Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-16
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wagon came then. V. lessen was TIE
conductor, and he retained death
grip on the seat to the last. Then
came the followers Of the water
wagon one lone member from the
northwestern part of the state being
aided and allotted by Captain Osborne
a native of Steuben county, Indiana.
Dickinson lodge followed right along.
Then the other lodges. juniority pre-
ceding. The parade marched through
the streets and the sidewalks were
lined with people. There wasn't an
innocent bystander, and the festivi-
ties passed without anyone getting
hurt.
A dinner was served to the guests
at the hall. The basement was filled
with men who testified that the Man.
dan system was a good one.
At half past seven the work Of in
itiation began. l have been an ir-
terested observer of limitations and
have seen some splendid work, but
the Dickinson team did the best work
ever saw. Its deep impressiveness
was nowhere lost by single Interrupt
ton. Every portion of the magnifi-
cent mental machine brought from
Dickinson responded beautifully and
t lere was no Elk present Sut who felt
that he was we'll repaid for the trip
] travelled more than 300 mile to ee
it, and would 60 twice as far again.
1t was the first time in the United
States that the new ritual was exem-
p!fied, and the Dickinson members
had not had that new ritual in their
hands 48 hours. But there wasn't a
cutter in the whole proceedings.
Every part of the team was letter
perfect, and the lesson that Dickinson
team taught the other lodges Of the
state will not be lost. There will be
ar less use of the printed ritual in
North Dakota in the future. Dickin-
son has been our schoolmaster.
It was class Of twenty-five who
took the obligation. At the conclu-
sion of the work lunch was served
aad the lodge was closed. Later there
was a vaudeville performance at the
opera house and many Elks attended.
BY 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon the
Dickinson special car was gone and
the visitors had dispersed
The installation of Mandan lodge
marks an interesting event in North
Dakota Elkdom. 1t may be great
many years before another Elks lodge
is installed in North Dakota. The
population limit will probably be
raised to 10000. and it will probably
be some years before we can see an
other of these impressive ceremonies.
The following were among the WIS.,
itors present from Bismarck, 1899:
Frank Evans, Chris Olson, John Pc
terson, F. G. Grambs, Carl Peterson,
II. Barwind, Sam Russell. DR.. M. Roam,
DR.. L. A. schipfer, Andrew Pierson,
DR.. T. M. McLachlan, Captain Mar.
tin. E. F. Higbee, T. J. Haugberg,
William Breen, Carl Paulson, r. R..
Mockler, D. X. Brightbill, H. Wood
mansee, Thomas Hanlon, v. A. Nor
man. Ed White, l.. Southey, C. T..
Wynkoop R. c. Battey, S. L. Hill, H.
A. Zimmerman, Henry Halverson, T.
K. Morck, A. Hendrix.
The names were furnished by a
member of Bismarck lodge, as were
the lists Of all other lodges furnished
me by members who were present.
and there may have been some omis.
sions. There would have been more
omissions, however, if l had under
taken to secure the names at first
hand.
Dickinson 1887.
Harry Hath, r. Myron Taylor, p. D
Norton, A. J. Osborne, Val lessen,
J. E. Dryer, R. H. Johnson, E. J..
Hughes, J. G. Quinlivan. w. F. Bur-
nett L. H. Dow, NJ NJ. Burnett, H. L..
Reichart, DR.. R. H Beach, DR.. E. J..
Hauser, Otto Stensrud, H. A. Burge-
son, F. D. Wilson, Ed >Mottershead,
c. E. Williams, C. f. Johnson. T. E.
Vallency, D. C. Cochrane, w, P.
Brooks. Sheriff WEIGHS, Col. G. M
Frye.
jamestown 49,. :. >.
Andrew Blewett, c. A. Klaus. Otto
Bauer, R. E. Wallace, John b Fried,
Seward Harrington. George Piercey,
Morris Beck. L. B. Niemeyer, Charles
Rathman, Phil Mason, DR.. p, G.. Art,
DR.. g. T. Todd, Charles Jackson, c.
P. 1ngmudson, Allison Wells, D. L.
Donnelly. Oscar Seller Andrew Haas,
Charles r. Weber, H. A. Wasser Jack
Boyle. Jacob Jaeger, Andrew Oleson,
Max Schultz. E. H. Mattingly, Albert
Monek, N. H. Romer, S. E. Kepler, E.
}. Raymond. Philip Schautz, DR.. A,
Guist. DR.. Golseth, c. Malloy. Gus
Leiber
Fargo 260. >.
Sam Mcdonald, E. R.: George Web.
ster. Joe Purcell, NJ. A. Baldwin, w.
]. Price. Addison Leech. D. D. f. R,:I
Herb Mason, Samuel Crabbe. Edgar
Hunt. Harry Quick. J. R. Gilbreath,
Joe Fields. Frank Ashelman, John
Forth.
Grand Forks 255
Col. w. H. McGraw, George H. Will
der, Clifford Finch Eugene Fritz,
Jr. Judge John Carmody, D. K.
Brightbill.
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