The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
EDITORS in TOWN.
Brains of Illinois Newspapers
Visit Oskaloosa.


and business managers of Illinois
newspapers for about two hours this
(Satureay) afternoon. The party
travelled in a special train which left
Peoria at o'clock in the morning,
bound for Clear Lake to spend Sum
day. They were the guests of the
railroad and were being shown that
in all that is good Iowa affords the
BEST" and that Oskaloosa and the
Iowa Central are the "whole cheese"
with no mould to cut off or worms to
pick out.
The party was made up of the fol-
lowing gentlemen.
From Illinois:
A. w. Brown, "Home Visitor"
Pennington.
s. P. Wood, 'Bugle, /" Pennington.
Charles G. Mitchell, Home Press,n
Pennington.
E. M. KiIlough, "Enterprise-Her-
ald," Abingdon.
j. P. Shoop, Kodak" Abingdon.
w. H. Clark, "Argus," Abingdon.
j. w. Lusk, "Daily Gazette" Mon
mouth.
/. A. Ewing, Review, !" Monmouth.
Col. George O. Rankin, "Republi-
can-Atlas," Monmouth.
o. H. Akin, Ensign" Little York.
O. E. Duncan, Independent,
Seaton.
George H. Perkins, News"
keithsburg.
Fred H. Maxwell !. News" Bar
dolph.
K. M. Whitman, "Times-Record,"
Aledo.
H. w. Clsndenin, "StateI Register"
Springfield.
RE. Woodmansee, illinois Trades
man." Springfield.
H. w. Woodmansee, "Illinois
Tradesman, Springfield.
s. H. Beatty, "Times-Press," Del
avian.
w. II. Brown, Times" Macomb.
w. H. Hainline, "Daily journal"
Macomb.
w. H. Taylor, "Times ECitizen,"
Roseville.
L. M. Ross, "Daily Gazette" Can
ton.
Eugene Whitney, "Daily Gazette"
Canton.
@. E. Newkirk, Banner" Green
Valley.
Paul R. Goddard, POST" Wash
ington.
O. E. Nine, News" Emden.
From Iowa:
M. d. K. Weimer, News" Way
land.
Q. O. Heacock, Enterprise"
Brighton.
Charles Pearson, "Gazette," FIRE.
mont. .....
Given the Glad Hand
The train arrived in Oskaloosa at
l AS and was met at,the station by a
large crowd of citizens and by con-
veyances for the party After a
hearty welcome to the best city in
Iowa, the "pen pushers" were driven
to the Downing Hotel, where the in
ner man was satisfied with . the best
that Manager j. H. HENS ingenuity
could suggest. Each guest was pre-
sented with souvenir bill of fare,
on which, in addition to the list of
"eatables" and the musical program
were some facts worth preserving.
On the first page was the appended
greeting, followed by the Food for
Thought" and the programs as here
given:
To the Illinois Editors:
By the courtesy of the Iowa Cens
trial Railway we have borrowed you
for few minutes, and we thank the
company for the pleasure of enter
tanning you and trust that your short
stop in our city may prove not I'M
pleasant to you. Our citizens extend
to you most cordial welcome and
an earnest invitation to each of you
w fAoAb 10 Al lhC do Jul SuCSIg
when we may have sufficient time to
give you fair sample of Oskaloosa
hospitality. We submit a few points
regarding our town in order that
when you return home your memory
of our city may be refreshed.
Food for Thought.
Oskaloosa is the county seat of
Mahaska county, the third county
north of the south line of the state,
and the fourth west of the Missis-
sippi river.
Population, $4,000.
Railroads.
Iowa Central (St Paul line
The Oskaloosa and Peoria line
iowa CentraI.)
The Burlington Route (B. & w.
division.)
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pa
cific (Chicago. Knoxville div. }
The Keokuk & Des Moines co.,
r. L. Spy
Paved Streets-Seven miles of brick
paving.
Water Yorkshire system.
Gas and Electric Light Plants.
Electric Street Railway-To be
completed before Jan. 1, connecting
numerous coal mines with Oskaloosa
Penn College-0ne of the leading
educational institutions of tho yuaaF