Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-06-30
mia ..rd;tor Abroad" Writes of North
Dakota People He Has Met
In Chicago
:, Crowds of 100000 People North
Dakotans Bob Up Like Sig
nal Buoys
ore Cannot Turn In Any Direction
Without Meeting q Familiar
Face.
.ru.t a Little Gossip,

just q Little Gossip.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-[Special Core.
snopdence. Chicago in June, it not at
her best, is very near it, and I am salts.
fed that taking everything into account
weather, crowds and general health
lime is a better month to take in the fair
than any other. 1t is not difficult now
to find good accommodations at reason.
able rates. Later on the crowds will be
larger. However, there never will be a
day that a visitor cannot find accommo-
dations to suit his purse.
Next Saturday is Derby day at Wash
ipcton park, and great preparations are
being made for it. The Washington
race course is near the Worlds Fair
grounds and although the price of
tickets is g, If the weather is good over
$4,000 people will crowd into the grand
stand. 1t will be quite as great an at
traction as the fair itself-or Buffalo
Bills aggregation, which seems to be
more popular than vel 1t is said of
Buffalo Bill that in negotiating for the
lease of the ground where his wild
Vest is located, the owpers wanted
100000 for six months. This sum
Cody wouldn't pay, but finally agreed to
give the M 10 per cent. of the re-
ceipts. This was accepted and it is now
estimated that the lease will be worth
nearer half a million than 100000. I
learn that the "Sitting Bull Cabin"
combination is not doing q rushing bust
ness. Parkins says the location Is bad
and he's overshadowed by greater at
fractions. The cabin is located in the
"Wild West" enclosure and therefore
only such people as go to see Buffalo
Bill have even a chance to see the sign
on the pile of logs that at one time con
stituted the abode Of the famous Bull.
1 suppose Denny Haonifn will be
here soon. He said he would come-not
to the Worlds Fair, but to the races.
have been on the grounds only two
days, but have met several North Da-
kotans. I agree with Maj. Edwards re-
garding that visitors register" at the
North Dakota building. 1 don't like
the alphabetical arrangement, as it COM
pels one to look under each letter to get
the days arrivals, and besides there is
no date and but few register the date of
arrival. But then Manager Dickey has
done so we'll, has made such an elegant
display. and is so affable and entertain.
ing when strangers visit the North Da-
kota building-and the rooms are
crowded nearly all the time-I think the
register can be overlooked. North Da-
kotans are proud of their headquarters
and they should be-. 1t is immensely SUI
perlor to Montana and many other states
that had much larger appropriations.
1t is strange, in such vast crowds as
are encountered in Chicago everywhere,
now many friends and acquaintance
one meets. On Saturday there we're
about 100000 on the Worlds Fair
grounds The buildings were crowded
ana at many of the restaurants there
was standing room" only. It was under
tnese conditions I encountered Mr.. and
mrs. Perkins. They were coming out at
'ne time we we're going in the Yelling
'on restaurant in Horticultural building.
AT the Montana building I found Mrs.
''M. Quinn and little Stanley-now q
bright and handsome lad. Sunday I met
Valnn at the Palmer house. Saturday
nlen'' In a perfect jam of people-15O,OOO
az least-viewing the magnificent illum.
'natlons and fireworks display on the
grounds | ran against Bishop Walker,
VINO oy the way is a warm admirer OF
nunalo Bill and pronounces his show a
wonderful thing. In Electricity build.
.ns.ln the dazzle Of thousands of cleo.
'Flc lights of every conceivable oolor-a
reFitable fairyland-I met Miss Fannie
uann and Miss Ward. They declared
.ney were having an excellent time and
.uey looked it. Miss Hunt is also here
out l didn't see her.
lnls morning I met Senator Miller Of
-."noan' at the Congress street station
" inc elevated railroad. He said he'd
- mere about another week, but he
would like to stay all summer.
wear the Transportation building Sat
uIuay I! met Fischer, of Kountz & Fis
s"er' he met his brother from Ger
1'''y tne other day, and after taking il
I'e lalr both went to Iowa where a sis
%' o. Mr.. Fischer lives. But Fischer
a"oht got through with the fair yet 81
~n ,e'urned. [ got as far as the tunnel
"'u MN that day-Hoskins will know
n""' 'oat means. I find these German
u.uens-on Midway Plaisance-ver!
"'''Ve and from the size of the Grove
."uee many ARE affected the same way
x"'un VIC hadn't been there before
stsa" 'pan'ed me to-day. It's a grea
"'ss OF attractions, Midway Plaisanc'
worlds Fair in itself. They mad
unique parade So+,.a. N, ~