The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1930-03-08
TREK WEST OF 1880
! IN OPENING REGION
TO Be CELEBRATED
CoIorful and Pretentious His.
toric Pageant Planned to
Be Given at Fargo
SEVEN CITIES TO JOIN IN
Howard Ellsworth, Potentate OF
Body, Says Dedication OF
Bad Lands Is Feature

Dedicated to the pioneers. ranchers
and cowboys of western North Da-
kota, Ell zagal temple Of the Shrine
on Friday. May g. at Fargo. VIII con
duct a Covered Wagon ceremonial.
Howard E. Ellsworth, OF st. PAU. IL
lustrious potentate OF the Fargo
temple, announced today.
The ceremonial. which will be color
full and pretentious. will have as par
ticipants representatives of Shrine
TEMPLES from seven northwest cities,
including Minneapolis and st. Paui.
The entire event will be in Keeping
with President Hoover's suggested
Tooth anniversary OF the covered
wagon, which commentaries the
movement of the first aravan from
Kansas City. April 10, 1880. Similar
celebrations are to be carried out
throughout the country by various or
g~anization during 1880.
Already FL Zagal temple has plans
for the observance we'll advanced, MI.
Ellsworth said. This temple OF the
Ancient and Arabic Order, n play
ground of Masons. in the forthcoming
ceremonial will lay particular en-
phasis in the dedication to the Kill
deer mountains and the Bad Lands.
Mr.. Ellsworth was agent and teleg-
rapher for the Northern Pacific Rail
way company when the station at
Killdeer, N. D.. was opened IN 1914,
at which time the rails were EXTENDED
west from Golden Valley.
Was Picturesque Country
Killdeer was a picturesque settle
ment at that time, consisting OF tar
paper shacks. erected overnight: grain
elevators, rising from the ground to
house thousands of bushels Of grain
held in open bins; the frontier atmos-
phere everywhere. with COWBOYS. IN
dams and typical w%esterners. Open
hospitality prevailed throughout.
In the largest open-air amphithe-
atre in the west. Ell Zagal park. at
Fargo, q spectacular frontier pageant
is to be carried out. This will be
headed by Indians and cowboys from
the slope country of North Dakota,
followed by a parade in honor OF the
pioneers of the state in which VIII
participate the colorful uniformed
bands. patrols. bugle and drum corps
chanters and other groups from Aad
KEN, Osman. Zuhrall. Khartum. anc
Yelduz temples. located in Duluth
Grand Forks. St. Paul, Minneapolis
Winnipeg and Aberdeen. S. D.
Includes Shrine Indians
Eighteen FL Zagal Shrine clubs from
North Dakota, headed by the Man
dan Shriner Indians. already are
making extensive plans for individual
marching units wearing costumes OF
their own originality. cowboy attire
prevailing. Ten-gallon hats and
boots and spurs will be in evidence
MI. Ellsworth said.
A. G. Arvold. Fargo, and Major A
b. WEIGH. Mandan. are cooperating
in arranging the details for the Ma
ceremonial.
I'VE will reincarnate for the grown
ups and the children Of today the
spirit of the West which is rapidly
fading into more modernistic ideas Of
living in an age that still is synono-
NOUS of frontier hospitality and a rea.
welcome at the doormat,' Mr.. ELS
worth said.
Mr.. Ellsworth recently was elected
illustrious %potentate of the Fargo tenn
pie. He now is assistant genera
freight agent of the Northern Pacific
railway. Most Of his life, was spen'
in North Dakota.
The event at Fargo will mark tn
first ceremonial since the elevation o
Mr.. Ellsworth to illustrious potentate
He is the twenty fourth %potentatc o
the temple II 40 years.