Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1904-10-21
With the resultant applause.

erS VINO are III aLtellflatlCe Al the Ialr,
as we'll as from every one else WIN
takes an interest in the progress OF
the millions OF people whose care was
forced upon our government.
or course 1t is impossible in this
article to give review Of the myriad
Of features of the fair. Among the
educational attractions 1.-THE Boer
War" is easily first. This entertain
ment takes place inside OF roofiess
amphitheater comprising several
acres, seats in tiers being provided for
several Thousand spectators. Generals
Cronje and viljoen with the accent
On the "joen') are leaders Of the Bocrs
in the mimic. battles. And when at
the opening Of the performance the
old patriot, Cronje, was introduced to
the audience, and rode rapidly around
the ampbitheater, the cheers Of the
people would undoubtedly have
"raised the roof" had there been a
roof. Gen. Cronje's hair is mixed gray.
He seems to he a man Of fifty or there
abouts.
The exhibition given is about as
near sure-enough battle as such a
thing can be without killing people.
Cavalry and infantry march; counter
march and charge; batteries are In
action; machine guns and musketry
rattle continuously; men fall In every
direction; educated horses fall as
though dead and some Of them limp
about the field. Altogether, it is about
as thrilling sight as one can expect
TO witness unless he bucks up against
the real thing.
For the amount OF money appropri.
ated, the men In charge Of the North
Dakota exhibits have accomplished
wonders. In the agricultural building
and in the mines.and-minerals build
ing our state Is creditably represented.
In the former building a lady demon.
strator presides over big range, on
which baking powder macaroni bis.
cults, spread with North Dakota but
ter, are baked and served to visitors.
The fact is being demonstrated rap.
idly that durum or macaroni wheat
flour makes just as good bread and
other pastry as any other wheat.
The sandstone sent from Linton
has been neatly dressed into cubes and
occupies space in the mineral exhibit.
Among the corn exhibits we saw
samples from Mauritz Van Soest,
Arend Hasper and B. Meenderinck, OF
this county. Johnny Wilde's name
also appears, but they have mistaken
ly credited his exhibit to Bismarck.
Rates in the matters Of food and
lodging in St. Louis are very reason.
able. Inside the grounds, of course,
prices are higher, as they were at the
Chicago fair; but outside the prices
at hotels and restaurants are the same
as before the fair opened.
The writer resided at St. Louis from
1866 to 1877; but there is very little
resemblance in the Mound City Of to-
day and that Of twent-sevcn years ago.
In those days there were very few
business houses west Of Fifth street,
rhicl, IS now called Broadway. Grand
avenue was then mostly open country
Now one rides on 3 trolley car twenty
minutes at least after passing Grand
avenue going west before he reaches
a territory that is not solidly built up.
But this Is not to be wondered At
when we consider that the city has
more than doubled In population in
the last twenty-five years.
ANY one who contemplates an out,
ing this year should face toward st.
Louis. Railway rates are low and
living reasonable. Resides, 1t will
undoubtedly be a long time before an
other worlds fair will be held 10 the
United States, and one gets an idea
Of matters and things by a visit to the
st. Louis exposition that he could
otherwise obtain only by q trip around
the world.