The Dickinson press., 1908-02-29

) $4,000 ARMORE
The presiding officer called upon Col.
A. P. Peake, "a member 81 the armorv
board, instrumental in securing first aid
for Co. K, and a friend Of Stark county"
to make a few remarks.
Col. Peake presented the greetings If
Barnes county, Co. G and all the North
Dakota infantry, and said that all v
were on Co. K: Col. Peake spoke of The
importance of the national guard and
urged that every encouragement be
given the men to attend drill and to Be
present at the annual encampment even
at sacrifice on the part Of EMPLOYERS. of
time and money. Ours is a volunteer
army-no conscription-and statistics
show that in these prosperous times the
minimum standing army of 6oooo has
fallen to less than 10000. Our Bows are
not obliged to give three years Of mill
tary service. Our national guard taxes
the place of a large standing army. The
colonel stated that a japanese went
through the camp at Devils Lake gath
ering Information as to the strength Of
the companies and the proficiency Of the
men and closed with an urgent appeal
that boys be taught to "shoot and Shoot
straight" No country can CONQUER us #
our young men are trained to shoot
A distinguished citizen of Fargo. inter
ested in the Missouri Slope, Edward II.
Wright, was next introduced.
Mr.. Wright said language was made
quate to tell Of the wonderful resources
Of the state. North Dakota is a great
empire, wonderful in its bigness, marvel
GUS ! its prosperity, limitless in re-
sources to provide s%ustenance for the
people OF the world. MI. Wright said
that the western part of the state knows
more aDout the eastern part than does
the eastern part of us. When sent t. the
legislature or the penitentiary, both meet
on a sort OF common ground, but for
university, college and normal the west
must go to the east. In the spirit of fair
play, which the speaker said Pres. Roose-
welt found on the Missouri Slope in
North Dakota, he said the western por-
ton should soon ask and receive institu-
tons of its own. ~
In introducing the last speaker, Mr..
Slmpson said: "ln the dark days from
20 to '65, when disunion of the nation
was threatened, the call was sent not for
whig or republican but for patriots; in
1896, when the honor of the country was
threatened, in the battle of the ballots,
the call was not to deraocrat, populist or
republican, but to American citizens to
preserve the nations honor. We have
present today a gentlemen whose polit-
lcal opinions differ from those of many
OF us, but a man whom we honor, whom
personally have known fifteen Years
and tound noble and true, who is able,
eloquent and patriotic; who came to. us
once accompanied by his attorney gen.
eral !(applause) and who now comes at
tended by his adjutant general, bringing
us both the civil and military representa-
tive, the chief executive of the state of
plause.)
The governor skilfully "got even" and
entertained his audience with a humorous
turn Or two before speaking seriously of
the difficulty OF making. eastern people
believe in the wonderful resources of the
state, even when they see the exhibits
in the capitol at Bismarck. The beauti-
full pottery. made from Dickinson clay
seems the. hardest pill for eastern con-
said when he first beheld the Valley City
armory he used the somewhat inelegant
expression, "Oh gee" Go. G.; but now
he said 20 K" (Applause.) He paid
high tribute to the band and other must
Clans; to the resources of this section; to
the armory, an evidence of the energy
and enterprise of the city; to the militia
boys and to Captain Osborn; but found
especial cause for congratulation in the
congregation Of boys and girls
present to witness the inspiring and pat
riotic exercises, whose little hearts swell
at the thought that they are American
The governor spoke Of the i'm
portance o fthe gymnasium, where boys
may spend their evenings sure to learn
nothing bad. The people are behind
this armory, and people who will do this
and the things that are evident on every
hand in Stark county-because of their
in the welfare of the country
will see these institutions safe under the
protection of law, a ~law-abiding people
and law king. The governor paid COM
pliment to Father Rabsteinek and said
man who loved not his native land
could be true to his foster country. But
Americans should have a. stronger love
for their country than the people of other
nations because America loves its chill
.ren more than any other land and gives
all equal advantages. To native and
foreign citizens she gives 100 acres of
land for a home and the man who comes