St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-15
FarntinQton.

1ully and ably serve.
Pennington.
The beautiful prints of buer stamped
| 81. Paul Jobbers' Union,r from the
creamery of w. B. Straight 4 Co., which
were presented to the UnionBy Mr.. J. H.
Hargrave, and which were conigned to the
dining car for use during theltip were certi-
ned by the Steward, Charles Mller, to be of
most superior quality, and Sere consumed
by those on board of the traf with degree
OF relish that evidenced thei appreciation.
Inc novel reception awaitingls, which it is
supposed is due to the inverive genius of
II. Z. JudsoI, the irrepressile secretary Of
The state agricultural socity, at this the
first place on our lit of towns,
was fully appreciated by alton board of our
train, and the cheers with yhich the traction
engine drawing it's train farm wagons was
greeted by the Jobbers shoted how they rel
lshed it. The sport was enjoyed to its fullest
extent when Mr.. Tallmabge mounted the
steering apparatus which guided the engine
and ran the train down to the depot where
/. W. Ingcrsoll, special artist of the excur-
sion photographed the unique outfit. The
business part of Pennington which is dis
trlbuted over two sides of each Of four blocks
in the shape of cross, was fairly thronged
with people, large proportion
OF whom were ladies, and the waving of
handkerchiefs and the enthusiastic cheers of
the men as our train moved off gave us a
grand send-off.
One of the laughable features of the first
days run was the marching through the train
of the amateur band composed of Messrs. D.
B. Finch, n Singleton, F. B. Howell and c.
Y. 1t. Smith, each armed with a band instru-
ment, upon which they performed with a
greater attention to quantity than quality of
tone, but which was quite successful in pro-
ducing fun, which is just exactly what the
lively gentlemen named intended.
The most amusing and entertaining Incl
dents OF the trip was the panorama given
at the Brunswick, at Faribault, by two rail-
road gentlemen who certainly possess the
most talent in the way of dialect sketches
ever seen off of the boards. A wire screen
door was made to do duty as canvas, upon
which the inimitable genius of the perform
ers literally made the pictures to appear. A
large audience was entertained in a manner
which was highly appreciated by them.
One of the most pleasant features of the
excursion was the presence of so many ladies
upon our train who, in response to the in
vitation of the gentlemany jobbers, would
come aboard and ride few miles along the
road till the return passenger was met when
they would take leave of their hosts and re-
turn home, their places being filed, in turn,
by others from the place where they left us.
In the splendid drawing room cars with
which our train was furnished nothing re-
NAMED to makebthem look absolutely en-
chanting but the presence of ''lovely
woman" and this want the bright, vivacious,
handsome ladies of Dakota and
Minnesota furnished, an; 1arnished our
sumptuous travelling palaces as nothing else
would. The honors of the occasion were
about equally divided between President
Finch, Manager Tallmadge, D.. D. Merrill,
Esq, (whom none of the younger men of the
party could exceed in gallantry), Z. F. Os-
born, D. B. Finch, VIII C. Wilson, F. P.
Howell and others, who played the part of
hosts in such a manner as to do themselves
everlasting credit and to produce most
favorable impression upon their fair guests.
The presence of Gen. j. H. Baker, the
"silyer tongued orator of southern Mime
sota," was a most fortunate thing, for while
many OF the members of the Jobbers' Union
are good speakers, yet practical business is
more in their line than oratory, and when
the fiery eloquence of some of the noted law
yers and public men along the line was
turned upon the party the general was al
ways loaded for reply and never failed to
win from the appreciatiye Dakotians enthu-
siastic applause. But when we crossed the
line into Minnesota. and he found himself
upon his native heath, it became manifest
that his friends and neighbors knew in ad
vance what they were going to get by the
way in which the clamorous calls for ssBakcr, -
Baker" rent the air. The well
chosen words, in which he responded on be-
half of the st. Paul Jobbers' Union, will long
be remembered by all who heard them. and
will not fail of their desired effect