The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-08-21
SUNDAYS EXCURSION.
rlankatoiteS Visit the Pleasant
Little City of Fair
mont
Some of the Things to be Seen at
This Delightful Summer
Resort.
SUNDAYS EXCURSION.

Monday was a model day for an
excursion, and those who went to
Fairmont Sunday suffered none of
the discOmfOrts which often attend
railroad travel in summer. The air
was bracing, a light rain the night
before had laid the dust, and the
train schedule was strictly adhered
to.
While the number joining the eX-
cursion from this city was not large,
every station passed added a few to
the crowd and the train took 200 peo-
pie into Fairmont, while the train
from the west brought nearly as
many. Owing to the limited number
going on the excursion, it is likely
that there will be no more this sea-
son.
The distance to Fairmont is about
eighty miles, and the country looked
green and the corn crop promising,
Notwithstanding the long dry spell.
In Faribault county the effects of last
Sundays wind storm were every
where apparent in the corn fields,
the stalks all leaning one way at an
angle of thirty to forty-five degrees.
1t was along there that many wind
mills were blown down and stacks
untopped.
Fairmont is very prettily located
on rolling piece of ground near
chain of five lakes. The city has a
prosperous air, and some of it's store
buildings would be credit anywhere.
One block with jasper front is par
ticularly imposing. Among the resi-
dences are many commOdious and
well built houses, representing late
styles of architecture. What is most
pleasing to the eye, however, are the
spacious and well kept lawns in the
best residence sections. Some of our
own citizens could take lessons from
their Fairmont neighbors in this par
ticular.
The lakes have high and wooded
banks and are one of the chief attrac-
tions of Fairmont. There are pretty
drives around the shores, and little
steamers ply the surface. Fishing is
excellent.
A grand concert was given yester-
day afternoon and another last eve
ming, in hugh tent erected in park
on the shore Of the lake. The seat
ing capacity of the tent is several
thousand people. The entertainment
was satisfactory one, some of the
numbers being particularly good, and
all of a high order.
A great deal of credit for the pleas
ure of the day is due from the Manka-
to attendants to Agent J. @. Moore,
who was ever on the iookout7fOr the
comfort of his fellow townsmen. J.
G. is a good man to have along any
WuClO ohu CSpCOldlly Ou Oh OACuloloh'
All of the train officials were also
courteous and obliging to all, fact
which has aided in no small degree
in popularizing the Milwaukee road.
Fairmont without Mr.. Beecher
Ward would be like the playof Hamlet
without that character. Mr.. Ward
is secretary of the improvement asso.
citation, has a wide acquaintance all
over the state, and is ''good fellow
He is a hustler, and if Fairmont does
not take front rank as summer re.
sort it will not be his fault. The
Mankato newspaper men, who were
largely in evidence yesterday, are un.
der obligations to hiU for many cour-
tesies, including { i've around the
city and the lakes.
Mr.. Ward states that next year
greater efforts than ever will be made
to place before the world the attrac.
tions of Fairmont as the summer re-
sort. We are sure that all Mankato
people who have been there this year
will be glad to speak a good word fol-
the city and it's attractions.