Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-06-20
rn1ToR1A1 ASSOCIATION OUTING
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FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1913
rn1ToR1A1 ASSOCIATION OUTING
Tba Northern Minnesota Editorial
.ssociation outing at Bemidji Friday,
Saturday and Sunday was the D %1
ever taken by the ASSOCIATION. ~
Bemidii Commercial club was IN cnalse
or arran gements, and their committee
was always in evidence, leaving no
stone unturned in making the stay Oh
tho editors one Of utmost pleasure.
The outing proper began SUNDAY /
morning, points of interest IN the
surrounding country being visited py
auto showing the fine acres OF VIRGIN
coil awaiting the plow Of the husband
,nan There are many farms opened, !
ON which are buildings and improve
,non+s Of a most substantial nature !
rrhe afternoon was taken up win d.
motor boat ride across Lake Bem1dJa
and down the Mississippi distance Oh
ten miles to the power dam, which pro- !
dnces the electric power from which IS
onerated the busy industries OF the
1sHub' city. -
smoker took up the evening and
was very interesting and instructive,
number of the editors and representa-
tiyes of the state government giving
talks. The meeting was happily pre-
sided over by Judge Stanton.
Red Lake was the objective point on !
Sunday, the party taking the Mime
anolis. Red Lake & Manitoba railway,
a distance of about 80 miles to Redby,
located on this large and beautiful
BODY of water, it measuring from 10
tn Is miles wide at different points
and is % miles long. While crossing
the lake a delicious lunch was served
bv the teachers of the agency. Arriving
at the Cross Lake Boarding school, In
dian dances and drill, we'll executed
bv the Indian school boys, was cause
for enjoyment. The boat was then
taken for the agency which is on
high point Of land running into the
lake. where it is said was one OF tho
trading points Of the Hudson Bay com.
pany in early days. after an hour OF
interesting sight seeing the boat re-
turned to Redby, and the train taken
for Bemidji, arriving there at 10
O'Clock in the evening. Superinten-
% dent Dickens. John Morrison and their
assistants. who looked after the lake
trip. were voted "it'' by the joyous
pencil pushers.
Resolutions were adopted by the as
sociation thanking those whose efforts
produced such excellent entertainments;
Endorsed Bemidii as the location for
the normal school to i've located IN
Northern Minnesota; commended the
legislature for the submission to vote
Of the people of an amendment to the
state cor 1tit,ltioh providing for
revolving fund of $780, to be used
in retaining and developing for
agricultural purposes state lands; m
dorsed the STEVENSON bill retaining
swamp lands on the Red Lake Indian
reservation; commended the splendid
railway service Of the Minneapolis,
Red Lake & Manitoba railroad, under
supervision of General Manager A. l..
Molander, and expressed resolutions of
regret in the death of Hon. G. c..
Whitney, editor of the Marshall News
Messenger.
The city of Bemidji shows the spirit
of progress on every side. Many fine
business houses and residents are in
evidence, and paving Of concrete, which
is being added to continually, gives
the city fine and clean appearance.
The lake on which fronts great many
Of the residences, is valuable asset
The citizens are awake to their adj
vantages and are always there with
the push.
The hospitality of Bemidii will long
be remembered by the visiting scribes
Little Falls Wednesday and Thurs
day entertained the state convention
of the Maccabees. Besides the officials
of the state many prominent officials
at the head Of the order in the United
States and from Canada were in at
tendance. The order is doing great
work, and the citizens were more than
glad to extend the hospitality of the
city to the wide-a-wake and energetic
delegates. The visitors express them
selves pleased at the reception given
them during their stay in Little Falls.
At the convention Of the Minnesota
Federation Of Labor held in St. Cloud
this week, E. G. Hall Of Minneapolis
was reelected president and w. E..
McEwen Of Duluth, many years the
secretary treasurer of the federation,
was reelected over his protest Mr..
McEwen has been a power and most
valuable official, and they did not feel
that they could we'll dispense with his
services. Representative w. A. Camp
bell, the chairman of the labor. COM
mittee of the last legislature, during
his remarks paid high compliment to
Representative L. w. Vasaly of this
district, saying that "he was always
on the right side.'' A special com
mlttee was appointed to take up the
matter of the papermill strikes at
Sartell and Little Falls, and collection
was taken up among the delegates to
help the strikers.
e, Marriage licenses were issued this
week to John Peterson and Mamie
Magnuson, Christ Hanson and Queene
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