The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-04-17
REPORT Of STATE.
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
Expenditures Of Society 70,
Year Past and Results of
Work.

cal society made at the meeting of the
board of directors, April 16. 1906, at
Grand Forks, N. D.
To the Board of Directors:
The secretary desires to call your
attention to the following summary
report of expenditures of the society
from the last meeting of the board,
May 10, 1905, to April Is, 1906:
Historical survey of state sum-
EXPENSES ei e Oft Of 4. r: steinbreucks SoA'o4
for work on the Mandan col
Railway CHARACTERIZATION and 4o''4s
other travelling expenses. 1925
once furniture i(iiicciuidinagi' type 4s'Oo
writer, $4,000, and file case
s32s5l .,:;............ 1921
sskl aaa eo!%lPaiisss as5iS
Museum specimens dncluding
cs SS'lssti s%a es sappStss 1895 ss;sS
Postage. stationery and print
Freight, drayage and express: i 1SS5
miscellaneous supplies and SER
VICES ...........r. $3.50
The revenues of the society to meet
these expenditures for the same per-
iod have been as follows:
state Of s1,sSo, amounting to. se,5oo.oo
Dues collected from members. 5000
From sale of books not needed
by the society ............... $500
Previous balance in treasury. SO.S2
Balance for remaining expen. s-'' 600
d1tures of year. 81 ,077.36
Your attention is further called to
the following results OF the work of
the society during the same period:
l. A membership of one hundred
and thirty-seven, a large number of
whom are taking an active part in the
work of the society.
2. A preliminary historical survey
of the state by the secretary for the
purpose of locating for future use the
archaeological and historical materials
in which North Dakota is so rich.
8. A valuable collection of books,
documents and pamphlets, manuscript
materials and photographs, historical
relics and Indian specimens for the
library and museum of the society at
Bismarck. In the collection of the
Mandan specimens the secretary has
been greatly aided by the efficient SER
vices of E. r. Steinbreuck of Mandan
4. The newspaper collection. The
volumes are now being bound pre-
paratory to placing them on file in the
room of the society at Bismarck. The
collection contains file of every
paper in the state, with duplicates for
clipping, over 26 in number, and nine
papers outside the state, mostly from
Canada. These papers cost the So
ciety nothing but the filing and bind
ing, and will in a few years become
one of he most valuable possessions
of the society.
S. The loan collections which are
to be placed in the museum and which
are to be purchased as fast as there
are funds available for the purpose.
The owners of these collections are
Geo. H. Bingenheimer of Mandan,
whose specimens are largely of the
Sioux tribe, and Mrs. Charles Hoff-
man of Shell Creek, whose specimens
are chiefly eros Ventre
In the preparation of the forthcom-
ing volume of collections, the secre-
tary has been very fortunate in gain
ing the confidence and securing the
cooperation of large number of
representative Sioux, Chippewa, Man
dan, Rec and Gros Ventre tribes of
the state. In this way there has come
into the possession of the society val
liable specimens, tribal myths and
ceremonies, photographs Of individ
uals in full dress, and other records
of the old life which are now so rapid
ly disappearing at this time and
which, once lost, can never be recov-
cred. Rev. c. H. Hall, missionary at
Elbowoods, from his knowledge of
several Indian languages and his long
experience on the Ft. Berthold reser-
walton, has been of the utmost assist
ance to the society in their work
among the Mandans. eros Ventures and
Rees.
The society is fortunate, also, in
being able to command the services,
just now, of several college men who
are donating their work freely, in con-
junction with the secretary, to pre-
serve and record the early history Of
the state. Among the most efficient.
of these contributors are Prof. H. C.
Fish of Marshfield. Wis, graduate of
the University of Wisconsin,; Prof.
John M. Gillette of Valley City normal,
graduate of Chicago university, and
Rev. G. L. Wilson of Langdon, gradu-
ate of Oberlin college.
It Is highly desirable at this time
and 1t would be of the greatest as
sistance to the Secretary if all those
having anything worthy of publication
jn the first volumne of Collections
would send it in at once. The State
Historical society belongs to the citi-
zens of the whole state, and its pub
locations are freely open to all con-
tributors along every line of special
or general interest.
20. G.. Libby, Secretary.
Address. 1921 University Ave-. Grand
Forks, N. D.