The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-06-10

The nrlcnmen OF Une arCnlHe OF the
association, the task fell to the best
man.
Before hitting the trail for St.Louis
select your quarters in advance if pos
sible. This can easily be done and will
ave valuable time. Ii it is impossl-
BILE to do thus then time your arrival
SO as to reach the city in the morning.
AS stated there will be no trouble in
finding a good stopping place" The
Wabash company have a station at
q of the entrances, and the only
railway station at the grounds. Next
to it is the American hotel with 500
rooms, a good n of which can be
had at 81 a day. Farther away, on
street car lines running every five
minutes, are plenty of others.
Keep away from the Pike until after
supper. The exposition buildings are
all closed at 6 p. m. so put your time
in during the day in them or among
side attractions outside the Pike.
Everybody hits the Pike as the shades
of night are dropping and to old tim
ers, as it were, who have "taken in"
the other big expeditions it is the
principal attraction, and they don't
make any bones of saying so. These
big expeditions are very much alike
and there is a sameness about them
that soon tires one. The Pike affords
a relief-and the st. Louis people
have sure put up a big show. The best
of it is, there is not an unclean feat
ure about it from end to end, in de-
cided contrast to Chicago, Buffalo and
Omaha. And along the Pike you can
see some of the best shows ever put
together for public amusement. 1t
has been figured out that it costs s2l
to take them all in, but less than one
fourth that amount will give you all
you want-though all are good. The
Hale Fire Fighters take the lead, fol-
lowed by "Creation," "Moorish Pal
ace" palace du Costume" "Naval
Exhibit" and a few others. The
Hale Fire Fighters consists Of crack
companies and champion fire teams
fromChief Hale's department at Kan
sas City. 1t beats the average circus
out of sight.
The government has spent a million
dollars in bringing 300 people from the
Philippines and quartering them in a
separate exhibit. Buildings showing
every style of architecture in the
islands, from the rudely matched hut
set up on stills to the modern struc-
ture after the European pattern, are
shown, together with sample groops
Of natives who wear nothing but hair.
You will want to see this exhibit, also
Jerusalem.
The government building still holds
its own as being the most interesting
and a whole forenoon can proftably be
spent in looking over Uncle Sans COL
lection.
There are a good many special at
traction every week in connection
with the exposition and it is a good
idea to buy n newspaper every MORN
ing aud look over the days program.
Then you won't miss anything. II you
stop outside the grounds 1T will be
we'll enough to spend some time maxi
ing a tour Of the restaurants inside
to size them up, for both your noon
day lunch and supper will have to be
taken in some of them. When you
are passing n step right in and ask
the waiter to show you a menu card.
II you wait until you are ready to eat
and hit the first one you meet you
may get broke getting a film.
The railroads will all sell tickets at
special low rates on certain days, and
your local ticket agent can give yon
the rate to st. Louis. People going
from this section can reach Council
Bluffs at II p. m. via the Milwaukee
and get a good oom at the U. P.
transfer. The Wabash now runs two
morning trains out Of Omaha and
Council Bluffs, n OF them landing
passengers at the exposition grounds
about ! p. M. Or you can stay over a
day in Omaha, leave at night and
reach st. Louis at I a. m. 1t is pretty
trying seeing a show like that at St.
Louis at less than 81 a day, counting
all expenses and little i%ncidentals, and
it is not safe to figure on a less amount
per diem. A single man VINO can
breakfast on a cur Of coffee and a trio
Of doughnu Is and lunch on a ham
sandwich and a glass of beer may
make it for less-but even he will
spread himself when he hits the Pike
and his 81 bill look like thirty cents
when he rolls in at midnight.
The Fort Pierre Fair Play complains
that a recent issue of the GRAPHIC
contained thirteen notices favorable
to Mitchell from as MANY newsnanarc