Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1895-07-30
GOV. CLOUGH At MILLMAR.
An Excursion to Green Lake In
Honor of His Exce11ency.

An Excursion to Green Lake In
Honor of His Exce11ency.
Saturday forenoon Gov. Rice
informed the people Of Willmar
that Gov. Clough was expected
to arrive on the noon ,train. In
the meantime it was arranged to
have an excursion to Green Lake
in the afternoon in honor of the
governor At one O'Clock the
carriages started from the Mer-
chants for the lake. At 3 O'Clock
a large number of representative
citizens, in fact all that could get
away from their business, beard
ed the train for sSpicer. A mum
ber of Crescent Beach cottage
dwellers were already there to
meet the excursion. Before the
train arrived Skipper Handy took
the Governor and party on q
cruise around the lake. But as
there was but little wind the
steamer was chartered for the
afternoon. Before embarking
everybody repaired to the grand
pavilion and quenched their
thirst with pop, and such things.
Sam Porter then blew his whistle
by the way, Sam Porter is the
grand fog horn blower on Green
Lake waters-and everybody
went on board. The course lay
east by south 45o over shoals
and bars straight for Crescent
Beach City, where we landed, in
at the grand wharf in safety. We
were next escorted through this
magnificent summer CITY,, What
a lovely place il is? 4 And what
beautiful and artistic cottages
our lake dwellers have built there?
There are even regular sidewalks
running all. along front street.
Space forbids us to enlarge upon
the excellence Of this health
and pleasure resort, but it lis a
credit to those enterprising citi.
zens of Willmar who have i'm
proved it in such fine shape.
The next thing on the program
was gubernatorial bathing and
diving contest. The only trou-
BILE was to get bathing suits large
enough to contain so ponderous
anatomical specim ems as this au-
gust bathing crew presented.
But by q vast amount Of stretch
ing of material and squeezing of
flesh the difficulty was overcome.
Only one of the bathers had to
turn fore aft to make q fit. Gov
Clough by this time caught on to
what was up, He realized that
this thing was arranged, to test
his capacity as a swimmer and
diver and aquatic acrobat in gen
eral, and that his future political
career depended on a successful
performance on his part Of the
tests. Andswe will say that the
Governor acquitted himself with
honor. Such swimming and div
ing was never seen before on
Green Lake. Gov. Clough will
undoubtedly succeed himself in
Office, if it depends at all upon
his skill in The water.
The party was then invited to
supper by our hospitable Cres-
cent Beach City entertainers.
And ample justice was done to
the occasion.
Az soon as supper was finished,
Bro. Porter was blowing his
whistle again, adieu was waived
and the steamer started for the
north shore of the lake where the
party was to pay their respects
TO Mr., and Mrs. Larson at their
beautiful summer resort: The
captain shouted, a0nly three
minutes for the visit on shore. "
So the call had to be made a short
one, and the party re-em barked
and the run was made to Spice1
where the arrival was made in
time to catch the evening train
Those of us with. teams started
at once for .Willmar, where we ar