Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-05-19

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Npsfsalnin0aisoes Al electrical
81 Am grounds Saturday
subsequently, The Ill Nj
1r itsfsyof ea~nyersatin through
III hi ninth md breadth Of The
als yoo gaing OUT tonight"
Thets ars four different lines u
s6ttspotiation from tho city 20 The
usoosslIs, each ai,le 10 carry lei.
a6ouealld people Al hour, ard V
s4y tdey were al busy would be
putting II light. ~ nhout I o'clock
Eppopl0 began 70 come out, not in
txssos tl,recs, but by thu hundreds
sud ~tiiousausls until tie mighty
thfong ol sisllt scers, according q
coMresent authority, swvllcd q
about ssycnty.live thousand. Upon
enterlng tho 9th street cnterance
Hin first object of interest that mel
our gaze was tho South Dakota st:tt
building, q very neat and tasty
structure, which rejects a great deal
of credit upon the new state and, Gu.
pecinlfy when o,,s understands how
hard Il was to get. Our next hal,
was II horticultural Hall where
everything il fairyland indeed
Tho mound III the ceatel
under the dome is covered Will
plants from al parts Of the known
world, beneath which is i Gir rep.
fesehtation Of the crystal cave d
South Dakota, and Which is known
by That name. In eilLer shg 81
liz t6sa''1s 4 sea ii plants and how-
crs Of every known variety arranged
most beautifully. II is here We see
the century plant in blossom. AZ
An leaving the llants aud flowers
We directed our course toward the
Electrical building and upon enter.
ing NO were dazed with lis splcnda-..
% ninny designs AMI effects, one Ct
which 1 will attetl pt TO describe. a
column twenty feet in hight and
two fettin diameter completely COW
cred with jets stand IN the south
cast conaerofthe building; a frame.
work representing strtaks Of forked
lightning ru.,s In four directions
lranns the top Of the column, the un-
,lersile 1T which is also lined with
tets; Ut the end Of each frame is a re.
yolving globe about four feet in di.
ameter. Now the funny part Of il
il how they manipulate the current.
Itruns very slowly.tak ing about two
minutes 10 traverse the column
frnmeworaa and globe. 1t commen'
ces At isase u column IN rings, eiglil
OF ten iii number, and each i differ.
ent color. Tic electric current
slowly ascenls t. the top where i
strikes out OH the zig zag lrnlnef, re,
tanning al tho rolors, un.isitrcacliei
the revolving globe, where there ].
one ctlur shown At a time until al
are displayed. the beauty OF THU
piece can only bs seen 70 be apprc
ciateds We passed through tn
building and ont Of the nsrth en-
ssaace to the square Of honor III
r4ctly Id front of tho administration
Ruilling, where the McMonnies am
two electrical fountains are located
The MeMonAies Is named after it
designer who gained ilotoriety BY de
sigMiag the center piece for the Paris
Exposition. The day had beer
|iowery and dump, but for this es
pecial oucnsinn the clouds HE'D them
selves awaY asd piled up in the cas-
over tile l.sss.
The lagsNn. into which, the wa.er'
of tho fountains dow, covers mi area
Of hbout fourty acres, with tho Az
ricultural Hall on the south. Manu-
fsctnres E1i!dias ar The north, and
4 mnnlsnotA golden Statue Of libert,
on the east. There are massive
wallis surrounding It Of about eigll
iSss III Aeighlh, which nuke il lool
very, fyfiht.tic.
Promptly At Z :3ti there appeared
one ofitiie gy1ndest sights that ey'
ever Witnessed. the while surround
lhlg wis Ablaze with light, the DOM
tot Inc administration Building wa
surrounded by II crown set will
electric Jewels. Giant torches wer'
placed In Tie Laiconies.s Slrdaks .
electricity e~ncifcled tile building
on tils walls ofths basin or lagoon
were thousands of lights making
golden ribbon iof beauty that fol
lowsd alt arband tie curves mn
adsies, oser the bridge aud ar
prosclsee. until The whole basin wa
sncircled. The beautiful mello,
light reelected out upon The water
where about Atty gondnlas and elce
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