Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-07-31

Tuesday, July 80 ewas. ~ sHsRt.de5
ct the -Killdser Mcuntains, Tia hills
resounded with the noise d N @.
sembled multitude but L. VS. not Ihs
err 81 savage warrior .or tie quick
commands OF cavalry oficeFF " fifty
years ago but the shouts aud lshsh.
teF, Of ali assembly. ,of more than ]
Thousand people gathered Ia, cUlte.
brate the fitch innltersary III the
greRt baths fbof tia Kifldeef Wien
Gen. sdlly and iii /, 700 mounted
men routed the assembled hbsfS Of
the Sioux hation and dtoys them
from shslr ,,s stffS .'rd ~; a mon these
The killaser Mountains ats with.
out . peer O u .heatty spoes within
the state. Fifty YEAR., ago the, c0tlI.
try surrounding than. was d. arid
desert. Today it blossoms III fertile
beauty with homesteads ana rahehes.
Rising more than SUQ, teet. aboyeatha
surrounding plain the mountains,
covered in many places with q fine
growth Of timber, anOrdsa yaTa place
for q picnic or 9 camp. From the
loftiest points n has q wonderful
view of the country dotted every
are pf0sperfhg and laying the fouils
dalton for what is bound to become
one Of the very best sections of the
state.
Weather was Thtsatsning.
The weather was threatening and
dark clouds hung In theSsky most Of
the day but with the exception Of one
small shower no rain fell. 1t was an
ideal day for q celebration. the fresh
air of the mountain was cool and
bracing. The location was very good,
the east end Of the mountain about
j mile beyond OAkda1e.
Gene From t6f md Near.
In spite d the fact that all around
the mountains there had been very
heavy rainfall all the previous night
and the morning Of the. celebration.
hundreds Of people began pouring in
at an early hour. Many had come
the previous day and established
their camp on the grounds. Distance
was not 4 barrier In many cases and
there were large numbers there from
Manning, Dunn Center, Golden Val-
ley, Halliday and sons coming as far
as $50 miles from New Salem. More
than 50 automobile loads " people
had planned to come from Dickinson
80 miles away, but owing to the
tsrrific storm that swept that Sec
ton Of the country travel on the.
roads was utterly impossible. Had
tie weather conditions in the sur
r~ohnding country been favorable. no
doubt, 1000 peopia would have been
III attendance.
Inspiring Sight.
II was 4 most interesting sight to
watch the host assembling. Many
.cln1e III carriages and wagons. Au-
f6Indhiles were there III large num-
sbers, showing the progressive spirit
stf the farmer and ranchor Of this
section. Tie scene was made pict-
uIfesQue by. the attehdance Of more
than $50 mounted horserIen. Every
body was III high spirits and every
where nefghbor greeted neighbOr and
old friends. gathered ito recall the ex-
Tpefrfences of the past.
SPEAKERS Could Not Get There.
It was i matter of no small disap-
,poin!meft that the speakers for the
occasion, Justice Bruce Of the Sd
creme Court, Dr.. Grin j. Libby, sec.
rotary Of the historical society and
Hen. Usher u Burdick we're not able
to he present owing to the storm at
Dickinson. But the local committee
consisting Of A. B. Cnuitrte and N:
Cuskssily, ranches and bankers 81
,aikdale and w. +. Richards, owner q
the famous Diamond G. ranch and
president Of the Merchants National
Bank Of Dickinson had done their
work In IN exceptionally able maj
.ner and the days program Of sports
went through In 3 way. that interest
ed ard entertained all.
s"Dick' Serves Mess.
Al the neon hour picnic dinners
were eaten: II eli parts II the grove.
Many found their vay. to the old
roundup mess wagon, where Dick.
BlaCkbufn, old roundup cook served
Il splendid dinner of ,barbecued beef,
1beuns cooked IN ! hole in the ground
and many savory dishes such as he
used u prepare In the sround.u up days.
And the crowd appreciated It al.
Many Of the old men revived cher
memories and the newcomers who
had never paftaken q meal served u
this manner, could not hut marvel at
the mastery wy In which DICK
handled IFS crowd and sent everyone
away satisfied.
Shortly after one O'Clock the crowd
directed across the little creek
to where the hill side forms q natl
ural a~rnpftheatfe and here the sports
81 tl1s afterndou occurred.