Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1884-05-22
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.

On Monday night May, u, the writer
and his better half left Phillipsburg for
Beloit, to attend the meeting of the north
west Kansas editorial association, on the
18th Although the night was stormy,
we made the trip to Marvin in ID Har-
mons concord coach, in very COM
Portable manner, and were landed at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bell, where
we had a good bed and were called up
for the 5 g. m. passenger train, east, on
the c.. b. r. r., which was on time, and
soon we were speeding our way to the
Queen City of northwest Kansas. Each
station passed brought new editorial re-
cruits, and by the time BelOit was
reached, we numbered about twenty,
and were cordially received at the depot
by Bros. Caldwell and Dodge of the
| Courier and Gazette, who showed us
every courtesy in their power. At ten
O'Clock the association met at the opera
house, president Caldwell, of the Cour-
Ter, in the chair, and Lew. G, Headley,
Secretary. After listening to an able
address by the president, which will be
published in the minutes of the associa-
ton. an interesting session was held and
another in the afternoon, at which times
| a general discussion of matters of inter-
est to the fraternity was had. At the
close of the afternoon meeting, Judge
! Goodwin invited the association to visit
! the Goodwin Park stock farm, and the
! thoroughbred Scotch Angus, Short Horn
and Jersey cattle. This is the only farm
in this part of the state devoted eXclu-
sively to breeding registered stock, and
is worthy of a visit by any one who is an
admirer of fine stock. The celebrated
| bull, Judge, of this herd is believed to
| be one of the finest, if not the finest liv-
ing, and has taken first prize at the
Scotland, Paris and Montreal EXPOSE
tons, and is Justly termed the ''world
beaten. In the evening a large number
of the citizens of BelOit met with the ed
itors at the opera house, and listened to
an address of welcome by mayor Mani
fold, and response by j. w. Mcbride,
the new president, and other members
of the ASSOCIATION and citizens of BelOit,
after which tho room was cleared for
the dance, which was said to be very
pleasant affair.
THE EXCURSION.
At 10 O'Clock Wednesday morning
the editors and their wives, the BelOit
Band and Militia Company and num-
Der of citizens proceeded to Minneapolis
by special train, furnished by the Solo
mon branch of the U. P, r. r. and re-
turned in the afternoon. Arriving at
Minneapolis, the visitors were met at the
depot by the band and militia and q
large number of citizens. The editors
were driven in carriages about the city,
which, by the way, is one of the most
beautiful and prosperous of the inland
Kansas towns, 1t was building up rap
idly, and on all sides were 10 be Seen
evidences that it is enjoying a genuine
"boOm." The dinner provided for, by
the citizens at the Ballou House, was as
fine as ever lot of hungry men and
women ever sat down to, and the man
ner in which it disappeared was its own
best comment, and to say both dinner
and hotel were first class is putting the
thing mildly. After a pleasant trip
back to BelOit where we received further
courtesIes; short meeting of the associ-
alton at the Democrat Office was held,
where appropriate resolutions of thanks
were passed. Superintendent M. J. vii.
cox and sheriff Frank McGrath put US
under special obligations for pleasant
carriage rides around the city, and also
Mrs. w. H. Caldwell for special favors
to Mrs. Bissell during the meeting. The
association also visited the st. Joe store
and inspected the working of their rail
road cash system which they were just
completing, with seven stations, and is
the only one west of Topeka. On the
whole, it has been an occasion long to
be remembered, and Beloit and her
good, will ever be cherished in our mem
DRY.