The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, January 9, 1932, Page 2

THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, SATURDAY, JANUARY What’s Going On In Bismarck High School? | EDITOR’S NOTE: The following news and feature items were i} | written by members of the journalism class of Bismarck high school. | The Tribune expects to publish stories written by these students each | Saturday during the rest of the school year. | BISMARCK HISTORY PROVES INTERESTING Legends Developing in Territory Surrounding Capital City Are Numerous De you realize that the country | Work on the Bismarck high school | ese households, Mrs, Wells said. Only within a 59-mile radius of Bismarck is rich with tales of romance, history, adventure, and pioneering? Do you know that less than 40 miles from here almost every member of an entire Indian village committed suicide by jumping through airholes in the ice covering the Missouri river? | ‘The wnter had been a hard one. Al terrible drouth had swept over the} land, destroying all their crops; meat ‘was scarce. As a crowning catastrophe, the white man’s disease—smallpox— crept in and took a heavy toll. Rather than continue such a miserable ex- istence tiney preferred death. Led by | their chief, they marched in single! file into the icy waters of the Big Muddy, chanting their death songs. Then there is the “prospector,” Fiche, who invented a story of a Platinum mine in order to gain a gtubstake with which to hunt for the gold he had hidden when the wagon train which he commanded was at- tacked by Indians. When he discov- ered the gold he promptly disap- Peared, grubstake and all. The life of Robert Hotchkiss, the | The school calendar is being kept interest to Auxiliary members and first white child born in Oliver coun- | ty, is interesting. His 40-odd years have almost all been spent in the same territory in which he first saw the light of day. Mrs, Amelia Nagnell perhaps is one | of the most interesting pioneer wo- men now living. Twice widowed, once the wife of a Civil war veteran, the mother of 12 children, and a res- | ident of North Dakota since 1851, she has had a life filled with adventure | and thrills. The modern village of Fort Clark |* is situated near the burying ground of the Mandan Indians, close to the spot where Lewis and Clark spent the | winter of 1803-1304. The towns of | Sanger, Price, and Stanton all have; histories equally as interesting, as have most of the settlements in the immediate territory. | We need not go away from our own locality to find truth that is stranger than fiction, history more interesting | than textbooks ever told, and charac- | | MOVING FORWARD | Editor Luby Miller and business Manager Joe Byrne Direct Activities annual, “Prairie Breezes,” is progress- ing, according to Luby Miller, editor, and Joe Byrne, business ager, The ibid for the engraving work has gone to the Bureau of Engraving, Minne- apolis, while the printing is to be done {by the Bismarck Tribune Publishing | ;company, Individual pictures of the graduat-; ing class have been taken at the Vir- ginia Butler Home Studio, and grou! Pictures of the various students or- ganizations are being made. In charge | of the department of student organi- tae is Marion Worner, activity ed- ‘or, | Alpha Nelson, snapshot editor, has received an ample supply of photo- graphs and now is at work composing the pages which depict school life. | Dorothy Tiedman, illustrator for the annual, has begun work on the draw- | ings, which are to carry out this year’s chosen theme. The sport department has been jPlaced under the direction of Bob! Stackhouse. George Moses is in charge of the li- | erary department, which contains ori- | ginal student compositions. | by Louis Ahlen. i Joe Byrne, business manager, and | Charles Shearn, assistant business | manager, are engaged in soliciting ad- | vertising for the publication. i The annual sale is being conducted | on a@ deposit system, students who de- | sire annuals depositing small amounts | each week. | \ | { Wilson 1 (WORK ON YEARBOOK | WOMEN OF SIAM ARE DESCRIBED IN TALK Mrs. Kenneth Wells, Chiengmai, Speaks Before Legion Auxiliary Here “Women of Siam have the most freedom and are the happiest of those in any Oriental country,” Mrs. Ker- ‘neth Wells stated in a talk before {the American Legion