Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-05-17
.ELkSPR0GRAM TO
Be HELOAl FARGO
Special Trains Will Take
Many Lodges With Their
Bands to Big Meeting

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In this weeks issue Of The State
!! Editor Ben G. Whitehead, who is
polished writer and who, since Eikdon
has held forth in North Dakota, ha
been recognized as eminent authorlt!
On all Elk events, publishes the fol
lowing interesting advance account O.
! the convention to occur sooA II
! Fargo:
Fargo is being spelled with capita
letters by the Elks of North Dakota
! and Minnesota these days. They are
going to have the greatest time Of
all there at the state convention OF
the long horns. There will be LOT
of features. If you don't want to
have a good time stay away. There
will be everything from the high dive
by John Armstrong to the turkey trot
by Pete Edwards. And then some
The dates are June 4th and 9Th.
Draw a ring around them on the cal
endar. Use the red pencil. There
won't be blue thing on the program
In the grand tableau Adelbert
Leach will impersonate Cupid.
Charles Brewer will typify Vulcan
and Billy Diemert Vill describe the
still waters of peace. Ernie Orchard
will have personal charge of the hos
pital and Frank McKone is to help.
VIM. Leggett is coming from Grand
Forks as consulting physician.
Every lodge in the state will be
represented. Art Hanson of 1889,
will come from Minneapolis and show
the Missourians. Sam Clark will read
an original poem If he can find one In
his library. VIM. Belford will do the
Hercules stunt on behalf Of Devils
Lake. He will be assisted by Char
lie Henley. Devils Lake will have
new uniforms of spotless white dur
ing the first minutes of the process
sion.
Col. Greenleaf will have charge OF
the baggage car ahead on the Minot
special and will introduce some Mis-
souri, and Iowa speciaties. Exalted
Ruler Hamilton has his herd all
branded. 1t is the most highly edu-
Gated herd extant.
The Williston boys will come in
cowboy costumes, requiring Brother
Ohnstad to leave his automatics at
home. Fisk AMI Johanna will 60
along to keep the train from tipping
up. They will introduce their cham
pion welterweight, Richard Peyton to
all corners during the festivities.
Then there is Valley City, bless H.
big soul. John D. Gray has cut every
other engagement. Corporal Hyde is
to respond to the address Of welcome
and Herman Winterer and Harvey
Locke will sing duet. Captain Hen
ry will be there in a quiet capacity
and will eschew politics. DR.. Platou
will sing Sweet Rosie O'Grady.
jamestown will send the big dele
cation. Charlie Klaus and Bob Wal
lace will introduce the baby Of the
regiment, Andrew Blewett, the young
est Elk in the state. He is Just in
The velvet.
Bismarck intends to outshine the
whole state in numbers and in
beauty. Henry Richholt and Sam
Russell will lead the procession
Johnny Peterson and Joe DIETRICH
have arranged some unique special
ties that will be we'll worth while
Brothers Hendricks, Battey, Mulch
anil Fields will typify the farmer in
the floats that will be prepared
Brothers Patterson, Mcpherson, Lit
tie AMI Hughes will have charge OF
the music. And it will be real music
too. Brother Hinckley will be Bis
marck's candidate in the Grizzly
Bear dance.
Captain Hanley, and Exalted Ruler
Connolly of Mandan, have been No.
ing arrangements for the big time
1t will sure be something splendid
They are going to take their own
steward as Exhibit a." and work
him on the long shift going and com
ing. States Attorney Biting and
Judge Nuchols will see that there is
nothing unseemly in any Of It. Deputy
Grand Exalted Ruler Bauer will
ride with the Mandans until they get
to the reservation.
Jack Brodie, coal miner and SO
forth, has saved his money for this
event. He is entered in the ten class
He expects to wear Dickinson's col
or's to the finish. They are orange
Ed. Hughes and Tom Murtha selected
them on advice of Quinlevan, Bob
Meyers and Billy Ray. Otto Stems
rud of Beach will head a contingent
from that country.
Bismarck expects to have the best
appearing delegation at the start, but
there are some doubts about the
Capital city boys being able to hold
out against the stalwart boys from
farther west. It all depends upon AL
Martin, senator and merchant prince.
Brother Brewer, who is the Oldest
Elk in the state, has sent us the fol-
lowing from Fargo:
"The Elks are widely known as
gloom dispellers and dispensers of Joy
and mirth There will be something do
ing at Fargo, June and 5, when the
state association of B. P. o. E. holds
its second annual session,