn J. Frazier, Congressman J. H. Ben Larkin, railroad commissioner, Senator. Gerald P. Nye Speaking Commences at Eight O'clock ‘The following fearless leaders will discuss the lesues of the day: Will Fort Lincoln and Soldiers LARKIN will cover: May We Expect Lower Light and ir Will the Indian School Be ourse Provided? teo oe Harms Rites to Be Held Here Tuesday Funeral scrvices for Mino Harms, 29-year-old Menoken man who was fatally injured in a motor truck col- lision north of Menoken Friday, will be conducted from the lan. church here at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Gilbert W. Stewart, pastor of the Mandan Presbyterian church, will conduct the rites. Burial will be made in the family plot in Menoken. Pallbearers will be selected from among his neighbors in Menoken. Harms died in a local hospital at 1:45 pt m. Friday following the acci- dent, which occurred in the forenoon. Harms leaves his parents, four sis- ters, three brothers, a half-sister, and two half-brothers. Brothers and sis- ters are John, Senus, Jacob, Dina, Tena, and Vina, all living in Menoken, and Mrs. C. R. Brewer, Chicago. Mrs. P. W. Rhoda, Chicago, is a half-sis- ter, and Edward Tellinghusen, Bis- marck, and Hiram Tellinghusen, Mil- waukee, Wis., are half-brothers. | Sheriff and Deputies | For curb service at my stand, located at the corner of Washington Street and Broadway. Drink Ne-Hi in your favorite flavor. Shown here, left to right, are: A. H. Helgeson, J. L. Kelley, Fred E. An- strom and George W. Hedrix. i Pictured above is Sheriff J. L. Kelley and his staff of three deputies. truck for the Black Hills and Yellow- | lake, bridal veil falls, which are made stone National Park a week ago. jt gleam by a light placed within the | : |limestone formation. oe a | “After reaching a depth of about Following our camp at Sturgis. '189 feet we came out and ate dinner we visited the cavalry regiment at! at a nearby park. Fort Meade. Having seen the) “Prom there we went directly to grounds, we continued to Crystal) Rapid City and thence to the mu-| Cave, five miles off the road between | nicipal tourist park, a fine camp with | Sturgis and Rapid City. It was @/a creek and swimming hole. Steady climb for about three miles} «This also was washday for th to the cavern. |boys, with everybody tubbing _hi “Going down into the cave was an | clothes. One boy let his apparel drift | venture. Crystal certainly is a/|downstream, with the result that he suitable name for the cave for the|/had to wear his bathing suit until walls and ceiling are glittering spots | lent some clothing.’ Buy ice cream by the quart, pint, cones. Frozen Milkyways. Pop- sickles, Little Fendrick Cigars. Open from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Your patron- age will help toward school. Yours, BILL ERLENMEYER, JR. of beauty, reflected in the lights of many in brilliant colors, and narro et h All-Weather Roads North the frozen river, the underground | \ days, from sultry nights. fully tempered by gentle breezes from the north. the lanterns. Vast rooms with no passageways lend an awesome aspect. * | lead to ( } eeacentigine nanan State’s Attorney BA ORGS NAT ABER A ERIN CANADA Come north to the virgin wilds of MANI- Pack your every day with glorious outdoor fun— visible support, queer formations, Particularly interesting spots were o! 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