The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1919-10-03


the Nonpartisan picnic held at Wild
wood park last, Saturday in spite OF
the cold and threatening weather,
but had the weather been more ia
vorable it is believed that the at
tendance would have been increase
to at least 10000. Practically all
parts of Burke county as we'll as
Divide county were represented,
and all greatly enjoyed the enter
tainment which had been prepared
for them.
People started coming from all
directions quite earlv in the morn
ing, and kept coming until we'll af-
ter the noon hour. The forenoon
was spent principally in visiting
with friends and discussing poll
tics, while the Seimers Band of
Bowbells played a number of selec-
tions. All present brought their
dinner with them and this was eat
en- picnic style under the trees. In
some cases where hot coffee was
wanted camp fires were built.
Shortly after the noon hour the
band again rendered several selec-
tions, and then Ralph Ingerson de-
livered the address of elcome. The
speaking took place at the band
stand which stood in a low place
surrounded on three sides by high
er ground, making natural amphi-
theatre, giving everyone a chance
to hear the speakers and also see
the band stand In his talk the
senator first welcomed the soldier
tho
splendid work they did during the
war, and assured them that the
people of Burke and Divide counties
were more than proud of it's repre-
sentation in the world war.
After another selection played by
the band Governor Frazier was in
troduced by Senator Ingecson, and
his address which lasted for nearly
two hours was very interesting as
we'll as instructive He welcomed
the soldier boys, and told them. how
proud the state of North Dakota
was of it's men who took part in the
great war, and of the great deeds
accomplished by them. He also re-
by General Pershing when he said
that the best soldiers in the entire
American army were those from the
middle west, and especially those
from North Dakota. He cited his
audience to. the fact that after the
United States had taken over a Sec
tor on the fighting line there never
was a single Instance from that
time until the armistice was signed
that the American flag was COM
PEELED to retreat, but instead kept
going ahead until the Rhine was
reached.
The governor next told his audi
ence Of the splendid progress being
made by the state Industrial COM
mission. which had been operating
only few months, and whose bene-
fits the people of North Dakota
would not fully real ize until after
another year or more had passed.
The League program. was delayed
several months by the referendum
election and was not operative until
July. He also deplored the fact
that the representatives of the big
business interests of the east. had
been and are now making such a
hard. fight to delay and if possible
entirely prevent the farmers from
getting their just share of what they
produced, and that on account OF
being compelled to fight : at every
turn of the road the commission was
not able to keep things running as
smoothly as it would under iordin-.
ary circumstances, and the program
was made more costly. = For in
stance the referendum election
which cost the state several hum
dred thousand dollars was brought
on by people who are fighting the
organized farmers of the state, and
who are trying to prevent the farm
ers from getting all they are entitl-
ed to. The adverse publicity given
both the new state laws as well as
the state bonds issued under them
by such papers as the Fargo Forum
and the Grand Forks Herald which
are controlled by the big interests
of the east has caused the state
much additional expense in carry
ing out the farmers program, but
the governor advised the farmers to
stick until all this was overcome,
and the general public would come