Auxiliary Fri- day evening in the World War Memo- rial building. Mrs. Wells, who is a daughter of Justice A. G. Burr of the state su- preme court, recently arrived from !Chiengmai, Siam, where with ner ‘husband, Rev. Wells, she hag been stationed for four years. In contrast to India and China, girl babies are always welcomed in Siam- | when there are daughters in the fam- ‘ily can the parents be assured of jeare in their old age. A custom, sug- i gestive of an ancient matriarchial) |form of government, permits the ibride to bring her husband to her own home to live, while the sons in the family depart for the homes of the girls they have married. Western modes of dress and cus- toms have been adopted in recent years by Siamese of all classes. with the present king and queen encour- aging modern ideas and methods. The lot of the average woman of Siam is by no means easy, Mrs. Weils pointed out. She described their work in the rice fields and said that a great part of the heavy work both in the rural sections and villages is done by women. Education is the only possible means for improving the status of women in the rural districls and schools for both boys and girls are the country’s greatest need at pres- ent, the speaker said. Mrs. T. C. Madden, Fidac chair- man, had charge of the program. She outlined the legislative measures of gave a highly interesting talk on Portugal, where the next Fidac con- vention will be held. Reports of activities in which the Auxiliary has participated were presented. by the various committée chairmen. Mrs. Madden was assisted by a com- mittee comprised of Mrs. M. C. Sat- ter, Mrs. J. C. Peltier, Mrs. Otto Holta, Mrs. F. C. Stucke and Miss Ruth Wynkoop. oe By MRS. JOHN A. BERG Mr. and Mrs. Sam Berg and sons visited at the Christ Neimiller home | Sunday evening. | Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Gesele and son, | Ted, and Lewis Wagner and Mrs, Ed Gesele motored to Bismarck Satur-, day to see Ed Gesele, who has been a' patient at the Bismarck hospital for the last two weeks. ' Mr .and Mrs, Gust Neimiller mo- ' ters more romantic than any author !tored to Goodrich Saturday to visit * arr s pa) i Christiana | | By VIOLET A. CLARKE Monday evening at the William Ol- | son's in Clear Lake township. i J. W. Beyer and sons Raymond and | Lenwood were Driscoll callers Wed-|# nesday. 4 H Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gibson entertained | § Mr. and Mrs. Seamon Gibson, Mr. and | @ Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Schoon spent | SKIPPER ISA WINNER {Hampton | o—— By ELIZABETH KOPPY Bob and Russell Chesrown were business callers at the Steve Koppy home Tuesday. home the fore part of this week. Math Koppy transacted business Linton Monday afternoon. Henry Knittel went to Cannon Ball Tuesday. = Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Grenz were shopping in Linton Tuesday after- noon, Frances, Elizabeth, Pauline; Math, Steve and Frank Koppy visited-at the Saha Umber home Thursday eve- ig. . Miss Hilda Knudtson left for Grassy Butte Saturday after spend- ing the Christmas holidays with her sister, Mrs. Porter Umber. Miss Julia Pitzer arrived here Sat- urday from neat Mandan, where she had spent the Christmas vacation. Mrs. Busby and son, Ferman, were dinner guests at the Frank Lawler home New Year's day. Ball, visited at the EA Wellet home @, afternoon. Sire Chesrown and his sons, Bob and Russell, went ie Linton the lat- ter part of this we ean Ed Weller Steve Ball a ir i ith Koppy were and trom here who transact- THE PIANO DEPARTMENT Se OF THE MEHUS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ; is headed by BELLE MEHUS a aie Associa\ are ie Lemohn and Mrs. Ha! saa seins pogers technic based on the brane ited. -Lhevinne method of relaxation and concentra' aie explored trom the very fist lesson. Pupils of Se laren study with Miss Mehus, perso! Classes for pre-school ee conducted by Miss Mehus and Mrs. Robinson, Group or priva' sons offer a wide range of prices. ‘Miss Mehus, gradi hicago, te of the American Conservatory, Cl has studied with Elaine plano teachers here and abroad, ae Henlot Levy, Kiesselbach, Lhevinne and Adel Aus der 5 Miss 3 : Head 4 ars’ experience teaching in colleges: a ft the Sine t aod peat ‘departments Augsburg College, beacon Tinos ‘Woman's College, Jacksonville, Tll.; State