The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-05-31
A SUNDAY OFF.
Newspaper Men Entertained at
at Clear Lake.

10y . AN ORNA
resort was thoroughly enjoyed by
the penciIpushers.
The idea of giving the men a day
at Clear Lake originated with Mr.
Geo. s. Batty, general agent of the
Iowa Central passenger department.
and Mr.. Whitaker fell in with the
idea and the invitations were issued.
accepted, and thus the day of un-
equalled pleasure came to be realized,
The Oskaloosa party left on the
midnight train and arrived at Mason
City shortly after five O'Clock. There
were two other trains by which they
could have reached Mason City, but
not to better advantage. On arrival
at the station in Mason City the
party of fifteen were made the guests
of the Clear Lake and Mason City
Electric Railway Company and they
were given a notwithstanding ride
of ten miles from Mason City to
Clear Lake on the best road of the
kind in the state-the link that has
effectually connected Clear Lake and
with the Iowa Central and Mason
City.
Breakfast was eaten at the Hotel
Whitaker, where the party was well
coined by Landlord Whitaker in per-
son, who isione of the old time and
old-fashioned hotel men. The land
lord served a fine fish breakfast and
the party was then taken on a fishing
trip on the lake. They were made
made the guests of E. E.gGreen and
j. S. Young on the sail boat Vincent.
A competent and obliging young
skipper, Bert Latteman, was sent
with the party and the morning hours
were spent in fishing, and the party
caught a fine string of ish-how
many or how heavy does not matter,
1t would be doubted if told. After
lunch and a rest at the Whitaker, the
party was entertained at the pavil-
lion by the "Cyrene Vaudeville Com
pany," with j. w. Randolph in
charge. An entertainment at the
pavilion is to be a feature of the sea-
son at the lake.
Returning after the entertainment,
a little steamer of the Oscar Stevens
Company was boarded at the hotel
dock and the party igiven a ten mile
ride over the lake with the compli-
ments of the company. The trip was
ended in time for an elegant and
sumptuous banquet, served by Mr.
Whitaker, and the gentleman him
self presided at the head of the table.
1t was a elegant affair and was thor.
oughly enjoyed by the guests. After
dinner cigars were passed, and Mr.,
Stewart of Hampton, in behalf of the
newspaper men, worded the express
sions of appreciation andI thankful.
ness that had been uponEthe lips o.
all of the party. The remarks were
addressed to theIpassenger depart
ment of the Iowa Central, to Mr.
Whitaker and all others who con
tributed to our pleasure.
There we're speeches and words
from each of the party and a splen.
did talk from Mr.. Whitaker and the
inspiration of the moment gave birth
to the\ Iowa Central Editorial AS,
ISOLATION" a body that is to be com
posed of the newspaper men along
the line of the Iowa Central and to
have for its object a social turn out
once a year. The idea was original
with Rodney Wells, of the Times.
Republican of Marshalltown. Good
nights were said after a spell of gen.
eral s%ociability at the hotel and the
party returned to Jason City on the
electric line and were homeward
bound.
Clear Lake is rapidly coming into
the front ranks as a health an6
pleasure resort of the state and it il
acknowledged to be the sportman't
paradise. The shore Of the lake is
beautiful park in which are summel
cottages and pleasant resorts and
where the visitor may find peaceful.
rest and cooling shade and lake
breezes. 1t is a beauty spot of the
state and not to have been at the
lake is almost a crime. There are
sail boats, steamers, launches anC
all manner of smaller craft; bathing
in season is one of the most enjoy
able of sports and in fact there car
not be a more ideal spot picked fol
the spenting of a day, a week, or
month of~the summer that at thil
beautiful spot.
Clear Lake was formerly not So
well know on account of the Difficult
ty in reaching the town and lake
but the. electric line that now con
meets the two places has done away
with all the disadvantages and the
people are hocking to the resort by
the hundreds to enjoy its incompar'
able delights. There is no other
place in the state where a person car
have a more enjoyable time. There
is enough of a social side of the sea
son for those so desiring or there II
the peace and absolute quiet desired
and sought by many labor weariet
brains. The place is SO easy of &C
ces and the Iowa Central excursion
rates another inducement that it IL