The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1906-02-01
Editorial Excursion to Branson.

been hitherto excluded.
Their coming was anticipated for u
month, and arrangements were made by
he commercial club to entertain them
in a fitting manner.
AS they were to be here but three
hours, and Aurora had arranged for Il
banquet in the evening, it was DECIDED
TO give them luncheon and II shooting
match. The Branson hotel was to pro,
vide the former and "Uncle Ben" went
" Aurora several days previous to pur-
chase deliCacies which could not be
furnished here. About twenty OF Taney
county's finest turkeys were secured for
prizes in the shooting contest.
IL is no small undertaking for u new
town of three hundred to entertain three
hundred guests, but where there's Il
| willlthere' way, and when the whistle
Of the engine announced their approach
everything was ready. a large ban
ner across Main street bade all Nv el.
come to Branson,' Two long tables
were placed in the club rooms and GOV.
ers were laid for about u hundred. y
neat little menu card, containing a so
/
the reception committee, was at each
plate. The hotel dining room was dec
GRATED with miseltoe and small flags,
and large Tags were unfurled outside
and upon the office OF the manufacture
ing company.
1t was an ideal day Tor the occasion,
warm anu clear and pleasant except
for the mud; but no one cared for Il ri
| ile like that.
A goOdiy number Of country people
came in and joined the Branson people
lat the station TO meet the train. For
syth was represented by Sheriff Reese,
Moore, the recorder, and Feikins the
liycry man. Would be candidates with
smiling faces were numerous.
| Just before noon the school children,
fifty in number, under command of their
teacher, j. s. Mcknight, went down to
the depot iii double iie. 1t was impos-
sible 10 march on account OF the mud,
but the ranks were well formed ana
maintained.
At noon the train of three coaches
arrivedawith $50 guests, fifty of whom
were editors Or press representatives.
They came from ST. Louis, Kansas City,
Springfield, Mt. Vernon, Cassville, Ava,
Carthage, Pierce City, Monnett, SOFT
City, Aurora, Marionville, Crane ana
Gulena under the guidance of PISS
Agent Rohrer of Joplin.
| They were fine looking company,
Representing the brains aud energ. ol
the press and business circles. 1t wa,
impossible 10 get the names Of all, but
we noticed Messrs. Newbill, Snyderand
Davis of the Springfield papers, r. L,
Lee and G. II. Fulbright OF the Bran
son Town Co., and W. II. johnson, all
of Springlield: Messrs Gardner, CIR, er,
Thomas Lyle, Ernest Lyle and Editor
Malone, Of Aurora.
After greetings, ard II few words OF
welcome by DR.. Burdett, president OF
the club, they were escorted by the conn
mittee to the lunch hall, where they
were served with turkey sandwich,
boiled ham, cranberry sauce. pick cs,
celery, pie with cheese, cake. oranges,
bananas and coffee. For favors II twig
of miseltoe attached TO a white ribbon
with Branson printed on it was laiG al
each plate, About 200 were served
here, IS at the hotel, and 80 at Mrs.
'Breedon's.
Luncheon over, some were taken for
drive to interesting points, especially
the heights where the Maine Club
Club house can be seen across the riv-
er, V. G. Todd of this place and J. A.
TOlerton of Forsyth accompanying
them. Some walked about town visit
ing the places of business, taking snap
shots and viewing the specimens of ore
brought in by j. w. Blankenship OF
pinctOp. The majority went to the
shooting match under the direction OF
DR.. Smart. which afforded much am,lse-
ment The competitors were all news
paper men, and among those who car
ried off turkeys as trophies OF theil
skill were Boucher of the Mt. Vernon
Fountain and Journal, Barrows Of the
Aurora Advertiser, Davis OF the Spring.
field Leader. Malone of the Advertiser
Griffith OF the -, Doggett Of the
MariOnville Free Press, Davis of the
Mt. Vernon. and Price Of the Taney
County Republican.
Col. Newbill of the Springfield Ex'
press, with his usual elOquence. made d
speech in which he eulogized Bransor
and predicted for her Il bright future
Mr.. Barris followed with another gooG
J speech. and Major Elliott of Aurora
made hit when in his speech he saiC
that among important things to be con
sidered is the removal of the United
States Capitol from the miasma OF
Washington TO the healthfUl climate o.
southwest Missouri and proposed a vote
Before il was taken some one interest
ed in the matter offered an amendment
that 1t be removed TO Branson. The
: amendment was accepted and the mo
, tion carried unanimously amid mucf
rejoicing.
The Aurora orchestra furnished ex
cellent music and the time for departure
came all too soon. The Aurora com
mercial club invited the BransOn clu'
to 90 home with them to participate ii
the festivities Of the evening, ant
, Messrs. Forbes, Burdett, Eakin ant
, Heron accepted the invitation.
I Mr.. Edsall, secretary OF the club, wa
untiring in his efforts to contribute I,
the pleasure of the occasion, and Mr.
/. Forbes did some fine work inIprintin!
: the menu cards and badges. Mr.. Tol
r erton of Forsyth acted like a good citi
zen OF Branson in receiving. Som'
members OF the club found it impossible
: to leave their places OF business on &C
{ count OF the rush, but they contributes
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