Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-04-18
NOTES OF THE GREAT FAIR.
W. f. Cushing of The North Dakota EXPOSE
ton Staff, Writes Of the St. Louis Fair
and the Progress Made iii Various Lines.


/ struck up an acquaintance with
Tennessee representative named Bak-
err who said Anderson Baker, the old
colored man of Bismarck, had been
his fathers slave lin ante-bellum
times. I had some cards printed by q
couple Of fellows who had a little
Pearl press in an hotel window, and
behold one of them had held cases on
the Tribune many years ago. They
print cards while you wait" for 80
cents a. hundred, with aluminium card
case thrown in. And so it goes
most the people one meets know Bis
marck is on the map one way or an
other. One of the Jefferson guards,
whose beat is past our booths, is an
N. P. brakeman running west of Nam
dan, now on SIX months >leave and
taking in the big show in this way.
Tom Marshall said he was all right
and he got the job-and promises
he'll quit it as soon after the opening
as he has seen the sights thoroughly.
The guards are appointed from all
over the country, congressional recon-
mendation being good, though not es-
ssential. The men are quartered in
barracks. but have to pay for their
meals at Is cents per. The pay is
$50 a month and designations are as
thick as applications. The guards
wear khaki uniforms, similars to the
military with red trimmings, all Of
which must be charming these raw,
damp days where fur coats are at a
premium. Later On thousands Of men
will be needed to push the wheel
chairs around and still others to rig
up as Japs and full fat people about
in jinrickshas, the japanese two
wheeled carriages. These, fellows
work on percentage-and last maybe
a week. -. -.
Some Personal Notes. +
Mr., and Mrs. T. s. Underhill of An
telope stopped over a day enroute
home from the South; They promised
to come again in the fall.
ass Robertus Love, the secretary OF
Jimmy Foley's American Press Hum
orist Society, has q position with the
exposition press bureau and sends
greetings to James and asks him to
bring plenty of "prairde breezes'
along when he comes down to the as
sociation meet, as breezes- except hot
air be welcome BY that time
Love is a candidate for the democratic
nomination for the place now held by
| Congressman Bartholdt. Missouri's
lone republican in congress. He admits
the nomination is going begging but
says the world is full Of surprises. &
Miss Coleman OF Dickinson will be
along soon. the first Of q relay Of hand
some stnographers Gov. Bartlett has
booked for the exposition. She will
he followed by, Miss Gallagher Of
Taylor, sDogie'' McClure's sisterin'
law, and she by others as the months
roll by. 81. !, 5 #. g;a~ /. ss5 4
The North Dakota representative!
now here are Gov. Bartlett, W.. F
Gushing, w. r. LOCKER Of Darlington
and Charles D. Hamet OF Grafton
/ Commissioner Turner spent severa
days with us and embarrassed us by
insisting On paying for everything IL
sight. There is fine opening at ou
4 headquarters for other millionaire
4 North Dakotans and I assure you none
will be 81 more welcome. We havl
adopted the old maxium: It's NJ
trouble to show goods to fellow
who will loosen up 4 which reminds
I me Jewell will get the glad handxa
Il at Buffalo. Il
/ Tomorrow might I'm going to call Of
4 an uncle Of Tommy Mccormick an,
tell them what a handsome relativ'
he has in Bismarck, which ought t
i make me solid.
Poor Trolley Facilities.
ST. Louis don't hold q candle. Il
appearance, to our Twin Cities, an,
a the trolley facilities for getting to an,
/ from the grounds are rank already
] and il there Is 4 large attendance th,
steam lines win have 70 do most 9
I the work. Hotel and room rates Ar
4 climbing rapidly and house rents in
4 crease at the rate Of S. % g
monthly. Down Town rooms II priyat
! boarding houses can be had quit
cheap and meals can he secured frol
!, u cents up. but out within . mileso
]. two d the fair the people have son