The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1914-11-21

FEDERAL BID
The business mems banquet at the
Commercial Club rooms Wednesday
evening was a very representative
gathering as the following list indi-
Gates: .''-''-. 80 ="
e. H. Knapp, Judge Fred Maser,
John Orchard. M. L. Ayers, o. A.
Brown, s: D. Gregg, ALI. White, L.
r. Baird, J. F. Davis, J. v. Jessen,
Oliver Whaley, M. A. Scherffius, H.
w. Reed, C. E. Ward, r. A. Blair,
w. L., Richards, T. H. Pugh, w. S.
Russell, Max Lange, Guy Dickinson,
HI. Dickinson, Morris Rosen, Ben
Rosenberg, T. L. Beard, T. D.. Casey,
Fl. A. Burgeson, r. S. Davidson, J. C.
f. Parker, Geo. A. Senour, F. w.
Turner, T., A. Tollefson, w. F. Blume,
d. d. Mars, Max Hendrick, c. J.
Kunz, F. G. Reed, Wilson Eyer, VIM.
Mcfarland, A. D. Heaton, Roy But
Ter, Jas. Soules, E. A. Lillibridge, DR..
II. Stickney, O. Schwartz, Andrew
Erdahl, w. J. Motley, VIM. Richter,
Mr.. Wilson of Fargo, w. T. Nickle,,
Roy Dodd and two or three whose
names were not obtained.
Mrs. Albert Nelson served the
meal on small tables in the club
room. It was a first-class meal, for
which this lady already has a we'll
earned reputation
"A large number of important mat
ters were considered Wednesday
night; among which was the Normal
school site. President White stated
that he had an option, good until
April, 1917, from James c. Young
for the purchase of 20 acres of land
northwest Of the water works station
and adjoining the Young park on the
east. The price is 500 per acre for
20 acres, with about two blocks
thrown in, which in reality makes 25
to; 80 acres. for the price of $4,000.
Buying alongside the Young park
was also considered an advantage.
The park contains 25 acres and there
certainly would be no objection to the
school having some use of these acres
if needed in the regular pursuit OF
work. Of course, the procuring of
this option does not prevent the con-
sideration of other sites, but it does
give the Normal committee some
thing tangible to offer the state
board. Those who expressed them
selves Wednesday night seemed to
think that no better site was avail
able at this time and the terms were
looked upon as being reasonable The
following resolution was forwarded
as a night letter to the state board
of education in session at Fargo on
November 10th:
Dickinson Commercial Club at
its meeting this evening with SIS
business and professional men
present, asks the earnest support
of the State Board of Education
in the establishment of a State
Normal School at Dickinson, and
also their endorsement for action
at the forth coming legislature"
T. D. Casey spoke regarding aid
for the starving Belgians. He
thought it a most worthy cause and
it occurred to him that the STARK
county people should not stop short
of carload of flour, funds for more
than half of which had already been
secured. The. city of Wahpeton, not
as large place as Dickinson, was
sending a carload of flour, and Willis
ton was donating carload of wheat
Mr.. Casey thought it perfectly proper
that our section get some advertis-
ing by sending a full car Of -four to
the needy Belgins, to be distributed
by the American consul over. there.
President White, Secretary Orchard
and James Soules were chosen as a
committee to work up the matter and
mt
be raised at once. In connection with
this matter Judge Maser stated that
while in st. Paul last week he learned
that a relief fund Of $38,000 had been
raised for the German and Austrian
Red Cross society in the Northwest
and North Dakota held the record for
most generous contributions. New
Salem and Hebron had each donated
$500 and he was sure that the Ger
man people Of our country would give
literally and willingly for the Belgian
fund. !.
r. H. Pugh thought it was import
ant that work on the Dickinson fed
eral building be started at the earl
lest possible date, in view of the fact
that the North Dakota federal judi
cial district is likely to be divided be-
lore long. II. n. balId calleu atIen-
ton to- the fact that the postofice
department has already made in
quiries relative to the need of better
facilities at Dickinson. In his opinion
there was way to advance the regu-
lar order of procedure and thereby
get work started on the federal build
ing within comparatively short
time. DR.. Stickney, Geo. A. Senour
and w. L. Richards were named as
a committee to fellow up this matter.
O. A. Brown called attention to the
great need Of a bridge across Heart
river on the section line, east Of the
,Lenneville farm and just southwest
of the Berringer slaughter house.
The crossing at this point is almost
impassable much: Of the year . and
there lis no, place; where heavy en-