The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-15
The iowa PRESS Association
ST.. PAUL, June 9Th, 1871.

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ST. PAUL, June 9Th, 1871.
Messrs Hedrick g. Hamilton.
Your kindness in
furnihsing me a pass would prompt
me, as some slight acknowledgment
for the favor, to send for your paper
an occasional communication, even
if you had not expressed wish to
hear from mo, and l intended to
write from Marshalltown, as we'll as
from this place and Duluth. But
the fact is, we reached Marshalltown
so late on the 9TH, after the business
Of the Association had, in the main,
been concluded, that all my time was
occupied in enjoying inequalities
generally extended to us from friends
there, attending tho Association the
balances Of tho afternoon session and
in hearing the address and poem in
the evening. We left at z this
morning and reached this city at
7:30 P, NJ, and am stealing a few
moments from needed rest to write
you this apology.
will, therefore, only now briefly
say, for your private information,
that the trip has thus far, in every
particular, been satisfactory. The
weather has been delightful, the
scenery attractive, and a disposition
has been manifested by tho railroads
and citizens to make the excursion
lists comfortable and happy, in which
thcy succeeded admirably.
The Press Association was better
attended this year than on any pre-
vious occasion, there being present,
including wives Of members, by
actual count, 226. Several members,
who were unable to be present at the
meeting, Joined the excursion at
stations this side OF Matshalltown,
swelling the, number to about 23e,
which, the Press Of this city says
this morning, were precipitated upon
the city without previous notice.
The Association was presided over
by Ret. CIarkson, r. ii. Mcbride
being Secretary, Major Griswold de-
livered tho address of welcome, re
sponded to very happily by G.
Beardsley. Morning session devoted
mainly to discussion of best way to
conduct local papers, advertising, etc.
In the afternoon the relation of
the press to parties was discussed :
F. Hatton delivered al essAy ballot
for officers FOR next year taken with
out choice, when at 4 o'clock the
Association adjourned to go out to
the Driving Park, to witness trot-
ting by fast nags-Joe Hooker was
one of them. In the evening the
following officers tor the ensuing
year were elected: W. w. Junkin,
President Col. vostal, Vice Presi-
dent; Frank Hatton, Secretary, and
T. o. Walker, Treasurer. Mt. Pleas.
ant was selected as the next place Of
meeting, and the I'd Wednesday OF
May the time. The balance OF the
evening and last session was devoted
TO an address by Judge Frost, of the
Belle PLANE Union. and q poom by
Mrs. Matilda Fletcher. A very ele-
CANT banquet, given by tho citizens,
wound up the EXERCISES. Gen He'd.
rick was called upon to take some
part in tho exercises, and regret was
expressed that neither Of the editors
Of the COURIER were present.
| l like Marshalltown. 1t is one Of
the live, progressive young cities Of
the State. Population some 5000
Very many elegant private residen'
ces, several fine churches, and large
business blocks we'll filed with goods
indications of o large trade. Every
effort was made by all the citizens to
render the visit of the members o.
the Press Association pleasant. Hos
pitality was universal, generous and
free.
The lasting gratitude of the Pres!
of Iowa is due to the Central Rail
road of Iowa, for inaugurating The
I'd annual excursion, and for the
pains taken to secure the co. opera
ton of connecting lines. The Cen.
trial, over 200 miles long, is in every
respect a first class road, and, l am
sure, it will always be pleasure, or
the part of every member Of thil
party, to pass over it when travelling
in this direction,
| We leave tomorrow morning fol
Duluth. Yours, J. W. N.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June II.
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