Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-10-17

In response 20 an inquiry. There
seems 10 be a splendid bunch Of ma.
terial TO build up a good team in Bis
marck and there is no eason why 1t
should not be done. Basketball, should
be supported in the city too. There
is no more exhilarating nor more ex.
letting sport. No other athletic pas
time taxes the endurance Of the play.
ers so much and they have to be on
their tiptoes every minute. The show.
ing made by the Company A team
the latter part Of the season last year
wa not SO bad. and with the same
boys in the game again they should
perfect their team work to good ad-
vantage. | used 10 play the game
myself back in saltwater. and we mad
q good team. Any time ! am in Bis.
marck and there's a game on you'll
find me in the very front row OF the
rooters' brigade"
There's sure a lot of grain being
hauled 10 market these days" said
William O'Hara. Il went UP through
Morton and Oliver counties yester.
day with Fred Conklin in his auto.
mobile. and received the surprise Of
my life. The little town of Harmon.
right on the line between Oliver and
Norton counties al the mecca for
whole caravan OF farmers grain
wagons yesterday. The fine Indian
summer weather of the past few days
has been a God send 10 the tillers OF
the soil. II you want to see some
record breaking crops just take a lit
tie spin out through the Slope coun-
try
That was.a nice shoot that the
national guardsmen enjoyed at Hills
boro," said Major Stsedman. Il came
back from there yesterday noon. The
weather Vas perfect and shooting
conditions were ideal. There was ne
national match this year owing TO
the fact that a. the time in the
spring the plans were being formu-
lated there seemed a possibility OF a
miXup with Mexico and the war de-
partment called the national smhoot
off. So we held a state shoot this
year. Every company was eligible to
send a team of five men and most
of them did so. These state shoots
are a great incentive to rife competi-
ton in North DAKOTA. The boys in
the guard do pretty we'll as a whole.
and IL the regiment was ever called
out ought to oe able to pump into the
enemy a majority of the shots that
count"
That regimental band is a splendid
musical organization said Jimmy
Boyle. People living in Bismarck
certainly must appreciate the oppor-
tunity afforded them to hear fine mus
ic during their stay at Fort Lincoln.
Fort Lincoln is a nice post too. 1t is
a little different from old Fort Abrah-
am Lincoln ACROSS the river. We used
to have ONE great, times there. !
was in Clusters cavalry. Our quarters
were down the bluff from the infantry
barracks, which were up on the hill.
where You can see those trees stand
ing now. There was always trouble
between the infantry and cavalry. We
called the infantry dougn-boys, gravel
Washers, mud agitators and sore feet.
Cne of Our troopers was rolled BY two
|infantrymen n night on his way
across the ice from Little Cuba "a
little settlement that used to be just
across the river from the fort.) Al
ter that there was nothing but war.
Even on pay day none of the dough.
boys dared to come down to the suit
ler's exchange in IL camp. There
Wera SONS great times in those DAYS"