Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-08-18
Worlds Fair Letter.

Worlds Fair hotels have failed during
the past week and lower rates-reaeon.
able rates may now be regarded the fixed
policy. As l have stated before, good
rooms may now be had near the fair
grounds for from so cents to 81 per day,
and good meals within a block of the
grounds at from Is to so cents. If any
one is svindled either on or off the
grounds in the matter of meals it is
their own fault. Indeed, it is as cheap
living at the fair, if one chooses to be
sensible, as it is to stay at home, and the
interest in the exhibits is increasing
every day by reason Of some newly added
attraction or change for the better.
There has also been q marked change in
the attendance for the better though
the evening and Sunday arrangements
are not satisfactory. 1t does not pay to
go on these occasions and people are
showing their lack of appreciation by
remaining away.
Banquets are becoming the order of
the day now though they are in the
main INDUCED in by the foreign COM
missioners or judges instead of being
given to them by our home people.
Capebart and myself were honored by an
invitation to q Canadian lunch this after
noon, and judging from the applause ex.
tended to each, and the chips left by
each, both did honor to the occasion
both in eating and talking. The Ameri-
can judges are now planning to give a
dinner to the foreign judges and each
state is expected to contribute of it's
specialtles for the occasion. North Da-
kota offers the -four and to bake it if
necessary to success. California offers
a carload of fruits and wine. As usual
North Dakota was at the front with its
tender and those present listened and
applauded the claim that ours is the
best wheat on earth.
I am sorry that I have reason to feel
that the board of lady managers have
not covered themselves with glory dur.
ing the sitting of their board. They
have said a great many things that
would better have remained unsaid and
failed to do some things which having
been done would have reflected great
credit upon them. At last they have
adjourned sine die, and in that
have won the admiration of their friends
which was withheld on other occasions.
There is no doubt of the ability of
womeD to suggest things that men aught
to do, and their support and encourage
ment is q 8 rength to man, and their
criticism is generally just, and if needed
leads to good, but their wisdom as
shown by their efforts in management
at the Worlds Fair is not of that high
order which leads to success.
Miss Davidson has shown ability of
the highest order as an assistant to Mr..
Dickey, and the pride that every North
Dakotan feels in the position occupied
by our state at the fair is based to q
very great extent upon her work,
coupled with the grand executive
ability of Executive Manager Dickey.
Miss Bates of the Valley City Normal
schools, who has been q constant visitor
for the past two months leaves for home
on Monday. She has added much to
her store of knowledge and gained credit
for we'll written articles for her home
paper. Editor Bowers is visiting his
former home in Michigan. Editor
Mattex and family of New Rockford,
still fingers. Editor Raymond Of Daw-
son came smiling into the ring yes
terday, and looks as if he could stand
up under any amount of heat or other
form of grief.
Bismarck has had but few arrivals
during the past week. I find only Mrs
VIM. Campbell, G. E. Wallace and w.
II. Welije on the list. Gerald Pierce
left his mark on the register and Geo.
P. Fannery and daughters have also
been in. Mrs. Farmer Wallace is also
here and Mrs. Holley still wins friends
everywhere, who join with her old
friends in feeling that it was a shame
that she could not be appointed to the
position she desired.
Bishop Stanley and Judge Burk and
many others have been here from Fargo,
among them the following: Miss Clyde
Foster, Mary Cady, ]. c. McKendry and
wife, Mrs. A. L. Wall, Miss Lottie c
Wall, Peter and the Misses Luger, C. r
Remeke and wife, Capt. M. R. Flint and
wife, A. G. Brown and wife, W.. s
Hooper and wife, Ida Stewart, Mrs
Geo. Smith, Mrs. J. P. Yerxa, Fannie
!, and Lucia Geary, Belle Levens.
Several arrests for illegal game shoot.
ing, have been made at Devils Lake.