The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1901-07-04
OUT TO THE LAKE.
The Illinois Editors Spend the
Sabbath at Clear Lake.

Saturday afternoon, after the lunch
con at the Downing and few words
of welcome and response INDUCED in
by Sam Baldauf, Geo. w. Sewers and
Major John r. Lacey, OF this city, and
FL, w. Clendenin, OF the Illinois State
Register OF Springfield and Col. Geo.
@. Rankin of the Republican-Atlas OF
Monmouth, the visitors were given a
short drive about the city and at3:45
the special train on the Iowa Central
pulled outn for the north with its
happy party From this city they
were accompanied by Col. J. F. Me-
Neill, r. j. Burke, Tom Shockley, j.
e. Flewwelling and Chas. v. Hoff-
mann. No stops were made until
Mason City was reached, except at
Marshalltown, where the party was
Joined by d. w. Norris of the Times
Republican, S. P. Ayres Of the Her
aid and T. /. WATSON, auditor of the
Iowa Central. Here also the Mason
City reception committee met the
party and gave them welcome to Iowa
Central territory in Northern Iowa.
Arriving at Mason City the party were
escorted to the Hotel Anderson where
the enterprising citizens of the COM
ing metropolis of Northern Iowa had
arranged to meet them and which
they did most royalty. The banquet
spread was one fit for kings and
such the editors of the Sucker state
are. The banquet ''out OF sight,
Geo. McNider arose as toastmaster
and for an hour toasts we're responded
to by Mayor Norris, O. F. Muse, of
the Globe Gazette, e. White, of
Canton, nls., John w. Lusk, Of Mon
mouth, gand others, after which the
"crowd' were taken to Clear Lake
where the Sabbath was speut. 1t was
great day, perfect day, great
crowds were present and every
minute was enjoyed to the utmost.
The party were guests of the Lake
Shore Hotel, and Commodore Isaac
Whitaker the genial wholesouled
landlord seen that all had the best the
country afforded. Whitaker enjoyed
having the boys with him and every
one enjoyed having Whitaker about.
He is a host within himself. No one
visiting Clear Lake will make mis-
take whenFthey put up at the Lake
| Shore.
The return trip of the editors this
morning was just at pleasant and
happy aslthe going trip. Mr.. Batty
and his two able assistants, @. s.
Walters and e. S. Cincebeaux, seen
after every want and desire of the
party. On the way home the boys.
gatheredstogether,u and having Mr..
Ayres act as POSTMASTER or chairman
of the occasion, each member was
called on to respond to the toast "Our
trip andlthe Iowa Central, and the
expressionsI of good will and appre-
citation given to the Central and it's
excellent passenger officers are bound
to bear fruit in the future. The fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted with
| three cheers and tiger:
| We, the representatives of the Illi-
nois and Iowa press, SO kindly in
vited by the Iowa Central Railway to
be it's guests for two days. outing
at Clear Lake, Iowa, cannot forbear
before we separate to express the
high obligations we are under for the
magnificent time we have had, to
those who have so zealously and sue
cessfully exerted themselves to en-
terrain us; therefore
ReSolued, That we hereby extend
our warme5t thanks TO that peerless
general passenger and ticket agent,
Mr.. George 8. Batty, for his constant
personal attention to our comfort
and pleasure; also to his genial gen.
eral agent at Peoria, Mr., Charles s.
Walters, that prince of caterers for
his careful looking after the comforts
of the inner man; also to his active
and attentive advertising man, Mr..
E. s. Cincebeaux for his untiring
efforts to add to our pleasure. The
trip has been made most enjoyable
throughout by the personal care and
attention given to our comfort by
these gentlemen.
ReSotred, That our thanks are due
and are hereby rendered to the
Board of Trade and citizens of Oska-
loosa, Iowa, and TO the Commercial
Club of Mason City, Iowa for their
generous hospitality; also to Com
modore Isaac Whitaker of the Lake
Shore Hotel, Clear Lake, for the
generous entertainment received at
his hands, and also to Mr.. George A.
Emery, general passenger agent of
the Mason City and Clear Lake Rail-
way for kind courtesies extended.
Our trip throughout has been one
| of unalloyed pleasure and unmixed
delight, and we feel most grateful
and under lasting obligations TO all
those who have individually and col
lectively assisted in making it so.
OF this trip and the Iowa Central
and Mr.. Batty we will have more to
saw hereafter