Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-06-22

EDITORIAL EXCURSION
to
Lake Superior and Return.
On Wednesday, the 7th inst, the
Iowa Press Association held its an
nual Convention, at Marshalltown.
Nearly . hundred and fifty editors
were in attendance, many of whom
were accompanied by their wives.
Some discussion wAs had IN the Con-
|vention in reference to the relation
Of papers to parties. the general topic
cf advertising, and personalities iu
newspaper discussions. Mrs. MAtil
da Fletcher read . poem, and D. H.
Frost, of the Belle Plaine Union, de-
livered the address. The officers
elected for the ensuing year, are, w.
w. Junkin, of the Fairfield Ledger,
President; w. L. vestal, of the
Storm Lake Pilot, Vice President;
Frank Hatton, Of the Mt. Pleasant
Journal, Secretary; T. o. Walker, Of
the Bloomfield Democrat, Treasurer;
and Judge Thayer, Of the Clinton
Age, E. N. CT apin, Of the Marshall
Times, S. B. Treynor, Of the Council
Bluff Nonpariel, Executive Com.
mittee.
The people of Marshalltown gen.
erously opened their doors to the
members OF the Association and pro-
vided them free entertainment. In
the evening, they gave banquet to
their visitors, which was worthy of
the town and the people. We were
fortunate in being rendered the hos
pitalitics Of DR.. and Mrs. Rogers,
former citizens of Toledo. Those
who know the DR.. and his wife need
not an assurance that we were
sumptuously and kindly entertained.
During the afternoon, there was
what was denominated an Editorial
horse trot," to which the convention
adjourned for couple hours. 1t was
difficult to determine whether the
real test in the race was speed, in
the horse, or proficiency in jockey
ing, in the drivers. As there was
more jockeying than trotting, we did
not sit 1t out. 10 Hooker, Sleepy
John and Homely Jim were the con
testants and We understood that
Sleepy John won the race.
On Thursday morning, at the early
hour OF about IL o'clock, the excur.
s,onists lett the depot, at Marshall.
town, on a special train provided by
the Central Railroad of Iowa. On
reaching Ackley, the junction Of the
road with the Dubuque L Sioux City
road, several more como aboard,
swelling the total number of pleas.
uro seekers to 2so,-men, women
and children.
Mason City rendered the excur-
sionists a FREQ lunch, and the same
was freely and unhesitatingly accept
ed. At this place we changed cars,
and was carried over the Minnesota
Central road to St. Paul, which was
reached about I o'clock in the even
ing.
II travelling through northern
Iowa and southern Minnesota, one
will notice but little, if any, change
in the general face of its country, and
the character of The soil. There is,
perhaps, more timber observable as
one approaches St. Paul, and, in the
immediate approach to the Mississip.
pi river, the country is more broken,
as indeed, it is, also, in lows, and
other States. The season in north.
ern Minnesota must be somewhat
later than with us,-perhaps from
one to two weeks, depending on the
distance north.
st. Paul was specially delighted to
see as. More than usual attention
was shown us. Carriages and omni-
buses were waiting, at the depot, on
our arrival, and we were carried, at
oar oWn erpe'sse, to hotels, where we
were entertained with especial refer
ence to the usual qsid pro qxo, and as
little OF the qnid given for the qso as
practicable. We are of the opinion
that St. Paul does MT take very kind
" to dead heads, especially editors
travelling for pleasure and health
No special notice was gwen St. Paul
that we were to pay him Gt?) visit,
and none of US expected any tree en-.
tertainment; we were, therefore, not
disappointed. Some Of tho party,
who had to pay fifty cents hack fare,
and . dollar for trunk drayage, con.
sidered such charges as personal
thrusts at them in their excursionist
Though, as they had taken
the precaut,on to borrow few dol
lars before leaving home, they paid
their bills like mlllionaires.
At st. Paul, the Mississippi river
takes an abrupt turn from east to
south. just . little to the west Of