The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-08-24

The Commercial Club held busy ses-
sion Wednesday evening when several
matters of vital interest were discussed.
After routine business letters were
read from L. r. Bricker, general immi-
grafton agent of the Northern Pacific.
and Will Campbell. secretary of the
Northwestern Development League of
Minneapolis, regarding the matter of
exhibits at Minneapolis and Chicago.
The club went on record as heartily
favorine such an exhibit for Stark coun-
~ under the auspices of the Missouri
Slope Development League and the
Northwestern Development League.
Last June petitions were presented to
the county commissioners asking them
to take up the matter of such exhibits
at their July meeting. The commits
sioners decided that they could do
better work independent of the
League and are now preparing an
exhibit. for the Bismarck exposition.
The Commercial Club, having in view
the Chicago and Minneapolis exposi-
tions. appointed Welland Orchard.
George Senour and r. S. Davidson a
committee to work up the matter and
the Belfield club appointed C. A. Nc
Carthy. John Thompson and D. D. loft.
The Richardton and Gladstone clubs will
be asked to also name committees.
W. L. Richards, as member of the
Missouri Slope League. was appointed
chairman of the joint committees,
The club arranged for the entertain
ment of the Bismarck boosters as else
where outlined and then listened to a
statement from the Belfeld Commercial l
Club. who were present in large num-
bers.
r. c. Davis, president Of the First
National bank of BeIfield was the princi-
pal speaker. ably backedgby all the Bel
field men prese
Belfield wishes to be the county seat
of the new Billings county and the Wis
itors came to talk the matter over in an
informal way with the Dickinson busi-
ness men. The suggestion is that Stark
county allow township 140-99 and Sec
tions IS and s in! 139-99-the town Of
Belfeld-to be transferred to the new
county. This would be about "a. QUO
acres Of land traversed by two miles of
railroad and the assessed valuation of
the same is about 5000. 900.
The Bel6eId people say that Medora
can never be the permanent county seat
because of its inaccessibility. Frybure
has been mentioned and is nearly in
the center of the county but large
number of voters in the eastern part
would have to drive to Belfield and then
90 by train to the county seat.
Belfeld claims that rs per cent of the
voters Of the new county prefer Belfeld
to either Medora or Frbyurg and that it
is the natural trade center. From their
standpoint their request is just and rea-
sonable inasmuch as the building up of
Fryburg would doubtless prove some
thing Of an injury to Belield business
interests. Nothing definite can be done
until it is known what action will be
taken by the supreme court as to county
division.
The talk was entirely informal and
the Commercial Club of Dickinson could
take no action, the matter being one
for majority of the voters of both
counties 10 decide. President Rich
ards expressed -,he pleasure the Dick
inson club had in the visit Of the
Belaeld club and he gave them a stand
ing invitation to come at any time
and especially to be present next Mon
day evening when the Bismarckefs are
here. a :g t5
Those present from Belfield were: i.
Ross Davis. N. J. Steffen. ]. O. Mul.
laney. Nv. B: Nelson. Harry Dence. D.
Cosgrove, Dr.. Spiers, D. D. Foft, AL.
Hike. Chas. Wakefield. C. A. McCarty.
J. R. Thompson Dave Coutts. 7. Ler-
fald. Chas. Corbett, w. T. Hendren.
Jno. McCabe, c. Wibke.