The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1913-08-08
Editors Enjoy Meet
:! at fairmont
From Saturdays Daily.

The midsummer meeting of the
Second District Editorial association
In session at Fairmont, is largely
attended and many o, the editors
have with them their families.
The airlnon' Sentinel gives the
following accoint Of yesterdays ses-
sion:
Fairmont surrendered uncondition-
ally to the editors of the Second
Minnesota District EDITORIAL associa-
ton on Friday morning. The town
was theirs and the fullness thereof
and will be until the. man jack of
them takes his departure Saturday
afternoon.
Weather col ditions were ideal
which tempted many of the quill
drivers to make the journey over
land in their limousines. Delega-
lions of prominent citizens met the
incoming trains and received proper
ly all who reached the city by that
means. Registrations was at the com.
mercial club rooms where Secretary
futile had a welcoming handshake
and a good cigar for each arrival.
At ten o'clock twenty-five automo.
biles, donated for the occasion by
patriotic citizens, were in waiting
for a pleasure and sightseeing trip
about the city This covered fifteen
miles and included the principal lake
drives and points of interest within
the city.
The names of the visitors appear
ing upon the official register are as
given below The list is not com
plete as number had not registered
up to the noon hour:
r. w. Stewart, Ceylon Herald.
C. H. Portman and wife, Currie
Independent.
A. H. Quigley, Rushmore Enter
prise.
L. C. Churchill, Window Citizen.
HI. ]. Hayden and wife, Lakefield
Standard.
4 Geo. F. Warren, Window Reporter
Albert Steinhauser and Miss
PAYNE, Post and Review. New Ulm.
Harvey Harris, Vesta Censor.
! E.. E. Lane and son, Sherburn AID
vance-Standard.
Frank ]. Meyst, Western News
paper Union, Minneapolis.
Lille B. Derby Fairmont Independ
ent.
i F. E. Hadley, Winnebago Enter
!, prise.
E. r. Miller. Amboy Herald.
A. E. Foss. Winnebago Press-News
i Joe Reynolds, Mankato Free Press
F. H. Griffin and wife, Good Thun
T der Herald.
! I. H. Sickle. Wells Forum-Advo
cate. ..
I H. w. Haislett and wife, Butter
field Advocate.
Paul F. Dehnel, wife and children
Worthington Progressive.
Frank Saxon, Worthington Pro
:, gressive.
c. w. Dillman, wife and daughter
Blue Earth Post. rs
E. S. Ennis and wife, Kieste
Courier.
Mrs. K. o. sandum, Bricelyn Sen
tinel
H. C. Hotaling, wife and daughter
Enterprise, Mapleton.
James Ruane, Gazette, Slayton.
A. Blissenbach, Post, Mankato.
]. B. Bushnell, Minneapolis.
Phil Liesch, Journal, New Ulm.
A. o. Moreaux, Herald, Luverne.
/ At 2 p. m. the business session a
the court room was called to orde
by the president, H. G.. Hotaling, ed
tor of the Mapleton Enterprise. HI
introduced Mayor Serle who happil.
responded. welcoming the visitors t
our city and referring to our indus
tries and natural. beauty of environ
! ment. He said that the city felt
an honor to have the representative
of the press present and hoped the,
: might visit US individually and col
lectively, frequently in the future.
Frank A. Day, editor Of the SENT
; mel, was next called upon and spok
: briefly, declaring this to be a meet
/, ing for business purposes and not
I proper time for oratorical effort. III
, was followed by Col. Ward of the In
dependent who spoke in his usua
; entertaining style, referring to sew
, eral matters of special interest t
: this section of the state. He re
/ ferred generously to the contempol
airy papers of the county and mad
: everybody feel the good fellowship Q
J the gathering. Concluding Col. War
referred the visitors to the thirs
} parlors and churches of the city an
: mentioned the fact that we hav
} two churches to every thirst pal
: lor.
President Hotaling then delivere
: his address in most pleasing mar
7 ner.
{ The first subject treated in tn
!, regular program was handled by
C. Hayden of the Lakefield Stant
ard. his paper being entitled, IRE.
urrecting the Dead" Mr.. Haydo
: recently took charge of the Stan,
: ard and has transformed it into on
: of the best papers in the distric
3 His paper had to do with the mean
: and methods of attaining his desi
able result.
III This is the menu for the editor
and their families:
Ii Consomme en- Tasse
e Olives Sweet Pickles
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