The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-06-27
WEEK
PLAN DEVELOPS
BIG INTEREST
Grows Bigger Each Day-In.
tended Meeting of Defense
Council Is an Event

tended Meeting of Defense
Council Is an Event
The old story OF the acorn that grew
into a mighty tree and the snow bali
that rolling down q hill OF snow soon
grew as big as the hill is being re-
told in plans for the big Loyalty cele-
bratiOn that starts in Bismarck Mon
day morning and ends Saturday night
What was originally intended as a
meeting of the North Dakota State
License council has grown into an
event that promises to be Of state
wide importance and the most extens-
i've gathering of war workers ever hello
in North Dakota. The intended talk
fest" met with instant approval. Soon
the state Red Cross association anc
Home Guards were included and be-
fore the committee in charge realized;
the intended meeting developed into
a big Loyalty celebration. State, courl-
'ty and city officials, became interest
led and the business interests OF the
city got behind the project with vim.
Then the old axiom that "All work and
no play makes Jack a dull boy ap-
peared and amusements for the ex-
pected thr0ngs was discussed, with
the combined forces of those interest
ed in making the week signal sue
cess indications are that the celebra>
ton will be wonderful event.
Home Guard organiza tons, men and
women are coming from many parts
Of the slope. Most Of the companies
will be accompanied by q band. Req
Cross workers from every county in
the state will attend. The three days
tractor meeting will draw more than
10000 farmers. A monster patriotic
pageant has been arranged for the
afternoon Of July Fourth In the
morning there will be a patriotic meet
ing at which prominent speakers will
talk, among who will be Corpora'
Smith Of Gen. Pershing's staff. 1t was
originally intended that Corp Smith
would, talk on July only but the de.
mand to hear him has been SO insist
ent that he has arranged to forgo a
visit to his home, in Boston and talk
on July and 5 also. &
For the amusement of visitors anG
home folks the C. A. Workman worlds
greatest exposition company has been
granted contract to exhibit his attrac-
lions and riding devices on the streets.
The WORKMAN company is known as
THE most wonderful carnival In the
world 1t has been awarded contracts
to, exhibit. at. the state fairs Of North
and South Dakota; Iowa, Minnesota,
Nebraska, Oklahoma. Texas and louis.
lana as several big events. There are
% shows and rides with, the company
and the daily press In cities where the
shows have exhibited declared it was
q revelation of what carnival could
be made. The shows will be open ey-;
cry afternoon and evening during the
week. The big, spectacular war film,
Pershing's Crusaders, will be shoHn'at
the Auditorium every afternoon ana
evening, starting Tuesday, under the
auspices Of the state Defense C0un.
GIL, Mary's Ankle. q rollicking farce
comedy will be at the Auditorium
Monday evening. Starting Monday
evening and. for every evening dur
ing the week the Bismarck lodge B. F.
O. Elks will have charge sof, the dane
ing on the new asphalt streets, ]. The
Mckenzie hotel has rendered the din.
ing room to. the Red Cross for social
sfunctiOns. There will be sufficient
rest rooms throughout the city, in
charge Of the Bed Cross association.
The association will also have a mum,
Der Of lunch, rooms down town. On
the evening OF. July Fourth the young
lady who gets the highest number OF
votes in the contest now being con-
ructed will be crowned Miss Liberty
Of Loyalty week. There will be con.
tinual band concerts on the streets
and the national col0rs will e drape
buildings and streets. Bismarck U. c.,
r. will act as reception committee and
will see that every visitor is made to
feel at home. The net proceeds Of
the weeks entertainment will be do.
mated to the Red Cross.
buy VS.. s.---.
DULUTH GRAIN.
Duluth, June 27.-Elevator receipts
of domestic grain wheat 1000 bush.
els, last year 81 500; barley 5000 bush.
els, last year 1900; flax 1900 bush,
els, last year 3,400. shipments: bar:
ley $4,000 bushels, flax 81 900 bush.
els, last year 800.
Duluth car inspection: wheat, Nos.
1 and 2 northern 1; total wheat J.,
year ago IL: flax ., total of all grains
3; year ago, on tracks. 5,7
Trading in wheat was on the err
ratio order again today, prices cover.
ing q fairly wide range. After selling
off at the start prices rallied with sup
port from crushers and short cover.
ings. They later receded again on
fresh realizing July CLOSED 2 ~ off;
September 2 cents sup and October l
cent up.
Oats clsed SO cents up and barley
closed unchanged. Closing: "
Linseed, on track 389; arrive 3S9;
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