Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-04-30
- A.4E. Mos,baeh.


hehold the state of North Dakota.
Ger the p4fched, burnt plains wan
1esled& the buffalo, millions in number,
tS6n alter them rode the scattering
bands OF red men, whose war whoop
was the only sound 10 break the ST.
lence Of nature. The roaring flames
rolled like q cyclone over the prairie
ind. swept every living creature be-
fore them. Things were primitive IN
those tdAys-less than SO years ago.
And then came the white man with
his, iunrestfulness, and his hustle and
hustle; and noise, with his cities and
his machinery. There was the pomp
and glory OF military honors and mar
:tlal law as in the days OF the con.
auefor. Terry and Sibley hunted the
redskins 10 their hole like a hound
follows a fox. Treaties with the. In
dian we're made and then disregard.
ed, and men amassed fortunes on
their. Indian lands by broken VOWS
or promises, by robbery, and by plum.
der. And yet this was the frontier
OF the United States, which started
with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock,
who gave to US the CONGREGATIONAL
church, asThanksgiving Day for every
year, and legends for the school
hoys.e : : et' : Z
But things have changed since
Custer, with his light brigade" paint.
ed the scarlet tinges on the picture
OF indian warfare. This Is nov inc
great and glorious state Of North la
kota and the county of Mclean. But
half the men Of, this commonwealth
are older. than the state, and remem'
her, we'll the barbari1y OF the savage.
! Thus. almost within 4 decade the
state, Of, North Dakota has been born,
shed It's @sWaddling clothes, grown to
maturity, and taken its place In the
family OF the states as q breadWinner
fof.the nation. We are proud OF her
record and on every Fourth Of July
sholt from every housetOp "All hail;
AT nail"
~ Mclean County.
4 Situated as it is in the very cen.
tai Dart of the state, Mclean cour.
~ is the hub upon which the state
.revolves. Nowhere within its bou1'
diary do you find a county OF better
.soil.. more eyenN distributed rain.
fail, more HOMOGENEOUS population
more wide awake citizens, or better
farmers. The Missouri slope bids
fare 10. rival even the Red River val.
lty, . It Is. only. waiting for the Way a'ysss
:, Of immigration to splash upon It's
shsoura;s. and the tide is now coming in.
A. leading cxy.
A county the size Of Mclean must
necessarily have several business
cenrters. the wants Of the south cen.
trail part. are cared for by the city
OF Underwood, one OF the leading
i. towns Of the county. Although It.
may not be able to support, or rather
doessnot choose to support, quite so
many politicians as some Of the neigh.
bors. It nevertheless is well supplied.
IT. can boost Of some of the most
capable bushes men in this portion
of the state. They play with bic
stakes and generally win, and several
have bid on the office of sheriff, 9th.
ers. for state assembly, and the older
and more venturesome even hope to
stick their finger in the senatorial
pie. knowing that the plums they get
will probably be withered and dry.
The Location. 4
The local OF the city is ideal on m
eastern slope where the drainage is
good. The town ID we'll laid out on
the rectangular system with most of
the stores fronting along the n main
street.
The country tributary to Under
wood is the best in the County and
extends. for about ten miles on all
sides except! the west where the river
forces everyone here for about eigh-
teen miles.
!, The 500 line runs through the city
and the schedule gives the best OF
connection with the main line east.
d The City Park.
Among other things which hep 10
develop the aesthetic side Of the
town is the City Park. This park is
due. TO the efforts Of J.. H. Hoge and
was donated to the city by the 500
railway. 1t is q beautiful sreensward
set to trees and flowers. At the
north end is a band stand where the
band gives open air concerts on Sat
urday nights and Sunday afternoons.
The Churches.
The religious activities of Under
wood is divided among the Ave
churches, Methodist, Swedish Luth-
eran, German Lutheran, German Bap-
tfst and Roman Catholic. There are
three resident pastors. Rev. r. c.
Bedingery Is the head OF The NJ. E.
church.
OF the Swedish Lutheran E. 0. Vol
berg. is the pastor. Through Mr.. Vol
bere's efforts the Lutheran people
have Just completed q new church
some twelve miles from town. Mr..
yolberg uses the German Lutheran
church in. town hut plans are now on
foot to build a place. for worship here
in the city. The Swedish Lutheran
parsonage is n Of the finest resi-
dences here.
p. Schumann Is the German Luth-
eran. minister: Mr.. Schunm has been
here for only q short time. However
he has a large congregation to which
he breaches some very good sermons.
The other two ministers. the Zap
list and Roman Catholic, come here
FROM outside points and conduct SER
vices here on alternate Sundays.
t Fraterna' Orders.
while the Modern Brotherhood OF
Aiherica and the Modern Woodmen
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