Morris tribune., 1883-07-28
NEWS of THE STATE.
THE EDITORIAL EXCURSION.


| Az this excursion has been by far the most Sue
cessftil ever known In the annals of the society,
q full account is produced Leaving St
Paul at s:45 Wednesday night q quick run
Was made to Moofhead, where breakfast was
| partaken of at the Grand Pacific. Thfotgh
| invitation of Messrs. Hughes Il Hersey, OF Ar
villa, change was made in the dinner pro-
gramme, and instead of going to Grand Forks
party Eors. 'Iae1 nnecn se'' Arvi where
the proprietors of the town, Messrs Hughes
& Hersey, opened the doors OF their elegant
| hotel to the freedom Of the party, and served
| sumptuous dinner for their dissection The
proprietors and their wives did themselves
| proud in the manner and matter OF the enter
| Eainment, at the conclusion OF which short
visit to their farm, situated about two miles
| west from the town was made. 1t comprises
5000 acres sqttare; lying Yn both sides OF the
Turtle river. They have !, 100 acres In crops
this year, all looking finely, and l'ooo
81, 900 residence occupies beautiful
site upon the bank of the river.
and substantial and commodious barns, grana-
| ries, etc, are built down npon the wooded
| strip that skirts the waters edge. The stock
consists of large herd of the finest blooded
| Jerseys. The elevator is the largest along the
| line, and has a capacity OF upward OF loO,-
600 bushels The Hersey house has thirty-slx
| rooms aud is furnished in more than usnal e!e-
gance. The ride from Arvilla to DeyiPs Lake
| took the party through about sixty miles OF the
| virgin prairie upon which were scattered claim
sbantees in every direction, with their accom-
panying small patch of plowed ground. No
crop has as yet been put INTO 'he
ground in this section: Arriving at
Devil. ,v Lake mat St It. oom.es RHl.eek Of be 3 %
zens, who escorted it to the steamer Mirnie
| a., Capt Herman, formerly of Saltwater,
where occurred a most enjoyable sail of
| couple of hours duration upon the placid
bosom of this inland sea, the water of which
is about two-fifths as salt as that OF the ocean.
THE BANQUET .......
| Returning to the Lake View house about 10
| O'Clock, bonnteous banquet was spread and
| the excursonists were warmly welcomed by
Mr. j. H. Parsons, whose appropriate remarks
| were humoronsly supplemented by Judge
| Lord register of the United States land office
| Of that place. who acted as chairman OF the
| fully acknowledging the couresies extended.
| Judge John W. Bennett, as toast master,
I of the OCCASION proposed as the first toast 'The
press of the Northwest" ''The Minnesota Edi-
| torial association" received response from II.
( F. Hord, of the Montevideo Leader. o. B.
Corsett responded earnestly to the toast of "The
| Manitoba railway system and the DEVILS Lake
| Town-Site company" The fifth toast was en-
bodied in est Paul and Minneapolis, the great
| gateways to a greater empire, the greatest
| granary in the world; may they continue to
| grow until they shall form one mighty city. "
| The response to this came from Frank
| Hissler. Occupying the next place in the
| programme was the toast, "The lades-heayen
| bless them-the wives, mothers, sisters and
| cousins, and the Dakota mothers-in-law." Re-
sponded to by Mr. O'Brien. In response to
| the last toast, entitled ''Minnewaukan, or
| DEVILS Lake" Maj. Newson of ST. Paul recited
q hitherto unpublished legend relating to the
| Devils Lake country, which was told by a
| Blackfoot squaw who had been captive
| among the Chippewas, recounting the change
which had come over the face OF the land and
| presenting the reasons therefor hnmor-
| ous recitation from the proceedings of
| the Lime Kiln club, entitled Woman's
Rights, was recited by Mr. Wishart of Wash
| ington, d. c., which convulsed the listeners,
| when the assembly broke up, about l O'Clock
| Friday morning, with three rousing cheers fol
| the hospitable citizens of DEVILS Lake. Leav-
| ing at 7:3O Friday morning, the return trip to
| Grand Forks was made without incident Of
| tiote. save that at Arvila serenade was
rendered Messers Hughes & Hersey and
| their wives.
