Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1878-1884, 1883-05-25
a stand erectel fer the purpose in front and
adjoining the dining-hall.
A GALA DAY.

Fl A GALA DAY.
Such was Yesterday in the Metrop-
A ,ovelier morning and pleaaanter day for the
reception If the capital commission couldnt have
been asked for and at an early hour the citizens
began to bestir themselves to make the stay o:
the commission one continual round of pleas
ure. About 10 o'clock carriages were provided
and at 1890 procea<ion IF at least Fifty car
riages filled with the com mission and then
friends moved off to the proposed site OF the
capitol building of DAKOTA. The band had pre-
ceded the party and neat music stand had
been provided for them. The commission was
greeted with music and the carriages drove up
in sort of semi-circle en- the slope overlooking
Bismarck and the country around, Here the
commits ion alighted and viewed the landscape
presented. There was but one voice and
that was the voice Of every person present, that
Bismarck was the prettiest town and that the
land proposed was the best for the capital in
the territory. The ladies were more than
pleased and as they viewed the beautiful Apple
creek valley and the mighty Missouri rolling
bluffs and skir ct on either side by belt Of
timber, whose foliage just now looks it's best,
they .c0ntrasted it with the lonesome prairie OF
other localities, to luok at which the eye soon
tire.
After spending an hour on Capitol Hill the
commission was driven to the steamboat land-
ing where the docks and the big bridge were
inspected. &'si9% : r 49, ,5fsit5I =
During the afternoon the ladies Of the COM
mission were entert aimed at the Sheridan
house by the Fifth inf :ntry band, which, by the
way, is Considered one of the very best in tha
Uniled States. The gentlemen composing the
commission have had abundant opportunity TO
get acquainted with the citizens of Bismalck,
who, it is believed. have done all in their power
to make the stay enjoyable.
: The Banquet. p
Ito o'clock last evening the commission and
its guests entered the, spacious and beautifully
decorated dining room Of the Sheridan House
accompanied by, about twenty live citizens of
Bismarck, most of whom were accompanied by
their wives, and the officers from Fort Lincoln
and Fort Keogh who had honored the, city by
their presence The tables were spread with
tropical fruits and the most delicate confe.tions,
and decorated with natural flowers from the
Bismarck green houses. The bill Of fare was
elaborate and embraced soup, fish, oysters,
boiled and roast meats, game, entrees, vegeta-
bles salads, relishes, pastry, ornamented cakes,
pyramids, creams, jellies, deserts, fruits, wine,
ETC., prepared by Martin Kearns, chief cook of
the Sheridan, and first-class artist in his line,
who in this instance added to the reputation of
his employer and gave our guests unbounded
pleasure. {. LTD, t'4,,y-.!4 -..s. g.s-,i". 4.
: AFTER THE SUPPER ...
DIR. Bentley welcomed the members of the com.
mission as individuala and aserepIesentatlves as Of
D .kota ON behalf Of the chamber of commerce,
ON behalf Of the pioneers, the old settlers aud
the tenderfeet, welcomed them; to tho banner
city. They were welcomed as men Of ability
and men OF character and assured them they
we're among friends who woult sustain their
action whatever it might be. DEPRESSING he
broux ht down t;,e house by his humorous allu-
sions to the banana belt, the garden of Eden
and concluded by showing Bisnarck's favorable
situation for its location Of the capital, partcu
larly as it is already the geographical and COM
mercial center Of Dakota, and in his opinion
should become the political center slso, AID he
believed that its sele ction would deprive tho
people of all just cause for unfavorsble criticism
~, .ei,t CAPT. ALEX. HUGHES .s54s.s.~ :.%7
responded for the commission. in a fitting and
telling speech. He said although this Was his
first visit, he saw many familiar faces AMI
was pleased to see 80 many cities of the terri
tory represented, and believed the day was near
at hand when the widely separated relations,
having become united, would mlngle more and
work tremendously together. He remembt red
he time when our representatives reached
Yankton by way OF st. Paul, Chicago and Sioux
City. In future, we were destined to be one
people having common Interests. He regarded
it settled fact that the two sections must
remain together for time, ut least, and believed
ali should recognize themselvvs as citizens Of
Dakota and take pride in the fact He alluded
to the changes brought by time, and made in
terestiug Observation-Disclosures Of to-day with
the Dakota OF 1870 and $3.50, and showed that
twt-thirds of the citizens of the Dakota of
t .dav have not resided in the territory to
ex eed three years. Since coming t. the land
of No. hard he had received an eye-opener,
and had learned to appreciate the word boom.
map. woman and child was box mer, excepting,
possibly, Steele, whose exceeding greet modesty
would scarcely permit hum t. boom. In 1879
the first tract of public land was entered in the
James river valley. north of Huron and south
Of jam stown, where since that time railroads
have been extended and cities by the dozen
have, been huilt-a little empire in fact has
been develos ed. He had not compreaended
North Dakota, but his skeptici-m was now
removed and he was now ready to concede
that we hsve country not exceeded in any
portion Of DakJts, or indeed il the United
States. Hereferred to Bisma ok a. . beautifu.
city. He had seen none mora inviting in any
land, and predicted . bright future FIR it. 1t
would surely be the metropolis of = vast and
most productive, country, and would prosper, no
matter what point the commission chofe fer
the future capital of Dakota. He
realized the delicate nature of the
trust imposed upon the commission, and