The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-03-04

AIaII Girl From Dakota

A Tall Girl From Dakota
Maud Armington in New York Press:
There came to New York the other
day from out OF the west daughter
of the prairies. Never in the seven.
teen years of her life had she been out
side the limits of the little city of
Glendale. n. d., in which she was
born. No girl of the west ever had SO
many honors showered on her as did
this girl on her journey to the east.
Her escort consisted of forty.one sen
ators, half a dozen great millionalres
and a dozen or more of the most prom
inent business men Of her native state.
She came on special train. The fi..-
est drawing room in the finest palace
car was hers. Here in New YORK She
was met by some of the leading citi-
zens. A magnificent apartment in
the Hotel Netherland was placed at
her disposal.
One day she went to small town
in Connecticut and had the great hon.
or of christening one Of the largest
vessels that ever was launched. The
big ship was named Dakota in honor
OF her state. There was banquet
and she was the guest of honor.
Thousands and thousands of words of
description Of the launching and of
the part She played in it were tele-
graphed to the west. Her name was
printed in hundreds of newspapers
and her picture appeared in many.
Back to New York-the wonder city
of the western world-came this girl
of the west. The big men and the
little men of her party and the big
men and the little men Of the New
Workers interested in the launching
sought in every way they could to i'm.
press her with the greatness and the
grandeur OF the metropolis. She saw
everything and everybody that can be
seen in few days and a few nights,
And then she was asked what she
thought of it all.
81 wouldn't" said she, "give one
glimpse of the prairie from my front
porch for all New Ycrk.''
She SAID this to me and she meant
| it.
But then it takes something bigger
than New York to impress this girl.
She stands feet 2 inches in her silk
stochinged feet, and she has not Tin.
ished growing. Everywhere she went
men, women, and children, turned to
look at her second time. She is
human skyscraper the biggest girl
that ever came over the pike.
She is Mary Elcmington, and all
all North Dakota is proud of her
James j. Hill president of the Great
Northern, says she is the finest prod
uct of the great and glorious west.
When she gets back to Glendale the
whole town of 750-"count cm $50.
count 'em'-will turn out to greet
her. And when she tells them that
view OF the prairie from the front
porch of her home is greater than all
| New York they will think more of her
than ever.
Miss Flemington is the daughter of
probate judge OF North Dakota.
She was born on St. Valentines day.
just seventeen years ago. Despite her
great height, She is magnifcent]y por-
portioned and weighs $50 pounds.
Her face is pretty and brighter than
it is pretty. She has those serene blue
eyes that light up with rare fire when
she talks with animation, brown
hair and finely cut features Her
manner and carriage are those of the
we'll bred, typical western girl.
| The choice of Miss Pennington to
act as sponsor to the ship came about
singularly. The daughter of govern
or is generally selected for that office.
| Governor Chamberlain has no daugh-
ter Neither has the mayor of Bis
mark, the state capital. The Great
Northern Steamship pcompany then de-
cided to leave the matter to vote of
the citizens, and the ballots spoke for
the ''skyscraper girl
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