Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-07-31
PEN pusHERs.

PEN PUSHERs.
How the State Editors Spent Three Days
At C%hautauqua.
the Edmore News.
The state editors were In Devils
Lake and at Chautauqua last weel.
They knew it, and so did everybody
else within a radius of a dozen miles.
The meeting resulted in a hot time in
the old town, from Monday morning
when the pen pushers commenced to
until Wednesday evening at
when the ball in their honor
brought n of the ~pleasantest and
most successful meetings ever held by
the North Dakota Press ASSOC. iation,
to a close.
As a rule, editors think they know
something, and other people some
times think they know a good deal,
but last weeks meeting %broadened
their minds, increased their capacity
and won them the good will of every
body with whom they came in on
tact. For instance, a visit to the brick
yards on Wednesday afternoon dis
closed the fact that bricks of a supert
Tor quality are manufactured here a.
the rate of 1C, 900 per day, and Is des-
tined to be n of the greatest indus
tries in the state. The electric light.
water works and telephone plant is
one of the best in the northwest-in
fact a more complete establishment
cannot be found even in Minneapolis
or St. Paul. The machinery and
equipment throughout are of the very
latest pattern. Manager Kerlin is a
thoroughly progressive business man,
and we are glad to have met him.
All these things, however, are but
incidentalsr of the meeting.
A walk down the SYLVAN path Of
the Chautauqua reservation is simply
ideal on a hot summers day, es
pecially with iced refreshments at the
end of a two-mile walk. An excur.
sion out the Farmers railroad under
the genial wholesoled chaperonage Of
President Kelly, can not be improved
upon either for a pleasure jaunt, a
sightseeing trip or social intercourse.
the latter being greatly augmented by
a well-6lled commissary department.
Supt. Bangs, of the Deaf and Dumb
Institute, is a proverbial host, and
served the editors and their ladies one
of the incest and daintiest monday
lunches which an epicure could de-
sire.
The three days were one entire
round of pleasure, not the least Of
which was the excursion on the lake
at the invitation of Capt. Herman,
of the Minnie H. The Chautauqua
officers likewise provided for the
men of ink and pencil by giving them
every possible privilege and capped
the climax by serving a most delicious
banquet on Tuesday in Reid's restau-
rant.
From start to finish the wants and
desires Of the visitors were looked
after most thoroughly. S. j. Small,
of the Inter Ocean, chairman of the
local entertainment committee,
dropped business for three days and
devoted his entire time to the enter
tainment of the editors and their
ladies but in the latter part of his
duties he was most nobly assisted
by President Grant Hager, ex-presi
dent De la Bere, Chairman Irysh, Of
the executive committee and several
other gallants. At all times, morn
ing, noon and night the newspaper
quartet had music n tap, on the
boat, in the ark, on the grounds, rid
ing in the train, in season, out OF
season and during all seasons, sun
shine or rain, music was as free and
spontaneous as water or any other
liquid refreshments. And it was
good music, too. Stone of tho Cassel'
ton Eye, Hager of the st. Thomas
Times, 1rysh of the Wheatland Eagle,
Park of the Mcclellan Paper company,
and half a score more sang themselves
into the favor Of the ladies, while thu
intermissions were carefully looked
after by Deputy Insurance Commits
sioner Gilbreath, and Lampman, O.
the Neche Chronotype, who 1ecitet