The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-08-01

CLEAR LAKE.A0n Tuesday morning
the Both ult., we in company with w. A.
Lindley and lady and our better half,
started on q pleasure trip to Clear Lake,
Iowa. Took the morning train on the
Central of Iowa, and were soon on our
way over one of the best managed roads in
the West to the northern part of the State.
The cars are kept clean and in good re-
pair and gentlemanly employees only are
kept to manage the trains. The country
between this and Cerro Gordo comfy is
as fine as can be found In any State in the
Union. The crops look well. Wheat is
better north of this, but corn is not quite
so good. The farmers think they have the
best wheat crop they have had for years,
and are hopeful the frost will keep off long
enough for the corn to ripen. We landed
at Mason City on time and after remain
ing there six hours took our departure for
Clear Lake, distance of nine miles,
Landed at Clear Lake, small town of 500
inhabitants, which is not very lively
place. We then took our departure for
the Island House which we found to be a
very pleasant place to stop The Island
is beautifully situated, and nature has
made it one of the pleasantest places
around the Lake, and is the highest point
in that section of country. We had very
pleasant lime fishing and boating
while there. The proprietor of the Island
House furnishes row, sail and steam boats
for the accommodation of his customers,
and in every other way does everything
he can to make his guests comfortable
Fishing was good and caught our share.
The Ministerial and Doctor crowd arrived
on Wednesday and pitched their tents on
the east side of the Lake in the town of
Clear Lake, and while we were at their
tent they all seemed to enjoy themselves
hugely, and we know from the appearan-
ces of their countenances they had done
great deal of laughing and had enjoyed
themselves as well as any party that, had
visited the Lake. The citizens of the
town said they had behaved themselves
reasonably well, which was great relief
to us, as our anxiety was great in this re-
spect, but still they knew that we were on
ly three miles from them and this was some
restraint wesuppose on their conduct
We gave them some good advice before
we left which may keep them in bounds.
The party consisted of Revs. McAyeal,
Childs, Carpenter, Mcdonald, Snowden,
Simmons, and DR.. Hurst. While there we
had the pleasure of forming the acauain-
lance of Col. Ingersol ofDes Moines, War
rem ofTama City, Major Wood of Clear
Lake, McNett of Ottumwa, Mr.. Buckley
and lady of Manchester, and several others
whose names we do not remember, but a
pleasanter crowd we have not had the
pleasure of meeting for many day. On
our way up at Mason City and Clear Lake
the citizens of these two towns took par
ticular pains to run down the proprietor
of the Island House and his hotel accom-
modations, but we are free to say that we
were pleased with the house and should
we ever visit the Lake again would most
assuredly stop on the Island in preference
to any other place in that section. j. III.
Emerson, the proprietor, makes an effort
to have alltreated alike, and gives his per-
sonal attention to the matter. 1t is his in
tention to make further improvements
tnis ana next season. 81 60 -r. gazar, A1