Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-06-25
OUR NATIONS CAPITAL.
THE EDITORS OF MINNESOTA
IN THEIR ENTHUSIASM
TAKEIT BY STORM.
THIS WEEK OUR REPORTER
TELLS OF THE TRIP
FROM MANKATO TO
WASHINGTON.

FROM MANKATO TO
WASHINGTON.
Next Week About Washington
1t was the 4 q. M. train, June Z, that
carried the representative Of the TRAN
SCRIPT and his wife and daughter to Man
kato. 1t was pleasant ride through a
beautiful farming country. We reached
Mankato a. $50, and made our way at
once to the SauIspaugh. If there is
one thing more than another which we
country editor can appreciate, that one
thing is a good hotel. The Saulspaugh
is an elegant, commodious inn. recently
built and furnished at cost of 800, 900.
No other inland town in Minnesota has a
hotel which can compare with it. The
editors congregated in Mankato for two
good and sufficient reasons: One, be-
cause of its hotel, and the other out of
respect to the President of the Associa-
ton, L, P. Hunt. editor of the Free Press.
By the way. we will remark right here
that we know Of no better equipped
country printing establishment in MIME
sofa than Mr. Hunts. In fact, we think
it takes the lead. 1t has several fine
presses, a complete book, job and news
paper equipment, the machinery of all
departments being run by one of the best
Of gas engines. The room is large, light
and pleasant. and all through the estab-
lishment everything is as neat as Il pin.
We say this much in the way of praise of
the Free Press because it deserves it.
Truly, Mankato IS very good town.
1t has many industries which are doing
great things for it. Prominent citizens
took the party for drive about the city.
Our escort was J. H. Ray, President of
the Mankato National Bank. If Mr.. Ray
is fair sample Of the business men of
Mankato, 1t IS no wonder that they are a
prosperous and happy people. Besides
being one of the solid men of the city,
we found him very intelligent and
courteous gentleman. His wife, you
know, we claim as an Austin lady-she
that was Miss Eldridge. sister of Mrs. J.
NJ Sterling. Mr.. Ray took us TO the
great stone quarrias-and to the cement
works. We were shown the State Nor
NAL School; and the new court house,
built entirely of Mankato stone. The
different colors of stone which were used
IN the trimming gave it an appearance of
both richness and elegance that agree.
ably surprised us. This building is a
grand monument to Mankato's greatest
industry, and she ought to be proud of IT..
The town has many beautiful residences
and we'll kept lawns; water works, elec-
:ric lights and gas. Space forbids ex-
tended mention, but we must say we
were very favoralby impressed with Man
kato, and believe it IS sure to keep the
lead of all the Minnesota inland towns.
After lunch at the Saulspaugh we made
for the editorial train and proceeded to
get settled for our thirteen hundred mile
journey to- Washington. There were
five handsome Pullman sleeping cars
full of excursionists. In the ::'Courier'
the Austin delegation were located
near enough to each other to enjoy the
company lunch basket and medicine
chest. also to enjoy the nightly tunes
played by the boos snorers of the party,
The Austinites numbered ten, viz: Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Ayers. who represented
the Grand Meadow Record: Mrs. A. V.
Ellis and daughter Kit, the Misses Cora
Halfway, Addie Cook and Susie Bas-
ford. who represented the Register and
Democrat; G. H. Davidson wife and
daughter Ethel, of the TRANSCRIPT. Our
next door neighbors in the Courier
were C. L. Luce of the Albert Lea En-.
terprise and DR.. II. H. Wilcox of Albert
Lea. They being lonesome bachelors, we
kindly took them under the shadow OF
our wing.
We left Mankato at $50 p. m. over the
Chicago & Northwestern, arriving in Chi
cago Sunday about noon. 1t was quick
and enjoyable ride. Here cadetJ. w .Dav
idson joined the party. We had the pleas
ure of greeting B. B. Herbert, former
President of the Minnesota Publishers
Association, who is resident of Chicago
and publisher of the National Journalist
Mr.. Herbert was the originator of the
National Association, and it's first
president.
At o'clock the train pulled out over the
the Baltimore & Ohio. The excursionists
conducted themselves as befitting the
sacredness of the day, singing Gospe
songs and engaging in social converse.
In one of the cars religious services were
| held, conducted by Rev. H. G. Galbraith
of Brownsville, who represented the
Kenyon Leader.
Nothing of special note occurred unit
the morning of Monday: Several of tht
excurslonists not accustomed to noun
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