St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-13
A "FAIRYLAAD' PICNIC.
Minnesota People Disporting Them
selves in California.
IT WAS w. A. NIMOCKS' TREA'
A May Day Affair Under Balmy Skies,
in Which North Star People
Participated.

borean weather, the MinnesotianS at
Los Angeles are enjoying May parties
and fighting festive mosquitoes. Just
week ago yesterday, w. A. Nimocks, OF
Minneapolis, entertained gay party,
representing the state of Minnesota,
through Minneapolis, st. Paul and a
dozen other places, over which the Los
Angeles papers go into raptures. There
was a suspicion of moisture, one of
them says, when the time arrived for
the Minnesota people, now resident
in Los Angeles, to leave for their
picnic at the beautiful rural home
of W. A. Nimocks, at Santa Fe
Springs in the enchanting Los NietoS
valley. The moisture and lowering
skies, however, did not dampen the
ardOr of sturdy people who had brayed
the elements in the North Star state,
and large and merry party gathered
at Commercial street depot with baskets
of tempting viands, and shortly after, IN
four coaches on the Southern Pacific,
we're whirling away to ''Fairyland," the
name appropriately given to the home
OF Mr.. NimockS, on whose invitation
the old Minnesota friends were gather
ing. After a ride around by Dow
ney through country whose soil pro-
duceS with facility and fecundlty like
TopSey, lust grOwed,' and whose lux
uriant vegetation created constant COM
ment by the picnicers, the latter were
taken in carriages at the station and
conveyed to the NimOcks residence, a
few hundred yards away. Pleased as
were the MinneSOtians by the beauty OF
the landscape all the way from Los An
geles, the entry upon the NimockS
6c thn nIatJnn of VprIt3-
BILE paradise on earth. Scrupulously
clean walks took their tOrtuous course
through square, diamond, heart and
Sundry other shaped grass plots studded
thickly with flowers of every variety,
shrubbery, artiStlcally trimmed trees,
fashioned into many symmetrical forms,
arches, pillars, spires, bowers and shady
hooks with cleanly kept seats, at fire.
quent intervals. At various points in
the grounds are magnificent pieces OF
bronze Statuary and the musical murmur
of two ornamental fountains and the
perfume of numberless flowers make an
atmosphere of Intoxicating sweetness.
The guests were also given the freedom
of the house, which is most elegantly
furnished making, with surroundings,
as inviting a home as can be found i'll
California.
Meine's popular orchestra was sta
toned i'll an alcove and the excellent
music added much to the occasion.
Under an immense canvas spread III the
midst of giant pepper trees, the picnic
dinner was disposed OF. after which the
company was called to order and Judge
Hatch was chosen chairman of the day,
and a number of spirited speeches were
made, preceded by prayer by Rev. DR..
Fliut, and alternating with the singing
of "America.n and selections by the
orchestra. The speakers we're the chair
man, who presided with grace and
wit. Rev. DR.. HutchinS. Capt. I.
j. Cressey, Capt. E. A. Weed, OF
the East Side Champion, Rev. DR..
Williams, DR.. j. III. Bryant, Judge Get
chell, County Clerk Charles Dunsmoor,
Charles Lucas, MessrS. Pratt, Lindley.
Whitney, Barnard and the host, Mr.;
Nimocks, who welcomed the guests not
only this year but the next. His
speeches bristled with humorous anec-
dote, and while containing nothing but
good words for old Minnesota, whose
wonderful development since the early
'fiftieS was duly acknowledged, dwelt
specially upon the good fortune of
those now residents of the eternal sum-
merland of Southern California, with its
great opportunities, its health-givlng air
and glowing future, and of the duty of
the people of all old states to join hands
in developing this new and glorious
world.
Judge Hatch was elected president Of
the association, and announced the
picnic year hence at this place. A
special vote of thanks was rendered Mr..
and Mrs Nimocks for their hospitality.
A dance was then given in the fine
large barn, which is one of the best in
the county and cost nearly $4,000.
''Fairyland" now consists of 215 acres
and was the original home of the old
Spanish Nietos family, some of the
adobe ruins being yet visible. 1t is also
1t has lakes and constant running
water, whose value is incalcuiable. and
which will eventually help to make
a beautiful park near the residence.
Twenty acres are now in Eng
lish walnuts, and this region is
getting to be as noted for this product
as Riverside is for oranges. The place
was purchased by Mr. NimOcks two
years ago from wealthy English people,
named Hawdins, who had already spent
many thousand dollars in beautifying
it. Mr.. Nimocks had been part owner
of the Minneapolis Journal and Detroit
Tribune, but sold his interests. He had
also been president of the Farmers, In
surance Company of Minnesota. Many
of his guests yesterday were leading
business men in Minnesota, and some of
them still have large interests there.
AT 4 O'Clock the picnicers reassembled
at the train and left for home, having
enjoyed the day to the fullest extent.
Following is full list of those present
by towns in which they formerly re-
sided:
Minneapolis - Thomas Kelly. A. L.
Whitney and wife, Mrs. NJ. E. Martin,
Charles f. Lucus, G. E. Whelpley, wife
and two children, G. n. Reed, Milton
Lindley, Misses Ida and Bertha Lindley,
Albert Lindley, F. l. Cressey, Imogene
A. Cressey. Stella and Lena Cressey, d.
G. Peck and wife, Mrs. J. f. Howry,
C. r. White and wife, Maurice White,
Mrs. L. F. Bowker and daughter, Mrs.
NJ. Andrews, Mrs. E. w. Davis, c. ii.
Cheeseman, S. Franklin, E. J. Tolman,
E. d. Morgan, George l.. Morgan, j. NJ.
Writ and wife, Samuel Beech and wife,
ell, l.. II. Cheeseman and wife,
Mabel Randall, F. D. Dibble, G. T.
Vail and wife, Grove Vail, Mrs. George
Vail. H. K. Pratt, wife and three chill |
dren, Willard T. Fales. E. Sorabjee and
wife minneapolis, India), G. II. Crane. |
Florence Crane. f. NJ. Clark. Jessie and |
Grace Clark, Mary E. Rankin, H. NJ.
Rankin, ii. L. Rankin, r. r. Rankin,
Mrs Frances Gresham, J. NJ. Mcleod, |
Mrs. NJ. Y. Fisher, Albert Fisher,
Queenie Fisher, Mrs. S. Champion, E.
l.. Osgood. Mrs. H. M. Hanscom, Mrs.
B. NJ. Morrison, Mrs. E. NJ. White, Mrs.
A. E. Winters, Mrs. Alice Winters, |
Mrs. II. Osgood, Eddie. Jessie and Lacy |
Osgood, G. F. Gilman and wife, Myrtle |
Gilman, Edwin S. Williams and wife, |
L. j. Barnard and wife, A. G. DOllen- |
mayer. W. A. Nimocks and wife
Litchfeld-J.W. Davis and wife, Ran |
some Davis and wife.