Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-05-12
CLEANUP DAY
GRAND SUCCESS
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School Children Of CITY Get
Busy With the Result That
Many UnSightly Lots Are
Bedutified = NunberIeSS
Tin Cans. and Other Re.
fuse Collected

All honor and glory to the flower
and the hope of Bismarck. They did
nobly. Indeed they did. And they
worked like Trojans. With a neat
badge bearing the legend "Clean
Up,' they got busy, and the result
of their good work showed up per-
ceptibly, Notwithstanding the post
ponement of the day, which was so
opposed by certain ones.
The cleanliness of the city cannot
help but be noticed by everyone to-
day. It is noticeable-dis distinctly
noticeable. The vacant lots are de-
void of the tin cans and other refuse,
and the green grass has. splendid
chance to grow.
At 8 o'clock Monday morning the
fire bell rang vociferously and
whistles blew and summoned the
little workers to duty, and they re-
sponded nobly to the call, though in
less numbers than was hoped. Under
the supervision of the several vice
presidents of the Civic Improvement
League and their teachers, they &C
complished work that will serve as
an impetus for the further improve
ment and cleanliness of the Getty
beautiful"
Some of the vice presidents served
a treat to their workers after the
days work was done, in the shape of
an ice cream soda or dish of ice
cream. And the aforesaid workers
earned their treat. The ward vice
presidents are entitled to praise for
their good work.
Every ward in the city was fully
represented in the good work. In
the Third ward, for instance, the
vacant lots were all cleaned up. Al
one place there are eight gunny-
sacks for team to convey to the city
dump. Each sack is full to over.
flowing with tin cans, etc.
A Tribune reporter took a trip
over the city with Street Commits
sioner McClorie after the days work
was finished. And. the work done
by the children was perceptible, very
much so. At the grounds surround
ing the new parochial school Oh
Ninth street the work done by the
children was distinctly good. The
grounds are as clean as new pin
The children also cleaned up all the
| sewers on Eighth and Ninth streets
Street Commissioner McClorie ha6
team and wagon which was pro
vided for each ward in the city. Ant
the teams did well, the drivers die
we'll. Everybody did we'll.
Sheriff McGillis is entitled to credit
for his part in the cleanup day pro
ceedngs. even though he has been al
work along tat line for some time
back. The court house grounds beal
evidence that the shriff has beer
! busy, as they never looked so we'll
| One hundred and fifty loads of blac]
earth has been hauled on the cas-
side of the grounds and to the lQy
places elsewhere and nicely leyele'
! off and grass sown. The old barn
at the rear of the court house hav'
been removed and in their place viii
soon be sheen of Kentucky blu
4 grass What trees were found t
have died have been removed an
new ones planted, so that soon thes'
grounds will be one of the grea
beauty spots of the city, for which
thanks are due the worthy sheriff o
Burleigh county.
On every hand the work of clean
ing up was in full blast all the day
The business men got back of thei
places of business, the men an
women at their homes had thing
looing better than ever before an
on all sides the spirit of the occasio
seemed imbued in all and the wor
was well worth the effort, for Bis
mahck never looked better. A grea
deal of credit for this movement
due President Cushing of the leagu
and her fellow workers and the geo
start made this year will undoub
; eddy result in a steady advancemer
of the ideas advocated by civi
leagues all over the country, an
Bismarck in particnlar speci:
word of praise is due the teachers
the several schools Of the city, Wh
went forth with their charges an
encouraged them in the good worl
and another year it IS hoped tbs
something substantial in the way (
recognition Of the work rf til
teachers and .ali'irnn VIII he poss
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judge Amidon Here.