The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1916-12-29

is the hottest town in the hottest
state in the union"
Lieut.. Albert Behonek of Dickinson,
surely wants to go home. He is will
ing to withstand all the Ice and snow
of the north. 5.a J.@f :.
q. r,gsv Net, bike the Old Town p.
But" saidsLieut Behonek, 1.-The old
town isn't like it once was. In the
old days you and Hamelroth and jeff
White and Bill Grasse could sit up
and talk with friends as long as you
wanted to, but to get in hotel now
a man must prove his good moral
character and. all lights in the bed
rooms are put out at once. Taps are
sounded at3half past nine. But there
has been lot OF building going on,
and many of you wouldn't know the
town. Dickinson is growing faster
| that she ever grew before, in spite of
the fact that Captain Barker and l are
dowo here, as we'll as Lieut. Wiley.
Colonel Jack Brodie used to be the
military man of our town, but age pre-
vented his coming to the border at
the time of he call, and he sent his
two boys, who are both real soldiers,
too. They inherit a lot of pluck and
zeal from their mother"
The most glowing picture in all
the border is the fine fireplace in
Major Wright's big tent. Major Wright
and friend Of his now in the guard
house, built the fireplace with their
own hands. A large and high stack
was secured from some place-partic-
ulars not given-and when it was
completed and fire built of mesquite
chunks there was QUICK gathering
Of the clans. On frosty, nights the
tent Of Major Wright is the. mecca Of
the shivering friends, who approach
the fire in due and ancient form, their
faces from the fire. And visitors stay
until taps are sounded. If you want
to mediate, don't build fireplace in
military camp.
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The boys were busy with the cac-
tus and the mesquite-rarely sitting
down without thorough Investigation.
They were clearing away the under
brush from the camp site. At night
the two Jeffrey brothers of Williston,
were walking out along a goat path
in the wilderness. Suddenly Will
Jeffrey cried out:
my God, brother, I've been bitten
by rattlesnake."
There was a quick investigation.
There was a wound about three inches
below the thigh. A tiny fleck of blood
showed where the skin had been
thing dangling to his pantaloons. He
was sure that the RATHER had become
fastened to his clothing. He shud-
dered as he investigation. 1t was
merely a thorned stick that had
truck his leg, and it hung there. His
recovery was prompt.
Boyd Has Rogue's Gallery
Captain Barney Boyd, the efficient
commander of the Hillsboro company,
has the best collection of photographs
have seen on the border. Hundreds
of military scenes are disclosed. The
timing of the exposure in each case
has been the best, and in years to
come the great album with its hun
dreds of snapshots will become more
valuable and even more interesting.
During the last days of "the war"
Captain Boyd is acting as major of
the first battalion. and doing it we'll.
Major Henry had been called north by
official business. Major Frasier of
Fargo is also in North Dakota, get
ting ready, to hold office some more,
and his place is being filled by Cap
tain Sprague of Grafton, who knows
how, Major Wright of Jamestown, is
the only regularly appointed major
now in camp. Captain David S. Rit-
chic Of Valley City, is also up in
Barnes county doing some dry farm
ing, having been once more elected as
states attorney. Captain Swart Hen
~ is also in the north, but not to