Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1902-08-29
TIE 500 SUITS,
Slope People Pleased Nth the
New Raiz1U0y Line to the
Capital City.

urday was gotten up in few days, it
was a success In every way, and
the 500 officials and the people Of Bis
marck deserve great credit for the
tact and energy which made last Sat-
uFday's function q success. A good,
sized party OF Emmons county folks
went to Braddock to take the first
passenger train over the Soo's Bis
marck extension. Promptly on time
the train pulled into Braddock station.
There was a long line of passenger
coaches, well filed, and about 100 peo.
pie got aboard at Braddock. Although
the weather was cloudy in the morp<
ing, the cleuds gradually passed away,
just as frontier conditions are passing
from the Missouri Slope, and the day
was pleasant. although a trifle warm.
Probably no happier crowd has gath
cred for many a day thaE was to be
found on the pioneer train. FROM as
far away as Minneapolis had colne a
few who had taken advantage of the
low rates to see the Missouri Slope as
it appeared during the harvest time,
and to visit the noted city that has
just arisen from its slumbeys and for
. couple Of yeurs has been making gi-
ant strides toward the position OF
prominence which its location war.
rants. But the most enthusiastic of
all the passengers were those from
stations within hundred or SO miles
Of Bismarck-psople who fog many
years had waited, and waited, and
waited" and who could hardly per.
snade themselves that it was not all a
dream, AND that .the end Of their hap
ny trip would come by falling out
Of bed. And it did indeed seem odd
to those who for years had travelled
|-the long and lonely journey to Bis.
.marck by team. A part Of the time
the train would pass over country
somewhat unfamiliar, and then would
swing across familiar trail or through
the farm Of some old-timer whose
name for nearly score Of years has
been q household word with ealry set
tiers IN the Williamsport country and
other pioneer SECTIONS Of this COUNTY.
The grada is old and 10 most places
solid, as all but the recent repairs was
built In 1887, and the motion OF the
train was smooth and rapid.
Bismarck was reached. about ten
,Minutes ahead Of time, and the crowd
disembarked to the music of the Lid.
gerwood band, who weFaf among the
excursionists.
The writer had not been in Bismarck
for nearly two years, and the changed
appearance af the town wasa reyela-
tian to him. Solid, substantial stone
or cement sidewalks have taken the
place Of the old ricketty wooden paths
that only q short time ago made busi,
ness for the shoe dealers and caused
many q aoadlly man Of the Slope to use
unparliamentary language. And that
new depot, and the beautiful park
around 1.-THE change must be seen to
he appreciated.
All fastional differences had been at
least temporarily laid aside ly tt,e
Capital City folks, and all had worked
hard to make the occasion = success.
Every visitor who expressed himself
had q good word for the city and Ats
people. Each inhabitant seemed to
have constituted himself committees
Of one 0n entertainment. Even those
folks who claim the right 70 range
their cows on the public streets had
tied up their bossies for that particular
day, 80 that they might not hook the
country children or bite any estray
populist politician Who might happen
to be In toWn. .35si
The exercises opened with q grand
procession Of military and citizens.
We haven't space to describe the PFC,
cession, but It would have done credit
to q city twice as large as Bismarck.
After the parade the crowd gathered
at the speakers' stand. Mayor Reg.
bter, in we'll :ehoseR laRgua9e, vel.
coined the sionists to tie city.
Col. PlummeE the ltesst0ngued
orator IL North Dakota, was the prin.
|clpal speaker Of the dry; The plozfesI
lof the Missouri Slope xas 9 grand