The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-07-23
EDITORIAL OUTING
A Big SUCCESS
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risen from their ashes and stand to-
day as remarkable examples of the
pluck and determination and progress
siveness of their citizens. The editors
who four years ago appealed through
the columns of their respective pub
locations for aid for the stricken cities
were more than paid in full for their
philanthropy by the greetings, hospi-
tality and entertainment characterize
ing their visit to Spooner and Bau-
dette, and credit for the success of all
Is in large measure due to the efforts
Of hustling George E. Ericsson of the
Spooner News. his equally genial and
busy wife, and Editor w. T. Noonan
Of Baudette.
Editor and Mrs. Ericsson came to In
ternational Falls to meet the editors
and give them an inkling of what was
in store for them at Spooner and Bau-
dette. All promises made were full
oiled, and even the weather was on it's
best behaviour when the Canadian
Northern special train conveying the
visitors arrived in Baudette late Fri
day afternoon. Escorted by a band,
the editors and guests marched from
the depot through the main streets of
Baudette to the Auditorium in Spoon
er, motion picture man catching the
editors most pleasing smiles en- route.
The Auditorium, Spooner's new munic-
ipal building, is one Of the finest struc-
lures of the kind in Northern Mime
sofa, and it was well equipped for the
entertainment of the visitors. The
lower floor is provided with cells
which were not needed for the editors
and the Office of chief of police, mu-
nicipal court room, fire boys hall and
ticket Office. The auditorium. with an
adequate stage, is located on the Sec
ond floor, and 1t was here the dinner
was served the visitors. The audito-
rum and stage were beautifully dec
grated with red and white clover bios
SONS and wild flowers, decidedly ap-
propriate as showing that the states
appropriation of $25, 900 for clover ard
timothy seed for the stricken district
following the forest fire has accom-
plished all that the state intended and
that the section ID, indeed. as Dean
Woods says. "a PLACE where clover il
. weed"
Enjoy Splendid Dinner.
The satisfactory manner in which
the little cities of Spooner and Bau-
dette served a splendid dinner to one
hundred and fifty hungry editors and
other guests perhaps best can be told
by the editors and guests themselves,
and 1t Is fitting to add they still are
praising that wonderful menu, that ex-
cellent service and those good women
who superintended the cook stoves
during the preparation Of the meal
White fish, fresh from the lake. cavier,
another lake product, fried chicken,
fed On Northern Minnesota-grown corn,
vegetable salad, coffee and ice cream
countered during the progress of the
meal.
Following the dinner public meet
Ing was held in the hall and Editor
Ericsson welcomed the visitors. Charles
Scheers of Akeley, president Of the
Northern Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton, responded. Attorney c. r. Mid
dleton of Baudette. welcomed the visi-
tors on behalf of that city. George
Author, secretary to Governor Eber-
hart; Charles Elmquist, member of the
Minnesota Railroad and Warehouse
commission; Frank Day Of the Fair
mont Sentinel, Fannie French Morse
Mrs. H. c. Hotaling, wife of the presi-
dent of the Minnesota Editorial asso-
citation, and E. w. Backus. Interna-
tional Falls, millionaire lumberman,
railroad promoter and president of the
Minnesota & Ontario Power company,
told how glad they were to be in
Spooner and Baudette and how the
presentation Of the big truths of the
northern country with its agricultural
opportunities and its unrivaled scenery
will benefit the entire state.
A reception given by the citizens of
Spooner followed, and some of the visi-
tors were given an opportunity to in.
spect the mill of the International
Lumber company, with q capacity Of
100000 feet annually; the new $685.
900 school building, offering four
courses of study, and the Cloverleaf
Cooperative creamery, completed just
few days ago.
Accommodation for Visitors.
Accommodation were found for the
visitors in the hotels in Spooner, Bau-
dette and Rainy River, Ont, just OF
posite the Twin Cities on the Rainy
river. Some of the guests slept on the
steamer Keenora, the boat provided
by the citizens of Spooner and Bau-
dette for the voyage to Kenora, Ont,
on the Lake of the Woods, and return.
The magnitude of this hospitality best
can be realized when it is known meals
and berths we're provided for 1876 per.
sons.
The mems committee from Spooner
and Baudette which planned the trip
from International Falls to Spooner
and arranged the details of the outing
on the Lake of the Woods consisted