Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-18
THE EXCURSIONS.

a PteHsdnt Day at Iinnetonka-The Round
OF the AdHe Mdde-Dinner and Speeches
at Gtbson's Grore-Departure for st. Paw
and Duluth.
Promptly at o'clock yesterday morniug,
the st. Louis excursion train with the entire
party on board left the st. Paul and Pacific
depot for days enjoyment at Minnetonks,
The party was accompanied by the Min.
neapoIs brass band, and by lar,s
number of leading citizens, including G. c. and
W. d. Washburn ". ". McNair, Mayor Rand
+. H. Wilson, L. Fletcher, R. j. Baldwin. G. G
sturteVant, Geo. HUM, and large number of
others.
Arriving at Wayzata the party found Commo.
dore May, with his fine stearn-wheel steamer
lea May, III waiting, and at once embarked
Tor Excelsior and the upper lake. The arrange
ments We're perfect Nothing was wanting to
make the trip enjoyable in every respect, Even
the weather, after the first little drizzle in tina
| morning, seemed to take delight in making the
trip pleasant and agreeable to our southern
visitors.
Up to Excelsior. where stop of ten minutes
was made, and through the narrows, nast
Rockvilles island, around Cream island. and
back without stopping. Col. Slayback, the
talking man of the party, deserted at
Excelsior, determined to have a LITTLE
| amusement with the finny tribe. The GLOBE
man Is grleved to say that the colonel sacrificed
| vast amount OF social enjoyment for the most
| consumptlve catch of fish that ever came from
| the limpid waters of AIinnetonka. If the
| colonel had not fastened himself to the atfec
| tons of the GLOBE with hooks of steele
| he (the q. NJ would be compelled TO
| tell to u waiting world that
| the great Missouri sportsmen (Which the same
| was the coloneD only caught SIX sun fish. one
ignorant and unsophisticated croppie bull,
| head just out of school, and three smoking
/ apL kas AID fba,, h., i
Glbsons Boosting of his prowess with the rod
| and line
On the return the party landed at Gibson :
grove. where the hosp,table proprietor had
spread banquet fit for the gods. The history
| of the trip would not be complete unless the
GLOBE man should say, in this connection
| that Mr.. Gibson Is a denizen of st. Louis who
for twenty years. through clouds and sunshine
evil and good report, in season and
out OF season, has made his summer home
in Minnesota. He has been in these wilds 40
long that even Col. Stevens (who with Susan
| D. discovered the falls of St. Anthony recog-
| nlzes HIM as native and to the manor born y
Mr.. Gibson for 10. these many wears has been
| endeaVorlng to impress upon the minds of the
| residents OF st. Louis that Minnesota was a
good State to emigrate to- when
the s.roccos blew fierce from the sunny
Sou1h. Yesterday. all who partook of
| his munlticent hospitality We're convinced 1t
Is hardly necessary to add that Mr. Gibson is a
resident of st. Louis, who has confirmed
habit OF spending his summers. with wife and
family, at Mlnnetonka and that he has built
one OF the most elegant villas in grove on the
bank OF the lake, where he yesterday dealt out
the most munltcent hospitality to his old
| friends and neighbors.
After the banquet, speeches were made by
Col. Slayback. Gov. Brockmeier and Mr.. Glib
son of st. Louis, and Capt Wilson, Gov c. c.
and Hon. w. ID. Washburn of this city. The
post ordndial eloquence was good but life is
too short, and the GLOBE too much crowded
with news, to attempt report
The banquet concluded the party moved
down through the SYLVAN shades of Gibson's
grove to the landing, and the Ida May
put out for Wayzata and home
amid cheers and good wishes to and from the
generous, hospitable host. Arriving at WAY
zata the train was found in waiting and thu
happy party embarked for st. Paul filed viii
pleasant remembrances of one of Tia,
most delightful excursions that ever
made the green shores of old Mime
tonka resound to the happy laughter OF
pleasure seekers. The train passed through t.
st. Paul. where to-day will be spent. and TIN,
evening the party will leave for Duluth and
| Lake Superior.
This report would not be complete without
| favorable mention of the effort of Gen. Wash
| burn, president of the st. Louis road to make
the trip pleasant and profitable for his guests
! The arrangements We're complete in ever,
respect and nothing was wanting to make yes
| terdaS s programme complete