The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-12
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lowed Sunday by formal dedication
of the new highway which extends
across the Bad Lands from east ia
west. 1t is part Of federal high.
way No. 10, one Of the main routes
across the continent in the northern
part Of the United States.
The senators who will attend the
dedication, in addition to Senator
Gerald p. Nye, of North Dakota, are
Henry r. Ashurst, Arizona; Peter
Norbeck, South Dakota: Sam G.
Bratton, New Mexico; John B. Ken
drick, Wyoming. and Porter H. Dale.
Of Vermont. Senators Ashurst and
Dale will be accompanied by their
wives. j. G. Mack, clerk of senate
mm.ttce, will accompany the
party.
Cher officials will be Stephen B.
!. her, director Of national parks
vice; Horace NJ. alright. super
IL endent of the Yellowstone Ma
I cnal Park; Governor A. G.. Sorlie;
Highway Commissioner R. S. Ash
ley, and ]. ]. Ermatinger, secretary
OF the state highway commission.
The North Dakota men will be ac-
companied by their wives. Ralph
Budd, president Of the Great North
ern railroad; Charles Donnelly, pres
ident Of the Northern Pacific, and
F. I. Jaffray. president of the 500
Line, also will be present or will
send repre- sentatives.
Plan Entertainment
The Greater North Dakota associ-
alton, which is cooperating with the
local committee and the state high
way commission in arrangements
for the celebration and Bad Lands
tour, viii entertain, in addition to
Mather and Albright, number Of
newspapermen. Included in this
group will be Congressman James
II. Sinclair, kenmarc; jefferson
Jones Of the Minneapolis Journal;
representatives Of the Minneapolis
Tribune and st. Paul Pioneer Press;
H Nj. Zahi Of the Western Newspaper
Union, Fargo; II. D. Paulson, editor
Of the Fargo Forum; w. P. Davies,
editor of the Grand Forks Herald;
Kenneth W. Simons, state CORE
spondent of the Associated Press;
George D. Mann, publisher Bismarck
Tribune; Russell Reid, official
photographer, and the five members
OF the Bad Lands national park COM
mittee. The committee members
are C.E Danie,son. Minot; Dr.. A. H.
Yoder of the University of North
Dakota; E. f. Fredeen, Ryden; w.
F. Gushing of Beach, and James S.
Milloy. Fargo, George Shafer, Bis
rlarck.
Lunch at Bridge
The itinerary for the Official party
provides for their arrival at Willis
ton at 5 o'clock Friday morning and
arrival at Watford City two hours
later. Watford City people will
serve breakfast at Watford City and
lunch at the bridge at noon. The
bridge dedication will start at II
o'clock.
The party will then tour the Bad
Lands near the bridge, visiting
Charley Bob Creek. Grassy Butte.
Nelson Point and Fredeen Canyon.
1t will then visit the Killdeer Noun
tains, Belfield and arrive in the eve
ming at Medora where Walter Raw
Will be host at a dinner at Buddy
Ranch.
The Saturday program provides
for further tour Of the Bad Lands
and the proposed Roosevelt National
Park with meals at Peaceful Valley
ranch as the guests Of Carl Olsen.
Visit Maltese Cross
A visit to the Maltese Cross
ranch once owned by Roosevelt. din
ner at the Chauteu De Mores. Dedi-
cation Of the Bad Lands road and a
wild west rodeo are planned for Sun
day.
The bridge dedication ceremony
will consist of an invocation by Rev.
!. Gulllson, Minot; the singing of
America by the audience; an address
by Governor A. G. Sorlie; christen-
ing OF the bridge by the daughter Of
Representative Iverson; singing Of
the Star Spangled Banner by the au-
dience, and benediction by Rev. O.
J. Makkewick, Watford City. Lunch
will be served by the Women's COM
mercial club Of Watford City. Dr..
r. 0. c. johnson will be master Of
ceremonies.
Members Of the Watford CITY
committee in charge Of the ceremony
are J. ?. Christensen, W. S. Graham.
and l. Sanford.
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