The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1892-05-21
On Their Way to Portland Received at
Caldwell Last Tuesday,
GENUINE WESTERN WELCOME
Two Hundred and Seyenty.Five Feasted
and Entertained in a Manner That
Brought Forth the Highest Praise.

Last Tuesday was gala day for
Caldwell and one which will always be
remembered with pleasure, not only by
our citizens but by three hundred
strangers in strange land" who will
tell in as many eastern towns the story
of their hospitable welcome way out in
Caldwell, Idaho. In honoring our
guests we honored ourselves, and not
only surprised and delighted delegates
from the four corners OF the United
States, but corrected the erroneous
impression which had taken possession
of those people (and with good cause)
that Idaho was realm of barren sage
brush, lunch counters and ham sand
witches instead of land overlooking with
milk and honey.
Six hundred delegates to the general
assembly of the Presbyterian Church.
which convenes this week at Portland
were to pass through Caldwell on three
special trains. Through efforts of
prominent citizens the second section,
consisting of nine Pullman coaches, and
having on board near 300, stopped at
Caldwell for dinner. AS soon as it
became known that they would stop,
preparations were made to receive
them. The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church and the ladies of the Methodist
Church at once killed the fatted calf
and all the chickens in the country on
the side, and spread at their respective
churches banquet which would have
tempted the appetite of the gods and
which no mortal pen can describe.
Suffice to say the Caldwell ladies did
their best, and we have scores of ladies
in this town who can give HarrisOn's
S10,O00-a-year cook pointers or make
Delmonico's go and hang himself for
envy. The Caldwell Cornet band, al
ways ready and willing upon all occa-
sions to donate their services, agreed
to see that the visitors were furnished
with plenty of good music, and our
enterprising and liberal corral men
Campbell, Johnson and Hollenbeak :
placed every turnout in their stables
at the disposal of the strangers and
furnished skilled and careful drivers.
A beautiful souvenir of four pages
was turned out at THE TRIBUNE
Office, welcoming the ministers to Cald-
well, and on different pages setting
forth attractive facts regarding Idaho
in general. and Caldwell in particular.
1t was printed on heavy card board in
red, bound with ribbon, perfumed and
made very handsome souvenir. One
was laid on each plate.
The train stopped something over an
hour and every person on board was
Toasted and then drove all over the city.
To say the eXcursionists were delighted
would be putting it mild. They freely
said they had received nothing like
such reception since leaving home,
and never before did they even family
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ity meant. They asked thousands of
pertinent questions regarding the coun-
try, and eagerly took some 500 or 600
Magic City" pamphlets and maps with
which to further post themselves re
garding Idaho and Caldwell.
When the train departed such scene
was never before witnessed in this
place. People who entered the town
hungry and perfect strangers an hour
before insisted on wringing everybody's
arm they could get hold of and acted
us though they were parting with
friends of twenty-five years standing.
All of which goes to prove that the
way to in mans heart is through his
stomach. AS the train moved away
they struck up grand chorus "God be
With You Till We Meet Again." and
came near twisting their arms off way
ing handkercniefs and hats. And our