Teachers Valley City, N. D. Taught at the MacPhail School. MEHUS CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC Mr. and Mrs, C, H, Buck and Mr. and Mrs. Merle Buck were dinner PIANO, VOICE, VIOLIN and THEORY |guests at the Robert Buck home of e Shutt, 11, was one of the youn; Bismarck, N. D. Eltinge Bldg. annual regatta at Newport Beach) She skip; entrants In the 1d a 12-foot craft Phone 306 and crossed the finish line 85 minutes ahead of the field in a race for io“ OR AS AGREED junter pilots. PAY hy the near Solen New Year's day. Mr. and Mrs. Porter Umber, Jake Credit Clearance (An Answer to the Question “Who Gives Me My Credit Rating?”) A good citizen must have good credit. Charge accounts are due for settlement on the Ist of each month, but ten days are allowed for conveni-. ence. Contract accounts also have a set due date. Meeting these pay-days as agreed assures a good credit record. The majority of people use credit in its various forms. Homes are acquired through service of credit. Repairs and improvements, groceries, clothing, household furnishings, fuel, light, gas and water are given to us on our promise to pay. Banks base their loans on your credit record. The dentists and physicians render their services on credit. Automobiles, radios, electric refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, washing machines, ironers and other accessories necessary to satisfy our modern desir ard maintain prestige among our friends are available on credit. ‘To some ; of us comes the hour of sorrow which finds the funeral home and monument firm ready to join others in this expression of FAITH. The Credit Bureau is the clearing house for all credit transactions above indicated. There is a Credit Bureau in nearly every community in United States and Canada, They now number over 1,200 and are all joined together in the NATIONAL RETAIL CREDIT ASSOCIATION. No matter in what part of the country you may be, it is a wonderful satisfaction to know you are vouched for by an organization of influence in that has described. vith Mr, Neimiller’s brother-in-law ,Mts. Alfred Olson, Mr. and Mrs. Hen- ‘i hy Ph MEERA ETE AMEE BEET community. Just a telegram at no expense to you brings your credentials from home. As you keep strict faith with those who have shown faith ' They returned ‘Sunday. ‘J. W. Beyer and family at a. party aaae and sister, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Paff, "Y Olson and family and Mr, and Mrs | Hockey Admitted to Athletic Program eve at the Mike Wall home were Mr.| A new sport was placed in the list -curricular activities of Bis- th school when Athletic Di- rector Roy D. McLeod issued a call for hockey candidates. About 25 meni the home of their son-in-law. and and Mrs. Ernest Schoon were enter- turned out. | Among those spending New Year's }and Mrs. John Rewer of Turtle Lake, ;Mr. and Mrs. Gottlib Oraman of Tur- itle Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Neimiller jand Mr. and Mrs. John Stroble. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Wolf visited at daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Schlof- Practice sessions will be conducted ; men, Sunday. at the rink one block north of the high school on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoons. Tuesday and Thursday will be devoted to girls’ sports. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Warner and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wall spent Sunday evening at the Adolph Wagner home. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Baumiller and Because of the fact that hockey is|home New Year's day. not yet enough of a drawing card to pay expenses, McLeod says Bismarck high school will not attempt to sched- ule games this winter with other high schools throughout the state. Instead, @ team will be formed from each class, and a school league organized. 