The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-11-08
The Dakotas Have q Birthday

minneapolis Tribune, Nov. ID.
North and South Dakota have a birthday Saturday.
They will be - years young as individual states, dating
their anniversary from 1889 when the territory of Dakota
was divided to create them.
How time flies! Pioneers will recall that it seems but
yesterday since territorial days; since Jud LaMoure walk
ed from Pembina to YanSton rather than write a let
ter upon a matter touching upon politics, since it was
possible to put foot upon a brass rail In Mike RusSels
place in Deadwood and hear the true story Of Wild Bill
blanket Indians to new hunting grounds killed an
engineer prospecting for the site Of the railroad bridge
across the Missouri at Bismarck: since rural editors adj
mitted that he'll was just west of the Missouri river:
since Mrs. Molineaux lived in Sioux Falls while seeking
a divorce; since buffalo meat was a regular item on the
menu of the old Headquarters hotel at Fargo: since the
great blizzard of the carly SOS.
A few men arc still living in the northwest who
participated in the consti.. ,nal conventions of both Da-
kotas. Notable among them is 'cdge W. s. Lauder. one
Of the northwest's greatest lawyers, now retired in the
sunset years at his no. ; in Wahpeton.
Canadian trail is q broad and well-traveled highway
from Minot fer into Saskatchewan. The old Halfbreed
Mouse is dotted with thriving towns. The last OF the
range riders for the Mouse River Horse g. Cattle Co,
E. E. Joslin. dreams BY a fireplace III Minot Of a white
faced horse named Socks" long his companion on the
cattle trails Of the loop country; Of night-herd riding
with Mike Manning in the country west of Bottineau,
when nervous. milling cattle on summer nights uneasily
senscd a coming storm: of dough gods and WI. .e-liver
gravy constructed by w. D. Keenan,. autocratc outfit
chef de grace on roundup days.
The Elack Hills have BIZ ,on1e q nations playground
Fanny Hills colorful dance hall in Lead is a thing Of
hallowed memory. with the Bcdega, the Combination and
the Green FrOnU IN DcaQWOOQ.
North Of Minot on the Parker ranch you may ST..
see a bit Of the Dakota that was il territorial days.
There . herd Of 40 buffalo roam the range as they did
long years ago
But. beside them. grazing contentedly, you viii find
! a bigger herd Of ~pedigreed Holstein cows. Friday Is stock
day on the feeder branch lines OF the Great Northern.
| Train loads Of the finest corn-fcd hogs and grass-fed
cattle are in the Twin City livestock markets from them
every Monday morning.
The Dakotas are still an empire in the making. Their
rich farm lands have stu to attain their greatest use
fulness. Their vast coal measures have scarcely been
touched. It Is quite probable that their centennial birth
day anniversary will see established In them great In
dustrial cities whose cornerstones are laid In Ignite coal
In potters clay and il potential Developments In natural
/, gas and Gil.
Go west, young man" Is still good advice II you lve
east Of thu. Dalotas. The iortieth birthday Of two great
states marks onl. the beginning q thsir development, bui
gratuiations to the sturdy men nd 11nan who biased
the trail q empire - theu.