Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-03-02

ling salesman OF Valley City respond
ed in addition to the observations
THAT were made by "a humble poet
laureate away from home. Altogether
it was day of rejoicing for the Da.
kotans, and they spent the greater
part of the afternoon in exchanging
greetings and addresses.
George B. Winship was up from
Sam Diego but with his Well known
Discrimination, to public speaking.
could not be prevailed upon to make
an address, Winship looks we'll, and
was accompanied by DIR. Ekern, who
came up from San Diego to greet the
Dakotans. Cass county was repre-
sented by a considerable number of
visitors, and was hOnored with the
presidency of the association. DIR.
and Mrs. Carpenter of Fargo were
there and G. L. Bliss. Bob Lewis's
brotherin+law, who lis out here for
the winter.
Senator Welo and family dropped
in. having reached here week or
SO ago, on their way up the west coast
and back Through Canada. DIR. W. A.
Bentley, formerly of Bismarck and at
one thine adjutant general of the state
militia, mayor of Bismarck and pos
SCISSOR of many civic distinctions, was
in attendance, but his health is not
especially good and he was unable
to respond to calls for an address.
had a pleasant chat with DR.. Bently.
His illness is not serious and he is
improving. Mrs. J. M. Quinn, wife of
]. M. Quinn, formerly of the Tribune
at Bismarck, afterwards of the Butte
Miner, and one OF the cleverest enWs-
paper writers who ever came out west
is resident of Los Angeles. at 2131
Estrelaa avenue. The daughters
Madelou and Margery were with her
and she enjoyed meeting a number of
old time Bismarck and Dakota people.
Mrs. w. E. Dodge, wife of W. E.
Dodge, at one time attorney for the
Great oNrthern, was another visitor.
Miss Carrie Burgess. a teacher i'm the
schools here, formerly q resident of
Northwood, where she was we'll &C.
quanted with Senator Jerry Stevens
and family, was on the grounds. and
we talked about Senator Jerry, of
course I saw Mrs. J. W. Gregg,
widow Of Captain Gregg who was
secretary of Governor John Miller.
She is we'll, happy, and lives at 20O1
La France avenue South Pasadena.
Miss Lilltan Wineman OF Devils Lake
was another visitor. And might 60
on and recount scores of old time
Dakotans who inquired about the
folks at home, the state, the people
old and new and the Thousand and
one little particulars abotu that come
up when you are asking "the old folks
!, at home"
] After all it's a good thing for a
state to have a poet, even if 1t is only
a very simple and human poet like
me. A state poenc gives something to
to rally about, to be glad for, to make
effectuaI the patriotism that every
resident of a state feels. watched
W5nship's face when I was reading
the letter home, and it lighted UP with
the old time fire and patriotism. It's
| Woth while to have lived and worked
III only to have written one poem
that has been adopted by a sovereign
state. I am glad.
have said this in the preceding
paragraph because 1t ought to be
said and il do not say it nobody else
may think about 1t.
Clinton D. Lord of Park River hap
pened into the grounds in the after
noon. And met my oil time Mas
Onic friend and co-worker HarTis
formerly of Grafton and his son. H.
L. Withheld of Grand Forks was an.
other winter visitor who came and
renewed old acquaintances. Senator
Gilbert Dlken was there also. It was
all q very interesting mfd-winter
gathering OF people under the sunny
sky of an alien state, whose minds
harked back to the times of struggle
and! pioneering up in the great Month
west.