102 Non-Residents in Bismarck High School One hundred and two or nearly one-fifth of the total number of stu- dents attending Bismarck high school fre non-residents. Sixteen counties, 65 townships, and three states are Tepresented by the student body. Burleigh county has the largest Tepresentation, with.54; Kidder comes next with nine. Morton has eight, Emmons six, Grant and Oliver five each, McLean four, Mountrail and Mercer two each, Stutsman, Sioux, Dunn, Logan, Het- tinger, and Walsh one each. DEBATERS AT WORK The Bismarck high school debate team, under the direction of Miss Pearl Bryant, is preparing for de- bates to be held with debate teams from schools out of the city. Junior Birdzell, Lloyd Ode and Ruth Jor- dan, the negative group, will debate the Hazelton affirmative team on or before Jan. 25. After Jan. 25 the affirmative Bismarck group will de- bate some other team yet to be chosen. PLAN BASKETBALL LEAGUES A new system of handling basket- ball candidates not on the first squad is nearing completion. Instead of the “Tuesday-Thursday squad,” one large squad will be formed, composed of the “Tuesday-Thursday” men, the fresh- men, and any other basketball candi- dates. This group will be divided into two leagues, one of experienced and the other of inexperienced players. ‘Teams from the four classes will be formed in each league, and tourna- ments will be conducted. . JOURNALISTS HAVE CHANCE ‘The journalism class this year has new opportunities. Members were given a chance to show their journal- istic ability early in the year when the state teachers convention was featured in an eight-page paper. ‘Then The Tribune requested that the - lass submit material for @ column to be published weekly. Dance at the Dome tonight) his 10-piece wick in Ladies Aid Tues., at 5:30. Price 50¢. and Sherdian, | ns, a Bruns' ling band. Nationally’ Thursday evening at the Sam Berg home. Robert Worner and his sister, Ida, visited at the Christ Wolf home Sun- day evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Berg visited at the Henry Gesele home Saturday eve- ning. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wagner motor- ed to McClusky New Year's eve to at- tend church services. to Turtle Lake Monday evening to see their daughter, Mrs. John Berg- quist. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Wall had as their guests Sunday Mr. and Mrs. {Gust Graf of Regan. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Schell called at the Ed Warner home Tuesday eve- ‘ning. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Prokop and ‘daughter motored to Wilton’ Friday evening. jchildren spent New Year's day at the {Dan Strohl home near Mercer. |" Mr. and Mrs. John Berg motored to Wilton Thursday. | i Rent the Spare Room Thru The Tribu-~ Want Ads daughter visited at the John Schlodt' Mr, and Mrs, Lewis Wagner spent! Mr. and Mrs. William Wagner mo-, tored to Wilton Saturday afternoon. | Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Nelson motored | Mr. and Mrs. Gust Neimiller ana! ‘New Year's eve. Ole Newland called at the Martin ‘Magnus home Wednesday. { Mr, and ees, Martin Olson, Mr. and. Mrs. bert Gaughter -Marcella, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hansen and family, and Mz. ‘tained at a New Year's eve supper at the Christ Schoon’s, Raymond Beyer motored to Bis- Imarck Thursday.to get his brother! Ralph who is employed there. Mrs. Jennie Clarke and Miss Violet were Sterling callers Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ole Newland and : Willie Schoon were business callers at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Adoph Hansen Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Olson and fam- ily were dinner guests at the home of | Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Beyer Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hansen enter- tained the following at supper New ‘Year's eve: Mr. and Mrs. Ernest ‘Schoon, Louise Fransen, Mr, and Mrs. Christ Schoon and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ole Newland and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hansen and family and Miss Violet Clarke. | Ed Freshour is on the sick list. | Schools No. 2 and No. 3 opened |Monday. The teachers, Mrs. Kjorirs, jand Miss Nellie Dance, spent the holi- days at their homes. { Mr. and Mrs, Elder Elness and Frankie spent New Year's with. rela- | ‘tives in Sterling. | | Mr, and Mrs, J. C. Hansen and fam- ily from near Steele were overnight guests at the Adolph Hansen's Friday. Miss Tillie Schoon spent from Sun- day until Tuesday with Miss Hazel Bushwine in Driscoll. i | Mr. and Mrs. Martin Magnus, who! jspent the Christmas holidays with; \Mrs. Magnus’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. ‘Beyer in