The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-06-12
About 200 Pioneer
Residents Assemble
For Annual Picnic

More than 200 longtime resident.
Of Burleigh county, with the member.
of their families were at Pioneer parl
Sunday afternoon for the annual pic.
mic of the Burleigh County Pioneer.
association. Many persons from thu
Sterling, Moffit and Wilton vicinitie.
were in attendance in addition t.
those from Bismarck and the sur.
rounding territory.
In many instances it was the occa.
sion for happy reunion Of friend.
who see each other but once or twice
a year. For others it was an oppor.
tunity to meet and talk over event.
of the time when this was a frontie,
settlement.
The Bismarck Boy Scout band
under the direction Of Curtis Dirlam
with Miss Audrey Waldschmidt a
drum major, played a number of Sc
lections during the afternoon, while
the younger people occupied them.
selves with races and various sports
and the older men staged horseshoe
contests.
Among those from q distance who
formed picnic parties of one or more
families were Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D
Wakeman and their daughter, Mrs
Edmund A. Hughes, who had arrived
from Hollywood just the day before
Mrs. Oscar Ward, who makes hel
home in Florida the greater part Of
the year; Miss Aldyth Ward, who mo-
tored here from Minnewaukan for thu
day; George Lewis, residing south Of
Sterling; Mrs. Martin Hagen Of
Painted Woods; Mrs. Joe Taylor Of
Wilton; Mr.. and Mrs. William Nc.
Culley Of Linton, former Bismarck
residents; Mr.. and Mrs. Theron ELI
son Of Sterling; Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
dore Taylor Of Wilton and others.
George Will was chairman Of the
committee In charge of ARRANGEMENTS
for the picnic. Walter Sellens anc
Milan Ward were In charge Of the
grounds and John Larson, Birles
Ward and Rudy Patzman arranged
the sports and recreation program
Officers are DR.. Fannie Dunn Quain
president; j. L. Bell, Mrs. Charles
Pearce, and Jacob Horner, first
second and third vice presidents: j
B. Belk. secretary; and Miss Irma
Logan, treasurer.
Miss Josephine Efteland, employe
Of the state regulatory department
Is making satisfactory recovery al
the st. Alexius hospital from a badly
sprained ankle.
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Mrs. Warren Bicknell, Jr., 204 Ave-
nue. B West, has returned from q
months visit in Cleveland, Ohio, with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
M. Hanna.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. LaDue, Minot
motored here Sunday to spend the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. G. D. Mann
232 Avenue A West. Mrs. LaDu<
is sister Of Mr.. Mann.
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Mrs. A. H. Helgeson and daughter
Colleen, accompanied by Mrs. Hedge.
sons sister, Miss Gladys Burdette, III
Washington ST., left Saturday BY
automobile for Minneapolis where
they will visit with relatives.
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Ben Jacobson, student at the Uni.
versity of North Dakota, has return.
ed from Grand Forks to spend the
summer with his mother, Mrs. Seine
jacobson, 80 First ST. He was &C.
companied here by Dick Grosvenor
who will visit here for week before
going to his home at Tacoma, Wash
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Mrs. G. B. Little and daughter, Mrs
Viroque Bradley, Hollywood, Calf.
arrived Friday to spend the summe,
with Colonel G. B. Little, 3O4 Ave.
nue. A West. En- route to Bismarck
they stopped at Faribault, Mimi, tt
attend commencement at Shattucl
Military school, ana were accom-.
panied here by Clarence Bradley, sor
Of Mrs. Bradley, who attends Shat.
tuck. Colonel Little is now at Han
over, N. H., attending commencement
festivities at Dartmouth university
of which he is trustee. He is ex-
pected to return to Bismarck the
latter no ~ ~ tho s,anv%I,