Nevada County picayune., 1890-06-18
THE LAKE REGION.
A DAY AT SIT. LOUIS, TWO
 DAYS AT CHICAGO.
Short Stops at Other Lake Cities
 Swift Riding.

notes during our trip, but propose to give our readers condensed account of the sights and experiences of the trip to the great cities and the beau tiful lake region visited.
 It was a merry, whole -souled par ty, numbering some seventy people, nearly half of whom were ladies, that left Hot Springs on the , o'clock P. m. train, May 30th, for St. Louis, and other points. Don't know that we can give names of the entire crowd, but will enumerate them as nearly as possible: w. w. Turner, wife and Mrs. Ware, Nashville News ; W. $. Eakin and wife, Washington Press: J. w. Gardner aad wife, Prescott Picayune; Adam Clark wife and two sons, Philadelphia Standard; D. A. Mccullough, Nal vern News; ]. l.. Wadley and wife, Hot Springs News; k. l.. Emerson daughter and Mrs. Owen, Magnolia Banner; J. W. Adams, Pine Bluff Graphic; J. B, Boykin, Paragould Times; T. NJ. Cary and wife, Harri- son Christian: J. A. Carter and wife, Mountain Home Citizen; k. E. CarlLee and wife, Conway Wheel ; T. D. Daniels and wife, Corning h. deX Lee Giles. Murfeesboro Cour- fer: D. A. Gates and sister, Arkan- sas City Journal; J. D. Haley, Der ryville Progress; B. F. lobe and daughter. Russcllyille Democrat; ]. k. lobe, Searcy Beacon; k. F. King and wife, Jasper Echo; w. A. II. Mcdaniel, Paragould Press; Eugene Moore and wife, Dardanelle Post ; James Mitchell and wife, Little Rock Democrat J. k. Newman and moth- CT, Harrison Times; !. II. Page, Warren News; k. 0. Paul and wife Arkansas Democrats J. NJ. RaInes and two ladies, Fordyce; F.. Rogers and sister, Jonesboro Sun; C.. C. Sutton, Pine Bluff Commercial; F.. l.. Nadakin, Forest City Times, and others.
 Arrived at St. Louis early Satur- day morning, 3lst, after an all night ride on cannon ball over Iron Noun tain railroad. One day was spent here sightseeing. Visited Shaw s Garden, where every variety of flow CT and species of shrubs, plants and trees. known to the botanical world, are cultivated, affording an entranc- ing picture. Tower Grove Park and the fair grounds are lovely places velvcty lawns, dense shades, beauti- full flowers and long, winding walks extensive and well adapted for outings for the crowded city folk, A live, bustling city of nearly half a million people Time well spent here.
 Party took Pullman sleeper. Sat urday night, for Chicago. via the Chicago and Alton railroad. Reach ing thls grand metropolis of the West after o'clock, Sunday morn ing. q majority took headquarters at the Palmer House, some stopping at hotel with Col. w. A. Webber, formerly of this State. Spent Sun day and Monday in the city. In the morning with our wife we attended divine services at the First MethO- dist church; heard some grand music--choir led by a very fine lady soprano, and pipe organ. Loungcd away the afternoon in the superb and lovely Lincoln park, comprising hun drcds of acres, fronting Lake Michi- gan. We have gone through New 1 York's noted Central park, and can say that Chicago's Lincoln is almost, if not entirely, its equal. There arc beautiful flowers and plants of every hue and kind, woven into hundred, of Inconceivable shapes and forms intcrsperscd with long winding
 walks; here are pretty fountains playing. statues of soldiers and great
 men, romantic lake in centre fol
 lovers and others to boat ride beside
 the graceful swan which also ply Its pelucid waters. vcrdure covered nil
 locks on whose summits and side
 are dens of all kinds of wild beasts fowls and fishes. Oh' what an at tractiyc place, beyond the power O
 word painting, which must be see' : to be appreciated. Monday took il
 city generally, going through som
 of mammoth dry goods stores an'
 saw miles upon miles oi towering
 ho.;u,ss houses. from eight to thlI