Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1901-02-21
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Boarding lagher's light ming
express Monday of last week, in
company with Mrs. Trubshaw
and Miss Maude. the Courier
scribe started for Bismarck to-
attend the press meeting. and as
luck would have it we made con-
nections at Sanborn ard boarded
the coast train. where we found
that the accommodating officials
Of the Northern Pacific had pro-
vided a special coach for the use
of the, editors. Il favor highly ap-
preciated by the boys. Arriving
at Bismarck about 1870 y. ln., il,
company with sixty five other
editors and many of their wives,
together with abuut;l hundred or
soother people, with all the hotels
full, it wasnota pleasant prospect
ahead, and just as we We're head
ing for the hotel witha view to
..sitting up" until broad daylight
we espied the tall and elastic fig
ure of Lieut.. Coy. Bartlett head
ed towards us, and thanks to his
kindness were soon driven 10 Il
very cosy room away from the
turmoil of the city, which he in-
formed us belonged to Messrs.
A. M. Baldwin and B. G. Shaw,
who had kindly doubled up with
others to accommodate US. We
had been provided with a board
ing place at the same house with
Senator Chopper and wife and the
other C,mperstown frieetss and
again received many courte>ie>
Thus being we'll fixed for seeing
the sights and enjoying the capt.
tai city. Tuesday we attended
the press meeting and listened 10
some excellent papers in the
morning.
In the afternoon we went ON Il
special train to visit the coal
mines at Wilton and was we'll re-
paid for the visit. Wednesday
morning we again listened to pa.
pers by the different editors and
along about noon were hustled
into hacks and were taken to the
penitentiary, something We
never thought would happen tn
North Dakota editors. but even
the best people get to that place
occasionally. The prime object
of this visit was TO view the new
twine plant built by the state
which was III full operation. /,
is indeed fine plant and the
institution turns out first class
twine. It is hoped that .he state
will be able to make this insti,u.
tion pay which it has not done
yet on account of the high price
of the raw material. Warden
Boucher personally took charge
of the party and showed up
everything to be seen of interest.
The penitentiary is a model in.
stitution. well managed and well
kept. The convicls.s under the
direction of the warden, have
built a fine brick warden's resi-.
dence and are now working on a
wall to be built around the insti-
tuition, % feet high. which will
keep the cold out and the convicts
in. The warden let us out after
awhile and while we enjoyed the
visit we have no hankering to
make that institution q perman-
ent residence. In the afternoon
we visited 1.-THE circus on the
hill, . commonly known as the
legislature. With somewhat OF
. atimid feeling we weapproached the
folding doors of the senate cham.
Der but before we knew where
We where at the tall commanding
figure of the sergeant-at-arms,
Col. Brown. resplendant in brass
buttons, etc, grabbed us by the
arm and kindly piloted US to q
seat within the sacred precincts
of the senate chamber.
Senator Cooper kindly had the