Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-11-04

The encourage was late in getting
away from Bismarck, which was to bs
expected, and it was almost $3.50 be
fore F. r.. Young, in his pathfinde
Overland, headed east and opened the
cut-out. Eleven cars, carrying a tritle
more than so people, swung into line
and the "get acquainted' hike wa'
on. ..
Bad Roads.
The first stretch of really bad roads
in fact, the only almost impossible
strip met with during the entire da!
was encountered between Bismarc,
and Menoken, where the goins
through one or two sloughs is very
bad. At Menoken, however, tler
awaited a welcome the warmth c
which more than ma1e up for an,
hardships endured, and the hustlin'
little village impressed the visitors as
a community strictly WORTH while
Tho tourists here availed thenselve
of the first opportunity to- be photo
graphed, and Mr.. Holmboe, Who haf
prepared for the event. obtained sew
eral excellent views, VITA the bus
ness center of Menoken as a back
ground. Good crops, optimism and :.
deep faith in the future of Burleigl
county in general and that sectio.
contiguous to Menoken in particula'
everywhere were in evidence. Pos
master S. 4. Parke of Sterling wa
particularly genial, even su5mittin.
to being snapped with his guests.
|, tMr. Harris at Menoken greeted tn
guests cordialiy and made their sta
pleasant. s;4'. ss.
Mckenzie Uses Drag.
'tMr KElNZIB DRAt,S' IT'S rib ADS
SPEED UP FOR THE NEXT ,;SI
iMlALES," read a sign which greete
the autourists at the threshold Of Nc
Kenzie township, and tempted BY Ia
smooth stretch of perfectly kept roaf
Which, led into the village, everyon'
obeyed the injunction to .*let her out
What can he accomplished by littl'
judici0us road work, and at no grea
outlay of funds, has been splendid
proven by Mckenzie township, eunde
the able leadership of Supervisor
Thompson, Tyler and Crum. Anothe
reason for Mckenzie townships goo
roads may be the fact that McKenzi'
village is the home of William l
Watson, who talks better roads in nj
sleep. Be that as it may, a differen
atmosphere is apparent the momen
the township is entered, and that at
mosphere is emphasized by a spin u
Roosevelt boulevard, with it's beaut
full, modern homes. in which the rule
of art, as we'll as those of utility, havf
been observed. Mckenzie has somf
exceptional residence properties TO-;
a village of it's population, and it has
the, sort Of spirit which makes an
community. big, without respect t.
numbers. ...,
.. Good Roads Booster Joins.
Mr.. Watson, after considerable per
suasion, steamed up his Overland, am
joined the party at Sterling, whert
smiling skies were reflected in merr,
faces and smiling greetings. Sterlin
is growing, and it occupies strate
gic trade position, with trunk. lin
road stretching away to Aberdeen o,
the. south and to Wing, % miles di
tant, on the north. Peing at the jun,
tion of the north and south laters
witi the Red Trail, Sterling enjoys
Neavy transient trade from touring
parties, and it is also the bargain cen
ter for large agricultural popula-
ton. Its stores and other institutions
are credit to the village and its good
people have just cause to he proud
of their community.
DriscolI Is Happy.
The tourists found everyone in Dris.
coll happy. Threshing is we'll advanc
ed, and couple Of weeks. it is said
will see everything cleaned up. Long
strings of high-decked wagons are
bringing tae fruits of the harvest to
the elevator. and large quantities of
good, hard cash are going into circula,
tion as exchange for farming imple.
ments, building materials. necessaries
and luxuries. Crops have been fine:
the loss through delayed threshing
not nearly SO great as expected, and
Driscoll is feeling very we'll, thank
you.
Dinner at Steele.
Nothing in the world loomed quite
SO large as dinner, Wien the half.
famished half-hundred reached Steele,
and thanks to the generalship of John
Robinson, ably seconded by the excel
lent cuisine of the Grand Pacific and
Woodlawn hotels, the visitors were
enabled TO fold themselves around an
excellent array of eatables in record
time. Roast turkey and cranberry
sauce, stewed chicken with rich, gold
en gravy, like mother used to make;
bread good enough to have been home
made, stealning hot, fragrant coffee.