Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-07-27

ly missed. probably no one man in
Strawberry Point more so. A num-
Der from here will attend the funeral
services which are to be held this
Wednesday morning from st. Mary's
church at Strawberry Point.
Picnicking at Glen Haven, at the Fish
Cultural Station, Spring Branch.
Oh. como with US to the woods.
And let their solitudes
ke,echo to our voices as We go
Upon the weary brain.
Let childhood come again.
Spite q thy wealth my iearning or thy woe
Thy life has been asleep:
And though the wrinkles deep
show me il thou at Hi's wise HaS"
How like child art thou.
I readily comply with the request
of the ladies of the North Manches-
ter Woman's Club, of which | am a
member, to furnish brief report of
our picnic at Glen Haven, or the
Fish Cultural Station. 1t will only
be birds eye view of the affair,
for the spirit of the occasion is not
transferable. Imagine yourselves,
then, on one Of the loveliest of morn
ings of this month of marguerites
(Which, by the way, is our club
flower equipped with lunch baskets,
and other paraphrenalia, standing
beneath propitious skies, encircled
in the arms of the everlasting hills
surrounding Glen Haven where the
Fish Station is situated, and where
by the kindly invitation of our graci-
Gus host and hostess, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stapleton, about fifty of us had re-
paired to spend the day. We start
I'd at ten o'clock in tho morning,
two bus loads of us and many more
in their own conveyances, and by
the time we had arrived at the
Spring Branch creamery, the ladies
were nearly famished for drink of
something on account, 1 think, of
the heated temperance discussions
they were holding inside the con-
veyance, and right he Q let me say a
word in favor of the buttermaker
there, for we learned that there was
not drop Of buttermilk in the es-
tablishment as they Manufactured
butter from cream, instead of butter
milk.
The government road was smooth
and nice and hence the ride was a
glorious one. And Glen Haven with
its beautiful rising and setting sun,
its bracing air as pure as that Of
Eden, its wild woods, its lovely
scenery, quiet waters and thrilling
bird-songs, and, best of all, its rest
full retirement is just the place for
ono to go to escape the noise and
hustle of town or city, but we'll
might they say we made the welkin
ring with our laughter and merri-
ment. And if the proof of a good
dinner is in the eating, the highest
compliment has been paid ours,
which with Mrs. Stapleton's aid, and
the use Of her spacious and airy
dining room and other necessities,
was all that could be desired.
May Mr.. and Mrs. Stapleton long
live to preside at Glen Haven which
is, indeed, a haven of pleasure and
rest. And we observed while there
that Mrs. Stapleton's skill in the
kitchen is equalled by her genial
and lady like department in the
parlor and her womanly undertaking
Kindness to those around her.
Our program was a highly enter
tanning one, and was rendered in the
Spring House, in which many of our
club ladies took part and the only
occasion for regret, in recalling the
, events of the day is, that Time,
the memorable tyrant, would not
2 wait long enough to give opportun-
!. ity for some of the ladies present
to take part in the program as there
: were several with us who were EN-.
! inent for their talent and abilities,
: to express their views upon subjects
Of vital interest and importance tc
3 us, had it not been that sombre
night was settling down upon us
: unawares. But now really one would
not believe that those club ladies
: could climb and scale the rocks like
: wild gazelles, which indeed the,
could, and did and stood gazing
down, while one of our party took
a snap shot of those assembled on
. pulpit rock above the spring house
This beautiful resort, was called
Asaels Spring in the old Pioneer
l days, and was SO called, for "Asae
8 Adams" of North Manchester, who
b owned the land and resided upon i,
at the time. The surrounding, coun
8 try is noted for the beauty of it
s scenery, and the grounds arounc
:: the station are tastefully laid out
: and the summer walks are cool ant
n inviting.
y The building or home which Mr.
: Stapleton's folks occupy is good til,
!, rooms ample in size, some Of then
\, delightfully."- pleasant, looking GU
: upon beautiful landscape or scenery
d know Of nothing that happene,
to mar the pleasure of the day, san,
It all countenances beamed with glad
N ness, and l trust, all went HON
l. with their sum of happiness in
q creased. It is impossible to pu
d upon paper the spirit which animal
ed the occasion. By those presen