Bismarck tri-weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1875-1881, 1877-11-26
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THE PIONEERS.


its Wsrth--An Anniversary Ball
Suggested.
This association of the early settlers
ct Bismarck, was organized on the even
ing of Dec. 1st, 1873, in the leng
building, now standing on the corner
Of Main and Third street, and ts-dsy
known Is the Pioneer ''Nest Stsrs."'
At the assembling of the citizens,
Oel. Leunsbsrly Was elected President
pre-. ten, and Gus. Gselbreth. 6scrs-
tsYy. Col. Lounsberry submitted .
constitution and bylaws, which vsrs
in the main edeptsd. The meeting
thsn proceeded - elect emesls, % fol.
lsvs:
Dr.. B. +. Slaughter, Pres.
G. K. HcA1thy, vies-Prss.
Gus. Guslbrsths, Sec.
ksj. J. E. Walker, Treas.
Csl. g. A. Lounsbsryy, Cor. Sss'y. =
Thea % election Of On IxscstiHs
Csmnittss of Ave. According - the
provisions sfthe constitutes, they had
to slsct thsif o6csYs On the Ar5t 1sn.
in Jsne. At the I'd election, tho old
officers were elected excepting nej.
Walker succeeded BY G. ". Freede, and
Col. Lounsberry by Thos. VanEtten.
Together, with some unimpsrt.nt
changes in the committee executive.
Vel! what about it? Well they have
given the Anniversary Balls, bad .
phaEphiet published, prepared by Linda
". Slaughter, of 500 copies and at :
cost Of $l65, which set forth in 10 doubt
full t-rns, the fruitfulness si the soil,
healthfslness 0, the climate, the rapid
and immense increase Of trade that
must come froa the mighty uskemrt
and untamed fields that lie to the north
aad wsst of US, how rapidly this pre-
dlct,cn is being verified, the aecelere-
ted increase Of every thing that tends
to the make up Of the city is apparent
on every hand. Well? Well for two
years We had two secretaries busily
answering enquiries tfrom abroad, .sd
each individual member was quietly
and earnestly abetting their endeavors.
Then we were being the most exten-
sively advertised burgh in North
America. II has borne its own fruit.
Wsll, what then? They then went to
work to build a room 1924 feet and
fitted itup. Had it thoroughly lighted,
chairs and tables in abundance, and
ladened with books, phamPhlets, dali
les, &C., Ttwas free to ail and wss
then enc Of the few attractive places in
our embryo city.
All these evidences, though necss
sarily fesbls in our infancy, served to
inbue tho stranger with the conviction
that We came to 'stay." Within tho
past year we have several tiDes bssn
greeted BY fanilisr fscss Of these whs
had wandered Of after false Gods and
have vainly sadssversd t. get out Of the
wilderness, vhs Invariably declared
that Bismarck wss gsed enough for
then. We told ysl sol
The last Anniversary was net oeie-
brated. Shall We celebrate this one!
So ar as We knew, it is the general
wish that it be attended to, and ia .
manner that vsuld bs alike crsditab!s
to the early workers in this vineyard,
and our young city that has slnsst be-
cone metropolitan. We have bsen re-
quested to say that there will b
a>etine ze1t Tuesday, ts-nsrrov even
ing, 1T 7 s'cIsck, at Asa Eishsr's hall.
IN Of the Pio.ssrs are invited.
There are sen,s old aud deserving snss
whose nasss Do Get sppesr ss the roll:
They srs wslcsns, "sll the sans," and
hope they will help to sfeet suitable ar
rsnsement for the Fourth Anniversary
Bali'' of tie Piesssrs Of Rurlsigh Co.,