The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-05-30
THOUSANDS TO VISIT
ADAMS court House
AT OPENING PROGRAM
$4,000 Structure Erected
Through Special Levy With
out Bond Issue
Especial Ia The Trbune)

fiettinger. N. Oak, May 3o.-rlans
have been made by the county off,
GERS Of Adams county and the Het-
finger Commercial club for q huge
dedicatory program to be held In
Hettinger Tuesday June II with the
formal opening Of the new $4,000
Adams county courthouse.
At . meeting Of the Hettinger
Commercial club and the county Of
ficers Tuesday evening committees
were appointed to handle the details
Of the event and to provide enter.
tainment and q program for the sew
eral thousand people who are expect
ed to attend.
WIN View Building
During the course Of the day visit.
ors will be shown through the mag
nificent structure and the entire
corps Of county officers will act as q
reception committee. Other commit
tees or heads Of committees handling
various features Of the program were
also appointed at the Commercial
club meeting. The decoration COM
mtttee will be composed Of Dave
tombstone, A. J. Hancock, and Agnes
Jones Thompson. Other members Of
the program committee will be chosen
later. d. J. Shuts will head the pub
licity committee. G. E. Thomas, Paul
w. Bochm and Ira T. Hall will com.
prise the invitation committee.
Frank r. Weber will give the dedi-
catory speech and also will probably
speak In the evening In the Hettinger
auditorium. DR.. Weber is at present
speaking In North Dakota on phases
Of community advancement. Other
speakers probably will be placed upon
the program.
Blanket invitations are being sent
to the people in the surrounding
country to attend the event and spe-
cial invitations are being sent to
prominent men both in North and
South Dakota. AS county officials in
surrounding counties have manifest
ed much interest In the progress of
the Adams county courthouse they
are being forwarded invitations to at
tend the program and take part in
the ceremonies.
Hettinser Plays Stroal
Unless the weather man corspires
against those sponsoring the dedica-
ton program this event will be one
Of the gala days Of the year for the
people Of Hettinger and the sur
rounding country. Among the many.
events upon the program will be 4
baseball game between the teams Of
Hettinger and Strool. Both teams
have strong lineups and q keen in
terest Is shown by fans Of both teams.
In the evening q big dance will be
held in the Hettinger auditorium.
A history unlike that Of the great
er majority Of counties marks the
progress and completion Of the Adams
county courthouse. Paid for as it
was constructed through q special
levy assessed during the last six years
the structure will stand as q monu..
lnent to the foresight and thriftincss
Of the citizens Of Adams county. with
the money on hand to pay cash, ma
terials for the courthouse were Sc
cured on a rock bottom basis and the
county was saved much money
through elimination Of the custom
ary expensive bonding plan. Many
enthusiastic people have seen In this
structure . monument to the people
Of Adams county for their desire to
leave those that follow, unsaddled by
taxes to pay for improvements made
IN years past.