Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1885-07-30

Siebert's Great Western band played as |
they came from the train. The party |
took carriages at once. which were i'll
waiting, and were driven over the city,
viewing the principal points ofinterest.
After the drive they repaired to the
Ryan, arriving there shortly before
o'clock. Seibert's string band, station ,
ed on the parlor floor, near the head OF
the main entrance, discoursed inspir-
ing music. and with but little delay,
the guests were ushered into the mag
niticent dining hall, where an elegant
supper was served. The menu was in
every way worthy the high character
of st. Paui's great hotel, embracing Il
long list of delicacies and substantials.
Wines were not served.
A NOVEL BILL OF FARE.
The menu was q novel one, being
printed on the last page of the cover of
the chamber Of commerce report for
1884. These the guests We're invited to
carry home with them. The heading
was: complimentary Supper Tend
cred the Dakota Press Association at
Hotel Ryan, Friday, July "a, 1883, by
the Chamber of Commerce" After the
edibles had received proper attention,
Thomas Cochran, DR., acting as master
of ceremonies, made Few happy and
appropriate remarks. He said the affair
was purely informa al, and was gotten
UP on the spur of the moment. Conse-
quently the hospitality offered was
probably not what W rs expected, but
the people of st. Paul were glad to see
the Dakota editors and give them well
come. Mayor Rice extended hearty
welcome to the visitors He said that
editors made and unmade states, but he
coulden't say they unmade territories.
| If it had not been for the editors, though.
we would not to-day see this great
Northwest so far advanced. The re-
ceptlon was purely informal, but the
people of st. Paul were rs glad to see
their Dakota friends as if elaborate
| preparations had been made. CHOPPED
the guests would enjoy their visit and
carry away pleasant recollections. a
note was read from Gen. Sibley express
ing regrets because of his inability to
be present. S. j. Conklin Of Water
town, president of the association, re-
sponded to Mayor Rice's welcome IN an
eloquent and forcible manner.
He said the members were sincerely
grateful for the royal welcome accord.
+ ed them, but such things were to be eX-
pected IN the great Northwest. What
ever the people undertake they do on Il
broader and grander scale than in any
other section under the sun. He paid
a high compliment to both st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Forty years ago, he sale
the maps were marked with dark line
Of letters which read "rhe Great
American Desert" The country tina,
is now Dakota was embraced in this
district. 1t was supposed to be sterile
and uninyiting land. But this desert
is now capable of feeding one-half tht
people of the earth and the people wht
come up to-day from that desert" vii
compare with any on the face Of tn
globe for intelligence and thrift.
g little more than six years ago the frs
r railroad reached Watertown, and thel
in a belt of country 800 miles wide, ant
: extending from there to the Mlssour
/, river, there was no civilization. Nov
in this same belt, there is one of th
5 finest agricultural districts in the worl
: larger than some of the states Of tn
n Union-dotted with cities and villages
/ and schools and churches, and produt
t ing the grandest crops the sun eve
!. shone on. He predicted that in twent
years st. Paul and minneapolis woul
II become one, and command the trade c
n the entire Northwest. Chicago ha
q graually taken the trade away froi
/ New York after q hard fight, and S
e Paul and Minneapolis would do til
n same thing with Chicago in the futur
Y MUST EXTEND TILE RAILROADS.
s But il St Paul wants to secure til
l. trade of Central and Southern Dakot
o she must extend her railroad system
% The roads have stopped on the borde
u They must go on southwest to the Mi
a. souri, river. Watertown is connectt
e directly with Minneapolis, and the san
/ thing must bn done with st. PAT
n Give Dakota the opportunity to con
u to st. Paul to trade, which would
brought about if st. Paul would use h
IS money and influence and power
push the roads on. He closed
ut thanking the citizens for the cordi
v reception.
k. W. p. Murray of st. Paul follow