Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-31
PROGRESS OF THE FAIR.
,uo1x THAT'S DOING FOR THE
COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

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Extont of the Preparations that are DO
Inv Made in Our Own and Other Coun-
+r;es for the Great Worlds Exhibit Mt
Chicago Told in Short Paragraphs.
GUATEMALA will send its national
band.
JArAS will spend s5oo,ooo upon its
exhibit.
TIE American Indians want to be rep
resented.
A HERD of cighty-iive buffalo Will be
exhibited.
AN extensive display OF postage
stamps may be expected
MANY of the foreign nations VIII
erect buildings of their own.
TIE Womans Christian Temperance
Union intends to make notable eXhlolt.
peru has appropr atcd $4,000 to de-
fray the expenses OF making its exhibit
THEODORE Thomas. it is announced,
will be musical director of the EXPOSE
ton.
IT is next to certain that the EXPOSE
ton will be open evenings, in all OF its
| departments.
| HE lJlICClOIy 1uiiSN 'OA P'"AAS
and estimates for lighting, by electricity,
| all of the buildings.
A BosToN orchestra composed of young
women has offered to furnish music at
the Womcn's Building.
THIRTY acres in tho northern portion
of jackson Park have been reserved for
sites for State buildings.
THE fine arts building, which Will cost
about 5000, 900. will stand in the north
ern portion of the grounds.
KwoNG Wo CnIoNG, a Chinese MGR
chant in Hong Kong, has applied for
space for an exhibit of Chinese goods.
The. people of New Mexico intend to
raise $4,000 to add to the Tcrritory's
Worlds Fair appropriation Of S25, coo.
KANSAS, which defeated its Worlds
Fair appropriation, is now trying to
raise Sl5U,OOo with which TO make an
exhibit.
IT is proposed to light both the build
ings and grounds so brilliantly that
everything can be seen at night as we'll
as by day.
AN exhibit from Alaska will be col
lectcd under the auspices of the Govern
ment's Indian Bureau and Geological
Department.
AN enterprising Nebraska man says
that he will take to the Exposition a
crowd of $4,000 schoo. children from
Omaha and vicinity.
TIE opening ceremonies wifi be ex.
tended through several days. and some
Is, 900 militia and United States troops,
it is expected, will participate
LIEUT.. LITTLE, of the Navy Depart.
boc 10 lot
the plans for reproducing the carava!s
which formed the fleet of Columbus.
AN appropriation of $4,000 has beer
the expense of the ceremonies attending
the dedication of the buildings, Oct. 10
1892.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND soldiers
gathered from the regular army ant
feature Of the Fair, so General Mile
thinks.
COMPLETELY equipped police station
and fire engine house will be erected q
once, and the city will furnish then
with full complement of apparatu
and men
AS SOON as they can be prepare<
100000 copies will be issued of fin
water color Autograph representing
birds eye view of the Exposition build
ings and grounds.
ONO, which has an appropriation O
100000 to spend on its exhibit, intend
to put about quarter of it into build
ing, which will be made the State head
quarters on the grounds.
One of the interesting objects which
will be exhibited is table. made from
the timber of the house in Funchal
Madeira in which Co umbus lived for
time before ne began his voyages of dis
covery.
TIE sum of S150,OOO has been appro
pr;ated by the Exposition directory fo
the construction of a pier cXteding l,5O
feet or more into Lake Michigan a
jackson Park, and for an ornamental
casino at its extremity.
. All a meeting of representatives O
various religious, benevolent and re
forEatory organizations held recently il
New York for the purpose, committee
OF five was chosen to arrange, if posi-
BILE, for the erection of separate build
ing at the Exposition in which can b
Shown the methods and results of ever
description Of religious, missionary an,
phtanthropic work in this country
Laughablc or Logical
SODA fountains are fizzical neces
sity.
MEMBERS of boating club should