Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-09-22
WORLDS FAIR LETTER
r,o Tribune's Correspondent Tells of
Sights and Incidents at the
White City.
,;st of Bismarck People Who Are
to Be Seen In and Round
the Grounds.
No,vs Of a Local Nature Gathered
and Put in Shape for Trib-
une Readers.

JACKSON lark, OopU. 1O.-1l0 arrivals
at the North Dakota building during the
week number 256, and Governor Short
ridge, wife and daughter, and Mrs. King
and her two daughters, Treasurer Nom
land and wife, H. B.;,Porter, L. o. Grambs
Mrs. M. Eppinger and sister, j. H. Holt
and xife, Jno. S. Logan, and Abe Eppin-
GER are among the number from Bis
mar.k, and H. H. Brown, w. E. Brown,
Joe Myer, Jno. A. Theis, Minnie Bellows,
Jno. Fogarty, wife and daughter, A. l..
Chapman and wife, and w. 81. Smith
from Mandan.
The Yerxa hose company of Fargo,
given Il complimentary excursion by the
enterprising citizens of Fargo, was given
a reception at the state building Friday.
Manager Dickey and North Dakotans
in the city were out IN force to do them
honor. While some of the members are
still in this city, several have returned
home, but reluctantly, in response to
pressing business demands, realizing
how impossible it Is to do the fair even
in a week. North Dakotans continue to
express pride IN the North Dakota
features of the show, which are con.
stantly being improved by additional
touches. The samples of celery sent
from jamestown are admired by every
one, and elicit inquiry TO which Hon. o.
A. Boynton responds in his happiest
VEN. Bonyton is now doing the enter
tanning in Exhibition hall, and while l
would not for the world insinuate that
Boynton is not on intimate terms with
truth, or that he fails to cling to it with
tenacity, it amuses him to sometimes
hear one of the entertained break out
with the expression II I'M somewhat of
a liar myself" Boynton sometimes ex-
presses regret that he did not bold back
part of the truth when he finds a fellow
that is unusually skeptical. Yet he is
doing good work, and doing it exceed
ingly we'll, as Mr.. Russell did before him
and is mighty glad when 6 o'clock comes
for the number to be talked to still ex-
ceeds GOO an hour. They come and go
in q ceaseless stream, and many carry
away Information and impressions which
will result in great good to our state and
for many years to come. None of the
new states are making as good an I'M
preston as North Dakota. l frequently
hear the expression "Who would have
thought North Dakota could have made
a showing so much better than South
Dakota. 1t is way ahead" And 80 it
is.
There is strong talk of the fair being
kept open till January and congress
has been asked to authorize it but there
is no probability of this beingdone or of
the fair being kept open if 1T is done.
The state exhibits cannot be main
tanned without appropriation. There is
no provision for heating them or the
acres of exhibits in the large building.
The scheme gives something to talk
about but that is all there is to it.
l would advise your readers to come
early in October if they want to see the
best show the earth ever had the oppor-
tunity to visit. As I have said before
there is plenty of room at the distinc-
lively Worlds Fair hotels where good
single beds may be had at from so to rs
cents and from that up to much higher
figures, and the cheaper ones within 20
minutes ride of the grounds either on
the Cottage Grove line or out on the
Illinois Central or on the electric lines.
Ihe family Dormitory, the Knox and a
dozen others who did ask one dollar
are glad of people To- at SO cents and
some are advestlsing room and meals
each at IS cents. This locality is
reached by the Illinois suburban trains
to Windsor Park.
As you know the attendance to the
talr is increasing from week to week
and many of those who came early
nave returned and are doing every de.
partment with greater satisfaction than
on their first trip. Commencing Sep.
ember 25th and extending to October
l4th will be the added attraction Of
the sheep and swine exhibit. Both
ought to be of special interest to North
Dakota as the state is 80 we'll adapted
TO producing both. After the sheep
and swine comes the thoroughbred
and standard trotters.
Of course the Indiana robbery was
the theme of conversation this week, and
the fact is recalled that beginning with
1853, as some we'll informed persons put
IT, kendalville and adjacent country was
The headquarters of one of the most DIES.
perate gangs Of train robbers, horse
thieves and all.around cutthroats that
ever visited any country, and incidents
are related Of their desperate work. In
1857, then q lad Of IA years, I went to
Fort Wayne intending to learn q trade
IN the machine shops of that city, but
was induced to go with a fellow who