Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-03
Stories Of CurbStone and
Corridor


2Jcent article" remarked a local
merchant in the lobby of the Grand
Pacific last night, you should put it
up at lottery The gaming spirit is
strong in everybody and the thought
that you are going to be lucky Will
part with your slrekels." The gentle
man had reference to the street
stands where twelve chances at 10
cents a chance are being sold on
an article worth perhaps a quarter.
Smooth Mr.. Thompson of James
town was at the exposition and he
felt in a jolly mood. He poked
joke here and a compliment there and
finally approached the Hettinger
county booth. Bob Berry, who has
been in charge, invites confidence.
His free and open manner gives one
an itching to 60. right up and slap
him on the back and say, Hello, old
scout! How goes the fight?" Mr..
Thompson took a different way to ef-
feet an entrance to the inner circle.
Assuming Kansan's air he ap-
preached Mr.. Beery with a show Of
great confidence, explaining that in
some respects North Dakota crops
equaled those of Kansas, but his party
of six homeseekers from Wichita
thought, after looking over the field,
they could do better in Canada. or
course they were just looking over
North Dakota before going on their
way. Right here is where the Mott
merchant and booster, seeing a
chance to add six prosperous and
skilled farmers to Hettinger county,
proceeded to attach them He deilv~
cred an address on the virtues OF
North Dakota and Hettinger county
which was most pleasing to hear. He
told of the wonderful producttveness1
of North Dakota soil. the intelligence
and hospitality Of her people, the
honesty of our officers. the low tax
rate, the efficient schools, the beauti-
full church structures, and the glori-
Gus climate. Then he attacked the
Kansas on patriotic lines. All things
being equal why desert the Stars
and Stripes, the home of our fathers
end the sacred tombs of our grand
fathers to take up home In foreign
land and become subjects of king.
He was just going into the social
problems when the crowd assem-
bled, enrapt with the eloquence of
the speaker, was pushed aside to
make room for Senator futile. Who.
elbowing his way in. explained:
Hello, thompson; how's Jimtown?"
and Mr.. Thompson had to admit that
his home city was all right. OF
course the laugh was on Mr.. Bee:y,
hut he says he is nothing out for he
was just rehearsing a little lecture
he is preparing for Farmers Institute
Gay at the exposition and he was
glad to find an audience to prac-
tice on.
Alex Mcdonald of the state lane
Office was discussing crops, the early
frost, October, the Industrial EXPOSE
ton and politics. in the Mckenzie
lobby last night with Tom Hall, Sen
ator Talcott and a half dozen other
we'll known politicians. when the
subject of the new comet was intro
duced As a dyed-in-the-wool stand
paiter and a wild.eyed insurgent ap-
preached with a staunch Democrat |
between them. all present felt that |
the comet would prove the safer sub
ject Tom Hall suggested that COM
cts are aerial tramps and not in very
good standing in star circles. Sen
ator Taicott admitted that under the
strict laws governing terrestrial bodies
he could not understand why comets
with their disagreeable tails were
permitted to loaf around the firma-
nent. At this opportune momen,
Alfred Blaisdell drifted up and being
4 candidate for congress he was in
4 concil]iatory mood and he handed !
up the following to be read before
the primaries:
"A comet is curious thing
It floats across the night
And gloomy superstitions cling
Around it in it's flight.
How happily the world might grope. |
All free from useless care,
If no one had telescope
To prove the thing was ther,."
FAMOUS CONCERT SINGERS
Tho concort which will HI oivon Of /