Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1905-06-01
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RoBlNSoN'S BARN DANCE,
Gala Event Near Coal Harbor-A
Mammoth y NJ 18th. stable $, and Horse Hos
pital-Two Hundred Peonle Dance.

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Coal Harbor, N. D. May 3O.-The
movement of substantial development
and improvement is very pronounced
in Mclean county this year and pro.
badly no where more SO than north.
west from Underwood, which, in it.
self is quite q thriving village.
Everywhere are seen new and pre-.
tensions building, houses and stables
going up and the Dutchmans philo-
sophy, IF builts mine kline fine
house den byme by dey builts me
one" seems to hold good. Everywhere
fine stables are being erected.
The finest of these in Mclean coun-
ty, and more than likely the finest on
the slope has been recently completed
by the Robinson brothers, George
and John, veterinary surgeons and
ranchers, two miles from Coal Har-
Dor.
The stable is very large one,
easuring 114x40. One side is devot-
ed to box stalls for the care of stock
and larger one is fitted up for the
purpose of operating upon and treat
ing animals. On this same side the
owners have a fine Office in which
they have full veterinary surgical
and medical supplies.
On the opposite side are ordinary
but roomy stalls for the accommodation
of cattle or horses with passage way
between them and the outer wall.
Between the two tiers of stalls
is a very wide passage driveway and
the scheme of doorway into, through
and out of the box stalls allows of
the utmost convenience.
From the ground to loft floor is
eleven feet and from loft floor is
tweny-four feet allowing a hay loft
capacity of one hundred and fifty
tons of hay. The loft is fitted up
with hay trolley apparatus to load
hay from wagons and is very spa
cious room.
When the stable was completed the
boys announced that they would give
grand ball in the loft of the stable
and people from far and near were
there Saturday night last, some COM
ing distance of seventy-five or
eighty miles and there were two hun
dred people present.
The loft presented a very pretty
and unusual sight. The platform
where the Underwood orchestra sat
was in the middle of the building to
one side and was very prettily drap-
ed and decorated.
Suspended from the rafters were
Japanese lanterns alternated which
cast a soft and pleasant light over
the great room. Pretty >draperies
and bunting and Japanese parasols
were prominent in the decorations
and over each end were draped
great large United States flags. These
waved gracefully too and fro with
the gentle breeze that passed through
from door to door and out. 1t was a
very pretty as we'll as patriotic
scheme of decoration and was con-
tinuously commented upon by the
guests.
The music was good, the floor fine
and waxed to perfection To the
strains of the first waltz two hundred
guests responded and the 1850 square
feet of dancing space was but sparely
covered. Indeed one could scarsely
imagine there were so many present
emit
The program was made up of
waltzes, two, three and half steps,
quadrilles and lancers and the last
two mentioned were not of as fire.
quent occurance as is generally sup
posed to be at country dances.
At eleven O'Clock intermission was
had and everyone sought out their
baskets to enjoy lunch.
Gay parties gathered here and
there. Little knots and groups ate
their lunch interspersed with laugh
ter and jest. Hot coffee, with deli.
ciouss cream was furnished by the
nosts who left nothing undone in
their endeavors to entertain. .
Not long after this hour the dane.
ers began to depart and Mclean
county's great barn dance was over
1t was most-enjoyable affair made
so by unstinted hospitality of the
young gentlemen, George and John
Robinson, hosts.
| The party that attended from Bis
marck were Misses Clara and Emma
Stevens, Eleanor Logan, JUNE Atril
Oldyth Ward, Mrs. F. e. Young and
Messrs. F. e. Young, Milan Ware
and Belk who were on their way tc
Garrison to visit the Taylor brothers
During the stay of the party, which
was increased by the presence OF
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