The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1922-03-01
PRAISE STATES FUTURE

Story of Five Pioneer Women O
Burleigh County is Told
Gathering
A panorama Of Burleigh county:
historic background was unfolded las
night at the gathering of the Pionee,
Association of Burleigh county. Col
den threads of memory wove the tale:
OF ;hardihood Of pioneers into a com.
plete story Of the dawn of civiliza
ton IN a new country the short space
OF half century ago. More than 1O(
people gathered in the dining room oI
the Grand Pacific hotel to renew the
affection of old association, review
common sufferings of the early days
to recount the history they had helped
to make and to peer into mists of the
future with confident and hopeful eye
The. associations last meeting was
in 1917. The Pioneers at that time
gave up the pleasure and profit OF
their annual meetings during the war
The minutes of the last meeting were
read by w. A. Falconer, after e. A.
president of the associa
tion, presiding, had called the gath
ering to order.
The officers we're chosen as follows:
President-E. A. Williams.
First VicelPresident-H. j.. Reade.
Second Vice-President-W. ID. Cook.
Third Vice-President-M w. o.
Ward. #
Secretary Emma B. Falconer.
Treasurer-Mrs. Austin Logan.
Hist0rian-Mrs. Florence Davis.
Mr.. Williams restated the purpose
Of the organization, which is to pre-
serve the bonds of association and
affection Of the pioneers. Henry Hal
verson led in singing Auld Lang Syne
(. Governor Nesto5a, who was In the
lobby of the hotel, was invited in to
make a few remarks. He praised the
spirit of the pioneers of the state and
their organization into an association
In which they, he declared, benefit
Ting by the experience of the past,
would profit in the future for them
selves and for the state.
Mrs. V. J. LaRose sang beautifully
:wo songs, "At Dawning,' by Cadman,
md when l Dream Of Old Erin
Mr.. Halvorson sang I'm an Old Fash
oned Town." with Mrs. Arthur Bauer
as accompanist. Miss Miriam Clar>
Ice Belk recited famous James W.
Foley poem Of the west and was en-
cored.
Especially beautiful green, and
white floral decorations were placed
IN the speakers table. They were in
of Mrs. Phoebe Marsh. first
OF the organization.
Pioneers Sl,.nh.
DR.. J. H. Worst was the first OF
many speakers called upon. Dr..
Worst said that lit is fascinating to
build state" He spoke of the pio-
neers who made the history of the
state, and urged that the work of the
pioneers in building Of the state be
into permanent record.
It was 80 years ago when he first was
in Bismarck, he said.
North Dakota has great future
he declared, saying that when we have
learned to comply with natures de-
mands in tilling the soil North Da-
kota will be among the most prosper
)us states Of the nation. He spoke
If the states resources, and said that
in the near future he expected to see
The state go forward by leaps and
bounds.
Mrs. J. P. Dunn paid tribute to
the first five women OF Burlelgh
They were, she said, Mrs.
Marsh, Mrs. Emmons, Mrs. Bailey,
Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Slaughter. MRS
Emmons and MRS. Bailey came up the
river in June or July, 1872, at differ
ent times with their husbands. Mrs.
Davis came across the prairie 2O0
miles from the east in a one-horse
wagon.
"Imagine what that winter was to
those women, with no railroad, no
mail for a month at time, IN an
Indian counery. with Fort Lincoln
five miles away" said Mrs. Dunn.
''Do you wonder there was a common
bond between them
These women, she said, laid the
of cur schools, our church
es and our town. Mrs. Davis, she
said, led the first church singing IN
Edmonton. She paid especial tribute
to Mrs. Marsh, who, though she hao
mo children of her own, reared four
children.
The famous message of Dennis Han
nifn "souatter governor of North Da'
kota," to the first constitutional con
yention was read and evoked muci'
laughter and applause.
Came Here in 1869.
Josenh Dietrich was introduced by
Mr., Williams as the Oldest resident OF
this section. Mr.. Dietrich SAID M
first came up the river on steam
or from Sioux City in 1869.
Can't. I. P. Baker told OF the earl!
struggles of many people and recltet
that in the early days he saw none
ful man walking down the street VIII
a nair Of trousers on his arm an
nouncing he was in the tailoring bus
mess. He suggested a monument u
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