The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-17
BAND
TOURS S. DAKOTA.
Journals Little Musicians Banqueted
at Candy and Watertown
Over the Line.
Ten Coaches Of Land Seekers Taken
to the State by Journal-Lund
Excursion.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. XII
Watertown, s. D., Sept. 17.-The special
car carrying the famous Journal News
boys band arrived In Watertown yester-
day afternoon from Candy, MINI. The
band was accorded a royal reception at
the station. The entire city seemed to
have turned out to greet and hear the
little relocated musicians When the
little fellows stepped from their car the
combined Cornet and Cadet bands of this
city, numbering seventy pieces, welcomed
them with a stirring air. The three
bands then formed in line and marched to
the Arcade hotel, long line Of teams and
people following.
Arriving at the hotel the band played
two selections and were given hearty APP
plause by the large crowd of people that
had assembled. The newsboys then made
a fraternal call on the city newspapers,
serenading in turn Public Opinion, the
Times and the Herald The boys carried
two boxes Of cigars and several baskets
of fruit, the compliments Of the local
newspaper men. After the music Of the
afternoon the boys were allowed the free
dom of the city.
In the evening the band gave public
concert. It had been arranged to have
| it appear in the courthouse park, but
owing to drizzling rain the Goss opera
house was used instead. The large audi
ence-room was crowded. The band and
the enterprise Of T h e J our n a caused
many complimentary remarks.
! The best treat the boys received was
after the concert. The Business Mems
union planned and provided sumptuous
feast for the lads and the party accom-
panying them The spread was held al
SINNERS cafe, covers being laid for 100
| Around the table were the Newsboys
band, twelve representatives of the Lunt
Land agency, correspondents of h {
I'll N a and score Of the bushes:
men of WATERFOWL.
! John B. Hanten, president Of the Bust
ness Mems union, presided at the intel
lectual feast which followed. j. G. Lunc
responded to toast and Ward D. Will
liams spoke in behalf of T h e ] our a
| Professor Heintzmann made a short tall
| on his boys and their music Mayor Bias
kerville welcomed the band and the ex.
and Attorney George w. Case and Editor
F. j. Cory entertained the party with shor
| talks.
| At Other Points.
Not only at WATERFOWL did The Jour
nal band receive a welcome. The frs
stop was made at Marshall, Mimi, wher
the band played a selection for the GROVE
at the station At Mineota, too, the peopl
were out in large numbers.
The first real stop was made at Candy
1 the former home Of J. G. Lund. Her
the newsboys left the car and took in tn
town, showing the citizens how well the
handle their instruments. The bushes
men served banquet at the leading hote
for the band and others on the eXcur
sion. The schools were closed and tn
1 children formed in column as an escort t
the band thru the streets. When the trail
finally pulled out of Candy for WATERFOWL
it did so amid cheers and good wishes o
probably thousand people.
Ten Coaches of Land Seekers.
Accompanying the band to Waterfowl
i were ten special cars of homeseekers an
/ investors. These cars were loaded to tn
doors with prospective land buyers from
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska
In all there were almost a thousand excur
sionists in the entire party. From Lafay
etc. Ind. came one car, from GAINESVILLE
Wis, another. Chicago furnished two
Des Moines one, and Fremont, Neb., one
Blair Neb., had a car. From Iowa Their
were two cars, one coming from Sioux Cit
4 and one from Marshalltown. Countin
the car from Minneapolis, there were te
Pullman sleepers on the track at Water
town. This excursion was invited to visi
the state thru the Lund's Land agency.
The excursionists are a representative
party of citizens, all classes being repre-
scented from farmers to capitalists. The
express a common opinion that the re
sources of South Dakota are unbounde
, | and that they are agreeably surprised q
the great harvest which the state Is reap
ing.
J The train left watertown this mornin
for the west and will stop at intermediate
) points between this city and Aberdeen
it's objective point, after leaving Water
town. 70 $zssr.4