Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-06
Stories Of CurbSt0ne and
Corridor

Col. Ben c. Whitehead, editor
philosopher and politician, is registered
at the Mckenzie The colonel arrived
last night over the north 500 from
his home in Williston and from the
extent of his baggage he has come tc
serve during the war. Col. Whitehead
is busy preparing historical and bio
graphical sketches of The Builders OF
a Commonwealth" which will be pub
listed in 270 North Dakota newspapers
through special arrangements with the
American Press Association. II am
greatly impressed with the Exposition,
said the Colonel, lighting one of Sam
Clarke's cigars, and as he proceeded
to ''smoke up" he continued, 1T is
far beyond my expectations and exceeds
the expectations of everybody. was
glad to see the big crowd here on 500
day and would like it if arrangements
could be made to run an excursion
from Williams and Mckenzie coun-
ties A special train over the 500
from Minot connecting with the Great
Northern there would, believe, in
sure a thousand people from that's &C.
ton of the state. | am pleased with
everything here," continued the gentle
man, biting into a big apple from the
Red River Valley exhibit, and feel
sure every person in the state would
be benefited by a view of this magni-
ficent show
The gentleman held all impromptu
reception at his hotel quarters last
night.
The Wells county contingent here to
see the Exposition 500 day declare
that the c. and c. man put the gen
tlemen in bad who arranged the Wells
county booth at the opening of the big
show. 1t was stated in this column
that Messrs. Valkman, Gimblett and
Seymour were good story tellers, and
that Landscape Gardner Olson was a
fine workman. This conf1icted in a
measure with the reports the gentle
men carried home with them from Bis
marck. They led the Wells county resi-
dents to believe that they spent days
here painting tints on the tomatoes and
pumpkins and touching up the colors on
the celery and carrots. 1t seems that
Mr.. Olson, who is a professional plant
wet nurse, and depends upon his
knowledge Of gardening for livell- |
hood, resented the lurid tales and spent |
a few days setting himself right with |
the good people Of Fessenden. The
climax was reached here yesterday,
when the accused and the accusors met !
face to face in the Wells county booth
and it is said the wheat stroked its |
beard knowingly and the potatoes slyly !
winked an eye during the melee. !
Ii the right ears OF W. E. Cole.
OF the NLinot division OF /
the 500, and Scott Derrick. who holds :
a like position with the road for Bis
marck end. burned last night it was
because OF the good things said OF
them in the Exposition. the hotel lob |
bies and on the streets These agree
able gentlemen certainly understand |
handling big crowds, and are great on
looking personally after every minor
detail. The special and excursion |
trains were handled yesterday like clock
work and everything connected with
the comfort and convenience of the pas
sengers had attention. These gentle
men are to be congratulated OH their |
big achievement
He was fresh from Kentucky and
had been over to the exposition and
seemed loquacious and comfortable as
he proceeded to detail to a party of
friends in hotel lobby his impressions
of the big show. II am going to tell
Our people when I get back to Frank
fort what little western energy and
push can accomplish in the way of an
exhibit of farm products, he declared.
1--WE run largely to horse racing in my
country" he said. "and pay little at
tention to the farming class. I am sure
if we had a few expositions like the
one being held here the standard of in
telligence of our agricultural classes
would be considerably raised. I see
the people here pay no attention to
classes. They all join hands and go in
for the best of everything. heard be-
fore coming here that North Dakota
had crop failure and | could do no
business with agricultural machinery. |
find that there has been fair crop,
and I have done plenty of business too.
wish Henry Watterson could see your
Exposition and write it up for the
Courier Journal of Louisville"