Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-05-30
THE EDITORS OF THE NORTH
WEST.
An Instructive and Beneficial Meet
Ing at Minneapolis, and a
Grand Excursion to
Denver and the Rocky Mountains
A Large Attendance.

Denver and the Rocky Mountains
Alarge Attendance.
[Steal from Osborne Farmer]
Fully seventy-five editors, the most OF
whom were accompanied by ladies,
assembled in Minneapolis Thursday last
where the tenth annual meeting of thu
Northwest Kansas Editorial Associa tiOr
was held Big preparations for IL mag
niticent time had been made by Preslden,
Aldrich and Secretary Dunn. and let us
add right here that every ones most
| sanguine expectations were more than
surpassed by the good that was derived
from this vast gathering of public Opin
ion moulders.
Upon the arrival of the Z. p. train al
Minneapolis. the party was met by the
cOrnet band and citizens in carriages to
escort us to the hall. where each member
of the party was assigned to some private
house or hotel for entertainment. After
the visitors had been refreshed from the
hOspitable boards of Minneapolis people.
ArnOtt's hall was again the center of at
traction. President Aldrich called the
mig hty hosts to order at 30 p. m. and
| a male quartet rendered an excellent sell
ection of music. A divine prayer was
then invoked by Rev. B. T. Stauber, af-
ter which the address of welcome was
delivered by Hon. A. +. Dickinson,
mayor of the city, who, on behalf of the
citizens. granted the freedom of the city
to the editorial fraternity. L. l.. Aldrich
address, and the orchestra followed with
another beautiful selection.
The minutes of last years meeting
GRO roo1 Inv tho Socpnf 70 un6 u rnpnv~I
Following tins was an able paper by w.
H. Caldwell. of the BelOlt Courier, ON the
Management of Printing Offices" 1.-THE
Employment of Girls in Printing Offices
was subject well and briefly handled
by W. L. Chambers. of the Stockton Rec
ord. T. A. Sawhill. of the COncOrdia
Empire. read well-prepared paper on
Higher Education of Newspaper Writ
ers. Is it needed!' Then followed D.
A. Valentine, of the Clay Center Times.
whose paper treated Oh the subject of
THE Common Dead. beat of the Country
Publisher. Who is he." Each paper
showed that much ability had been
brought to bear in its preparation. and
all were we'll delivered and received with
interest and strict attention by the aud
fence. This closed the afternoon meet
ing. and ut clock carriages drawn by
sprightly horses were placed Mt the dis
pOsal Of the guests, who were driven
over the entire city of Minneapolis, which
without grain of fiattery. is certainly
the handsOmest city that dots the central
portion of Kansas. With her 5000 inhab-
itants. who are, all possessed with an in
domitable spirit. she has honestly won
the famous distinction of. being classed
not only as beautiful. but as city of
great commercial Importance. advant
ageously situated She is located in the
verdant Solomon, the richest valley to
be found in any portion of the state
At o'clock the guests again assembled
at the public hall. and We're soon seated
around several tables the entire length
of the hall. These tables fairly groaned
under the weight of choice viands and
delicious delicacies-entirely too rich for
the average Kansas editor. Beautiful
ladies. attlred in suitable costumes for
the occasion. presided over the affair in
thorough and courteous manner. 1t is
useless TO say that all present did full
justice to this portion of the program.
Hon. \. p. Riddle. of the Minneapolis
Messenger. then read paper, carefully
| prepared, which was varied and inter.
spersed with pointed witticisms. At the
conclusion of his address, the hall was
| cleared, and soon many lovers of the
Terpsichorean art were engaged in a
dizzy whirl around the room. keeping
time to the musical strains of Il special
orchestra. The festivities of the first day
closed about o clock a, III.
At s O'Clock the next morning bust
ness meeting was held. and G. NJ. Dunn
was elected president and r. F. Vaughn
ffNr tt,x, Nc
| decided by Il unanimous vote to hold tn e
next meeting in May. 1891, at Mankato.
Brady, of Salina. got left out in the cold
in his efforts to capture the next meeting
for his town. The territory of the assO-
citation was enlarged. and now contains
all of the newspaper boys residing with
in the confines of the fifth and sixth con-
gressional districts.
The excursion was in charge of and
piloted by Mr.. G. E. Brown, clerk in
the L. P. department at Kansas City, who
was the recipient of handsome gold
cane at the hands of the excursiOnists
MIR. c. NJ Dunn. of the Minneapolis Mes
senger. was presented with a beautiful
gold ring by the brethren of the press fol
his untiring efforts in making so complete
a success Of the meeting and securing
free transportation on the excursion
Taken altogether. this was the most sue
cessful meeting and one of the best ex
cursiOns ever INDUCED in by the assOcia
ton. and will for many years yet to come
remain fresh in the memory Of all who
participated in the events that transpired
The editors all arrived home Monday
night, vOwing that they were amply re
paid for the time expen ded. and are nov
engaged with renewed energy in dishin,
!, up the local happenings of their respect
i've localities. and ever pushing forward
: the undeniable fact that Kansas stand
as peer above all other states in tn,
Union.
: WONDERFUL CURES.