Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-11-28
The Editors Of Northern
Kansas Enjoy an EzCur-
sion to AtchisOn.
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD
COMPANY AND TIE CITY DO
IT Up HANDSOME.
Fine Feed and Frollosome FESTIVITIES

of the junior, and Miss Rose III. Eldred,
Of this city. started for an excursion
over the Central Branch to Atohison
and return. At Marvin we found
splendid accommodations for the night
at the newly an anged and elegant house
Of Geo. Bell, who by the way, knows
how to treat his guests in a courteous
manner, and the princely entertainment
which we there received from Mr.. and
Mrs Bell, will not soon be forgotten.
The conductor on the morning train
ushered US into an elegant chair car,
which he said was reserved for the edi-
tors. On entering we discovered Boyd,
of the Logan Freeman, and Wright and
wife Of the Lenora Leader. At Kirwin,
our company was augmented by DIR.
jenkins and wife, and c. j . Lamb and
daughter, Miss GIDlie. The ''NucleOus''
came near standing upon his head while
trying to manipulate the springs and
machinery OF his chair. He said these
new tangled cars might do we'll enough
east of the Missouri river, but were
never intended for COW boys.
at Downs we took breakfast and
we've met by Supt. Pagan and General
Passenger Agent Townsend, with their
own private car and a special train was
there made up 10 convey US to Atchisoa.
All along The iue, wherever an editor
had assumed the audacity of mould
! ing public opinion, " our tran stopped
and took the faber shower in. BY he
time we reached our destination, about
sixty of these cadaverous mOrtals, to-
gether with their wives and lady
friends, were aboard our train We
have not the space to make a personal
mention OF them all, but can truthfully
say that a joll.er set it has never been
our pleasure to meet. Only one thing
occurred TO mar The pleasure Of the oc-
casiOn, and that, we grievo to state,
was the finding of a large cOrk-screw in
c, j. Lambs vest pocket. This unfOr-
! tunate circumstance caused a shadow
to rest over the entire company for
some time,-a shadow which was at
last removed by fragrant box of ha-
vanas produced by Supt. Pagan, from
! some mysterious recess.
At noon we partouk of an excellent
dinner at GreenIeaf. The table was
spread with all the delicacies which
the market affords 1t was on this oc-
casiOn that we noticed the ENORMOUS
capacity of Col. Caldwell and @. j.
Lamb. Their rubicund visages fairly
cleaned with Iickwickian satisfaction
as they were assisted to rise from a
place at the table, which, for several
square yards, presented an appearance
W ell described by the beautiful poem OF
''Jacky Spratt'' for 'Detwixt them
both, you see, they licked the platter
clean"
From Greenleaf to Atcbison, our
train made extra fast time, and we
reached the latter place at $3.50 p. m.
where Philips celebrated cornet band
met us and dis coursed some excellent
music. The guests were then distribu-
TED at the principal hotels. and it was
our happy lot to be conducted to the
Byram, which is one of the best hotels
in the west. containing all the modern
Improvements necessary for the com
fort and convenience of guests.
Mr.. Noble L. Prentis, of the Atchi-
son Champion, took supper With the
HERALD party, after which he con-
Quoted US on a stroll about town, point.
/ ing ont the places of special interest
About six o'clock in the evening q bust
ness meeting OF the editors was held in
the parlors of the B. ram hotel whers
committees were appointed 10 draft
resolutions expressing the thanks of the
editorial fraternity of northwest Kan
sas, to the officers and employees of the
Missouri Pacific R'y for cOurIesies rem
dered, also to the Mayor and good peo-
PIE of Atchison for their kind enter
tainment.
In the evening the most of our COM
pany after ded the japanese opera,
''AlIcado, - at The expense of the city,
which was indeed mirth provoking
entertainment. The opera being oyer
we were escorted 10 the new freight
depot of the Missouri Pacific, a nam
moth structure, where about seventy.
1--WE testiye couples were clipping the
fantastic" to the delightful music OF
Phillips corne: band, which trilled the
I measures OF quadrille as easily as an
orchestra. Being possessed Of .Korns''
/ we did not parsake OF the heel end toe
: exercises, but contented ourselves e
wait for the elsUant ba7ouet which