Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-02-15
Especial Telegram to the Globe ]

MANKArO, Feb. 14.-At the November
session of the Southwestern Minnesota
Land and immigration association, Mr..
job n G. Noe, its secretary, was instructed
to invite the Northwestern Dairymen's as
sociation to hold their annual meeting In
Mankato. In accordance with this invita-
Eion the seventeenth annual meeting of the
Northwestern Dairymens' association con-
vened here to-day, which organization
represents the states of Minnesota, Iowa,
Wisconsin and Illinois. The delegates and
visitors were made the guests of the citizens
of Mankato, and as fast as they arrived
were quartered at the hotels and at resi-
dences. The spacious city hall was thrown
open to the use of the association, and
the preparations for the reception and
entert ainment of the city's guests was
taken in charge by the city board of trade.
John G. Noe, president of the Southwest
ern immigration society and chairman of
the general committee Of arrangements,
ably assisted by a corps of committees to
whom were delegated different depart
ments in the general preparations embrac-
ing the principal business men of Manka-
to and the usual complement of
ladies, have acquitted themselves in
most able and efficient manner. Direct
ly in front of the main entrance to the
city hall building was erected in the street
a mammoth ice palace of solid blocks of
ice and surrounded by flag staff from
which foated the national colors, and
which attracted much attention.
The hall which is one of the pleasantest
imaginable, was most tastefully decorated
and comfortably seated. Upon the spacious
platform neatly carpeted was placed ta-
BILE for the use of the president and secre-
tary and an elegant upright piano, while
upon the right and left we're spacious tables
for the use of reporters. Above and in front
of the platform were tastefully dreped the
national colcrs, in the center of which
in large letters was tho word "Welcome"
below a large star while above was the
motto of our commonwe alth "L'Etoile du
Nord." Upon the wall to the right of the
platform in large letters of evergreen were
the names of the four states which form
the association, tast5fully arranged and
with pictures and engravings covering the
entire wall.
At the right aud left rear OF the platform
were two full length life size oil paintings
representing the great grandfather of c.
P. Hawley, Of Mankat2, in paternal scene
viewing his focks and herds and of hi:
great grandmother and her daughter IL
the costume of the revolutionary period IL
front, and to the left of the platform was
pyramid of hot house plants with callas
and other plants in full bloom and which
produced d beautiful effect. At every
available spot on the walls were pictures
and engravings and the tasty hand of the
ladies was everywhere visible in the
beautiful decorations and drapings.
DELEGATES.
The following are a part of the dele
gates and visitors from abroad who were
in attendance at the opening of the asso-
citation:
James Anderson, New York.
Hon J B Wakehld, Blue Earth City.
&C GoodnOw, Pipestone.
7 McKinstry, Winnebago City.
Denne, Winnebago City.
Henry Nelson, Winnebago City.
NV Daley, Madison, D. T.
G L McCumber Window.
C Huntington, Window.
S D GAYLORD, Minneapolis.
W E Richardson, Austin.
J f Ellis, Eau Claire.
j W Polleys, Wells.
Norman T Mason, Marion, Iowa.
Houghton, Tribune, Minneapolis.
" P Murdocz. Murdock.
" Slav+p- and wife st Paul.
III Donahue, Bird Island.
Cola H Reed, Glencoe.
C Il Whitney, Marshall.
Col R McGlinOy, Elgin, III.
D Barclay EIgin, Ill.
c W Gould, Elgin, III.
r McAdam, Elgin. ILL.,
W H Hintze, Elgin, Ill.
EJ Oatman, Elgin, Ill.
CF Dexter, Chicago, Ill.
G " Addy, New York.
CP Willard, Chicago, III.
S Favill, Delevan, Wis.
NJ Weeks, Delevan, Wis.
Holcomb, Rockford. Ill.
H B Carrier, De Kalb, Ill.
6 H Prowder, Ft. Atkinton, Wis.
Z r Strong, Fit. Atkinson, Wis.
A Safeblade, Wilmington, Ill.
J G Lumbard, Chicago, Ill.
W B Strait, Mankato.
W D Hood Atkinson, Wis.
ID " Curtis Atkinson. Wis.