Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-10-14
spent much time examining the products


asked y great many questions about
North Dakota. Three or four grain
buyers said that the reason wheat was
grading so low in North Dakota was be
cause farmers were selling such dirty
wheat. Some of the Chicago mon
wanted to see North Dakota potatoes,
but unfortunately they were not here to
show. A number of the visitors took
samples of wheat sent by Commissioners
Thomas back to Chicago with them.
The North Dakota apples sent to the
state exhibit by MI. Hankinson of Hank
inson, Richland county, are not only a
revelation to people from almost every
state in the union, but to our own North
Dakota people. The apples shown are
large and a bright red. The trees have
been bearing five years.
Bismarck, Edgely, Park River, Arvilla,
Sanborn have been represented here
during the past few days. All are de-
lighted with the exposition. Several of
the men were doing missionary work for
our state and said they found many
people interested in our country.
The Omaha World Herald had the fol-
lowing notice in a recent issue: "Itis
anticipated that during the next few
days the North Dakota agricultural ex-
hibit will be greatly augmented by a col
lection of the best agricultural products
of the state direct from the state fair
being held this week at Mandan, and
later by another collection from the
Grand Forks street fair. The Richland
county collection of Wealthy and
Duchess apples has been largely in
creased.
An enthusiastic North Dakota woman,
blessed with a vivid Imagination stepped
into the state exhibit the other day, be-
ing accompanied by three ladies. She
proudly pointed to the oil painting and
explained that is the way blowing is
done in North Dakota, then quickly
turned around and said, s'ladies that is
fancy work sent by our North Dakota
ladies. Is not the lace and handker-
chiefs beautiful" OF course all agreed
with her without closer examination and
off they tripped to some other exhibit.
The fact of the matter is, the lace and
handkerchiefs belong to a concessionair,
and the articles referred to are imported
from Brussels and other European cities.
Almost every one who visits the agri-
cultural building has something compli-
mentary to say about the exhibits. There
is n exhibit that often make people
cry. It is in the state section and put
there by the Burlington railroad. 1t
consists of a family figure group seated
at a table. Beneath are the words,
which the father is supposed to be say
ing, as he takes up the carving knife to
carvea finely roasted turkey and faces
the board laden with all n
of good things, Mother amt
you glad we came to Nebraska?"
1t represents the progress and prosper
ity of the family over poverty and hard
ships and prairie schooner days, and the
good circumstances of the present day.
On the walls are four pictures made
from grains and other farm .products
representing enc in days of yore and
the present time.
One of the touching features of chill
dren's day is to hear the little ones beg
ging and entreating their parents or
guardians for information. The little,
bright eyes are quick to observe every
attractive exhibit and the little minds
are hungry for information, but nine
cases out of ten the eager questions are
answered by an impatient ooh l don't
know, come and look at the next BOOTH"
Then the little lips will culver and the
wee hand will brush a stray tear from
the wee check.
The Indian e%ncampment is a very in
teresting and instructive place to visit.
They have the famous sun dance of the
Sioux, the dog feast of the Blackfeet.
Great fires of wood built into zone
shaped piles. blazing and around them
leaping and dancing are seen the masked
and naked forms of the excited Indians,
heads all decorated with huge feather
head dress, which is better imagined
than described. One evening a warrior
was noticed sitting on the grass holding
his baby boy and at intervals chatting
with his wife who sat.near him with the
older children. From the information
and gestures he might have been an
American. His wife laughed over some
thing which evidently amused her Just
as Il society club or club woman who
does not mind keeping her lord in sus-
pense might laugh. The dark head with
the feathers and the dark face with its
J war paint bent over the little n and
the little form was carefully shifted just
as if a white father was moving his
'Ichild. Those who know the Indians