The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-14
WASHBURN PLANNING
JUBILEE FETE FOR
COUNTY STOCK show
Celebration Will Mark 50th An.
niversary Of Both City
and County
Tribune Special Service)

Washburn, N. D.. Sept. 14.-Pre-
parations for Washburns 50th ami
versary celebration are swinging into
their final phase. The celebration
will take place Friday and Saturday,
Sept. % and "a and will mark the
completion of the first half century
for Wasl1burn and Mclean county.
In connection with the celebration
the annual Mclean county stock show
will be conducted. A genuine home
coming festival will be held. Invita-
tons have been sent far and wide and
it is expected that hundreds of form
er residents of town and county will
return for the occasion.
Each evening a big historical pa
geant of town and county will be pre-
sented in a natural amphitheater near
the bank of the Missouri river. There
will be 400 characters. The scenes
will be illuminated by battery of
powerful searchlights. There will be
singing from choruses and soloists.
The action will be accompanied by a
military band. The scenes will be
announced by voice electrically
amplified. There will be covered
wagons, splendid horses and thrilling
cowboy stunts.
Taylor First Settler
The first settler in this region was
Joseph Taylor, who built cabin and
a stockade here in 1867. For years ts
trapped and hunted in this section
and became an authority on Indian
life on the plains. He wrote several
books on the general subject Of
prairie life, which proved more popu-
lar than was expected, with the result
that they soon were out Of print. For
years the books have been listed with
collectors at $35 and SOS per copy.
Two of these out-of-print books,
Frontier and Indian Life" and
Kaleidoscope Lives" have been re-
published In one volume and are be-
ing distributed as an appropriate fea-
ture OF the celebration.
The celebration committee, of which
G. A. Lindell is chairman, has ar
ranged a full program for the two
day celebration. Beginning at II
o'clock Friday morning monster par
ade will wind its way through the
streets of Washburn. At 1890 there
will be an old settlers picnic at AS
bury park, at which provision has
been made to accommodate 5000 per-
sons. Beginning at 1880 there will be
a concert in which four bands will
participate. During the Afternoon
the stock show and stock judging will
be In progress.
Christianson To Speak
Starting at 2:30 there will be adj
dresses by prominent men. The
principal speaker will be Chief JUS
tice A. M. Christianson Of the state
supreme court. At 4 o'clock there will
be q baseball game between the Beu-
lah and Mclean County All-stars'.
At tbs will occur the first showing
of the historical pageant. The Man
dan male chorus will present q pro-
gram previous to the opening Of the
pageant. Following the pageant
there will be two dances-an time
dance and q modern ball.
Stock judging will be resumed Sat-
urday, morning. At IL o'clock the
annual turtle derby will be conducted
at the baseball park. At 1880 q
pioneers banquet will be given at the
high school. At this banquet pioneers
Of 50 years residence in the county
will be specially honored. At 3 the
Juvenile band Of Bismarck will play
. concert. The awards Of prizes at
the stock show will occur at, 400.
The evening events will be the pa
geant and dances.