The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-06-18
Stairs Return Home from Long Trip
GONE YEAR 70 rnE |. pay
Visited 81 States, Canada, Mexico

LAW people AZ the session and about
300 more outfits were expected.
Mrs. Stair, who had visited New
Orleans tive years ago, had q new
experience In seeing the streets cram.
med with masses Of people when they
got there In time for the Mardi Gras
festival. The Tuesday before ASH
Wednesday was day Of high rivelry
with many beautiful parades. After
the Mardi dras. they directed their
course to California. driving along
the Mississippi levee for several miles
out Of New Orleans. Leaving New
Orleans, they saw the first sign OF
spring activity on the large planta-
tions.
See 1876 Tribune Edition
In the Alamo, an old building now
converted into . museum which stands
at San Antonio, Texas, a copy Of the
Bismarck Tribune was seen but it
contained no recent news Of North
Dakota. Dated in July. 1876, the yell
lowed paper contained an account Of
the Custer massacre.
I'VE just travelled as we went across
Arizona and New Mexico" Mrs. Stair
said. From San Diego. Calf, they
went to Tia Juana. Mex. for an after
noon and also boarded Old Ironsides
and went all through the ancient
frigate.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. B. Cunningham,
brother and sister-in-law of Mis-.
Stair, entertained them FIR two
months and half at Pasadena.
Hollywood. Los Angeles and Long
Beach were California cities visited
from there. Taking the desert rou'r
they WELT to San Francisco for a few
days of intensive sightseeing and re-
turned along the ocean route. Most
impressive sights at San Francisco
were the building operations on two
new bridges, one across the bay from
Oakland to San Francisco and the
other across the Golden Gate. They
found the prettiest spot on the ocean
route from San Francisco to Pasa-
dena to be the California Redwood
park north of Santa Cruz.
On the way home. they came east
from Los Angeles, stopping for time
at the Hoover dam site at Boulder
City, New. where building operations
are underway. Before that they had
crossed the Coolidge dam in Arizona
View Mormon Temple
Salt Lake City. Uta..l. offered a visit
to the Mormon tabernacle and a view
Of the Mormon temple. Attending
services at the tabernacle. they heard
an organ concert and music by a
choir of more than 200 voices.
Their path then was across Wyom-
ing and Nebraska and up through
the central part of Iowa to Mime
apolis. In Iowa. they again travelled
over 100 miles which they had toucl,-
ed on the trip east. the only duplica-
ton in the journey. Visits in Mime
apolis and Fargo were the last stops
before Bismarck.
See Many Capitols
In many Of the states. Mr.. and Mrs
Stair directed their course SO as to
visit the capitol city and see the
statehouses. Returning to Bismarck.
they found the new Capitol completed
and one Of the most distinctive build
ings in the number viewed.
There is only ono thing I would
change" Mrs. Stair answered when
questioned. Il found that could
have gotten along with fewer kitchen
things and that house car could be
built smaller Answering another
question, she gave her opinion that
the house car is an ideal way to see
the country comfortably and econom-
ically.
In the entire trip, the longest days
drive was 344 miles and an ave. age
speed Of about IS miles per hour was
maintained. Most Of the roads cover
ed were paved, except in Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stair will be here UNI
til the end Of the week and the:, will
leave for trip to Newburg in Bot
tineau county. after which they will
return to Bismarck to make their
home. Mr.. Stair, who is World War
veteran, formerly operated the Stair
Motor nn,,,no nv hove