The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-09-10
A PLEASANT VACATION.

day from a vacation to Minnesota
and Wisconsin points lasting three
weeks. To say that we enjoyed the
outing is putting it mildly. Two
weeks were spent on the st. CroiX
river in one of the oldest towns in
Minnesota, it's days Of rush being
past and gone since the river is
no longer used as the means OF
getting the logs to the mill-a few
logs can yet be seen idly floating
down the stream. Marine, the
name Of the town, is situatsd on
the side OF the bluff overlooking
the st. Croix river, which is a very
insignificant looking stream as
compared with our mighty Miss
ouri. The country hereabouts is
we'll covered with trees, and to one
from the treeless prairies Of North
Dakota this was most pleasing to
the eye.
On our arrival in Marine, and as
soon as we could yet our old clothes
unpacked, we headed for the river
with a long fish pole and line and
plenty Of bait in a tin can-this
being a snakeless country we need
ed no life preserver. We had no
thought Of the dreaded press day
or the Judgment subscriber, but
were bent on becoming. for the
next two weeks & fisher Of fish in
stead Of men, and we met with
great success along that line. The
first experience was the bringing
home in the evening after a hard
days tramp a large string of suck
ers. which we exhibited proudly
thinking that we had made Il great
catch, only to receive the laugh and
the statement that suckers were not
worth much in that part Of Min
nesota-butit is different here.
Our fishing experiences were
many and varied, and we are not
going to tell Of the great catches
made, but suffice to say that we
were able to keep the larder we'll
stocked with all kinds of fish. from
the wary trout to the slow going
swapping turtle-and to complete
and round out the experience we
even fell into the lake and was
ished out by the nape Of the neck
non9fhe worse for a visit to the
h2me Of the finny tribe.
. The two weeks came to an end
all too soon. Early on Monday
morning the writer and wife en-
barked on the stage for Saltwater
and from there we took the electric
car for st. Paul, As we neared the
latter city we could still see signs
of the cyclone which a few nights
before had passed over that section.
Great trees had been twisted off
and the roofs and chimneys of the
houses as we neared our destina-
ton showed the effects. st. Paul
seemed to have received the blunt
of the storm, but the citizens were
hard at work removing the evil
dence of the storms work.
On Tuesday we managed to Sc
crre a seat in a street car bound
for the great Minnesota State Fair.
The fair was a large proposition
and those who attended were we'll
repaid for the visit. The exhibits
were the best ever and the exhibit
from the slope counties Of North
Dakota was the best exhibition Of
grain seen on the grounds, and ~
this time we can do no better than
to quote the Pioneer Press regard
ing the North Dakota exhibit. It
says:
"Stark, Mclean and Burleigh
counties of North Dakota have an
interesting exhibit in the agricul-
tural hall. There area, 500 pounds
of wheat. oats, barley and grass
displayed, which are on the way to
st. Louis.
Samples of macaroni wheat are
exhibited from fields which yield
ed thirty bushels to the acrs and
without a particle of rust. This
wheat is in the third year Of cult