Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-10-02


RegimentaI Band Arrives Shortly
Before Special Train and Is on
Hand at Depot to Welcome Visitors.
Delegation Composed Of Live Boost
ers.
1t has been Emmons county day in
fact. The people of that county came
in by special train one thousand strong
and literally took the town. They also
had the Exposition largely to them
selves. 1t was great day for old
Emmons and greater dav for the In
dustrial Exposition.
When it was announced some time
ago that Monday, October 2, would
be Emmons county day, the represen-
tatives of that county at the Exposi-
tic ngave out that there would be a
fair attendance. Modest are these
Emmons county fellows, and while
they have one of the very finest dis
plays in their booth they do not boast
of it. The visitors who look at the
displays will reach decision anyway,
no matter what claims are made.
mobiles. One would not have believed
that Emmons county had so many of
the expensive vehicles. Next came the
Fourteenth Regiment U, S. Military
band of thirty pieces.
This famous musical organization en-
tertained the waiting crowd at the N
P. station until the special arrived and
the special was fifty minutes late. The
train was scheduled to reach Bismarck
at II :OV o'clock but it was ten min
utes to twelve when it pulled in
There were six coaches packed al
most to suffocation In combination
baggage and smoker was the Linton
band and it is band to be proud of.
The locomotive pulling the special was
decorated with samples of grain and
big banner on the side of car was
inscribed in large letters, "Emmons
County, Aside from these decorations
every person carried small cane with
a streamer attached bearing the fol-
lowing: "Emmons County, Monday,
Oct. I'd. North Dakota Industrial Ex-
position, Sept. 26 to Oct. 49,
The streamers were yellow in color
and it looked as though everybody bore
one.
The special was met by mounted
escort and headed by the Linton band
the excursionists marched around
couple of blocks and back to the Ex-
position building. There were a good
many automobiles in the parade One
of the attractions was a big bale of
alfalfa borne by six people, showing
one of the valuable products of En-
mons county.
Emmons is the banner county up to
date in point of attendance at the ex-
position and much of the success is
due to the hustling qualities of the rep
resentatives of the county who have
been here in charge of the booth and
to the newspapers of Linton and Ha-
ze1ton.
Immediately after the parade a break
was made for the hotels and eating
houses, for the excursionists we're hun
cry, many of them partaking of an
early breakfast and the dinner hour
was late After all had satisfied their
appetities visit was paid the big ex-
position and the whole afternoon was
spent there. And there was plenty of
After viewing the ex-
hibits all who could gain an adrnis-
sion listened to the illustrated lecture
Of U. S, Engineer Burrell who has
charge OF the good roads exhibit for
the federal government.
And then came the vaudeville per-
formance which proved a great treat
% the visitors.
1t was reported early in the season
that Emmons county would have
:rop failure, but from the appearance
If the big, well-dressed, prosperous
ooking crowd, Emmons county is not
,oing to suffer in any particular from
| shortage of crops, and her exhibit
It the Exposition is of character to
onvince anyone that she has an abun-
lance of everything grown in the state:
Emmons county may well feel proud
If the showing made by her citizens
oday And the Exposition manage
nent is proud of her achievement and
he is credit to the state.
Any visitors from other states. and
here were many, must take away with
hem the conviction that Emmons coun-
v is one of the most prosperous and
progressive of any in the state
President Worst, Of the North Da-
:ota Agricultural College. of Fargo.
an address along agricultur-
/ lines in the auditorium at 2:3O
clock this afternoon. His address was
stened to by full house.
The Emmons county special will
cave on the return trip between nine
nd ten o'clock tonight.
The dav was not as favorable for the
as Hettinger county day
ast Friday, the weather being cold and
ather gloomy. but this did not seem
, dampen the ardor of the visito-~
rom appearances every man in EN-
IONS county brought his wife OF sweet