Arriving at Grand Forks at noontlme, the
| editors were met at the depot by the brass
| band and delegation of citizens and escorted
| to the Griggs house, where the party were
| handsomely entertained by the members of the
| press and citizens. Two hours were pleasantly
occupied in looking sbout the thriving city. Al
|
| band escorted the party to two hotels, where,
| without unnecessary delay, the inner man was
| satisfied.
As the regular train of the Manitoba road
only runs as far as Neche, q delegation from
| Winnipeg, consisting Of Consul J. W. Taylor,
| Assistant Superintendent Brown and r. b.
| Harstone of the Canadian Pacific railroad, and
| W. F. Lnxton of the Winnipeg Free Press, were
| in waiting with special train to take the ex-
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| o'clock. Saturday morning. After breakfast,
| the time until 3 O'Clock in the afternoon was
spent as the choice of the individual suggested
| At that hour lunch was spread at the Queens
hotel by the mayor and city council, well sea-
soned with toasts and songs The entire party
were then given two hours drive about the
| city in carriages. At midnight the excursion-
| lists boarded a special provided by the Cana
| dian Pacific officials and were whirled away
eastward to Rat Portage upon the Lake of the
| Woods, l35 miles distant, arriving there at b
O'Clock Sunday morning. Most of the party
| boarded the new tug Algona and were given a
| delightful sail down the lake, fourteen miles.
| to the mine of the Winnipeg Consolidated Min
| ing company, which Is yielding gold in paying
| quantities. No idea of the beauty of this lake
| Upward of 1900 islands are estimated to
be scattered about in it. 5000 of which
| have actually been counted. These. with the
| shores, are for the most part rocky and covered
| with q thick growth of pine, and as the steamer
passed in and out among the view is enchant-
| Ing. Leaving the Portage, the run TO winnipeg
| was made in q little more than four hours,
| through the most desolately barren and unin-
| habited country imaginable Wooded and
rocky, there was no sigu of cultivation until
| within about ten miles of Winnipeg. Ihe
| party partook of an excellent dinner at the
railroad eating house, interpersed with a
resolution of thanks to the Canad An Pacific
road and its officials and United States Consul
| Taylor, for the many courtesies received at
| their hands, and speeches of acknowledgement
were made by the officials mentioned. The
sleepers of the party were attached to the regn-
lar southwark bound train which leaves at 7:35
Sunday evening, when the homework trip
was commenced over the st. Vincent branch OF
the Manitoba road. Nothing of importance oc-
Cured upon the trip, and the Minnesota edit
6:2O p. m. Monday night, exactly upon sched-
| nle time. ..s- .
| During the trip homeward business meet
ing of the association was held, and resolutions
of thanks to President Herbert and Treasurer
Ramaley, and the management of the st Panl.
| Minneapolis g. Manitoba Railroad company,
were passed. President Herbert and Messrs.
| Hoard, Wise, Graham and Hall were appointed
a committee on incorporation, and Mr. Ben
| nett ON badges. Messrs. James l. Lee of Chi
| cago and DR. r. F. Elliott of Minneapolis were
| the executive committee appoint historian of
the trip, and that his report be printed in
pamphlet form. There is movement on foot
| by the association to secure permanent re-
sort, which it shall own and contr, |, about
some lake, where the meetings of tie society
| may be held and the annual vacation enjoyed.
Although upward of ], 400 miles were trav-
ersed, not the slightest accident or incident oc-
Cured to mar the unalloyed pleasure of the
trip.
The yearly increase in attendance at
shattuck school, Faribault, necessitates the
erection of a new building for the accom-
| modation of boarders. II will be called
| Breck hall in memory of the Rev. ]. Lloyd
Breck, who was one of the pioneer mission
| aries of Minnesota. 81
A sm II pamphlet issued by the secretary
of the state board ofimmigration brings to
| mind the interesting fact that Minnesota bas
still large unexplored territory in the
northern portion of the state. A number of
counties are as yet veritable terra incogni.
ia neither surveyed nor explored. Mr..
Young gives q clear and concise account of
tho natrral faafures and resources of this