The Oakes times., 1911-12-21
DAKOTANS UNDER
CALIFORNIA SKIES
Enjoy a Basket Picnic Under
Eucalyptus Trees With
Mrs. Hartranft.
Many Dickey County People
There, Oakes Being
Well Represented.

DR.. ]. P. Brastad, who is spending
the winter at Anaheim, CAL, with his
family, sends The Times copy of the
Anaheim (Cal) Gazette of date of
Dec. 14th. In it is an article about
basket picnic held by Dakorans, ex-
cerpts of which we are pleased to pub
lish:
''The home of Mrs. S. c. Hartranft,
a mile and half northeast of Ana
helm, was the scene of as jollya gath
ering as eyer assembled under Cali
fornia skies last Saturday. The occa-
sion was basket picnic given by
the Dakota Society. While all the
members were not present, ninety
persons, former residents of Brown
county, South Dakota, and Dickey
county, North Dakota, registered with
the secretary.
s'The picnic was held in small eu-
calyptus grove in the rear of the res
ldence. Numerous seats had been
placed in convenient places and a
couple of long tables erected, but when
the ladies', to whom had been delegated
the duty of providing the edibles, un-
loaded their baskets, boxes and buckets,
it was found that the tables were not
large enough to hold it all. 1t was a
spread to tempt the appetite of a
dyspeptic. What one woman forgot to
pack some one else remembered, con-.
sequently almost everything this earth
provides for the sustenance Of man
was on the board. .....
'Among the speakers introduced
were: A. F. Milligan, DR.. d. E. Ar
mold, Frank F. Thompson, Ex-Lieut.
Governor Hindman, DR.. ]. P. Brastad-
and w. H. SWEET.
Several Of the iadies were solicited
for speeches but all declined. Mrs.
Yeoman said that as none of the men
had seen fit to mention 1t she would
merely call the attention of the audi
ence to the fact that North Dakota is,
comparatively, the richest state in the
Union, the per capita of wealth being
more than $50. Miss Lille Eygabroad,
in response to call said that the women
had talked to such good effect previous
to the late election that they could
afford to give the men rest now and
remain silent. Mrs. DR.. Brastad re-
Piled to an. invitation that ever since
her marriage her husband had been.
teaching her that it was q woman's
duty to be seen and not heard, and his
lessons had been so effective that she
had forgotten how to talk.
IA quartette, composed Of Mes
danes Yoeman and Ferber and Messrs.
Yeoman and Hartranft, sang .The
Little Old Sod Shanty on the Plains"
The song was appreciated and struck q
popular chord as many of the auditors
had, in their earlier days, an intimate
acquaintance with the dugouts of the
bleak prairies. The singers were en-,
cored and rendered another selection
which rang in some Of the local char
acters.
''The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted in the selection Of
the old officials Charles Eygabroad as
president, and i. s D. LAWN as secre-s
stary and treasurer. President Eyga-
broad, announced the following standing
committees: On arrangements, w. j.
Elliott, G. M. Hollinghead and S. G..
Hartranft. On program, Mrs. G. H..
4 sGoodale, Mrs. Lacey and Mrs. Hart
ranft. On invitations, j. D. LAWN and
Miss Holmes.
following is list Of the members
and visitors who registered as present:
Registered from Anaheim w. ].
Elliott, wife and family, j. s. Sheridan,
and wife, Leo Sheridan, Mrs. Harriet
Jeune, all from Columbia, S. D.; Chas.
Eygabroad, wife and daughter, Lille,
Mrs. "A. B. Stearns, G. H. Goodale,5
wife and family, G. NJ. Hollingshead,
and wife, Z. G. Yeoman and wife and
Mrs. R. j. CrandalL, former residents
Of Hecla, S. D; G. E. Lacey, wife and
daughter, s. c. HartraEft, wife and
son, Mrs. NJ. E. Downing and ]. D.
LAWN from Aberdeen, S. D.; Dr.. j. P.
Brastad, wife and family, Mrs. T. H.
Ferber, Mrs. o. G. Born, M. i. Sam
son and wife and 6. y. Samson from
SOakes, N. D.; ]. G. Moore and wife
and Mrs. Gertrude Foster from Ludden,
IN. b. !; and Mrs. Craft Of Guelph. ND.
The Los Angelenos present were:s
Frank F. Thompson, wife and family,
Charles M. Hopkins and o. "a. Grifiis
Sat,d,wife and SON.. from Aberdeen; Al
fred Abraham and wife and John 2.
Hult, from Claremont, s. %: Albert
Miller and wife, Mrs. William Burn
ham and A w johnson and wife Of
3Groton, s. D. D. e Hindman Of Brit
ton, $. D. ". G.. Murphy and wife Of
Hayana, N. d; and ]. $. Sankey Of!
Huron. 8. .,
rom Fasadena there registered E..II
2. Martin, Miss Josephine Holmes rand