Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-08
FAREWELL BANQUET IN
HONOR Of king JOHN
GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL SCENE OF
PRETTY SOCIAL GATHER
ING FRIDAY.
PRETTY SOCIAL
ING FRIDAY
Mine Host TatIey Invited Number Of
Personal Friends Of Mr.. SatterIund
to Wish Him Godspeed.


dining room Of the Grand Pacific Ho-
tel was the scene Of one of the pref
test social functions of the year when
nearly 100 guests who responded to
the invitations of Mine Host Tatley
gathered around the festive board at
farewell banquet given in honor OF
King John" Satterlund who leaves
within a day or so for an extended
trip to Europe.
There were present a number Of
men high in public life in the state
and many warm friends of king
john" The banquet room and the
tables were handsomely decorated for
the occasion with large vases Of cut
flowers. A six course banquet was
served which more than upheld the ex-
cellent reputation of Boniface Tatley
for his ':nexcelled cuisine.
When the banquet was ended and af
ter the cigars had been passed, James
w. Foley, acting as POSTMASTER of the
evening, stated the purpose Of the
gathering, namely, to bid farewell to
king John" as he was about to leave
the state for trip to the Fatherland.
Mr.. Foley stated that when the years
had rolled by and future generations
would look back upon these days and
the days of long ago, there would be
seen four names enrolled upon the
pages Of history of men who had been
most active in the work of developing
tn ecountries of the old and new
worlds. These men, said Mr.. Foley
were Adam, Moses, King John, and f.
A. Williams. For the first after din
ner speech the toastmeaster then
called upon Gen. +. A. Williams.
General Williams said that he had
known King John since 1878. For
the past twelve years Mr.. Satterlund
had served the people of the state in
an official capacity and What honor
ably.
king John is now about to take
trip to foreign country. ! am sure
that we all wish him happy trip.
And | am sure that the king of that
country will have to look to his laur-
els when King John reaches there. He
must also beware that he does not
have a controversy with King John,
for where King John is there is us.
ually controversy. When he first
came here he had a controversy with
the soil. with Gods soil, up at Dry
Point. Mclean county. Conditions
were not the same then that they are
now. however, and he grew tired OF
the struggle. Nor were climatic con
ditions so favorable. So King John
left Dry Point and came down to Bis
marck.
king John has always been re-
former. He came here when the coun-
try was in it's natural state and help
ed to bring law and order out OF
chaos. He did much not only for Nc
Lean county but for Burleigh county
as we'll. He has been faithful, and he
has served tho people beautifully and
fairly in the constitutional convention
and in the legislative assembly. I am
sure that you all join with me in ex.
tending to him our best wishes for a
happy trip to a foreign country-his
Fatlrarland.'
Senator Williams OF Mclean county.
was the next speaker. He said that
while he had not known King John
very long that he had heard lot
about him, and that all of the old
timers spoke we'll of him. He has
been king. but an unseltish king, al
ways looking after the welfare of his
subjects. He has served Mclean
county and the state we'll, and II am
proud" concluded the speaker Ito be
a subject of King john"
Attorney General Miller said that
King John was one of the first men he
had met when he came to this country.
He was looking up business prospects
when he arrived and was told to go
to the United States land Office if he
wanted to find out anything, which
advice he followed and there he met
Mr.. Satterlund. Mr.. Miller then told
Of the stories he had heard of how
this country became transformed from
a wild condition to civilized state.
In this transformation King John
played a most conspicuous part. His
personality and cOmbativeness had
been a leading factor in the develop.
UlcuJ HOI Ollly NC1LCou NOuAIy OUS
Burleigh county as we'll. "And we
who knew him have always profited by
his wisdom. intuitiveness, and his
character"
Lieutenant Governor Burdick was
the last to respond to toast. He said
that every time he was associated with
old timers he was filed with inspira.
ton and learned more of the actual
history of the early days of this state.
He stated that in referring to old tim
ers that he came here at later date.
He recalled his impressions when he
first came to North Dakota. Very lit
tie was known of the western part of
the state and he used to look toward
the west and all that he could see
would be small dots on the prairies,
the sod shacks of the homesteaders.
But this has all been changed now.
II am proud to be present this ev.
ening with a man who has been po-
tent factor in Transforming these
prairies from the land of the Indian