Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31
sERvLAN. NaoNEN HkEa15Y 70 DE FOR TI4ElR coJNTfYY 81 sses0. ses.
X|lleaqatIhAlgr, HRaanS to Mar Celebrated or
~. HAiNddgepen. BlH7P at Oukda1LP, 'asaass
several root Races.


Several Foot Races.
Several; spirited f~oot.races among
the men and boys showed thai west
etp North Dakota has youth that can
not only ride q horse we'll but coYer
The ground well on foot. The pony
race was q lively event.
I'm the third heat one 6f the riders
was thrown but escaped any sekious
injury. HIS horse was quickly ro0nd-
ed.1p by the cowboys. An exhibit
ton of 'brOncho busting" proved lins
tensely interesting. Some OF the rid
ers found that the horses which Had
been brought In for the purpose were
too much for them but George Ar
gust and Joe and Frank Casper prov
ed their ability to ride the worst Of
them and the crowd cheered their
efforts.
1all Game Ia Afternoon.
At three O'clock the ball game was
called, The. team from Manning
crossed bats with the Oakdale nine.
It was q lively contest. White dnd
Beatty were the battery for Manning
while Lee and Hayes were on the
firing line for the local team. Dur.
ing the opening innings both pitchers
we're IA good FORM 0akdale scored
first In the third inning. In ahe
sixth, however, the Manning boys got
q line en- Lees curves and proceeded
to knock him out of the box. Lubkn,,
who took his place was unable to
stop the hitting, although HE held the
team down to q close score. White
for Manning pitched good ball ard
while wild q times settled down In
the pinches and pulled himself out
Of . number Of holes. beatty catch
ing for Manning showed all the form
Of a big Lacquer In his. throws to sec
0nd, nipping many Of the would-be
base stealeFS. Editor I. Z. Dougher-
lty OF the Dunn Co. Setter playing
with, the Manning team raped out
some timely hits and helped his team
to victory by . score Of s to A.
Big aS&sry Dance.
At the Gloss Of the game the crowd
returned ~ the camp ground where
they visited the stands ana various
entertainment features. that had. been
assembled there. The evening came
to an end with a dance in the big
EbowSry erected on the grounds for
the occasion.
Ddring the day many made their
way up to the top Of the mountain
above the thriving little town of Oak
dale and looked out across the coun-
try over the historic battle ground.
The mountain at this point Is 300
feet above sea level, being one Of the
highest points in the state. One is
able to see Crosby Butte where sully
began his attack. Here at ones feet
lie the flats across which the army
came, the most desperate fighting 0c-
curing at what is now the peaceful
homestead Of Clyde Smith and up
Dead Mans Gulch where the Indians
|retreated only to find themselves
shelled out by Jones battery.
Majestic Scenery.
III the distance to the southwest
lies the famous Diamond C. ranch
one OF the old. landmarks of this
country and one o. the most beauti.
full locations ii oil North Dakota. t
was about the largesspring which one
finds today bubbllng out Of the rock
jto supply the ranch with abundance
81 the finest water, one could desire,
that the Indians camped and when
one once drinks that water he can
easily realize why the Indians camp
ed there. About q, quarter Of 9 mile
ron the ranch buildings Is the little
knoll where lie buried the bodies
81 Sergeant George Northrup and
Private Horatio Austin who we're
sfrhck down BY arrows In the fight
so years ago. Curator H. C. Fish ac-
companied by Bruce E. jackson went
aht rrluay ! lost wseA asu oloo