Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-07-09

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lakes OF Monona and Waubesha are
much more extensive and quite as
beautiful. Excellent accommoda-
toms can be got at the hotel on its
oank, and We enjoyed lemonade.
an occasional drink ofours, as though
u were indeed the best of drinks for
mind, body and estate. We were
driven to the Park Place hotel. where
we stopped, which is q large and
handsome edifice, built on terraced
eminence, and having very pleasant
most named Pennington, and a clerk
from boston, who is a perfect model
OF courtesy and prompt politness.
After staying in this house over NIGHT.
we can confidently recommend il as
paragon of cleanliness. comfort and
taste. After supper, on the invita-
ton OF the Minnesota Editorial AS.
soclatlon, all the party went to the
handsome opera house, where they
were entertained with excellent mus
SIC and an admirable rendition Of the
thrilling play Of East Lynn. We
have not seen such excellent acting
Tor years, and ours were not the |
only eyes that the effective actino
ana pathetic passages repeatedly fill |
ed with moisture. After this enter
talnment, the party assembled in the
vast and impressive skating rink
nj r. 1
" and choicely supplied tables, and
fountain surrounded with ever
greens, formed Il scene Of hospitable
grandeur such as is but rarely wits
messed. The governors and State
officers ofboth States sat at the head
table, and along the other lengthy
tables were ranged the smiling faces
Of the hospitahlo Minnesotans, and
the glowing ones OF the entertained.
1t was here, after the music Of the
band had ceased resounding, that the
writer was called upon to acknowl-
edge the receipt OF an elegant and
costly gold watch chain, presented
to him by the Wisconsin Editorial
Association, which it is needless to
state will ever be gratefully retained
by the writer as precious souvenir.
After q feast of sentiment and flow of
soul such as knits men together in
good resolves and high aspirations.
the company adjourned for few
hours sleep before the festivities Of
the morrow
AT MINNEAPOLIS
A little after o'clock the next
morning, the excursionists were tax,
en- on the cars Of the ST. Paul and
Pacific railroad to Minneapolis, rum
mug the ten miles or so between the
places in but little over as MANY min
utes. On arriving at the station, ..
music and long line Of carriages re-
ceived the eXcursionists, while May
or Morrison. and other distinguished
citizens were active in dispensing
hearty welcomes and attentions. A )
start was then made for the magnif
cent Nicolet House, where; after the :
company had been ovcrhowingly !
refreshed, they visited the handsome +
opera house just completed in this :.
city, and heard good singing from
Asa Hutchinson and his son and otis
ofS. The carriages were again en- \
tered and under the excellent mar )
Of General Bracket, and his !, !,
accomplished AIDS, complete tour :
was made Of the manufacturing Won i
iers and natural beauties Of this en- !
city. The falls Of ST. An !.
thony, the lumber and Lincoln mills
Of General W. ID. Washburnc, and :
The other wooden and paper mills '
were seen, and the vast volume of q
water OF the color Of molten silver =
md iron, that propels their power
Iul machinery, with the strength ola .
thousand giants, was woadcringly I
looked on. Then the carriages went :
through picturesque lanes graced by +
By the fair ladies Of Minneapolis, was ;
enjoyed, and remarks, inter 6
spersed by the singing of the Hutch d
inson family and capital improvised '
song by Oss ian f. Dodge, were made a
by President Seymour, Governors t
Marshall al - Fairchild, James Ross, !
Messrs. Gilman of the Tribune, Kel. I,
logg, Peasc, Mayor Morrison and ,
Hon. Cyrus Aldrich.
After Governor Fairchild and Pres
ident Seymour had been presented
by Governor Marshall on behalf OF
the Minnesota ladies with beautiful
boquets Of flowers, the company adj
iourncd, and after look at the ele>
rant race track and the two finest
trotting horses that were making
their time on it, again entered the
carriages and were driven to the
Nicolet House, where Banks, tho ar
list, GOT two excellent negatives OF
the scene, as the company stood rang
ed in front Of the hotel and on its bal
comics. The company were then
conveyed to the Minnesota Central
Railroad depot, and departed amidst
landscape scenery looking charming
in the setting sun, from this city Of
princely hospitality. About half way |
on the road the train stopped to al~
low the company to take view OF
the famed Mlnnehaha waterfalls, and
as we gazed on the exquisite scene
we leIt ike running " oho u Ilo
many silvery rills that stroll in the
rock to the big stream, and filing our
cap with the pure fluid for the bone-
fit Of the thirsty but enthusiastic lady
at our side who with parched lips
again and again said ''beautiful," but
lacked some Of the many millions of
the glistening, foaming water drops
of the gliding fall to moisten her
choking tone. On board the train
ana running again. With a passing
view of Fort Smelling, and some mag
niflicent river scenery, and then at
st. Paul, with carriages in waiting to
convey us from the depot to the
steamc HaSca, the good Captain
Webb of which had been waiting for