Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-05-05

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thereon, while it will take ut least ten
days OF warm, clear weather to nut the
mayor portion in fit condition. At 7
o'clock yesterday morning rain was fall
ing at Fargo.
THE REPORTS by COUNTIES
SHOW a considerable Improvement. In
Barnes county the ground is IN fair con-
dition in the western portion of the
county and very wet in the eastern por-
ton. No seeding done yet, but will be.
gin this week. Acreage will be 20 per
cent. below last season. In Benson
county, seeding the past week has pro.
crossed fairly we'll. and at the close of
the week had become general. Weather
vet and cold the first four days; since
the 9th much warmer and more sun
shine. In Burleigh the weather during
the week has been cold and generally
cloudy, with heavy falls of rain and
now on Wednesday and Thursday. To-
wards the close of the week more sun.
shine. but still cold. During latter
portion considerable seeding done. Cass
county is still backward, but seeding
will begin in a few days. Very little
seeding has been done in Cavalier, but
in Dickey farmers are busiIy at work.
Seeding has progressed considerably in
Foster county, while in Grand Forks it
was started only to be stopped by rain.
Griggs is backward, as is also Kidder,
where it is estimated not over go per
cent. of last years acreage will be sown.
LaMonre is being seeded rapidly, while
in Logan again the season is backward.
Much work was done in Mclean the
latter part of the week, and in Morton
about three.fourths of the crops is in
the ground. Nelson, Oliver and Ramsey
are among the backward ones, Richland
is not much better, while in Sargent.
only about two days. of spring work
were done the past week. stark re-
ports seeding we'll under way, as does
Stustsman, but Stevens Is backward. In
Trail very little seeding has been done,
while in Walsh most of the land is in
good condition, although much of the
land along the Red river will not be
seeded as it will not be dry in time.
Some Good Work
Alfred Dickey and Farmer Wallace
have done some good work in the decora-
tive line. In commenting on the several
state buildings, the Pioneer Press says
that North Dakota has a wonderful OK.
hjbit in many ways. Her building is
situated just north and back of the Min
nesota building. 1t is of a plain style of
architecture, but attractive. Alfred
Dickey, superintendent, has expended
his efforts mainly upon interior decora-
ton and exhibits. All interior wall deco.
ration has been done by natural cereals
and grasses. Tie walls have heads of
wheat arranged in fan shape for wall
paper. In the northern alcove ls a per-
feet representation of q horse. head
passing through an inverted horseshoe
made of cereals and the whole trimmed
with ears Of corn. North Dakota OK.
hibits $50 specimens of grasses and 1872
Of wheat. In the south alcove of the
North Dakota building is the head of q
Durham bull in has. relief constructed of
millet. Above it are prairie chickens
made in the same manner. This is pro-
nounced the finest work Of the kind on
the grounds. The ceilings are festooned
with heads of wheat IN all sorts of ar
tistic figures. All columns in the build
ing are bound around with bundles of
specimens of different grasses. In the
second story are half q dozen rooms fur
nished by ladies of different cities of
North Dakota. The North Dakota ex-
hibit has a fine oil painting by Carl
Gutherz, which took a prize at the Paris
exposition, representing forty teams
blowing with sulky plows in a Dakota
field. The picture was bought by the
United States government for $4,000,
and was loaned to North Dakota for this
; exhibition. The picture was made from
actual models as they were at work.
North Dakota had a surprise to-day in
the matter Of her forestry exhibit, in
which she displayed thirty-two varieties
of her native growths. In the mining
exhibit che presented excellent speci-
mems Of soft coal aud clays. Her agri-
cultural exhibit in the agricultural de-
partment and of woman's work in the
woman's department were better even
than northwestern people expected.
Much is expected of the Minnesota and
Dakota exhibits in the matter of public
schools in the liberal arts building. From
go much az has yet been placed these
expectations will be justified.
When the Horn Blows.
When the great whistle on Machinery
hall, of the greatest Worlds Fair ever
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