The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-06-22
YE EDITORS OUTING
The Annual Trip Of the Northwest.
ern Minnesota Editorial
Association.
Beginning &C Walker. the Trip Extended e
Bemidji. Grand Rapids and Duluth.
Thirty-seven Newspapers Rep.
resented.-R Report OF Com.
mittee ON Resolutions.

Il Z +
mittee ON Resolutions.
| Through mistake the outing of tn.
| Northwestern Minnesota Editorial as
ISOLATION last week was called 1t.
"Fourth Annual Outing" In fact i
| was the fifth. The first was held al
| Alexandria when the association was
organized. The second was at Fergus
Falls and for the past three years II
has gone to Walker. The trip this
year beginning at that place, extended
to Bemidji, Grand Rapids and Duluth.
At Grand Rapids on Friday morning
the business meeting was held with
President Wheelock presiding. After
payment of dues Secretary Bernard
and Treasurer Ingersoll balanced their
books and found . fairly satisfactory
financial condition. %%:t ~ ~
The following officers were then
Presidential. g. Bernard. Pilot.
Walker. ~, t,g<
vice President-Mrs. r. W. Lee, Star.
Rush City.
secretary-E A. Nelson. News. Hal.
lock. e.2,'t l'l
Trea.urer-H. n, Inserso'l Dis
patch, Brainerd. ,.a;:5as>sfi ,ses ~
q Executive Observation-Disclosures and
secretary ex-oficio. Fred ]. Stevens,
Magnet. Grand Rapids; Fay Cravens,
Times, IMilaca; W.: e. Hutchinson,
News, Eagle Bend. t.,' s. 3&1it So a
On motion. Geo. N. Lamphere, 9. 8.
Pease and C. c. Eastman, were made q
committee on resolutions, who reported
At the banquet at Duluth the follow
ing resolutions. which were received
with much satisfaction:
~'''Your committee to which was assigned
the duty OF drafting resolutions to COM
memmorate the events OF the fourth an IN;
begs leave to submit the following re-
':The outing has been ono Of continuous
interest and pleasure. The members that
were SO fortunate as to, accompany the
excursion are under lasting obligations to
their entertainment. which obligations
can never be repaid. They have seen the
wonders Of northern Minnesota its ro-
ries; have visited the places, that have
been made historical by tragic events, and
sacred by the blood Of patriots sacrificed
q
and the only seaport city in the state;
have been lionized, banqueted and well
coined by the Inhabitants OF the cities
night at piaces only reached few short
years ago by the hardy frontiersman
while in pursuit Of wild game or in quest
Of and such s1es
Of modern civilized life, and daily reached
by the iron horse. drawing palatial and
luxurious coaches; and we are now filed
xs-if linn aSSin 0f ha raS
of this vast region. which are just open
Ing to the irresistible energy Of American
enterprise for development. and their ca
pability. for furnishing countless happy
homes to American freemen We purpose
to advertise these advantages to the
world, and to recommend these districts
lish homes in the most beautiful, health
ful and productive portion OF our great
sThs thanks so of this association are due
and are hereby sincerely rendered to the
Northern Pacific Railroad company, the
Great Northern Railway company, the
Brainerd & Northern Railroad company,
the Eastern Railway Of Minnesota and
the ST Paul q Duluth railroad.
While We acknowledge with proper
tesy Of the general oficers Of these rail-
roads. our thanks are specially due to w:
l. Agnew. advertising agent Of the Great
from Bemidji to Grand Rapids, and who
kindly held the train at the former place.
which allowed usato see Its beauties and
"' To the s Citizens 81 walker our hsartiest
thanks are extended for their warm
hearted and generous hospitality, and for
sideration. TO that prince Of hotel-keep-
ers that man Of infinite resource, that in
comparable boomer for the town of his
n nees into t the luxury Of home and good
rious hotel on land. blu. the builder Of =
w sea e as s4s sns E ss
lake-on which we were given emporium
ity to see the romantic scenery that it at
fora and taksn to pieces Of ssSs .Sst
"Bemidji. the beautiful-both town and
,aaemhoW CAP We eyer ,S forget YOU, Al
chantments was; brief. every. feeling Of
our being was aroused to fullest enjoy
menta Driven inI earrtag es from, the de-
down to banqueting table worthy OF
the gods, and we're served by the lovliest
Of animateas thinsS 5y al the ~, best the
Thought and friendiiness Of that strong
pair OF immigration agents and builders
up Of our northern esdomain-J y. sRey-
serSics ao Of the soas.wves s and ioye i
maidens Of 4Bemidji, who filled us. not
only with food and drink, which satisfied
souls with their divine smiles. 4 Thanks,
under such circumstances. are too COM
monplace: they can have all we are or
ever expect TO be. go they will say the
sThe people Of Grand Rapids cannot be
pensers OF hospitality. From the moment
we entered Its limits, until we left, a
time only too short though covering "a
hours. we were the objects of every at
ltentfon and of that lavish hospitality that
can only be appreciated by those on
whom 1t has been bestowed We appre-
relate 1t In all kinds OF type, set to, prose
and verse. We congratulate the people
of Itasca county on having the, hand
soonest and best schoolhouse and court
house at Grand Rapids that stand in
northern Minnesota me people there are
thus shown to be patrons of education
and lovers of justice.
I'VE acknowledge with thrills of pleas
tire and pa, igraphs of gratitude our
f-eat oblfgat ms to the Brainerd quartet,
Hiss Wayne Mitchell and Miss BERTHE
| Robinson, A F. Alderman and E. o.
Webb. and Miss Nellie Merritt, accom-
PIANIST. for contributing to our enjoyment
all through the trip by giving US, at all
times freely and lovingly. their voices in
song We are sure that sweeter jollier
singers do not breathe.
Our reception and entertainment at
Duluth has been SO cordial and munifcenr
L that words fail us to DroDerlv eypraSe