The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1922-09-14
SECRETARY SULLIVAN
BOOSTS BISMARCK
.MANDAN PAGEANT

Thomas Sullivan, Of Mandan, Sec
rotary of the North Dakota Adver-
tising Clubs, which are holding their
state convention in Minot today and
Friday, stated at the opening session
this morning, after giving his report,
that he would not be true disciple
of advertising if he failed to give
proper publicity to the historical
pageant to be presented in Bismarck
and Mandan, Sept. 1920. Every man,
woman and child in the two cities
are working like Trojans to make the
affair big success.
Stirring scenes Of the 200 years oc-
cupation by the white man fthe
great plains bordering the northern
Missouri river valley will be called
to mind on September 1890 in
western North Dakota when a NAM
moth historical pageant is presented
in Bismarck and Mandan. The ex-
petition of Lewis and Clark, the in
trepid explorers; the catastrophe of
General Clusters defeat by the In
dams; the conquest of the hostile
Sioux; the days of the great open
range when Theodore Roosevelt erode
herd' in North Dakota, the modern
development of agriculture, industry
and transportation will be depicted.
Perhaps for the last time citizens of
the New West will attempt to pic
ture in pageantry the memorable
events in the conquest of what was
once known as the Great American
Desert.
Development of transportation,
from the time of the bull-skin canoes
on which Lewis and Clark crossed the
Missouri, to the present time will be
shown. the pageant of the Old and
New West being celebration of the
completion of the new 100000
vehicular bridge across the Missouri
river between Mandan and Bismarck.
The northern Missouri valley is
rich in history. Over this great
stretch of rolling prairies the Indians
made their last stand against the
neVer-ceasing struggle of the white
man to advance. Long after the
brave French voyageurs, the Veren-
dryes, trying to discover route to
the Great Salt Waters" of which the
Indians had spoken, traversed Dakota
soil in 1873 the region of the great
plains was a source of wonderment
and fear: to all but the most adven-
turous pioneers. Today it is teeming
ming to be factor in its business
life, and it's citizens see for it a great
and rapid development as population
moves westward.
All of these events are to be de-
picted by 1000 actors in the Pageant,
which is to be given in Bismarck Mon
day evening, September IS, and in
Mandan on Tuesday and Wednesday,
September 10 and 90
The towns of Mandan and Bismarck
joined by the bridge, have joined
hands in the celebration and invite
all western North Dakota to partici-
pate, feeling that the increase of
tourist traffic certain to result from
the new bridge and the impetus to the
development of western North .Da-
kota by removing the natural barrier
Of the Missouri, is of equal import
ance to all residents of the western
half of the state
Many prominent men are expected
to be present for the celebration, and
pioneers are especially invited to at
tend a reunion to be held at the time
Specia Entertainment features have
been arranged.
Word has been received from Theo-
dore Roosevelt, Jr., who had been in
vited, that he desired to be present
because of the part his father took in
the early life of North Dakota but
he doubted if he could obtain release
from previous engagement with the
New York Legion. 1t is possible,
represent the family instead.