Flasher, returned home Tuesday evening. ! | “Adolph Hansen was a Driscoll call- | er Wednesday, Mrs. Hansen visited jwith her parents, Mr. and Mrs, Christ | jSchoon during his absence. And, beginning Jan. 15, tune PONTIAC | 3 Announcing the. New Pontiac 6 and V-8 at the Opening of the New York Automobile Show. evening, at 9 o'clock on Pontiac's program TONIGHT * in every Friday KFYR RADIO'S GREATEST HOUR 6-V8 in you, you establish a credit record for yourself. You are honored when you receive credit and it behooves you to TREAT YOUR CREDIT AS A SACRED TRUST. The Bismarck-Mandan Credit Bureau Is Now Making Its Annual Credit Survey Your paying habits are recorded in this office BY MEMBERS ONLY. ‘No person who has a satisfactory paying record need hesitate to ask any member of the Bureau for credit. These are the ones who furnish us with duplicates of their lelger sheets. YOUR RATING IS YOUR OWN STORY WRITTEN UPON THE LEDGER SHEETS OF THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MEN. Make It Better for 1932!!! MERCANTS— Ack’s Radiator Shop Al’s Super Service Station Almont Lumber Company Barbie’s Dry Cleaning Bergeson’S - Bertelson Motor, Steele Bertsch Grocery Bingenheimer Merc. Co. Bismarck Bldg. & Loan Assn. Bismarck Capital Bismarck Dairy Bismarck Food Market Bismarck Furniture. Co. Bismarck Grocery Co. Bismarck Hospital Bismarck Implement Co. Bismarck Lumber Co. Bismarck Motor Co. Bismarck Paint & Glass Co. Bismarck Tire & Electric Service Bismarck Tribune Blank Motor Sales, New Salem Bonham Brothers Bowman Furniture Co. Bridgeman-Russell Co. Brown & Tiedman Builders Woodworking Co. Buttrey Store, Bismarck Buttrey Store, Mandan Capital Chevrolet Company Capital City Bottling Works Capital Laundry r Capital Service Station L, N. Cary, real estate Central Lumber company Central Meat Market City of Bismarck, Water Dept. Commercial Service, Inc. Connolly Motor Company O. A. Convert, Funeral Director‘ D. B. Cook Grocery Copelin Motor Company C. G. Conyne, Jeweler Economy Grocery, Bismarck Economy Store, Hebron Economy Store, Steele H. Edelstein, Hazen Elite Hat & Beauty Shop H. H. Engen Paint Shop Ewald Store, Hebron 4. S. Fevold Finney’s Drug Store First National Bank, Bismarck First National Bank, Mandan Fleck Motor Sales Co. Foye Mercantile Co., Steele French & Welch Hardware Co. H. S. Friesz & Son T. J. Galvin, Plumbing Gamble-Robinson Company Geck Brothers, Glen Ullin W. C. Gehrke, Baldwin Glen Ullin Garage, Glen Ulin Glen Ullin Pharmacy, Glen Ullin Glen Ullin Roller Mills, Glen Ullin Sarah Gold Shop Golden Valley Mercantile Co. Frank G. Grambs, Plumbing Greengard’s Gussner’s C. Halvorson Store, Almont Harris & Woodmansee Hardware, Plumbing & Heating Co., Hebron Hebron Meat Market, Hebron Hebron Motor Co., Hebron Hedahl Motor Company Holland Furnace Company Hoskins-Meyer Humphreys & Moule Investors Mortgage Security Co. Jake's Cash Grocery, Steele Kennelly Furniture Company Klein's Toggery Krause Mercantile Co., Hazen Krukenberg & Kaufman, Zap I. T, Larson, Jeweler Murphy Noakes Agency Lyman W. Morley Electric Shop Steve Skalski, Golden Valley Insurance Nash-Finch Company Nelson-Templeton Co., Almont New Salem Mercantile Company New Salem Transfer Company North Dakota Power & Light Co., Bismarck North Dakota Power & Light Co., Mandan NW. Bell Telephone Company Spohn’s Grocery State Fur Company Stone-Ordean-Wells Company Taylor Drug Company H. A. Thompson, Plumbing E. A. Thorberg, Cafe 805 Tire Service Chas. Toman, Tailor Turtle Mountain Supply Co., Hebron Urban Mere. Co., Hebron Vallancey Bros. Arne Vinje, Steele ‘ Vold’s Tire Shop Wachter Transfer Company Washburn Coal Company, Bismarck Webb Brothers . Western Auto Company Western Baking Company Wigton Bros., Steele Oscar H. Will & Company Wilton Motor Sales, Wilton Wilton Mutual Store, Wilton Winston & Newell Company Young’s Printery PROFESSIONAL GROUP— J. O. Arnson, M. D. H. Milton Berg, M. D. J. K. Blunt, D. D. S. H. A, Brandes, M. D. A. M. Brandt, M. D. F. E, Bunting, M. D. W. E. Cole, D. D. S. G. M. Constans, M. D. R. S, Enge, D. C. L. H. Fredericks, M. D. P. W. Freise, M. D. 0. C, Gaebe, M. D., New Salem F. F. Griebenow, M. D. O. A. Henderson, D. C. R. F. Krause, D. D. S. smarck-Mandan Credit Bureau, Inc Member—Supervising Collection Service Department, N.R.C. A. e Member—National Retail Credit Association