Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-05
md Garrison, both towns being de-

and Garrison, both towns being de-
sirous Of securing the county seat
when the division is made Of Mclean
county. Both are strong competitors,
and there is much rivalry. The eyes
OF the hunters in the party stuck out
liked peeled onions at sight Of the
great number Of ducks which make
their headquarters in the vicinity OF
Max. Close to town, in the hills, hun
dreds ofathem could be seen.
Douglas and Ryder.
Douglas was next, and a short
stop was made there while the band
played. AT l.ydert the party was
pleasantly aastonishsd at noting 1.-The
evidence of a bumper crop in the
vicinity. just as the train pulled in,
a traction engine fnom the Dale farm
on the Reservation drew into town.
with seven large grain tanks. OF ,125
bushel capacity, stringing behind it.
They expected to beat rat record
yesterday, adding another tank or
two toNthe string. The Dale farm
has 1,400 acres in crop. The Ed Ma
son farm, another bonanza farm Of
the district mas 1000 acres, and the
wheat is going about Is bushels to
the acre. Holden Brothers have
10000 acres Otto II. Lomen, Of the
Ryder News, showed himself an en-
thusiastic Ryder booster, and proved
an encyclopedia Of information to the
tourists, regarding the crops and the
country. Ryder has a fine hotel, the
Hotel Freeden, with 50 rooms. The
proprietor, Ed E. Freeden, and Mr..
Lomen, went en- with the party, to
Plaza. XII a. sf"s~
Makoti a Conner.
Makoti is another good town. Kane
of the Makoti Herald is one of it's
most energetic boosters. There are
seven new houses in course of con-
struction at Makoti, and the Tribune
representative counted seven thresh-
ing rigs in operation, in the vicinity.
Plaza Busy Town.
Plaza is one of the busiest towns
on the route. The tourists stopped
there 80 minutes. Two of the four
big grain elevators are full already,
and the other two are filling rapidly.
Benedict is the first stop after
Plaza, and a short halt was made
there. Russo is next, in the Dogden
hills. Countless prairie chickens. and
ducks were seen in the vicinity of
these two towns.
~ Met With Autos.
At Dogden the train was met by a
party of representative citizens, with
autos. AS many OF the tourists as
could do so piled into the autos, and
were taken on a sightseeing trip
about the town. The band marched
to the corner Of the main streets;
and gave a short but select concert.
The rest got busy boosting for Bis
marck and it's industries.
Supper At Drake.
A short stop was made at Kief, and
the train pulled into Drake for sup
per. The proprietors Of Albright's
Cafe had made preparation for the
visitors, and they found an excellent
meal waiting for them. Drake is full
Of enterprising people, and has some
very fine business houses. .sss
c., II Lrockard, who was one of the
Invest wires in the party, seemed to
know everyone along the line, and
was kept very busy meeting his
friends, and introducing them to the
others of the party.
Mr.. Shuman, of the Independent
Telephone Co., aided greatly in Sc.
curing publicity for the trip by clear,
ing the long distance lines to Bis
marck. giving free service for those
who wished to phone the progress of
the trip.
One Of the most enjoyable features
of the trip was the delicious Alberta
peaches furnished the travellers by
Mr.. Derrick. of the 500 line. Sew
eral large boxes Of them were con-
sumed on the trip, and they were
greatly appreciated. Both Mr.. Der
rick and Mr.. Thompson did all they
could to make the trip enjoyable, and
they succeeded ncbly. The Booster
trips are proving so successful that
they are coming to be looked for
ward to as real red letter days, and
increasingly large number may be
counted on Tor each succeeding tour