The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1897-08-07

toO we'll Known 10 ne2n any extended
description. being one of the best kno wn
summer resorts IN the country, suffice to
say that it is about twenty miles long,
perahps four miles wide at its broadest
point, and thickly covered with small
and heavily wooded islands. On the
shores are the elegant snmmer homes CT
Minneapolis and st. Pauls wealthy man
The party returned to tho. CITY by the
Minneapolis and St. Paul railway, "n-
other corporation to show the news
papermen every courtesy possible.
After two days of constant sightseeing,
feasting and rolicking the party were
individually pretty tired and most of
them early sought tired natures SWEET
resto:er-balmy sleep. The next morn
ing everybody left on his own hook fer
ST. PAUL
where headquarters were made at the
Windsor, another frst-class hotel and
splendidly. managed. A few Of the
crowd visited the Manufacturers Ex-
mbit in the morning. This is display
of the manufactured products OF St. Paul,
and mest excellent showi ng it makes
After dinner the entire party were loaded
into the finest turnouts IN the city,
drawn by come splendid specimens Of
horse flesh, and taken all over the city.
including visit to the pride Of St. Paul
Como lake and park. The lake Is an
artificial body OF water fed with artesian
water and pumping station and the
park tract Of about $50 acres beauti-
fully laid out into walks, drives, gardens
and terraces, A few years ago it was a
wilderness Of tangled growth. It's low
connected with the city by fine boule-
wards and bicycle paths
St. Paul, by the way, has fifty miles Of
bicycle paths-and oh, the bicycles in
the Twin Cities! They arc anywhere
and everywhere, at all hours of the day
or night, and in both cities every con-
venience is provided by the cyclists.
The big department stores and the
office buildings all have racks for the
wheels, with often man OH constant
duty looking after them, while IN the
parks, long hitching rails are provided.
At Lake Harriet, the night the party
went out from Minneapolis, there must
have been 500 wheels in bunch to-
gether awaiting their pleasure seeking
owners.
After drive through Como park and
short rest and the usually refresh
ments at the payllion-and u sit for the
fourth or Eth time for the ever-present
photographer-the party again stepped
into their carriages and were driven
back to the city and rounded up at what,
the ladies were informed was Il pie fact
ory" and all got out and went in the
mammoth five story building. Tho lad
les were shown where The "pie" was
mixed in hugh copper retorts, stcwed and
boiled and drawn off into immense watts
stored il thes basement where the tenn
peratnre is held at 25 degrees. Mr..
Hamm's "pie" was pronounced the best
| cXtant and he passed box Of choice
cigars TO top eff with, while the ladies
were presented with some handsome
souvenirs of the visit. An amusing in
cldent OF the call at the "pia factory" was
a jolly lot of fellows surrounding the
genial proprietor singing:
Who are we?
Who are WEI
We're jolly lot from old s. d.
Nanody knows how dry am;
Nobody seems to give damr;
Nobody cares but Theodore Hnmm.
"FliFem up agin,' says uamm.
In the evening the visitors assembled
at the rooms of the ST. Paul commercial
club where an informal reception was
held. After the ladies we're literally
supplied with cut flowers aud the gentle
men with cigars the company merged
into largo theatre party at the Metropol-
ilan opera-house, through the courtesy of
the manager and the G;ffen-Nsill coru-
pany then holding the boards.
Friday was taken up with q trip down
the Mississippi twenty miles and back an l
q short trip up the river. Tbs steamer
landed the party at Hastings, MINI. for
a hours rest and visit ashore. The en-
tortaiDment committee Of course saw
that nobody went hungry OF thirsty on
the trip and to add to the pleasure OF il
provided splendid orchestra Of eight
pieces from the End Regiment bard
Dancing was much INDUCED III and til,
tip rs thoroughly enjoyed as Tic one on
Lake Minnetonka. 1t is Il lovely ride
down tho Upper Mississippi. That
night--Friday- Of thc Vi itor' left
for home, and with many regrctsat par.
ing with those who had mlde ii!eir stay
SO pleasant. 1t is no lille uss OF words
to say that the entertaining commuters
of both cities were simply untirimg il
their efforts to make the visit of th
neWspapermen pleasant 0ls. Tho ST
Paul boys came over TO Minneapolis t,
see how the thing was dons and wen
back determined to ontdo their neigh
bors. Willie the Minneapolis boys wen
over with the party to see that il WASH
done. Special mention is due to &C
Webster and John Brandljrn OF tn
American Type Founders company, T. i
Ball of Leslie & McAffee and represen
tives OF the Mcclellan Paper company
all OF Minneapolis, and to W. A. Potte
and J. S. Pinnie of the Minnesota Typ
Foundry company Of st. Peui-an
there are others" The visit to th
Twin Cities will be Of mutual benefit I
all concerned. The c0urtesips extende
will not be forgotten, and the visitor
constituted fine appearing party {
ladies and gentlemen Of whom any sta:
might well be pro I'D.
The briefest write-up Of tho Twi
Cities would require a ne ewsraper articl
ty itself What strikes the yisitcr mo.
favorablv, perhaps, is the smooth az
> clean asphalt payemen's and the exec
lent trolley car system Of both cite
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