New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-08-13

sionists live in a timbered country,
they pronounced the country west q
Lake Crystal the most beautiful they
had ever seen. At Jordan, Mankato,
Madelia and other places along the
route the WAS Joined by addition n
al editors, 6ount to have a holiday.
week. At Minneopa five minutes
halt made to give the party an op.
port ty to view Minneopa Falls and
Beautiful scenery in it's immediate
|Yioinity. These falls have some SINH
lsrity to Minnehaha Falls and were
pronounced by the whole party fully
as beautiful. At St. James the train
was delayed about fifteen minutes by
a hot box. Arriving at the Barden
farm, the party was met by j. H.
Drake, tire assistant superintendent of
the road, Bro. Huntington of the Win.
dom Reporter, and citizens of Win.
dom. After most delightful run Win.
dom was reached at q few minutes past
twelve, and the party was escorted to
the Clark House where we parto0k of
a splendid dinner with the St. Paul &
Sioux City railroad.
Window is II town of about 400 in.
habitants, situated OIL the Dcs Moines
river. 1t has one -four mill, several
stores, two saloons and two hotels, one
OF which, the Clark House. owned and
run by Major John Clark, is a three
story brick with basement. It is fifty
feet wide by sixty deep, with two
wings twenty feet deep. tits furnish.
ed in elegant style and will compare
favorably with any hotel in the State.
1t was one general remark, show can
Window support. such a hotel?" Mr..
Clark also ownes 1900 acres of land
near Window. After satisfying our
inner wants we bid Window adieu,
and commenced our return trip at Las
p. m. It less than ten minutes the
train was halted at
BARDEN-BARDEN, .-..
the model stock farm of r. Barden,
Esq, situate three miles this side of
Window. Mr.. Barden met the party
at the train ard welcomed his guests
In manner which set every lady and
gentleman at ease in a moment. Mr..
Barden has here 500 heads of a splen.
did variety of blooded horses and cattle,
ii. fact the finest collection Of stock
in the State, including Minnesota
Chief, the horse valued at 500, 900. His
cattle are short horns and include bulls
valued at So, 500 and cows valued at
$500. He values his stock at over
500, 900. He has the best, most adj.
mirably arranged and excellently ven.
tilated barns we have ever seen. His
horse barn is 40xlO0 feet, two stories
high. His cattle barn is 40x8O feet,
two stories high, and the barn for his
short horns 20x80, one and a half sto.
ries high. He has in addition sheds
20xl4O feet in extent, and contem.
plates the lbuilding of an additional
cattle barn 8Oxl20 feet, three stories
high. Although called a stock farm
Mr.. Barden has 1900 acress, 1900 of
which are under cultivation. After
the animals had all been inspected Mr..
Barden entertained his guests in an
overwhelming manner, and after an
hours visit the party departed voting
Mr.. Barden the ''broadest gauge man
in Minnesota, and the king of enter.
tainers."
The run to st. Paul was made with.
out accident with the exception that
three miles on the other side of LIE
Sueur the train ran into two hand
cars loaded with iron, but thanks to
engineer Sencerbox, who handled the
throttle, the train was brought up
standing without any very serious re-
suits, and the excursionists were de.
tanned but a short time. The party
reached st. Paul a few minutes before
nine, and after Ave minutes halt
where whirled away towards Lake Ell.
mo. We reached
LAKE ELMO
about 0:3O, and were at once ushered
into the spacious DINING hall of the
hotel, where a splendid supper was
awaiting US. The party of course was
quite hungry and the walters were put
to their wits ends to keep the tables
replenished, but Messrs. Flowers &
Guthurz, the gentlemanly proprietors
of the hotel, knew their guests and
had made ample provisions. After
supper the electric, lights were inspect.
ed, and a short boat-rided taken upon
the lake. Lake Elmo, under the able
management of Messrs. Flowers 4 Guthurz, has
become the most fashionable summer resort in Min.
nesota and Wednesday being its big day, the Gl eat
Western band and some four hundred people from
St. Paul were at the lake. Gen. Flowers, who's
pressing invitation to remain a few days we are
sorry we could not accept informed US that the
hetel was crowded with guests from the eastern