The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1915-01-28


There was considerable opposl-
ton but so many of the members |
had important business that the |
motion finally carried.
Bismarck, N. D., Jan. 25.-Probably
one of the most unique social events
ever staged in the state was given
Saturday night in the dining room
of the Mckenzie hotel when the Bis
marck Press Club entertained nearly
two hundred guests at the first annual
Gridiron dinner. One unique feature
was that every state official who has
his Office in Bismarck was present.
Gov. Hanna, Lieut.. Gov Frame, Sec
rotary of State Thomas Hall, State
Auditor Carlos Jorgenson, Attorney
General Henry J. Linde, State Treas
urer John Steen, Commissioner Of
Agriculture and Labor R. F. Flint,
Railroad Commissioner w. H. Suits
man, Superintendent of Public 1nstruC-
ton E. J. Taylor and the five judges
of the supreme court, Fisk, Bruce,
Goss, Burke and christensen. There
were also a large number of the depu-
ties and clerks from the various Of
fees and a generous sprinkling of the
members of the house and senate Of
the legislature.
Many Stunts Pulled Off.
The meeting was called to order by
Director w. F. Cushing who then read
a contribution which was sort of a
booster for the feelings of the real
newspaper men present. There were
a number of hot shots fired during the
evening but everything was in the
best of nature and there were no sore
spots. Governor Hanna was served
with a long legal looking document
which purported to be an Injunction
issued on complaint of F. O. Hellstrom
restraining Hanna from the further
US Of the pancake or the homestead
story in campaign arguments. The
governor responded by stating that
the fix he was in at the banquet re-
minded him of the story of the fellow
who thought the end of the world was
coming and while waiting for the ex-
pected event went to sleep upon hay
stack. Some boys discovered him
there and set fire to the hay, and when
the hay had secured little start thu
watcher awoke and seeing the fire
around him exclaimed well the end
of the world has surely come and am
in hi, just where thought l would
be-" The governor said he had been
handed just about the size package
he had expected.
New Rockford Knocked Out.
When it was announced that there
would be debate between two partie,
one representing New Rockford and
the other Bismarck, and that on the
result of the debate depended the per-
manent location of the state capital
there was extreme interest, and the
laugh was on the crowd when two
small boxers were produced and went
to it for three rounds, New Rockford
receiving the knockout blow at the
end of the third round. The referee
was a Bismarck man however and it
was claimed by members of the Eddy
county delegation and some of the
members from Fargo that the result
would have been different had Charlie
Brewer been given chance to decide.
Shaving Postponed.
E. T. Guild about whose presence
in the city there is considerable mys-
terry was called upon to explain the
reason for the peculiar adornment he
wears on his chin and the judge not
falling for Guilds explanation ordered
the hirstute appendage removed but
upon a plea from one Of the fair sex
judgment was finally suspended. Guild
came here advertised as correspond
ent for the Courier-News, which set
forth in double column measure the
great things he was going to do in the
way of covering the session, but since
that time he has been attached to the
tax commission pay roll and is not do
ing much in the line of newspaper
work. ,s
Professional Provide Entertainment
There were number of vaudeville
stunts put on during the evening by
talent that is playing the vaudeville
houses in the city. They were all Of
high class and received much merit