Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-07-14
Tho Editor Writes From Chicago OF
the Celebration of the Fourth
At the Fair
And Tells Of the Many Interesting
Displays To Be Seen At the
Exposition.
Timely Gossip Of the Bismarckers
Who Meander Around About
the Fair Grounds.
The Fourth at the Fair.

ence. FL expected 10 leave mere Satlr-
day evening for Bismarck, but several
B,emarckers arrived this week and they
tell me that the city is just as we'll off
without me, and really I am not missed
particularly anyhow. There was a grand
display Saturday evening and a very
large crowd on the grounds. However,
il was not large enough to hide Bis.
marckers. In the vicinity of the Admin
i~stration building 1 met Mrs. o. r.
Barnes, Mr.. aud Mrs. Heron, now of
pittsburg-but 1 notice he registers
from Bismarck just the same-Miss
Edith Wakeman, Will Newton and Sam
Trenary, and his brother who lives in
Chicago. I also met MI. and Mrs. Per-
kins, also a brother of Mrs. Perkins, Mr..
Laub, who by the way was married
Thursday and is accompanied by his
bride. Mrs. Bartholomew, a sister of
Mrs. Perkins and Mr.. Baird, an old
schoolmate of MI. Perkins, we're also
with the party. We chartered a gondola
and spent two hours on the lagoon
watching the electric fountains and the
magnificent illuminations and fireworks.
1t was a genuine Venetian boat and two
natives of Venice, experts with oars,
directed the movement Of our graceful
little craft round and round that lovliest
spot on earth-the lagoon and peristyle
when fully illuminated with almost
countless thousands of electric
lights. Our gondoher was quite obliging
particularly so after we had given HIM
aglimpse Of 9 silver quarter and shouted
Chicago beer IN his ear. All the for
eigners seem to take to Chicago beer
and not infrequently the beer seems to
get the best of 'em. But I digress. With
visions of "Chicago beer" before him our
Venetian steered lis out of the regular
course, and when beneath one of the
rustic bridges spanning n of the mar
row necks of the lagoon, he stopped
padding and filling his lungs to their
fullest capacity began a MARBLE similar
to a steam calliope. In broken French
and English he managed to make us
understand that this was a genuine
Venetian serenade song. We applauded,
and for this demonstration of approval
be gave us an extra whirl around the
grand basin.
Among last weeks arrivals I notice
the name of Mrs. Asa Fisher. I under
stand she is stopping with relatives on
Oakland avenue, and will spend the
summer here. Mrs. G. E. Wentworth is
also here but I missed her by a few
moments. w. H. Brown of Dickinson,
and J.. Goodfellow of Fort Yates, were
here last week. I was also pleased to
meet that grand old patriarch, Col. VIM,
Thompson. He is looking we'll and says
ne expects to live to take IN several
more worlds fairs. Mrs. Charley Thomp.
son accompanied him: They leave in a
few days for q trip to the Yellowstone
park. Then I understand they will come
back here. MIR. and Mrs. D. F. Barry
now OF Superior, are here, but thus far ]
have been unable to meet them. 1t is q
difficult place to keep appointments and
no one pretends to try.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.S. Diesem of LaMoure
county, are here. Mr.. Diesem was q
resident of Bismarck in 1928, and is q
brother Of Harry, better known to later
Blsmarckers.
THE FouRTH.
have seen many large crowds Of
people and magnificent displays of fire.
works, but yesterdays layout throws all
previous experiences in the shade. On
dedication day I saw 100000 people as
sembled, and when Governor Mckinley
appeared on the platform at the head Of
hs staff that vast assemblage arose and
eheered and waved their handkerchief
ior several moments. But last evening
over 100000 patriotic voices, coupled
with the din of hundreds of whistles from
Inc crafts on the lake, were heard as the
stars and stripes we're unfurled agains,
me sky in streams of fire 5000 feet above
'ne ground. It was q wonderful piece Of
fireworks. A balloon was inflated and
attached to 1t was q shapeless roll. At
'ached to this was q time fuse and when
Inc balloon had reached a high elevation
una was floating slowly over the lake tc
me northwest, the roll suddenly unfurled
ana then against the sky in red, white
ana blue hung the emblem Of liberty
.ne stars and stripes. Thanks to the
s'ndness Of Commissioner Rucker oul
purity was comfortably situated on the
'"ttleship Illinois, the best place Of all
from which to view the display and see
me crowd. The celebration of the Fourth
III Chicago has passed into history as the
s'eatest event Of t le kind ever seen and
IL The Worlds Fair grounds yesterday
WIS c~ongregated the largest crowd Of
people ever before assembled in America
Manager Dickey was not behind the
T'"ef states in patriotism. The NORTH